So the big question last week (and the week before) was what restaurant I should review before saying goodbye to Denver for good. I got a lot of suggestions. Some of them were good. Some of them were ridiculous. In the end, I went with my gut (and the demands…
Dozens of restaurants closed in the metro area over the past year, ranging from such old-timers as the Trail Dust Steak House, Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse and Chez Jose to newcomers like XO, which both opened and closed in 2009. But many, many more restaurants that opened this past year stuck…
Whole Foods CEO and chairman John Mackey stirred the pot in an August Wall Street Journal op-ed criticizing President Barack Obama’s health-care plan.”The problem with socialism,” he insisted, “is that eventually you run out of other people’s money.” It was a bold — and some would say really stupid –…
XO, the ambitious noodle house that opened this year in the Jet Hotel, also closed this year, in one of 2009’s fastest fatalities. But its space won’t stay empty long: As predicted, an outpost of the local Swing Thai chain will soon open at 1612 Wazee Street…
Bump & Grind wasn’t the only restaurant to get bumped off before the clock struck twelve on New Year’s. After two years, Bimbamboo, the modern Asian kitchen at 1738 Pearl Street in Boulder, closed its doors on December 31. The web site promises a “new restaurant concept coming soon to…
‘Tis the season for foods rich and warming, foods that comfort the belly and make you dread the next time you must venture outside. The tasty bowl of soup above boasts bright flavors of zucchini and roasted poblano peppers, and it’s finished off with toasted chile-lime pumpkin seeds. If you…
As a countdown to the Best of Denver 2010, coming April 1, Cafe Society is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in Denver. Send your own nominations to cafe@westword.com…
The year might be starting off slow, but there are still plenty of culinary events to keep things cooking — including your very last chance to have Westword restaurant critic Jason Sheehan sign a copy of Cooking Dirty. Here’s a taste of what’s ahead:…
As if flying could get any more miserable, there’s one more complication in the “friendly skies.” Late last month, the FDA sent a warning letter to LSG Skychefs, LLC, indicating that Skychefs’ FDA inspection status had been changed from “approved” to “provisional.” While that may not sound too serious, one…
RESTAURANTS OPENING IN DECEMBER Blue Rox Grill, 9271 Park Meadows Drive, Lone Tree Cielito Lindo, 4401 Tejon Street Circle, 1035 Pearl Street, Boulder Den Deli & Seafood Market, 1501 South Pearl Street Ernie’s Bar and Pizza, 2915 West 44th Avenue Ganja Gourmet, 1810 South Broadway Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill, 1100 Sergeant…
Anyone who buys a DINR deck is a winner: For $50, you get 52 cards, each offering a $10 discount at a local, independent restaurant. You can buy the decks at any Tattered Cover location or at www.eatdenver.com — but you can also win one right here. Every Friday for…
Did you vow to really learn how to cook in 2010? From 6 to 9:30 p.m. tonight, Cook Street School of Fine Cooking, 1937 Market Street, will host a Kitchen Basics class. Tuition is $69, and the menu (which you’ll not only make, but eat) includes onion soup, roast chicken…
Start the week out right tonight by partying at the Wynkoop Brewing Company, 1634 18th Street, which is donating 15 percent of all food and beer sales between 5 and 10 p.m. to Volunteers of America. Be sure to check out the special, $100 draft beer donation option! For details,…
If your New Year’s resolution was to get out of the house, head to northwest Denver at 6 p.m. tonight, when the Navajo Street Art District will host Art a la Carte, a progressive dinner-slash-artwalk. It begins at D Gallery, 3558 Navajo Street, where you’ll enjoy hot toddies before moving…
If your New Year’s Resolution was to find more food for thought in 2010, head to Green Spaces Colorado, 2590 Walnut Street, from 4 to 8 p.m. tonight for a First Friday event featuring green artists and designers from the Denver area. The event includes a Re-Purposed Pop-Up Market with…
Rise and shine! It’s the new year, and if your resolution was to eat more pork in 2010, you’ll be in hog heaven with the special here today. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: At the end of today, anyone who gave the first correct answer to any…
The holiday spirit is about giving — well, that and who has the best lights display. Tom O’Connor and Ed Soulsby, two Arvada men, have put both these concepts in action with their display of about 35,000 computer-controlled lights that sync to Christmas music aired on 106.3 FM. The light…
Amendment XXI, a brand-new shop at 2548 15th Street, will donate 5 percent of all sales — fine wines, import beers, eclectic spirits — on New Year’s Eve to the Historic Elitch Theatre Foundation. “Help us return this landmark to its rightful place as a vital cultural venue in Denver,”…
Cafe Society is off doing important research for the new year, stuffing in the snacks and pouring down the drinks, all in an effort to find new tidbits to tantalize you with in 2010. But if you haven’t yet made plans for this last day of 2009, not to worry;…
As a countdown to the Best of Denver 2010, coming April 1, Cafe Society is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in Denver. Send your own nominations to cafe@westword.com…
It was the year of the gastropub, the year of the gourmet hamburger joint and cupcake shop, the year of the noodle bar. For me, it was the year of the book, the year I lost my father, the year I found out it was to be my last year…
Michael Sawaya has your number — and it’s the number of any cab company in metro Denver. If you grab a cab on New Year’s Eve rather than getting behind the wheel after having too much to drink, he’ll reimburse you for that cab ride. All you have to do…
