A bowl of hearty pasta Bolognese, especially on a cold, blustery day with the threat of snow in the air, is exactly the kind of soul-warming food that I want from a kitchen. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to a…
Like all of chef-restaurateur Troy Guard’s food temples, Guard and Grace, his new steakhouse, which opens tonight, is poised to be a powerful star performer. This is the third restaurant that Guard has opened in a short, five-month span, and its size, a whopping 9,000 square feet, positions it as…
Although Jagged Mountain Craft Brewery opened last November, the downtown spot held an official grand opening last Saturday. Hey, it’s never too late for a party, right? There was live music, raffles, free schwag, food and four new beers: two old ales and two versions of a Belgian dark strong…
An “inspiration trip” to Japan last fall inspired Daniel Asher, the culinary director of Linger and Root Down, to bring back the bento box. “In Japan, the bento is a way of expressing a multi-course meal experience in a moment, and here, it’s our way of wrapping all of those…
Xtreme Action just opened on the 16th Street Mall — above the mall, actually, since it’s on the second floor — and this place packs a punch! That’s because it’s a bar designed to celebrate mixed martial arts. Think of it as the Twisted Kick, or a hyped-up Hooters. We…
Every month Ian Clark, founder of BRU Handbuilt Ales & Eats, showcases his passion for all things food and beer with a monthly beer dinner. In the past Clark has employed such themes as an ode to the honey bee and an ode to the peach. This month’s beer dinner…
There’s nothing that puts a damper on a really good dinner at a Korean joint — this bibimpap, for example — than an overly vocal, whiny diner asking for a fucking plate of steamed vegetables. Condolences to her poor date… Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who…
The Woody Creek Bakery on the 16th Street Mall has completed a remodeling job, which includes a co-branding effort with Caribou Coffee. See also: Fat Jack’s Subs coming to LoHi…
With St. Paddy’s Day just around the corner, many people are already licking their lips over corned beef and cabbage, not to mention green beer. But before that annual bash begins — with events stretching from Saturday until the actual St. Patrick’s Day on March 17 — there are many…
Just because great brewers come together to collaborate on a beer doesn’t mean that the beer will be twice as tasty. And just because dozens of breweries from Colorado, from out of state and even from a foreign country are coming together for a Collaboration Fest doesn’t mean the beer…
Fat Jack’s Supersubs, a family-owned local sandwich chain that’s been providing grub night and day for hungry Denverites, will open its fifth location in the metro area, this one in LoHi, next month. And that’s not all Fat Jack’s has added: It’s also introduced a new limited-time sandwich, the Srirancha…
Cafe Society dished up five Guess Where? contests last week, ranging from a dessert plate of caramelized plantains and vanilla bean gelato from Chili Verde to a charismatic cocktail mostly made with bitters from Ste. Ellie to a platter of oysters that are just a buck a shuck during happy…
Last night, Cochon555, a nationwide traveling swine tour that celebrates heritage breed pigs, returned to the Ritz-Carlton in Denver, pitting five chefs against one another in a quest to become the “Prince or Princess of Porc.” Along with 1,200 pounds of pig, there were bourbon cocktails and punch, tons of…
After more than eight years as the chef of Zengo, Richard Sandoval’s Asian-Latin restaurant in Riverfront Park, Clint Wangsnes is departing that kitchen to open his own. “The last eight years have been really eventful, and working with Richard and watching him grow and expand has been amazing, but I’ve…
Arch Pizza Co. just opened its third St. Louis-style pizza restaurant in five months — and the latest incarnation, at 10101 East Hampden Avenue, is the largest store yet. “The community support and feedback has been extremely valuable, and we’re excited to bring a different take on pizza to Colorado,”…
DSTILL made its debut in Denver last year, and now the joint partnership between the Colorado Distillers Guild, Something Independent, the Colorado Bartenders Guild and the American Craft Distillers Association is back for round two, a four-day celebration of spirit tastings, craft cocktail events and workshops spotlighting the country’s top…
The hottest restaurant story of the week wasn’t on Cafe Society but on our news blog, where Michael Roberts reported about a local waitress who got bustedafter lifting a customer’s debit card at Rome’s Saloon. And then there was actual news about the Denver dining scene: Kevin Taylor’s Restaurant Kevin…
Aurora will add some Texas twang to its wide range of restaurants, when Dallas-based Dickey’s Barbecue Pit holds its grand opening there on Saturday, March 8. See also: First look: Dulce Vida opens in the Golden Triangle…
“When Restaurant Kevin Taylor opened, it was a completely new offering for Denver, a city still very much trying to find its way on the culinary map,” reflects Kevin Taylor, chef of Kevin Taylor’s at the Opera House, Limelight Supper Club, Palettes at the Denver Art Museum, Rouge and the…
The brand new Former Future Brewing, which had to close for two weeks in order to restock its beer supply, reopened today — and will stay open all weekend. Located on South Broadway’s Antique Row, the brewery, which has a four-barrel system, ran out of beer after just a few…
It was an “inspiration trip” to Japan last fall, says Daniel Asher, that gave him food for thought. Asher, the culinary director of Linger and Root Down, says part of the journey stemmed from “wanting to be infused with a new perspective on cuisine, especially street food,” the mission being,…
UPDATE: We have a winner of our Gallo di Nero contest, in which we asked Cafe Society readers to answer this question: How many wood-fired ribeyes did Gallo di Nero serve during the month of February? Congratulations to zimmerlw, who came the closest with his answer of 43; the correct…
