Once upon a time, in a land far, far away (Park Hill), there lived two craft-beer lovers who had to travel across town almost any time they wanted to try a new brewery. So the couple, Ryan and Christa Kilpatrick, decided to open their own brewing palace, Fiction Beer Company,…
It was my kid’s birthday over the weekend, and when you’re fourteen, spending time with your parents is about as much fun as taking final exams, so we shooed him and a friend off to their own table, while we — the embarrassing parents — squatted at the bar and…
As Westword’s Ask the Bartender columnist, I’ve talked with many bartenders for Cafe Society’s “Behind the Bar” series, posing numerous questions to Denver’s top bartenders…and often receiving the same answers: “I love chartreuse,” or “I’m really into smoked cocktails/barrel aging/bottled cocktails.” See also: A bartender by any other name…is still…
Cafe Society dished up four Guess Where contests last week, ranging from a better-than-expected bowl of hot and sour soup from Red Coral to a potent whiskey-based cocktail, aptly named the “drunken sailor,” from Ace to a breakfast burrito packaged in (gasp!) Styrofoam from a takeout Mexican joint…
Everyone reaches a point during the holiday season when the thought of one more bite of holiday food makes you feel like never eating again. You’ll get over it — we promise — but in the meantime, there are plenty of other comfort foods that can fill you up without…
Remember the jingle “Nobody doesn’t like Sara Lee”? That double-negative motto could work just as well for Royal Dansk Danish butter cookies. Jenn Wohletz labeled that tin of cookies one of the worst Xmas foods — but it definitely has its defenders. Here’s just a taste of the responses. See…
The second annual Uncork for a Cause event takes place from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. tonight at the Four Seasons Hotel. The fundraiser for Freedom Service Dogs of America will be hosted by Broncos wide receiver Eric Decker and his country-singer wife, Jessie James; the couple’s community project, Decker’s Dogs,…
On a cold December day, Gretchen Kurtz found plenty of heat at Thai Monkey Club, which she reviews this week. Darren Pusateri, chef of Gallo Di Nero, dishes on his favorite ingredients and favorite show — Extreme Cougar Wives — in the current Chef and Tell. And Mark Antonation’s trip…
Considering the Golden Age diners that occupied every table but mine, the absence of chile sauce on the table and a multi-page menu that reads like every other pedestrian Chinese menu, I didn’t have high hopes for the hot and sour soup I ordered at this long-standing Chinese restaurant, but…
Hall Brewing, which has been operating out of a production-only barn outside of Parker for the past eleven months, will open a new taproom for the first time today in town. See also: Grist Brewing is the first of many new breweries in the southern suburbs…
Thai Pot Cafe, a tiny Thai place on Colorado Boulevard, is relocating to some bigger digs at the beginning of 2014, just two blocks away from its current strip mall location. See Also: Thai Monkey Club: This place is hot!…
In late October, Marc Dak, along with his wife Stacy, a St. Louis native, opened Arch Pizza in Park Hill, a joint that’s modeled after Imo’s, a celebrated, family-owned, St. Louis-based pizza chain that dispenses cracker-thin crusted pies, cut in squares and paved with Provel cheese, a blend of processed…
Here is where I confess what many would consider a sin: Up until a few weeks ago, I’d never stepped foot inside Voodoo Doughnut. I have never shoved a cock-and-balls doughnut down my throat. Old-fashioned doughnuts, sure, Glazed doughnuts. Check. Doughnuts glistened with chocolate. Of course. But not a cock-and-ball…
Old School Burgers had a lot of fans when the mini-chain started cooking in Colorado almost a decade ago, but other burger joints soon took over the market. And since the Old School Burgers at 1760 South Havana Street in Aurora turned off its grill more than two years ago,…
Ever wonder what happened to two of the Denver area’s most heralded chefs? Head to the hills, where the dining scene heats up even as the temperature cools down. That’s where you’ll find Bryan Moscatello, the chef at the groundbreaking Adega, which was the hottest restaurant in town when it…
Hundreds of restaurants have opened in metro Denver in 2013, with more hurrying to open their doors before the end of the year. Some are reincarnations of earlier restaurants, others are completely new to the scene. Many are far too new to have been reviewed — but already look like…
This weekend you can sip while you shop at assorted classes, craft fairs, tastings and markets — all guaranteed to get you in the holiday spirit. Or is that spirits? At 6 p.m. tonight, A Bottled Affair will host an open-house wine-tasting, where you can taste old- and new-world wines,…
If you’ve ever tried to cook Thai food at home and were disappointed, I’ll bet I know why: You were using the wrong sauce. When the recipe called for soy sauce, you probably grabbed the bottle of Kikkoman sitting in your fridge. “You’d never use Kikkoman in Thai food, but…
In a coffee-crazed city like Denver, we’ve grown accustomed to new roasters cropping up and local companies introducing every brewing method imaginable. And now you can not only enjoy good coffee, but support a good cause at the same time: Out Living It is a coffee blend that resulted from…
“Every brewery gets negative feedback, so I don’t worry about it too much, but I think we drifted off into middle-of-the-road beers,” says Cary Floyd, who opened Arvada Beer Company in October 2011 with his wife, Kelly. “We were tending more toward the masses rather than toward the craft beer…
More than 200 restaurants have opened in metro Denver this year, with more hurrying to open their doors before the end of 2013. Some are updated versions of earlier restaurants, others are completely new. And while some are far too young to have been reviewed, they already look like they…
Whiskey, beer, gin, vodka, wine and beer: It all flowed freely at a holiday party last night (thanks to all the awesome bartenders!), which made it all too easy to get wobbly from a whiskey cocktail, the name of which has “drunken” in its name for good reason. Can you…
