Is Denver dining turning into a scene that’s all about pizza and beer? That’s what yesterday’s Comment of the Day suggested, and whether or not the original remark was made in jest, Cafe Society readers responded seriously, with a strong defense of the scene — and many suggestions of worthwhile…
Restaurants and bars around town are hosting so many parties tonight, it’s scary! If you haven’t yet made plans, here are three guaranteed good times for tonight. See also: Our complete guide to Halloween in Denver…
I wasn’t expecting to find one of the year’s most memorable dishes when I walked into Harman’s eat & drink. My mind was on the location’s earlier misfires, thinking about how this summer, the restaurant had morphed in the blink of an eye from Mark Fischer’s misunderstood Phat Thai to…
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…
Calling all aspiring auteurs: Here’s your chance to get your six seconds of fame. We want you to submit your best dining- or food-related Vine videos by uploading them with the hashtag #DenWeb2013. We’ll pick our favorites to play at the annual Westword Web Awards party at Galvanize on December…
Forget the onion rings and french fries, both of which are of the generic, big-brand, straight-out-of-the-bag variety, but the burger, griddled on a flattop (and, yes, I like my burger swatted with American cheese), personifies why roadside diners are still very much a part of our yearning for simple nostalgia…
Ink is spilling over in downtown Denver, where ink! Coffee opened the doors of a new location last week. The spot in the renovated high-rise at 1801 California Street (where Troy Guard will be opening a steakhouse in early 2014) is only a block from two other ink! locations, but…
When Black Shirt Brewing opened just over a year ago, it had limited hours, a glorified homebrewing system and three owners with fulltime jobs elsewhere — but plenty of ambition. One year later, the RiNo brewery, which only makes red ales, has become an integral part of Denver’s ever-expanding craft-beer…
In 2011, when Laura Shunk, Westword’s former restaurant critic, reviewed Spanky’s Roadhouse, a long-standing fixture in the DU neighborhood, she described it as dark, even during daylight, and, she continued, the “shadows masked the bar-room grit that seems to be etched into every surface at Spanky’s.” It took a few…
The lights were on but no one was home last night at the Wahoo’s Fish Taco at 1521 Blake Street, the first Colorado location opened by the California-based chain. “After 18 plus years, Wahoo’s on Blake Street will be serving its last guest on Saturday, October 26,” reads a sign…
Yes, indeed, just as Christmas commercials have already begun overlapping Halloween spookiness, winter beers are fighting for tap and shelf space with the fresh hop and pumpkin beers of fall. And in addition to some of the usual suspects, there will be a few new ones this year, including Accumulation,…
Pete Marczyk and Barbara Macfarlane do not leave their work behind when they leave Marczyk Fine Foods and head for their great old Denver house with a spacious kitchen. They often bring some of their market’s best ingredients home with them and cook up a feast, and when they’re not…
Ben Davison Bistro Vendôme 1420 Larimer Street 303-825-3232 bistrovendome.com This is part one of my interview with Ben Davison, chef de cuisine at Bistro Vendôme; part two of our chat will run tomorrow. It’s good — really good — to be back home again,” says Ben Davison, pausing after a…
In A Federal Case, I’ll be eating my way up Federal Boulevard – south to north – within Denver city limits. I’ll be skipping the national chains and per-scoop Chinese joints, but otherwise I’ll report from every vinyl booth, walk-up window and bar stool where food is served. Here’s the…
Denver has New Haven-style pizza, New York-style pizza, Chicago-style pizza, California-style pizza and now St. Louis-style pizza. And if you’re willing to go to Telluride, you can even get Detroit-style pizza. But isn’t there more to this dining scene than pizza? And imported pizza at that? See also: Denver almost…
Head to Ondo’s Spanish Tapas Bar in Cherry Creek tonight to celebrate the last night of October flamenco month, with the Maria Vazquez Trio performing sets at 6:30 and 7:45 p.m., and $15 wine flights for three half-pours all evening. Although Dia de los Muertos doesn’t officially start until November…
The five sensations — salty, sweet, sour, bitter and umami — that titillate and tempt our taste buds have been the focus of Taste, a pop-up culinary arts series this fall hosted by Bulthaup, a kitchen distribution company, at its studios in the Golden Triangle. And from 5:30 to 8…
Lance and Anna Hanson moved to Hotchkiss, Colorado, from California with the original vision of planting grapes and making wine. Since they began doing that in 2001, Jack Rabbit Hill has expanded to include eighteen acres of vineyards, ten acres of hops, a loyal following of national and Colorado restaurants,…
When Mark Fischer’s Phat Thai closed this summer and opened a few weeks later as Harman’s eat & drink, people wondered whether the identity change would be enough, given the location of the restaurant. Cherry Creek isn’t Highland, after all, or even South Pearl Street. But executive chef John Little,…
“Can I see your ID?” asked Ramon Garcia. “What, you mean my driver’s license?” I responded. “Yes, your driver’s license. Someone was in here last week asking questions and wasting my time,” he shot back. I flipped open my wallet, showed him my Colorado driver’s license and then had to…
After Arch Pizza brought its St. Louis-style pizza to Denver, we tracked down some of the other regional variations of pie in town. But we couldn’t find anyone serving Detroit-style pie here in Denver. Turns out, we nearly had it. See Also: Denver now has St. Louis-style pizza, but what…
When chef Max MacKissock and several members of his kitchen crew exited the Squeaky Bean in August, Stephen Gallic, the Bean’s superbly gracious front-of-the-house showman, departed, too, landing, as did MacKissock, along with other former Bean alums Blake Edmunds and pastry chef Matthew Thompson, at Williams & Graham, the Highland…
