At 10 p.m., when the drunken revelers began stumbling out of the Colorado Convention Center, a woman grabbed her crotch and started twerking. Her partner in crime lunged as consumers, most of whom were already weaving, futilely attempted to stay out of his path. And so went night two of…
From Facebook to Vine, social media is changing the way we eat. At the 2013 Westword Web Awards, we’ll celebrate the chefs, restaurants and diners that use it best — and we want your help finding them. There are two ways you can help us pick this year’s winners…
With around 2,700 beers to taste, Great American Beer Fest attendees have to burn off the calories somehow. One great, alcohol-friendly way to do it: play some table tennis. On Wednesday night, representatives of 32 breweries gathered at Ace for a Left Hand tap takeover and ping-pong tournament. If the…
Gretchen Kurtz loved the pizzas at the quick-serve, fast-casual Denver outpost of Pizzeria Locale, which she reviewed six weeks ago — and she found the prices ridiculously reasonable given the high quality of the food. Now those prices are even more reasonable: As of today, Locale’s contemporary, Neapolitan-style pizzas are…
UPDATE: We have a winner of our Lou’s Food Bar German beer brunch contest, in which we asked Cafe Society readers to answer this question: On average, how many poached eggs does Lou’s serve during one brunch service? Congrats to Jon S, whose guess of 98 eggs was straight on…
Its very name strikes fear into the hearts of men and women: Long Island Iced Tea. Five syllables that are shorthand for blackouts, poor decisions and even poorer drinks. It’s the patron cocktail of lounge lizards, spring breakers and people who have had two already. As cocktails like the martini…
Back in July, Shin Sa Dong, a lofty Korean restaurant in Aurora, closed its doors, but the bright banner hanging from the exterior gate hinted that the closure was temporary. “Coming soon – remodeling,” it said. But as of yesterday, a new, more permanent sign was being erected by construction…
Five Front Range restaurants are Colorado’s finalists in the Nature’s Plate People’s Choice Green Restaurant Contest. The competition, run by the Nature Conservancy, was open to all sustainable, organic or farm-to-table restaurants in 24 states, and fans are voting to determine which restaurant is the most green — and popular…
Beer is a very liquid asset in Colorado, stocked not just behind the bars in local restaurants, but often appearing in the food. As a follow-up to our list of ten Denver restaurants that use beer in their savory dishes, we searched the city’s pastry cases for ways in which…
I’d been warned on more than one occasion to proceed with caution, that despite my ability to handle the heat, I’d meet my match if I dared to go head-to-head with what the owner of this restaurant calls the “hottest curry in the country.” I scoffed, insistent that I’d have…
Over the years, Govinda’s Buffet has been an on-again, off-again, on-again, all-you-can-eat weekend buffet for vegetarians and vegans — and now it’s back on again, in a big way, as Govinda’s Garden Cafe. It has the same address, 1400 Cherry Street, but a new look, a slightly newer name and…
Every autumn brings an interesting array of pumpkin, pumpkin spice and pumpkin pie-flavored eats and drinks — some of which are far more palatable than others. Because every autumn, we can always count on a marketing menu of strange, unusual and even intolerable pumpkin items that somebody, somewhere thought up,…
The streets of downtown are packed with pretzel-wearing Great American Beer Fest fans. And today, beer enthusiasts will roll their obsession around town on the first Barrel-Aged Bike Ride with Avery Brewing Company, a day of bike touring and beer tasting from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Ride (bikes are…
Left Hand Brewing altered the beer-drinking landscape two years ago when it announced during the Great American Beer Festival that it had come up with a way to inject nitrogen into its bottled Milk Stout so that it pours smooth and creamy, like a draft beer. Milk Stout Nitro quickly…
Back in May, during a press conference outside the Oxford Hotel, Larimer Associates and the Union Station Alliance revealed the names of three of the restaurant tenants that will be part of the renovation of the old station: the Kitchen Next Door, Snooze and a new restaurant and market from…
Volta, a new Mediterranean-style restaurant, is opening this afternoon in the Boulder space previously occupied by Alba Restaurant and Bar, which closed in September. See Also: The gang’s all beer at BRU handbuilt ales & eats…
Drunken throngs amassed on Colfax last night to celebrate the arrival of the newly refurbished Squire Lounge. While the Squire had a reputation for being one of Denver’s diciest dive bars, it was nevertheless beloved by its regular patrons, many of whom would schlep over to 7-11 instead of using the bathrooms. It wasn’t the nicest place and sometimes homeless people shouted at the patrons, but they cheap drinks, a great staff. It was the ideal environment to host what used to be called “the meanest comedy open mic in America.”
As times change however, so must the Squire Lounge. Owner Sudhir Kudva partnered with X-Bar’s Steven Alix to create a more inviting space, and if last night’s crowd is any indication, the Squire 2.0 will fit right in with the changing character of Colfax.
Westword went to check out the new Squire, photograph some revelers and chat with owner Sudhir Kudva. “This is basically the same Squire, except it’s cleaner,” Kudva reassures. “That balance will be a big deal to us going forward.”
“How is a Cruban different from a Reuben?” I asked the sandwich maker behind the counter. “I have no idea, but it’s one of my favorite sandwiches. You should get it, you’ll like it,” he replied. He was right, and while I’m not certain, my guess is that it’s called…
As thousands of beer-seekers prepare today for the hop mecca that is Great American Beer Festival, locals and visitors alike can takes advantage of the many ways that restaurants incorporate that fizzy friend into their culinary creations. Here’s a list, in no particular order, of some local restaurants that get…
Suffice it to say that I eat out more than the general population, unless, of course, the general population can catalogue more than 450 restaurant meals in a year — which is about the number of breakfasts, lunches and dinners that I stomached in 2012. Pathetic, isn’t it? But all…
The city’s convention and visitor’s bureau has finally answered some beery prayers — agreeing after several years of negotiations to allow the Great American Beer Festival to significantly expand the amount of space it uses at the Colorado Convention Center. Beginning in 2015, GABF will add 90,000 to 100,000 additional…
Steve Redzikowski Acorn 3350 Brighton Boulevard 720-542-3721 denveracorn.com Oak at Fourteenth 1400 Pearl Street, Boulder 303-444-3622 oakatfourteenth.com This is part two of my interview with Steve Redzikowski, exec chef of Acorn and Oak at Fourteenth; the first part of my one-on-one with Redzikowski ran yesterday. Most underrated chef in Denver/Boulder:…
