Both locations of Marczyk Fine Foods (the original at 770 East 17th Avenue, and the second store at 5100 East Colfax Avenue) will donate a percentage of their Friday Burger Night sales from 5 to 7:30 p.m. tonight to the Niman Ranch Next Generation Scholarship Fund. The scholarship supports “children…
The annual Food & Wine Classic that takes place in Aspen every June is known in industry circles as the epicurean equivalent of the Olympics. And given that the festival features more than 72 hours of pure excess, one certainly needs to be in peak physical form in order to…
Back in the days before Lower Downtown was LoDo, the Wazee Supper Club was a bright spot in a very dark culinary landscape. But that was decades ago, and today, of course, this neighborhood is home to some of the hottest restaurants in town. And you can experience many of…
Last night at dinner, we had a bona fide rum aficionado in the mix, and neither he — nor we — could stop waxing poetic about the terrific choices that were splayed on our table. Can you guess where I’m drinking? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer…
Gerard Strong Central Bistro & Bar 1691 Central Street 303-477-4582 centralbistrobar.com This is part two of my interview with Gerard Strong, exec chef of Central Bistro & Bar; part one of our chat ran yesterday. Most memorable meal in Denver that you’ve ever had: I’ve had most of my top…
By now, regular Cafe Society readers are familiar with Voice Places, the listings engine behind all of Westword’s restaurant reviews and calendar picks. Today, that engine got a lot more powerful, with a new design that brings even more content to the fore. Here are some of the many benefits…
The spring asparagus is off the menu at Noodles & Company, but as a consolation prize, I was invited to watch chefs Tessa Stamper and Tina Massey cook up some of the homegrown chain’s new summer offerings, while marketing veep Dan Fogarty served up a side of stats. In the…
The changes continue in Cherry Creek, where Tony P’s closed on Sunday — the day after Mark Fischer shuttered Phat Thai, which will become Harman’s Eat and Drink at the end of this month. “The menu is focused on seasonal American cuisine, and it’s approachable without compromising our approach to…
Emily’s Coffee, 1261 Glenarm Place, is honoring World Refugee day by providing free house-brewed coffee from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. today. The shop is located in Emily Griffith Technical College and serves as a job-training program for refugees. See also: – Local refugees from Burma would be lost without…
After years of watching our porches rot and rebar poke through the driveway, I find myself in the middle of a big landscape project. To some, this might be the stuff of dreams. We’re picking out plants, buying mulch, putting gardens where the gravel pit of a driveway used to…
Rocko’s Tacos and Margaritas, the latest outpost in the Little Pub Company’s string of neighborhood pubs, opened late last month in the Belmar Shopping Center. The restaurant serves up ten different types of meat on its burrito, taco and appetizer menus, and all of its tacos are made with organic…
Great Divide Brewing has been teasing fans of its highly-regarded, highly-sought after Yeti line of imperial stouts with news about a new flavor of Yeti coming out this year. It turns out that elusive new Yeti will be Oatmeal Yeti, made with rolled oats to “soften Yeti’s notoriously roasty backbone,”…
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…
Factotum Brewhouse, which plans to open this fall in the Sunnyside neighborhood, is trying to raise $8,000 on Kickstarter so that it can “improve its current industrial vibe and make the taproom more fun and comfortable for customers.” So far, it has about 40 percent of that goal, with 32…
Get the chicken wings, insisted our server, who pronounced them the best wings in Denver. I’m not sure I’d fly that far, but the wings, crisp and slicked with fish sauce and chiles, were way, way better than the gumbo, a dish that disappointed me once before and showed no…
Gerard Strong Central Bistro & Bar 1691 Central Street 303-477-4582 centralbistrobar.com This is part one of my interview with Gerard Strong, exec chef of Central Bistro & Bar; part two of our chat will run in this space tomorrow. I’m a Scorpio, and I’m pretty proud of that,” volunteers Gerard…
In liquor stores full of new and ever-rotating cans and bottles of beer, how can a startup brewery — or one that is new to packaging — stand out from the pack? That’s the question that local graphic designer Josh Emrich asked himself when he sat down to create 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…
Tony P’s closed in Cherry Creek this past weekend, and while owner Tony Pasquini has certainly had a tough couple of years, his family feud might have been less a factor in the restaurant’s closing than the location of this Tony P’s: Cherry Creek. That’s the theory of one reader,…
Lucky Pie Pizza and Tap House, 1610 16th Street, will host a five-course, seasonal farm-to-table dinner paired with beers from Odell Brewing Co. this evening at 5:30 p.m. There will also be a welcoming gathering with representatives from the brewery. See also: – Beer Calendar: Party with Great Divide, Avery,…
America’s extremism with bacon mania continues this weekend, when more than 4,000 pounds of rashers will be hauled up to Keystone for the Blue Ribbon Bacon Tour, a two-day feast created for junkies who can’t get enough of the salty, sweet swine. See also: – Bacon, beer and Justin Brunson:…
Izakaya Den and Sushi Den aren’t the only sibling restaurants on Old South Pearl Street — or the only family-owned enterprise that’s growing along that stretch. Patrick Mangold-White is slated to open Uno Mas, a taqueria, in the former home of Budapest Bistro, on Sunday — so it seemed like…
