Craig Broek is taking over back yards and front lawns around Denver — but only with the best of intentions. He’s the pastor of The Table, a community church that grows fresh vegetables on the lawns of anyone willing to open up their property, and then donate a portion of…
If you like the unmistakable taste of whiskey, then you’ll love this beer, a Russian Imperial stout aged in whiskey barrels in a local tap room that continues to rack up awards for its craft brews. Can you guess where I’m drinking? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct…
Chef Rachel Kesley, the kitchen magician at WaterCourse Foods, doesn’t get to deviate from the menu all that often — so when she does get the chance, you know it’s going to be a meal to remember. This past Friday’s harvest dinner was inspired by pinots from the Pacific Northwest…
Although Denver diners are obsessed with green chile, red chile has its fans, too. As Gretchen Kurtz notes, “Red chile has an even deeper, more intriguing flavor, as fruits and vegetables left to reach their fully ripe potential tend to do.” She couldn’t get the Curtis Park Creamery, which she…
Trillium, 2134 Larimer Street, is hosting a four-course dinner tonight paired with beer and wine and inspired by the cuisine of Finland. This is the second in a monthly series celebrating the heritage of Scandinavia…
Cafe Society served up three Guess Where? contests last week, ranging from a still-unidentified bowl of pork-studded posole from a new restaurant (with an old name), to another yet-to-be-identified mound of chilled lentils from a new Ethiopian restaurant to a plate of seaworthy seared scallops from a restaurant that’s occupied…
Thank God for beer and big pretzels, because the rest of the food at this suds-centric chain really makes me wonder why anyone would ever want to eat here. But judging from the crowds — and the incredulously long waits for a table — I’m clearly in the minority. Can…
Deerhammer Distilling Company, a whiskey distillery located in Buena Vista, is spreading some holiday cheer with its limited-edition Buena Vista Brandy. The holiday drink was made in conjunction with Vino Salida and distilled in Colorado with all local ingredients. Only one barrel was made, and the bottles are now on…
Great Divide Brewing has continued to shake up its beer roster, announcing the addition of two major new seasonal beers: Orabelle, a Belgian-style trippel that will debut in January as an annual seasonal, and HeyDay, a Belgian-style white that will be available from April through June. Great Divide also says…
“Sad, but excited.” That’s how chef Jensen Cummings, who’s helmed the kitchen at Row 14 since July of last year, describes his forthcoming departure. Cummings is leaving Row 14 at the end of this year, he reveals, to concentrate on Slotted Spoon Meatball Eatery — his ballsy new shop devoted…
Metro-area fans of Trinity Brewing will be making an Oh Face this month as the small Colorado Springs brewery begins distributing a few of its beers to a handful of craft beer-focused liquor stores in the area. Prior to that, bottles of TPS Report, Oh Face and other Trinity beers…
One of the biggest misconceptions about vegan food is that it requires a bunch of weird ingredients to make something taste good — as well as a lot of time and complicated steps. This dish will show how untrue that is. It’s quick, easy and will give you a whole…
On Wednesday, the Populist, a restaurant from Jonathan Power and Noah Price, the duo behind Crema Coffee House, will open its doors on Upper Larimer, its debut arguably one of this year’s most anticipated restaurant openings. But there is nothing remotely splashy about the Populist, which, at this point, is…
‘Tis the season of decadence at Barolo Grill, Blair Taylor’s lovely Italian restaurant in Cherry Creek North that, each year, bestows truffles upon Denver diners during its two-week truffle festival, an annual tribute to fresh black Burgundy truffles and the fall harvest of the coveted — and far more expensive…
There are two species of cooks: those who have baking down to a science, and those who are absolutely flummoxed by anything that has to do with measurements, piping, spring form pans or docking. Jen Bush, who just opened Lucky’s Bakehouse and Creamery, in Boulder, is the former, a pedigreed…
The Rocky Mountain French American Chamber of Commerce will host the 14th annual Beaujolais and Beyond Food & Wine Festival at Infinity Park Event Center this Thursday, November 15. The fundraiser features more than twenty local restaurants, and participating chefs will take part in a culinary challenge to create French-inspired…
Announcement: We have a winner of our First Bite Boulder contest. Congrats to Chris, who guessed 38,818. The actual number is 40,265. There’s no shortage of upcoming food-centric events around the city, but autumn signals the arrival of one of our favorite restaurant celebrations: First Bite Boulder, a week-long eating…
Wine never tastes better than when matched with its perfect food-based soulmate. So when the annual Pairsine -The Taste of Elegance Chefs’ Food & Wine Pairing Competition rolls into town, we clear our calendars and start fasting — because we know that it’s about to go down. See also: -…
When Odell Brewing Co. partnered with Cafe Society on a contest in honor of our upcoming 2012 Denver Web Awards, we knew the results would be great. At the ceremony, which will be held at RedLine on Thursday to honor the best and brightest minds in digital Denver, the brewery…
Tomorrow morning a line will start forming early outside of Mona’s Restaurant, the incredibly popular breakfast/lunch joint in the Platte Valley. But owners Linda and Garen Austin have never been able to recreate the success of this spot. And last month, their third attempt at a Mona’s, this one just…
With Christmas ads filling the airtime vacated by campaign commercials, the holidays must be upon us. But it doesn’t have to be Santa season for a server to ask if you want a Christmas tree. In New Mexico, where folks are even crazier about chile than we are, diners can…
I keep threatening to break up with Top Chef, the Bravo reality show that pits “cheftestants” (Bravo’s word, not mine) against one another in a string of often ridiculous challenges and theatrically contrived snippets that force the chefs to look into a camera and say really stupid shit — things…
