This is the first in a series of Q&As with beer-minded folks who have jobs to do during the Great American Beer Festival. Volunteers at the Great American Beer Festival are sometimes maligned, usually busy and always — always — needed. After all, there are going to be 2,700 different…
Update: For photos of Lancer Lounge’s final night, visit “Slide show: Lancer Lounge’s last night.” For more on the developing story, read “Lancer Lounge seized by State of Colorado for back taxes.” I don’t remember the first time I went to the Lancer Lounge — it was more than a…
It’s a universally acknowledged truth that food and football belong together — were meant for each other, even. But what about food trucks and the traditional tailgating party? From the looks of Sunday’s gourmet food-truck festival dedicated to feeding Broncos fans (and their opponents), those specific stars are just as…
Tom Downey, director of the Denver Department of Excise and Licenses, just issued his final decision regarding Rockbar’s application to renew its liquor licenses for the hipster hangout on East Colfax. Downey’s decision? No. And if that order stands, Rockbar will be high and dry within the month. See also:…
Every November, I cook a turkey. Not on Thanksgiving, but a couple of weeks early. This way, I can get a taste of Turkey-Day excitement early and not have to stuff myself on the actual day, ending up in a tryptophan-induced coma. The same plan also helps you survive Great…
Cafe Society dished out five Guess Where? contests last week, ranging from a plate of tacos (with black olives!) from the Cherry Cricket (stick with the burgers), to an all-American hot dog from Mustard’s Last Stand to a pathetic excuse for crab legs from a national chain that really should…
Kosherie is a Middle Eastern dish comprising lentils, pasta, rice and a spicy, tomato-based sauce, topped with fried onions. This version (recipe adapted from Moosewood New Classics) features fried shallots instead, just to switch things up. Although this dish requires a four-burner stove with a lot of things happening at…
Updated with new events: Tourists may go to Rome to see the Coliseum, but it’s the side streets, the adventures and the hidden cafes that typically fill their cameras and their post-trip stories. The same is true of the week surrounding the Great American Beer Festival. The event is the…
Joints keep getting snapped up in LoHi, which Forbes has rated as one of the “hippest hipster neighborhoods” in the country. The most recent takeover: the former Arabian Bar, which has been in business since the ’20s at 3360 Navajo Street. It’s now being transformed into Barry’s@Highlands by Barry Zadikoff,…
The Great American Beer Fest will fill the Colorado Convention Center this Thursday through Saturday. Tickets to the seminal celebration of craft beer sold out in record time this year, and Cafe Society will be offering up comprehensive and “professional” coverage throughout the week — as well as a couple…
A passerby saw the smoke coming from Tequila’s Mexican Restaurant at 17535 South Golden Road early Sunday morning, and called 911 at 1:20 a.m. Sunday morning. By the time firefighters from four metro departments arrived, the blaze had gone to the roof, and it took several hours to put out…
The deadline for comments on the suggested denial of Rockbar’s liquor-license renewal — issued ten days ago by hearing office William Hobbs — was 5 p.m. today. In the meantime, Jesse Morreale, the owner of Rockbar, has been busy, with staff and supporters exercising a “three-tiered outreach campaign to residents…
The Ritz-Carlton, Denver, 1880 Curtis Street, has received AAA’s Five-Diamond rating for the third year in a row, securing its reign as Denver’s first and only hotel to meet the travel guide’s lofty standards. “We are truly proud of the incredible service we extend to our guests each and every…
Go Fish, 1 Broadway, will unveil its new lounge and bar — complete with eight taps — with a grand opening party from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. today. The sushi joint is offering buy-one-get deals on all drinks, all night. Here’s a look at the sleek new digs: See…
The Taste of the Nation, arguably one of Denver’s best local food soirees, gets under way Sunday, October 14, at Mile High Station, where more than thirty restaurants, food carts and trucks, along with numerous mixologists, will gather to cook, mix and muddle and raise funds for the nonprofit, whose…
When I called to order take-out from this Middle Eastern restaurant (no, it’s not Jerusalem!), I couldn’t make a decision, so the incredibly patient man who answered the phone suggested that I just throw caution to the kitchen and let the staff decide what to put on the plate. They…
Chipotle Mexican Grill got its start in Denver, in an old Dolly Madison by the University of Denver, where Steve Ells opened his first store in 1993. Originally, the culinary grad thought that store would be the way he financed a fine-dining restaurant. Instead, Ells says, “I guess I found…
Happy Place: Wynkoop Brewing Company, 1634 Eighteenth Street, 303-297-2700. The Hours: Monday through Friday from 3 to 6 p.m. and 10 p.m to midnight. The Deals: $3.50 select draft beers; $4 food specials. Were we happy? Flip the page to find out…
In this week’s Chef and Tell interview with Matt Lewis, exec of Bones, he extols the virtues of women in the kitchen, pho and pop-up restaurants. But Lewis also has a passion for the food he cooks at Bones, including the noodle joint’s famous escargot pot stickers. “The escargot pot…
At Wednesday’s debate, Mitt Romney casually said that if he’s elected president, he’ll cut funding to PBS — and he specifically mentioned Big Bird seconds later. Fowl play! That was a serious harsh to the eight-foot tall, loveable yellow bird that has spent his entire career on Sesame Street, educating…
Colorado represents a huge part of the festivities inside the Great American Beer Festival, both because of the depth and breath of our state’s brewing prowess and because we are the host state, so it is fitting – and easy – for our beer makers to represent. As a result,…
I stopped by Rosa Linda’s Mexican Cafe last night, and the place was packed. Packed full of TV cameras, full of people who’d heard about the controversy that erupted after Cafe Society first reported that the family that owns the restaurant had declined to let Romney supporters use their place…
