Chef Vue sounded like such a good idea: A Town Center of Aurora version of US Thai Cafe, Ma Vue’s six-year-old restaurant in Edgewater, which serves some of the best curry in the area. But Aurora eaters didn’t view Chef Vue the same way: It didn’t even last six months,…
There aren’t too many places where you can wrap your jaws around a $2 breakfast burrito, but here, at this weird little pit stop that has a drive-thru, two bucks and tax gets you a hefty gut bomb to satisfy your morning lust. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special…
After overcomng some zoning challenges, Slice Works, the pizza joint that occupies a brand-new building at 700 East Colfax Avenue, in the former Argonaut parking lot, officially opened on Sunday, January 8. It’s just the latest improvement along this stretch of Colfax…
Tooey’s Off Colfax has been one of our favorite watering holes since it opened its doors in 2009 — in part because it makes an excellent classic martini. Still, on nights when we’re bellied up to that bar, we always lament the fact that we have to wander down the…
We now take a break from the controversy over the closing of Gabor’s to egg on a discussion at the other end of the culinary spectrum. Restaurateur Frank Bonanno wants to know if diners would pay a hefty amount for a caviar tasting at Mizuna, his fine-dining restaurant. The estimated…
Every Tuesday, Rioja, the Larimer Square restaurant run by Beth Gruitch and chef Jen Jasinski, hosts Sips and Snacks, which pairs tastes of selected wines with four bite-sized snacks from the kitchen. This week’s theme: Bubbles. Admission is $15, and the deal starts at 5 p.m.; call 303-820-2282 or visit…
Over the last few months, I went from the worst shape of my life to the best while continuing to eat like a food critic. Don’t punch me in the face; instead, read how I did it in part ten of this series: Ow, every single part of my body…
Upslope Brewing will answer the prayers of some its loyal drinkers this week when it releases a limited quantity of its Foreign Style Stout in a can. The dark beer, at 6.9 percent ABV, had previously only been available on tap in Boulder and Denver. It is the first limited…
When the Blake opened last October, owner Jimmy Calanni planned to unlock his two-story space on the weekends, booking in live music acts, entertaining drinkers on the main level with flat screen TVs and maybe, if he felt the market was right, introducing dueling pianos. Now, though, the bar is…
Things are gearing up for 2012; this weekend, the Quaker Oat Festival in Lafayette and the Chef’s Confluence are both taking place, and there’s plenty more on the menu until then. Here’s a taste:…
The owners of Denver’s Caution: Brewing Company plan to add a tap room to their existing operation this summer by expanding into the space next door…
Sugarlicious, the sweet brainchild of Jill Landman-Alfond and her sister-in-law, Stacey Landman, is a boutique-style candy shop with upscale gifts, a smattering of gourmet kitchen goodies, and lots and lots of candy. The store is decorated like the inside of a girl’s jewelry box (sparkles, glitter, shiny baubles) and houses…
Yes, Denver has far too many burger joints, but this one, where the above snap was flashed, is not only a keeper but a best burger contender. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s Where am I drinking/eating posts…
Remember the pig heist of 2011, when a coalition of misfits from the Squeaky Bean swindled the prize pig mascot from Euclid Hall, who then returned the favor? That was all in good fun, but there seems to be something sinister in the recent pig-napping from Williams & Graham, the…
No one’s saying you have to go meatless just because it’s Monday — but as incentive to join the growing movement, every week we’re offering an animal-free recipe. Everyone could use more leafy greens, and this is an easy and quick way to prepare them…
There’s a reason why Dave Query, the brains behind the Boulder-based Big Red F Restaurant Group, generates so much respect: The restaurateur, who owns West End Tavern, Zolo Grill, Lola, Centro Latin Kitchen & Refreshment Palace, Bitter Bar and three Jax Fish locations is, quite simply, one of the best…
Cafe Society dished up four Guess Where? contests this week, ranging from a a fantastic Ethiopian feast at Nyala in Fort Collins to a pork chop that came every which way but the right way to a plate of pedestrian al pastor tacos. For identifying those tacos as coming from…
Cafe Society took a quick break in all the opening and closing action at the end of 2011 to stir the pot of a long-simmering discussion: Who makes the best green chile in Denver? Lori Midson served up her list of the ten best green chiles in Denver, which inspired…
Enjoy good food for a good cause tonight at WaterCourse Foods, 837 East 17th Avenue, which is hosting OUT on the Town, a fundraiser for Denver’s 35-year-old GLBT Center. The restaurant will donate at least 10 percent of its profits today directly to programs at the Center; for more information…
Last year, the block between 11th and 12th Streets on Boulder’s Pearl Street saw one longtime resident exit and change, when the twenty-year-old Bookend Cafe shut down to make way for Riffs. And this year, another longtime resident of the block will pack up and move out…
Here’s some food for thought on this fine Friday afternoon. Frank Bonanno, exec chef and owner of Mizuna, just posted a Tweet asking fellow Tweetsters if they’d dish out major dough for a caviar tasting at his fine-dining restaurant. How much? Between $400 and $600 per person. That’s a lot…
There aren’t many places in this state where you can pick up a Hawaiian plate lunch, savoring teriyaki steak, panko-encrusted pork, chicken katsu or Spam alongside a scoop of macaroni salad and rice. In fact, we can really only think of one place that featured the casual island tradition: 8island…
