Denver-based sausage-maker Continental Sausage won a 2014 Good Food Award for its bison pastrami. Added to the award that Serendipity Confections of Wheat Ridge took for its chocolate-covered butter caramels with fleur de sel, that means Colorado companies have racked up sixteen awards since Good Foods began handing them out…
Five Colorado chefs — Jennifer Jasinski (Rioja, Euclid Hall, Bistro Vendome and the forthcoming Stoic & Genuine); Justin Brunson (Old Major and Masterpiece Deli); Paul Reilly (Beast + Bottle); Steve Redzikowski (Acorn and Oak at Fourteenth); and Bill Greenwood (Beano’s Cabin) — have been tapped to compete in Cochon555, the…
I really, really wish that I could be as enthusiastic about the food at this quirky Korean restaurant as the chef who served it to me. But while he couldn’t have been more accommodating, jambalaya, Korean or otherwise, should have a modicum of flavor — and some heat — neither…
“Our food is addictive, and our concept is fresh!” exclaims the website of Teriyaki Madness, a Las Vegas-based, fast-casual chain that focuses on scratch-made teriyaki sauces lobbed on proteins like chicken, pork, beef and tofu. “Teriyaki Madness is the frenzy experienced by our raving fans who desire to have our…
Cafe Society dished up four Guess Where? contests last week, ranging from a lime-kissed shrimp ceviche, courtesy of Taqueria 7 Salsas, to a lackluster plate of pulled pork and sausage links from Moe’s Original Barbecue to a Goliath-size lamb shank from a restaurant whose new chef is doing everything right…
Its menu boasts that Mexico City Lounge has been family-owned for over forty years — and every year shows in the depth of flavor this modest kitchen gives its green chile (offered hot or mild), its fried tacos, its steak and breakfast burritos, even that squeeze bottle of salsa. Although…
First the lines formed outside Dunkin’ Donuts, which opened on Broadway last September. Then they moved to East Colfax for Voodoo Doughnut’s opening in December. And on Friday, the crowds descended on the three locations of Trader Joe’s that finally opened in metro Denver. See also: Slide show of Trader…
This week in Cafe Society, Gretchen Kurtz reviewed Session Kitchen, the restaurant that the Breckenridge-Wynkoop group opened last fall in the former home of Izakaya Den. Lori Midson talked to Caitlin Mandigo of City Bakery about what it takes to bake bread for a living — and at altitude –…
The Wynkoop Brewing Company presented its inaugural Masters of the Brewniverse Beer Festival and Brewery Pageant on Thursday night at the Oriental Theater. Guests got to sample lots of beer from more than fourteen breweries while watching reps and brewers from each brewery compete on stage for the crowning title…
Caveman Cafeteria might have put the brakes on its food truck, but the paleo-centric company started by Army vet/standup comedian Will White is still on the move. Caveman Cafeteria, now under the motto “Where the Hunters Gather,” is now delivering — nationally. See also: Cavemen didn’t have trucks, but that’s…
After almost twenty years in lower downtown, longtime restaurateur Kenny Sonoda is calling it quits, and at the end of service tomorrow, the Sonoda’s at 1620 Market Street will go dark. When Sonoda opened this second location of Sonoda’s — in the former home of the Manhattan Cafe, a pioneer…
Over the thirty years of the Best of Denver, we’ve made a few changes: We now do our Readers’ Poll in two rounds, for example, and the first round of voting ends tonight; a second round with just the five finalists in each category will start late next week. And…
“This year has been awesome, scary, rewarding, exciting, educational and eye-opening, and reaching the one-year mark is humbling,” reflects Kevin Morrison, who will celebrate the first anniversary of his Highland taqueria, Pinche: Tacos, Tequila, Whiskey this afternoon and evening with a parade of food-and-drink specials. But while today’s jubilee will…
A few days ago, I had the misfortune of eating the horrible macaroni and cheese from Moe’s Original BBQ, specifically the outlet at 3295 South Broadway. The cooks at Moe’s could learn a few tips or three from the kitchen crew at a certain mountain restaurant that also makes macaroni…
Caitlin Mandigo City Bakery 5454 Washington Street 303-292-3989 citybakerydenver.com This is part two of my interview with Caitlin Mandigo, bread baker at City Bakery; part one of our conversation ran yesterday. There are all sorts of romantic notions about what it’s like to bake bread. What’s it really like? Baking…
“Start sessioning!” That was the cry when Session Kitchen opened last fall, with an emphasis on jam sessions in the art that fills the space, as well as the timing of sessions in the size of its plates. But several months after the restaurant opened, Session Kitchen is downplaying the…
When Tincup American Whiskey hit liquor-store shelves, it came with plenty of Colorado trappings. The bottle makes multiple references to the state, as does the leaflet attached to the neck. Its website is plastered with whiskey bottles positioned picturesquely in Colorado mountain backdrops, and the company boasts of its connection…
There I was, looking for inspiration (you could also call it procrastinating), with coffee in one hand and Fast Company in the other, and what was the first thing to catch my eye in the magazine? A poll about how people find inspiration when stuck on a challenge. Really? Was…
“It was just normal kitchen drama,” says Tommy Lee, the owner of Uncle, who fired his longtime chef, Jon Mendoza, earlier today. “I have to do what’s best for my team, and there was some tension [between Mendoza] and the staff,” he adds. However, Mendoza — who started at Uncle…
Denver continually gets a bad rap for its barbecue, and if last night’s dinner at a joint that prides itself on pulled pork, sausage links and smoked chicken is par for the course, then it’s no wonder why. Equally dismal were the side dishes, especially the macaroni and cheese, which…
Some things, restaurant spaces included, are just meant to be. Such was the unanimous opinion of Leigh Jones, Margaret Moore and Jeremy Matzke, the crew behind Jonesy’s EatBar, the Horseshoe Lounge and the Bar Car, when they inked a deal last Friday to lease the recently shuttered Pete’s Patio Bar,…
Caitlin Mandigo City Bakery 5454 Washington Street 303-292-3989 citybakerydenver.com This is part one of my interview with Caitlin Mandigo, bread baker at City Bakery; part two of our conversation will run tomorrow. Food “is in my family’s blood,” says Caitlin Mandigo, the bread production manager at City Bakery. Born and…
