UPDATE: We have a winner of our Mateo “Provence to Lyons” flood relief benefit contest, in which we asked Cafe Society readers to tell us, in twenty words or less, why they’re craving a spectacular meal. Congratulations to Matt Reilly, whose words won us over. Matt, we’ll send you an…
Toast is best known for its pancakes and French toast; the eatery boasts six different varieties of French toast and almost a dozen sweet pancake offerings (including a pancake “flight” that will allow you to sample several). But for those brunch-eaters who are seeking something on the more savory side…
The new spread fast yesterday: Little Shanghai has closed, after close to forty years on South Broadway. Ching Lei and her husband, Kim, had opened the restaurant in 1974, and in its heyday it had the strong support of regulars and hosted such out-of-towners as the Rolling Stones. But times…
Colorado restaurants have come together to help those who have were victims of the floods — and tonight there are two ways to support flood relief in Boulder. See also: Photos: Chautauqua Dining Hall unveils a new look for the historic building…
Some people sit on the beach and drink beer. Others sit on the beach, drink beer and make life plans that will leave no time for beaches — but plenty of time for beer. Ian Clark is definitely the latter kind of guy. “I had a goal of, by thirty,…
Years ago, when the Rolling Stones were in town to play a Denver concert, they ate at Little Shanghai, a South Broadway stalwart serving authentic — and Americanized — Chinese food, and during the past 39 years, just about everyone else ate there, too, including us, always saving belly room…
Vietnam Grill, our Best Vietnamese Restaurant in the Best of Denver 2013, closed abruptly last month, shortly after we featured Mark Antonation’s review of the place in A Federal Case, and was replaced almost as quickly by Lotus Vegetarian. Danielle Lirette stopped by the new restaurant, and sent back these…
One of my go-to vegetarian Indian dishes is lentil stew, or dal, and at this Indian restaurant, the hearty stew, rich with ghee and the color of rustic gold, emits bold aromatics that drift through the dining room. It’s a dish, that for me, defines the essence of autumn, my…
Earlier this year, in late April, Strings, the Uptown restaurant that the late Noel Cunningham opened 27 years ago, closed after Cunningham’s widow, Tammy, who had been running the restaurant since Cunningham’s untimely death in 2011, made the decision to sell the beloved restaurant to Frank Day, founder of Concept…
Japango, a cramped sushi restaurant on Boulder’s Pearl Street Mall, closed its doors this summer for a quick remodel. Now it’s back in business with a lot more space and couple of cool additions. See Also: Up two Dunkin’ Donuts, down two Steak ‘n Shakes — our Restaurant Roll Call…
Cafe Society dished up four Guess Where? contests last week, including a bowl of mussels submerged in tomato sauce from Armandos Pasta & Pizza and a duo of miniature pupusas from Uno Mas. We also showcased a stiffened slice of pizza from Pino’s Pizzeria & Wine Bar, as well as…
Soup makes a fantastic cold-weather dish, and this potato-fennel concoction is thick and hearty enough to work as an entree through the chillier days ahead. The minced fennel gives the broth a beefy flavor that could fool anyone (especially if you make your own vegetable broth), but it’s vegan and…
Phil Goodlaxson, owner/roster of Corvus Coffee Roasters, had hoped to hold a grand opening of Corvus’s new home at 1740 South Broadway — just two blocks away from its original home at 1947 South Broadway — at 10 a.m. tomorrow. In fact, construction was going so well that the outfit…
Le Grand Bistro & Oyster Bar — a transformative French restaurant downtown — just launched its fall menu, and chef John Broening, who conceived that menu, is giving us a reason to celebrate autumn’s bounty. The menu, 90 percent of which is new, is swelled with root vegetables, woodsy mushrooms…
In a town where politicians would go to the opening of an envelope, the debut of Final Approach — Denver International Airport’s new cell-phone waiting lot, which comes complete with a fancy building with four food vendors, flight information monitors and indoor bathrooms — was big news. And on September…
I like red sauce as much as the next person, but I have no desire to bathe in the stuff, and nor do I want my mussels submerged in an river of red, but that’s exactly what I got at this suburban Italian restaurant. Can you guess where I’m eating?…
In this week’s Chef and Tell interview with Samm Sherman, pastry chef of Linger and Root Down, she admits that the pot au chocolat, a dessert she had at the Kitchen years ago, changed her life, pointing her down the path to a pastry career. Today, Sherman shares her own…
J.W. Lee just opened Wasabi Roll & Go at 2076 South University Boulevard, in the former home of Beantree Coffee (the Aurora location is still open). This is the first “express”-style Wasabi, which also has two sit-down restaurants. The concept here, though, is all grab and go — you pick…
“I want to be known across the board as a place that has great food, and that maybe doesn’t serve meat,” says Rachel Kesley, the exec chef of WaterCourse Foods, whichGretchen Kurtz reviews this week. And the food at WaterCourse can indeed be great, especially if you order from the…
Dan Landes, owner of WaterCourse Foods (which I review this week) has brewed his share of beer over the years — so to him, beer and vegetarian food have always gone together. But he’s excited to see that the craft-brewing industry is starting to agree. “Maybe when I started, a…
It’s been a rough year for local farmers. Late spring snows wiped out a lot of early crops, especially fruit, and then — when they’d started to recover and at the height of the growing and selling season — came the flood. Some acres of crops were completely wiped out,…
Small in stature, but big on flavor, these mini pupusas, stuffed with corn and shrimp and slicked with salsa, take a detour from the Salvadorian staple, but they suit me — and this Mexican joint — just fine. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the…
