The spot-on chicken mole at this Mexican joint is enough to ensure that you won’t want to share, but the classic jukebox that pulsates with Mexican tunes will make you want to jump on the table and shake your booty. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who…
Kris Padalino Bittersweet 500 East Alameda Avenue 303-942-0320 bittersweetdenver.com This is part one of my interview with Kris Padalino, pastry chef at Bittersweet; part two of our chat will run tomorrow. Kris Padalino never envisioned herself as a pastry chef. Sure, she grew up in a big Italian family that…
In A Federal Case, I’ll be eating my way up Federal Boulevard – south to north – within Denver city limits. I’ll be skipping the national chains and per-scoop Chinese joints, but otherwise I’ll report from every vinyl booth, walk-up window and bar stool where food is served. Here’s the…
When I was growing up, frozen margaritas were considered “hot.” As much as I hate to admit it, I do still love a good frozen margarita. And this 22-ounce frozen marg was as good as they get — especially for the bargain price of $8. Can you guess where I’m…
Sanitas Brewing, Boulder’s newest entry in the craft-beer market, opened last Friday at 3550 Frontier Avenue — and we were there to catch the action. And there was plenty, because the place has a large taproom and an expansive three-season patio with bocce ball and cornhole. There’s even a permanent…
On Sunday, September 22, DISH will dish out food and drinks from dozens of Cafe Society’s favorite restaurants and trucks, as well as Best of Denver readers’ winners, in the Sculpture Park at the Denver Performing Arts Complex. Boone’s Tavern will join the lineup this year, serving up its self-proclaimed…
Despite the invasion of new burger joints, this venerable cash cow continues to pimp meat that’s hard to beat. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to a Guess Where post is entered into a pool — and every Monday, we select…
We’re always finding new vegan and vegetarian food options to try in the metro area. But sometimes an old favorite is worth a second look — and that’s the case this week with Virgilio’s Pizzeria and Wine Bar and the eatery’s new “pasta” options. See also: Virgilio’s pizza stretches to…
On Sunday, September 22, DISH will dish out food and drinks from dozens of Cafe Society’s favorite restaurants and trucks, as well as Best of Denver readers’ winners, in the Sculpture Park at the Denver Performing Arts Complex. And Mustard’s Last Stand, which is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year,…
The signature signs of a city that’s on the culinary fast track reside in its willingness to take aggressive risks, push infinite boundaries and continually adapt to a fickle dining public whose expectations are always on the upswing. Denver is that city — a major metropolis that refuses to slow…
Chicago has deep-dish pizza. San Francisco has sourdough bread. What does Denver have? What are this city’s must-have dishes? That’s the question one reader posed yesterday. The answers? Beer, beer and more craft-beer. And green chile, of course. See also: What are the Denver must-have dishes?…
For years, Denver residents wondered when they would finally get a Trader Joe’s. But three are now in the works — and today we learned that a fourth is going to open across the street from Govnr’s Park Restaurant — not far from the location that will be opening at…
On Sunday, September 22, DISH will dish out food and drinks from dozens of Cafe Society’s favorite restaurants and trucks, as well as Best of Denver readers’ winners, in the Sculpture Park at the Denver Performing Arts Complex. Tin Star Smokehouse, the barbeque joint that Paul Schutt, a former chef…
Not to be confused with the raucous (and world’s different) downtown Brother’s Bar and Grill, this Highland watering hole was dubbed My Brother’s Bar after two brothers bought it in 1970. But that wasn’t the beginning for his spot. Drinks first started pouring here in 1873 when the bar was…
On Sunday, September 22, DISH will dish out food and drinks from dozens of Cafe Society’s favorite restaurants and trucks, as well as Best of Denver readers’ winners, in the Sculpture Park at the Denver Performing Arts Complex. DiFranco’s, our pick for Best Italian Restaurant this year, will be serving…
Cafe Society dished out four Guess Where? contests last week, ranging from a lovely charcuterie and cheese plate from Central Bistro & Bar, to a lackluster bowl of gumbo (described as a “Salmonella and trichinosis combo” by one irritable commenter) from Ted’s Montana Grill, to a plate of crab legs…
“No, no, no, no, no!” That was the initial response from Steve Redzikowski, co-owner and chef of Boulder’s Oak at Fourteenth, when Bryan Dayton, his business partner and beverage director, first approached him about opening a new restaurant in the Source, a smorgasbord of independent restaurants, specialty food and bottle…
Denver’s two embattled Steak ‘n Shake locations — at 3502 River Point Parkway in Sheridan and 8271 South Quebec Street in Centennial — were both shuttered on Friday after a bond filed by the chain in federal court activated an injunction forcing the locally-owned franchise restaurants to cease using the…
My grandmother made some of the best comfort food I’ve ever tasted — and these homemade applesauce muffins are one of my favorites. I loved rolling out of bed at her house to the smell of fresh-baked muffins ready to be dipped in butter, cinnamon and sugar, and scarfed in…
The signature signs of a city that’s on the culinary fast track reside in its willingness to take aggressive risks, push infinite boundaries and continually adapt to a fickle dining public whose expectations are always on the upswing. Denver is that city — a major metropolis that refuses to slow…
Can a deep-dish pizza, like the Patxi’s meat model above, taste as good in Denver, Colorado, as it does in Chicago, Illinois? Diners have been debating that for decades — and for the past week on Cafe Society. And the recent discussion raises another point: If deep-dish pizza is a…
Denver got a fast-casual version of Boulder’s popular Pizzeria Locale in May, and Gretchen Kurtz put the concept to the test in her Pizzeria Locale review this week. For Chef and Tell, Lori Midson spoke with Crickett Burns, who left Squeaky Bean to head the kitchen at Truffle Table. And…
