Cafe Society served up three Guess Where? contests last week, ranging from a still-unidentified flight of craft beers from a brewery whose suds you’ll never find in liquor stores, to a spicy Szechuan chicken dish from a Chinese restaurant that also remains unidentified, to a Greek salad from a pizza…
The “caveman diet” is getting a real workout across Colorado. The creation of Loren Cordain, a Colorado State University professor who wrote The Paleo Diet and numerous follow-up books, the diet has been picked up by the Crossfit community and many other fans of healthy eating. But while it promises…
It’s been in the works for years — and, finally, tomorrow the crew behind Boulder’s Pizzeria Locale (and, of course, Frasca Food and Wine) will open the doors on a Pizzeria Locale in Denver. But it won’t be a carbon copy of the original in Boulder. For starters, it won’t…
This week Gretchen Kurtz reviewed Taita Peruvian Cuisine & Bar, Mark Antonat’s journey up Federal stopped at J’s Noodle Star Thai, and Lori Midson traveled to Boulder to interview Nate Bychinski, executive chef of Mateo. And there was lots of other action on the Denver dining scene, including several openings…
Heading to Cherry Creek for dinner tonight? Skip Abrusci’s. The Italian restaurant that took over the former Campo di Fiori spot just over three years ago has closed, and there’s a “for lease” sign on the basement space. See also: – Abrusci’s brings more Italian dining to Cherry Creek -…
Izakaya Den will finally leave its original home at 1518 South Pearl Street at the end of service on Sunday, May 26, then reopen the following week in its brand-spanking new space at 1477 South Pearl, right next to its sibling, Sushi Den. See also: – Izakaya Den’s move to…
After nearly four decades of family ownership and operation, Angelo’s Pizza, a down-home red-sauce on joint on Sixth Avenue, has been bought by a new owner and will close for a two-month-long remodeling job on Sunday, May 26. See also: – Red alert: Denver’s old-school Italian joints are disappearing -…
The third location of Margs Taco Bistro opened this week at 500 East 19th Avenue in Uptown; the original in LoDo continues to pack in the crowds, as does the second in Cherry Creek — particularly during patio weather. Westword’s Philip Poston recently visited the newest member of this taco-joint…
Update: We have a winner of our Big Eat contest giveaway! Last week, we asked Cafe Society commenters to guess how many people attended last year’s Big Eat. Congrats to Aida1, who guessed 1150 people; the actual number is 1158. Aida1, we’ll send you an e-mail with directions on how…
At last night’s Toques and ‘Tails cocktail and culinary bash at Casselman’s Bar and Venue, a lively crowd showed up to sample foodstuffs and sip cocktails from some of Denver’s best restaurants. The event, benefiting Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry campaign, is the brainchild of Becky Creighton, founder of…
Update: We have a winner of our Full Moon Street Carnival contest giveaway! Earlier this week, we asked Cafe Society commenters to guess how many Bonacquisti wine growlers have been sold at the winery. Congrats to laganam, who guessed 646 growlers; the actual number is 682. laganam, we’ll send you…
The Morrison Holiday Bar is known as “the local cure” by residents of the tiny town, and now the legendary watering hole has a new title: It’s been named “Best Banquet Bar” by Coors. “Holiday Bar has been a great customer to us for a long time,” said Pete Coors,…
By now everyone who isn’t hiding in a television-free cave has heard about the Kitchen Nightmares episode featuring Amy’s Baking Company (an Arizona pizza place with bad food and worse owners) that was so ugly and combative that Gordon Ramsay walked away. This may have been the only episode I’ve…
Want to take a quick culinary trip this weekend? Try Taita, the Peruvian restaurant that Gretchen Kurtz reviews this week. In addition to the classic dishes of Peru, Taita serves up an interesting fusion that reflects the country’s more recent culinary influences — as well as the wide-ranging background of…
Colorado-based Larkburger is springing into the warm weather with three very spring-y new salads: baby kale, bibb and quinoa, and Caesar. I’m sure I’m not the only Denverite who is hoping these spring offerings will bring some good juju with them, ensuring that we won’t see another snowflake until next…
Spuntino, 2639 West 32nd Avenue, reopened its doors on Saturday after four days of renovations. The Italian restaurant now boasts a bigger menu, a larger bar and new furniture. See also: – Spuntino closes for a renovation and will reopen later this week – 100 Favorite Dishes: chocolate caramel sea…
“We’re the slowest movers ever,” quips Bobby Stuckey. “We waited six years to do a remodel of Frasca and more than nine years to do something away from our little corner in Boulder.” Stuckey, along with Chris Donato, Lachlan MacKinnon-Patterson and Jordan “Bruiser” Wallace, are the dream team behind Frasca…
Potatoes are oft-overlooked workhorses (and will do extra duty in this weekend’s picnic potato salad), but the potato-based appetizers at Taita, the focus of my most recent review, are hard to ignore. Those fried, stuffed, mashed potatoes in the papa rellena and the cool slices in the causa got me…
The Colorado Plus Brew Pub, which opened May 13 with 56 Colorado beers on tap, started making its owns beers this week on its small brewing system; the brewery part of the business, which includes a restaurant, was delayed by permitting issues. The beer should be ready in three weeks,…
Things are smoking again on the banks of Bear Creek off highway 74 in Kittredge. Darryl Swarts and three friends, all from Ann Arbor, Michigan, bought the former Dick’s Hickory Dock in February 2011, and after a total overhaul of the charming but decrepit building — starting with “squirrel removal,”…
Nate Bychinski Mateo 1837 Pearl Street, Boulder 303-443-7766 mateorestaurant.com This is part two of my interview with Nate Bychinski, exec chef of Mateo; part one of my interview with Bychinski ran yesterday. Most memorable meal you’ve ever had in Denver: Although it wasn’t a traditional meal, last year’s Denver Burger…
Denver is knee-deep in food-and-drink events this Memorial Day weekend, what with the two-day South Gaylord Street Festival, EatDenver’s Big Eat on Sunday and the Full Moon Street Carnival on Friday — and there’s plenty of culinary action in the altitude-high town of Vail this weekend, too. FEAST! Vail –…
