When Mike Delmonico mentioned the name of his new restaurant, The Hole, I swallowed a giggle, hesitating before eventually asking him if he’d thought about all the different ways in which a name like that could be misconstrued, maligned or misinterpreted. “I’m not worried,” he deadpanned. Fair enough, but when…
Growing up, Mary Lovett loved to cook and learned a lot from her mother and grandmother — but it was watching Martha Stewart that really showed her how to bake. “She taught me quality and standards and not to compromise,” Lovett says. Lovett’s years of study paid off last month,…
See that round of shots above? Those were the first of many shots that Cafe Society writers imbibed as we celebrated the start of a weekend dominated by — what else? — drinking. Can you guess where we got the party started? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct…
It’s Meatless Monday, and I’m planning on eating meat. Lots of it. Maybe at one of these places, some of the best spots in town to pursue a carnivorous crusade. Eat your heart out, Mario Batali…
Most vegetarians remember the days when attending a ball game meant subsisting on popcorn and peanuts — not bad as snacks go, but let’s be honest: Peanuts are no substitute for a ballpark dog. Since 2002, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has ranked ballparks according to the…
Diego Zhang’s could be on its way to getting a lot more exposure if the restaurant, which has two locations in Centennial, is the winning recipient of a $10,000 award from the University of Colorado at Denver this week. The internationally-flavored mini-burger joint was named one of six finalists last…
Cafe Society served up four Guess Where I’m Eating/Drinking contests last week, featuring everything from this sushi platter at Taki Sushi to a sandwich at Avenue Grill to an incredible plate of street tacos. For correctly pegging them to Tacos El Gordo, Larry W wins a DINR deck. LarryW, send…
Jeremy Kossler and his wife, Kelly, are waging war. On August 17, the Kosslers plan to unleash the Denver Burger Battle, a beef-to-beef combat that’ll pit ten Denver cow-friendly palaces against one another in a showdown that will ultimately end with the crowning of Denver’s Best Burger. “We have an…
Vine Street Pub, at 1700 Vine Street, recently celebrated its second birthday. As part of the growing-up process, it’s added that most grownup of meals — weekend brunch — complete with a Bloody Mary bar to help assuage the pain of a very adult hangover or get started on the…
This is what I’m having for breakfast tomorrow. This — and corned beef hash with two eggs over easy. Where will I be eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s Where am I drinking/eating posts is entered into a pool — and every Monday,…
BMoCA Presents: Michelle Ellsworth from Tony Farfalla on Vimeo.Now this is art we can get behind. As first reported by Denver Egotist, Boulder-based performance artists Michelle Ellsworth has created The Burger Foundation, a website dedicated to reevaluating the relationship between hamburgers and humans for the good of all mankind. (A…
Warm sticky toffee cake, made with fresh dates and topped with caramel sauce and bourbon butterscotch ice cream, might seem better suited to a chilly autumn afternoon, but as the summer months settle in, don’t expect the dessert to disappear from the menu at TAG,1441 Larimer Street. While Troy Guard,…
Dan Brown is about to be up to his neck in tacos. Brown, a former Denver chef, submitted the winning name for Pinche Tacos’ 16th Street Mall street food cart (necessitated by the rejection of the R-rated name by the downtown business district). The new name? Tacos Borrachos. Pinche Tacos’…
Ya Ya’s Aaron Whitcomb, the mouthpiece in this week’s Chef and Tell interview, promises that his recipe for duck confit, despite the numerous ingredients and steps, isn’t difficult. “Just make sure,” advises Whitcomb, “that you pack the duck tight with cure and completely rinse the cure off after 24 hours.”…
If the nearly $1,200 Gucci price tag to attend the Food & Wine magazine Classic in Aspen, which kicks off later this month in glitter gulch, is too pricey for your pocketbook, take solace: Tomorrow, from noon to 6 p.m., 30 Colorado wineries are pouring stomped grapes at the Manitou…
What’s it going to be? Donkey Haute Tacos? Bad Ass Tacos? Or how about Pi***e Tacos? As Cafe Society readers know, Pinche Tacos, one of Denver’s newest street food carts is looking for a new name for its planned 16th Street Mall location, and today’s the last day to lob…
“He’s dead to me.” That was a good friend’s immediate response to the news that Mario Batali, patron saint of cured meat, is supporting Meatless Monday, a non-profit that’s trying to convince Americans to go vegetarian one day a week in order to reduce the country’s intake of animal protein…
What with his Food Channel fame and a restaurant empire stretching from Las Vegas to New York City, it was bound to happen: Bobby Flay is now king of all he surveys. At least he thinks so. Applebee’s recently introduced a menu concept of “regional American burgers” from such locales…
Another one bites the dust: Zuni Kitchen, at 3007 Zuni Street, had one of the town’s best-looking logos — but that wasn’t enough to save the place from an impending development in Zuni Plaza…
Casey Capper likes to hang on to stuff, which, hoarding aside, isn’t necessarily all that strange. It’s where he hangs on to stuff that’s a bit odd. Capper, the manager of Argonaut Wine & Liquor, agreed to share the contents of his fridge, which just happen to include a three-year-old…
Rudy’s is bringing its tender, oak-smoked meats, Texas sensibilities — oh, and a gas station — to Colorado. The crowd-friendly Texas-based barbecue chain opened its first Colorado location yesterday at 315 South 31st Street in Colorado Springs…
After nine months of “soul-searching,” Greg Goldfogel reports, “I have finally got my head back on straight, filed for bankruptcy, and decided to launch Amore Natural Foods, bringing back my pasta sauces, kalamata olive tapenade, bruschetta, homemade pasta, flourless chocolate torte, biscotti, etc., with the natural and neighborhood food stores…
