Yes, running a restaurant in this economy can be hell, as the previous tenants of 2200 South Broadway discovered when South Broadway Grill opened and closed in less than a year, after a major renovation of the former El Ranchito space. But the spot fired up again earlier this month,…
Piece of pigs masquerading as sheep are the latest delicacy in New York. For the astounding price of just $82.99 a pound, you can sample a creature that looks like a cross between a sheep and a pig and tastes like pork, but has a shaggy coat. The fur keeps…
As part of an upcoming photo essay project spotlighting Denver restaurant pros whose tatts are as prevalent as their dissections, burns, blisters, knife slashes and stabs, we promised that we’d post some of the best ink on the Cafe Society blog…
Sexy Pizza’s now offering up a little politics with its pie. The Capitol Hill pizzeria, located at 1018 East 11th Avenue, started offering a new pizza last week, with a portion of each purchase going to Safer Alternative for Enjoyable Recreation, a local drug policy reform organization. The SAFER pizza…
Seven kitchen guards from Vail’s Sweet Basil, including sous chefs Chris “Cactus Jack” Douglas and Chris “Cupcake” Youmans, braved the gales, unseasonably cold temps and rain on Saturday night, when they left the snow-thumped ski resort to cook at the fourth Hush Denver dinner on the rooftop of the Denver…
What, more Asian restaurants? Exactly, says the Flat Out Crazy Restaurant Group. The Chicago-based company, owner of the fast-casual Stir Crazy Fresh Asian Grill and the make-your-own stir-fry FlatTop Grill restaurant chains, is banking on our affection for Asian food and eating out to support its new venture into the…
Colorado is full of fairs and festivals in the spring — and anyone who held down the fort with a Frito pie at this annual event over the weekend left full, too. Can you guess where I was eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the…
Cafe Society served up seven Guess Where I’m Eating/Drinking contests last week, featuring everything from this still-unidentified bowl of deliciousness to Firenze a Tavola, the community table at Parisi; to this gigantic baked potato. For correctly spotting the spud at Oak Tavern, Jordan wins a DINR deck. Jordan, send your…
After the Beauvallon fiasco, Clemente Martinez couldn’t be happier to be in Cherry Creek — even if he did lose a small fortune in the process. Martinez, who opened Brandon’s Pub in 2008 at 955 Lincoln Street, and was forced to close that location last June when the commercial segment…
The burger chain with a name everyone loves to say (or is it slay?) has packed its beef and left the state for good. Fuddruckers has closed its three Colorado restaurants as a result of the Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing of its parent company. The closures, effective April 30, came…
Like many good things, it all happened over beer. J.R. Johnson got the idea to bring fresh produce to his Wheat Ridge neighborhood while sitting in a local pub one afternoon, watching residents cruise up and down the streets after work. He put his head together with a buddy in…
Indulging in the vegan Ho Ho cupcake offered at Watercourse Foods Bakery 214 East 13th Avenue, is like a guiltless return to childhood. True, we can’t guarantee that it’s low-calorie, but the dairy-and-egg-free sweet manages to improve the Hostess snack cake by using organic and sustainable ingredients and forgoing anything…
Top Chef, the often unrealistic reality show that made Hosea Rosenberg, exec chef of Jax-Boulder, a hometown hero when he emerged the conquistador two seasons ago, just released its list of contestants for season 7, which will be filmed in Washington, C.C., and premiere on June 16 on Bravo. There…
At this always packed temple to the torta, the bread is chewy and dense, paved with stretchy queso fresco, smeared with a fiery chipotle sauce and mounted with traditional fillings like ham, jalapenos, avocado, chorizo and breaded fried beef. The tortas are fantastic, as are the house-made aguas frescas, juiced…
A new Subway will open Sunday at 200 Quebec Street, and to celebrate, it will hold a Footlong- eating contest at 1 p.m., with the person who consumes the most Footlong subs in ten minutes winning four tickets to a Rockies game. This could be your only chance to eat…
Every month, Scott Durrah, chef/owner of 8 Rivers at 1550 Blake Street, hosts a Cooking with Cannabis class at the restaurant, which is conveniently located just two blocks from Apothecary of Colorado, the dispensary he and his wife, Wanda James, opened at the end of 2009. After students learn how…
The eighth Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill location opened its doors in Highland Square last month, but will hold its second grand opening party today as a make-good for those who stayed away from the first because of harsh weather conditions. “We will have the bean toss,” says Beth Burnhart, describing the…
The popularity and success of last year’s community garden in Civic Center Park (check it out — it even garnered a Westword Best of award) led the non-profit “Go Local Colorado” to think even bigger. This year, the group, in conjunction with Denver Parks & Recreation, the Parks Stewardship Program…
It isn’t often that I think a non-alcoholic drink is deserving of praise. I mean, really, how good can it be? But this housemade vanilla-passionfruit soda, which I drank at an adorable cafe in the RiNo area, was the exception to the rule. Other soda flavors include cucumber, pineapple-ginger, cherry-lime…
Pho 95, which opened last weekend at the Streets of SouthGlenn, 6879 South Vine Street, has issued a challenge that will likely bowl over — literally — anyone who takes the plunge. Owner Aaron Le figures that inhaling two pounds of rice noodles, two pounds of meat (brisket, tendon, flank,…
I love family style community dinners, but there’s one communal feast, in particular, that’s held twice a month at a local restaurant, that tops them all, especially when it’s paired with blow-your-mind wines. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the…
In Britain, a rogue jelly baby was found in a particular state of euphoria amongst his rubbery pals. Lyz Parker, who lives in Middlesex (convenient) purchased some candy at a local store; when she opened the bag in her office, she noticed the gummy guy holding his micro-parts with his…
