A lovely biscuit is one of those things that seems so simple, yet is entirely too easy to get wrong. While you hope for buttery, tender and flaky, the few simple ingredients can result in a biscuit that’s just as likely to be mealy, tough or tasteless. But with a…
Smashburger, the homegrown burger barn that’s multiplying like calculators, will open its eleventh Colorado location in June at 1203 16th Street in the lower level of the Tabor Center. The burger chain, which began building its beef empire back in 2007, isn’t skedded to build any more outlets in Colorado…
Breakfast! It’s what’s for dinner! That’s the siren song of this year’s Breakfast for Boobs, a benefit to battle breast cancer. The fundraiser, which takes place on Sunday, April 18 from to 5 to 8 p.m. at Hot Cakes Diner, 1400 E. 18th Ave., is hosted by the Denver chapter…
Tocabe, the native American fast-casual restaurant at 3536 West 44th Avenue that Ben Jacobs and Matt Chandra opened in December 2008, is the focus of a new Atlantic story headlined “Fry Bread Nation.” While the piece looks at the increased hunger for native American foods nationally, Tocabe gets the most…
Now that they’ve seen what a bloody steak can do for your libido, ELWAY’s Downtown, 1881 Curtis Street, is adding a sushi bar to bait and hook raw fish aficionados. It’s still fishy as to when, exactly, the sushi bar will open, but Elway’s Downtown spokesperson, Allison Fredeen, says they’re…
First things first: You’ll need to traipse to a restaurant in Boulder Country to swim with the fish in the above pic, a fennel-stuffed branzino that was the finale to an excellent multi-course dinner in an underrated restaurant, whose kitchen is churning out some really sensational dishes. Can you guess…
This is part two of Lori Midson’s interview with Matt Mine, executive chef of Oceanaire. You can read part one of that interview here. Culinary inspirations: Many things, but the weather and the seasons usually play a big part in how I cook, in everything from the ingredients to the…
Imagine a world without hangovers. Go on, imagine: ten-day benders without alcohol poisoning; all-night binges with 8 a.m. board meetings the next day; the end of brain-numbing, stomach-souring, entire-day-losing debilitation at the groping, productivity-pilfering hands of booze. It’s glorious, this make-believe world where adults can drink whatever they like, as…
I first heard about iX MiXer through Nick, the Squire bartender, who reached out to me via e-mail after reading about my tequila-mixing woes in the Drunk of the Week column about Root Down. “You mentioned that you are a self-proclaimed tequila connoisseur,” he wrote, “but have had some difficulty…
Lance Barto, executive chef of Strings, 1700 Humboldt Street, is always playing with his menu, as are most chefs this time of year when the freshness of springtime calls for new ingredients and new dishes. He’s just added kesra, a traditional Moroccan flat bread, to his spring menu, the recipe…
The Colorado Rockies seem full of beans this season — and so was this chili. Can you guess where I was eating?…
It must be spring if I’m jonesing for a seat on the patio and drinking one of these. Great people watching is an added bonus. Can you guess where I’m drinking?…
Yes, it’s yet another list. Livability, the site that invites you to “discover America’s best places to live,” has just released its list of “Foodie Finds: 10 Surprising Food Cities,” and Colorado occupies two of the top slots. That Boulder ranks third is no surprise at all; after all, it’s…
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. We’ve already exposed the tatts of Matt Selby, executive…
Matt Mine Oceanaire Seafood Room 1400 Arapahoe Street 303-991-2277 www.theoceanaire.com This is part one of Lori Midson’s interview with Matt Mine, executive chef of Oceanaire. To read part two of that interview, click here. Matt Mine, the executive chef of Oceanaire, is searching for a new girlfriend, and since he…
What do you get for that special coffee snob in your life who already boasts a top-of-the-line Italian espresso machine, a French press for every room in the house, and a direct line to as much Indonesian civet-poop coffee as one human stomach can handle? Why, a smart little tote…
Earlier today, when I got Keegan Gerhard, owner of D Bar Desserts and longtime host of Food Network Challenge, on the horn, he was driving through a jungle in Puerto Rico on his way to Saborea, Puerto Rico’s annual culinary extravaganza. He was there with several other Food Network celebrities,…
Robert Sherk was just doing his day job, canvassing the local burb, pounding on doors, peddling meat door to door, when he got caught in a spliff of trouble. Sherk was on the job in Athens, Tennessee, when police accused him of selling meat without a proper permit, according to…
The cocktail list is still a work in progress, but if the above concoction, made with Champagne, muddled oranges and Campari, is any indication of what’s to come, then I may have just found my favorite new watering hole. Whose cocktail roster is new and noteworthy?…
For three months, we forked, spooned and knifed our way around the Mile High City, stuffing our gullets silly so we could bring you 100 of our favorite dishes in Denver. We started with the chicken fried steak from Lola and ended with the magnificent feijoada from Emporio do Brasil…
Turns out, the “Argentinian Restaurant Bar and Grill” sign on the building at 3555 West 38th Avenue does not say it all. The restaurant taking the place of Playa de Oro will be named Viejo Domingo. Watch for it to open on Saturday, April 17…
Pho Van Noodle Souper, the Vietnamese pho shop at 472 South Federal Boulevard, closed early last week — but the space won’t be closed for long. Red Claw Seafood and Wings, which took over the spot just before the lights went dark, opens this Friday, April 16, with a menu…
