Firehouse Subs opens a new store in Aurora — with one hot mural

Firehouse Subs, a Florida-based fast-casual chain specializing in hot subs, just opened a second store in Aurora today. Like all the other stores opened by former firefighting brothers Robin and Chris Sorensen, this Firehouse Subs location has a custom, hand-painted mural inside the dining room that pays tribute to local…

Lee5324 is the winner of our DSTILL Showcase contest

UPDATE: We have a winner of our DSTILL Showcase contest, in which we asked Cafe Society readers to answer this question: What were the first five distilleries to open in Colorado that continue to operate today? Congratulations to Lee5324, who correctly guessed all five: Stranahan’s, Peach Street, Peak Spirits, Mystic…

Guess where I’m drinking a cocktail made almost entirely of bitters?

This bar, like many bars, offers a bartender’s choice, a throw-caution-to-the-wind cocktail that’s custom created by someone who you hope will wow you with their mixology magic. The cocktail in the above snap was unlike any I’ve ever had, a marriage of lemon, sugar and sparkling rosé dominated by bitters…

2014 Local Food Summit kicks off at 10 a.m. today

Billed as “Denver’s largest gathering of local food producers, manufacturers, growers, retailers and restaurateurs,” the 2014 Local Food Summit, hosted by the Mile High Business Alliance, in partnership with the City of Denver, kicks off this morning at 10 a.m. at the McNichols Civic Center Building with a full day…

Gozo will have its grand opening on Friday, March 7

After months of renovation work and delays, Gozo quietly opened this past weekend for friends, family members and a few lucky neighbors — and just as quietly closed again for a few last-minute touches before it reopens for good on Friday, March 7. See also: Gozo will open on South…

The Pasty Republic takes over where Wafflich left off

Don’t head to Wafflich for breakfast this morning — or lunch, for that matter. The sandwich shop that Benny Kaplan opened at 4166 Tennyson Street after closing his much more ambitious Shazz (now the home of Scratch Burrito) never returned from its winter break. Instead, when the doors of this…

Contest alert! Win two free tickets to the DSTILL Showcase

In just a few weeks, spirit hounds from here and afar will descend on Denver for DSTILL, a week-long celebration that trumpets more than fifty craft spirits producers from Colorado and around the country, all of whom will gather under the roof of the McNichols Civic Center building on Thursday,…

Guess where I’m eating really good thin-crust pizza?

It’s the deep-dish pizza at this joint within a joint that gets all the accolades, but after trying both a deep-dish pie and a thin-crusted pizza, I’m firmly entrenched in the thin-crust camp. Don’t get me wrong: The deep-dish pizza is very good, but the thin crust, in my opinion,…

Nothing Bundt Cakes comes to Boulder

Nothing Bundt Cakes, a Las Vegas-based chain that specializes in contemporary, custom-baked bundt cakes, will be opening a shop at 2710 Arapahoe Avenue in Boulder tomorrow. See also: Sneak peek: The Kitchen Next Door opens today in CitySet…

Spilling drinks, not identities, at the Curtis Club

Adam Platt, restaurant critic for New York, recently decided to out himself, publishing his picture on the cover of the magazine and writing about why he decided to give up his anonymity. You won’t find me doing the same thing. As anyone knows who’s shared a meal with “somebody” –…

Guess where I’m eating chilaquiles?

Sometimes you find the best examples of a certain dish at a restaurant that you’d never expect would serve that dish, much less do it better than just about anyone else. But that’s exactly what happened with the chilaquiles in the above snap. Not only was it an unexpected surprise…

Smiling Moose Deli expands its range and menu

Smiling Moose Deli, which got its start in the Vail Valley in 2003, recently opened four new locations in Ohio, South Dakota, Montana and North Dakota. But this casual deli chain has not only expanded its geographic range: it’s also expanded its menu with a brand-new dish, the Mo!Mac, a…