Suffice it to say that I eat out more than the general population, unless, of course, the general population can catalog more than 450 restaurant meals in a year — which is about the number of breakfasts, lunches and dinners that I stomached in 2012. Pathetic, isn’t it? But all…
Hearing rumors that Burger King had introduced a new avocado & Swiss Whopper, as well as molten fudge desserts, tater tots with the cheese baked into them and tempura-ish battered chicken nuggets, I decided to forgive that whole bacon sundae debacle and visit the Burger King kingdom at 3200 Downing…
Cafe Society served up numerous Guess Where? posts over the past few weeks (since last Monday was a holiday, we didn’t announce a winner last week), ranging from a platter of artery-clogging pepperoni rolls from Old Chicago (yeah, yeah, yeah…I know), to a chicken pot pie from Zink Kitchen +…
A good stock can make or break many recipes — but unfortunately, it’s hard to get a good vegetable stock from a can or a box. But making it yourself is easy as can be (especially if you have a stock pot with a strainer, a worthy investment). This mock…
The Slotted Spoon, Denver’s first bona fide meatball emporium, opens on Monday, February 4, and while that’s more than a week away, co-owner and chef Jensen Cummings, along with his partners, Johnny Coast and Alex Comisar, are way ahead of the curve (ball). See also: – Photos: Behind the scenes…
Does size really matter? So say the people suing Subway, who accuse the chain of skimping on its footlong sandwiches, by at least an inch. But Jenn Wohletz just offered five reasons why the suit is ridiculous. And a reader had another one: See also: – Subway’s missing inch: Five…
Too busy to get to everything on Cafe Society’s plate this week? Here’s another helping of some of our entrees: Gretchen Kurtz reviewed TAG Burger Bar, which Troy Guard opened in the former home of Madison Street. Although she loved many of the non-burger items on the menu — including…
Food, in all its lusty glory, was on display last weekend at the Fancy Food Show in San Francisco — an immense marketplace of hedonistic gluttony that showcased more than 80,000 products from 35 countries, in every edible and drinkable ilk imaginable. See also: – Trends without end: chef predictions…
Anybody suing a fast-food chain is news, especially if the lawsuit is petty, outlandish or an obvious attempt at a cash-grab by people who clearly have some time on their hands. The recent lawsuit filed by two New Jersey males against Subway, based on the assertion that the $5 footlong…
There was absolutely nothing wrong with this dish — it was lovely…and healthy — but watching my friend dig her spoon into the chicken liver mousse made it difficult to concentrate on all those vegetables. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer…
Marg’s Taco Bistro, the urbanized “world tacos” spot that has locations in Cherry Creek and LoDo last year, is planning a new location in Uptown. The restaurant owners, Uptown Margs and Dave McBride, have applied for a liquor license at 500 East 19th Avenue, near Las Delicias and Jonesy’s Eatbar…
It was a little late coming out of the gate — the opening was slated for New Year’s Eve — but last night, the Armoury, a new pub that’s themed around live music and European football, unlocked its doors in the Ballpark neighborhood. See also: – Armoury, an “old-world pub,”…
In case you haven’t heard the collective war cries rising up from the citizens of Boulder, Colorado, they are about to get their first Walmart — one of the new “neighborhood market” concepts. Walmart pisses off liberals everywhere, and it’s not the big-box chain with the best ethics record –…
Guy Fieri is back in town, Lori Midson reports, visiting establishments ranging from the Denver Biscuit Company to Prohibition to the Highland Tavern for his show Diners, Drive-ins and Dives . Some readers are fed up with Fieri, but still see benefits in his visits here: See also: – Love…
Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill, the homegrown healthy Mediterranean chain, will celebrate its fifth birthday by offering Colorado customers five days of deep discounts — beginning on Saturday, January 26 — on some of its popular items, including an entire day of free falafel balls. And Garbanzo is also treating itself to…
In case you haven’t heard, Guy Fieri, the bleached-blond, back-of-the-head-sunglass-obsessed Food Network TV personality that foodniks love to loathe, is prancing around Denver, his film crew on his heels. He’s here, of course, to film footage for Triple D, otherwise known as Diners, Drive-ins and Dives — and it’s not…
I just returned from San Francisco, where I pigged out on everything from oysters and noodles to quail and “world peace” peanut muscovado milk. I also made the unfortunate mistake of hitting up an Indian restaurant — Dosa, if you want to to know — that sucked, but the vegetarian…
Tony Cherry Creek, that swanky enclave full of chic boutiques and restaurants where stilettos and furs far outweigh flip-flops and fleece, is seemingly — inexplicably — becoming a Mexican-food mecca. See also: – Machete will bring tacos and tequila to Cherry Creek – Photos: Margs Taco Bistro opens today in…
George Eder Pizza Republica 5375 Landmark Place, Greenwood Village 720-489-2030 www.pizzarepublica.com This is part two of my interview with George Eder, exec chef of Pizza Republica; part one of our conversation ran yesterday. Favorite Denver/Boulder restaurant(s) other than your own: Frasca, Beatrice & Woodsley, Fruition and Ian Kleinman’s pop-up doughnut…
Last April, Eric Chiappetta, the former chef of Pizza Republica, along with his wife, Jamie, left the piehole world behind to open Chia’s Breakfast & Lunch Counter in Golden. But last week, the couple shut the doors. See also: – Chia’s Breakfast & Lunch Counter is set to open next…
Smashburger has been a smash hit since the homegrown chain was introduced in 2006. Since then, it’s built a dozen stores in the metro area — and expanded not just throughout the United States, but across the ocean. And in the next year, the company plans to open another sixty…
There’s a debate raging in food circles about tasting menus and whether chefs have become tyrants by forcing multi-hour parades of plates on unwitting guests. For now, Troy Guard’s name doesn’t factor into that discussion, but I wouldn’t put forty courses past him. After all, this is a chef who…
