There’s always a story behind good food, and at Taste of Philly, the story is the saga of cheesesteak, a history that hangs on the wall. And Ken Brown, who ran the original location and now runs the company that franchises the concept, will add another chapter to the story…
By now, Kate Hume thought she’d really be cooking at Stir, the recreational cooking school tucked into a storefront at 3215 Zuni Street. But then a city inspector didn’t show the day before Thanksgiving, and so Stir didn’t open this past weekend…
I was sweating. Profusely. Not even my clinical-strength deodorant could hold back the flood, and I kept my arms pinned firmly to my sides so as not to alert my boyfriend to my predicament. We were both sniffling, and tears threatened to start streaking down my face. “Okay, well, I…
Ann Cooper is a busy lunch lady — even if she’s not the hairnet-wearing stereotype, standing behind the hot-lunch line plopping down scoops of canned green beans and powdered mashed potatoes. In fact, she’s been trying for years to make sure those green beans are fresh (even local!) and the…
The office building at 1035 Pearl Street in Boulder is rife with restaurant plans. Kimbal Musk and Hugo Matheson, owners of the Kitchen, are moving ahead with their project to open a pub, called the Kitchen Cafe, in the long, narrow space recently vacated by Abo’s. Now Mara and Peter…
Happy Cakes, 3434 West 32nd Avenue, offers up a dizzying array of cupcake flavors, parsed out in daily specials that rotate all week long. If you want to find out whether maple bacon or Jack and Coke is on the list before you make the drive to Highland, the bakery…
If you go hog wild for Hog Wild BBQ, you’re going to need to drive to Fort Collins to get your fix. The shop, at 2103 South Broadway, has closed — a victim of the City of Denver’s plan to widen Evans. Owners Chris and Katie Robinson, who moved to…
Last month we reported that Michael Burgermeister, awash with inspiration from markets all over the country (including New York’s Eataly), was moving Boulder-based Bayleaf to a larger Pearl Street location, where he could expand his offerings…
There are bargains galore during the daily happy hour at this serene Asian restaurant, where the chicken lettuce wraps, topped with cranraisins and plated with translucent slices of ginger, are a mere $3, as are several other notable dishes. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives…
The traffic jam on northbound I-25 started south of Pueblo. There was only one logical course of action: to brake for a slopper at Gray’s Coors Tavern, at 515 West Fourth in Pueblo. This bar has had only two owners since it became Johnny’s Coors Tavern in 1934 (and it…
So the holidays are coming to a close, the stock of leftover ham is depleted, and you’re determined to get back to the normal, everyday routine of work, cleaning the hors d’oeuvre smears off the davenport, and paying off the mountain of credit card bills left in the wake of…
Cafe Society served up four Guess Where contests last week, ranging from a still-unidentified disaster (perhaps people are too embarrassed to admit they recognize it) to delicious, pre-Thanksgiving tater tots at Table 6, to this plate of tacos. For correctly identifying the the dish as belonging to El Camino, Steve…
In the village of West Yorkshire, England, a police force of extraordinary magnitude is taking shape — the shape of burgers. Due to budget cuts, the town’s police force has been pared down to a bare minimum — so local merchants have decided to use “street marshals” to help in…
The expanding mobile food scene encompasses a bevy of trucks and carts, and now it includes a van. The 1970s Volkswagen van is called the Cozy Bean, and it’s trolling Denver, fortifying patrons with coffee and smoothies…
Planning an international culinary vacation? Thinking France? Maybe you should re-route to Japan. This year’s Michelin guides are now out for perusal — and because four restaurants in Japanese cities were upgraded to three-star status, the country now hosts the same number of highest-honored eateries as the gastronomically proud French:…
A story in last week’s New York Times Magazine about a child on a 90 percent fat diet was not an expose of child abuse. The article described a family’s desperate attempt to control nine-year-old Sam’s epilepsy by feeding him bacon and butter in quantities only Costco can supply. It’s…
My last dinner before Thanksgiving included, among other hits and wonders, tater tots with bacon and blue cheese playfully paired with a diminutive bottle of Tabasco sauce. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s Where am I drinking/eating posts…
Atheist author Tim Covell’s propagating a new obesity theory, and it has nothing to do with carbs, fat or high fructose corn syrup. Rather, he’s noticed a correlation between godliness and obesity…
After a few days of preview parties and events, Ototo Food and Wine Bar will be opening for dinner at 4:30 p.m. today, with lunch joining the lineup on December 13. The former Den Deli space at 1501 South Pearl Street has a sleek new look and a menu to…
Clint Wangsnes Zengo 1610 Little Raven Street 720-904-0965 www.richardsandoval.com/zengodenver This is part two of Lori Midson’s interview with Clint Wangsnes, chef of Zengo. Read part one of that Q&A. Rules of conduct in your kitchen: I have high expectations of all of my staff. I expect them to give me…
It was a dark and chilly night, and I was completely bored out of my gourd. Fortunately, a new Goodwill Thrift Store had recently opened in my neighborhood, and shopping seemed a perfect diversion. So this little piggy went to market, and found a store packed with stuff. Some items…
We’re taking a mini-vacation on Thanksgiving — so all may eat, drink, sleep and reconcile with family members — but your regularly scheduled bloggery will be right back here on Friday. Enjoy the bloodbath break. Follow ” target=”_blank”>@CafeWestword on Twitter…
