Our favorite table scraps of the week from the Cafe Society blog:…
Another sign that Indian summer continues: One more night of Meat on the Street at Marczyk Fine Foods. The crew is grilling Niman Ranch burgers right now at 770 East 17th Avenue; they’re $6.99 each. The attached wine store will also be offering a wine-tasting until 7:30 p.m. Find more…
Despite some readers’ allegations that we’re milking the video of the live octopus hot pot (something, by the way, we never condemned nor condoned but merely documented) to a cruel and unusual extent, the glorious comments keep pouring in– and we’re going to keep showcasing the best ones. And today,…
Quizno’s is not having the best Friday. Denver Fair Foods showed up at the corporate offices of the Denver-based chain to protest today, calling out the sandwich maker for buying produce from suppliers with unsound labor practices. Denver Fair Foods works in direct partnership with the Coalition for Immokalee Workers…
Earlier this year, Phil Armstrong, a veteran restaurant industry guy who has more ambition than the entire graduating class of Harvard, unleashed Hush, an underground supper club that hosts intimate dinners at various venues around Denver and Boulder, many of them in unusual places — fields, warehouses and atop parking…
Smother love: It’s easy being green in Denver in September, when the smell of roasting chiles overrides the odor of exhaust along Federal Boulevard, and the green chile at your favorite Mexican joint carries the heat of the new harvest. For the next several weeks, Cafe Society will feature some…
We now have a copy of the Zagat 2011 America’s Top Restaurants Survey in our grubby little hands. The guide, better known as the “burgundy bible,” ranked 1,552 restaurants in 45 major markets across the country, including Colorado, based on votes from more than 153,000 diners. The Survey also tracks…
After service tomorrow, Bliss Bar & Bistro — an oasis of good taste in Arvada — will close the doors at 7501 Grandview Avenue for good. “I think Arvada is just really hurting,” says general manager Andrea Marion, who opened the place four years ago. “We just don’t have that…
Rachael Ray’s world has a lot of layers. I know this because when I was sitting at Crook’s Palace in Black Hawk, munching on a surprisingly good burger with house-cured bacon and a homemade bun while researching this week’s cover story, I was watching one of her shows, $40 a…
Are you lovin’ it? Although many couples, including the happy pair pictured here, have made McDonald’s part of their nuptials, McDonald’s devotees now have a place where they can officially consummate their affection for the Clown: Hong Kong is the first city in the world to host weddings under the…
We knew when we posted the video of the live octopus hot pot at Sik Gaek in Queens that we’d stir some feelings of outrage. And we weren’t disappointed. Haterade poured in on Digg, Youtube and Cafe Society, decrying us for what we ate. We already gave special recognition to…
For a landlocked city, Denver is about to be swimming in seafood. At 5 p.m. today, Wyland’s Ocean Blue will open in the Shops at Northfield, close by Guy Harvey’s Perfect Spot, which opened earlier this month at 8336 Northfield Boulevard and will host a grand opening party on Friday,…
Last week, we unleashed the news that Civic Center EATS, a congregation of street-food trucks and carts that commingled each Tuesday during the summer at Civic Center Park, was extending its stay throughout the year. From 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday (weather permitting) until December 31, up…
The very wealthy have played around with their food for centuries. Think of those crazy medieval dishes: real birds baked into pies, swans stuffed with edibles and brought to the table dressed in their original plumage and looking alive, a cock dressed as a knight — tiny spurs and all…
Westword writers headed up the hill last week for this week’s cover story, and around noon that day, I found myself having lunch at Crook’s Palace, 200 Gregory Street in Black Hawk, the only restaurant in town that’s free from the whir of slot machines or the flick of cards…
Next Tuesday, on October 19, at the stroke of noon, the glitzy Four Seasons Hotel will open at 1111 Fourteenth Street. EDGE Restaurant and Bar, the hotel’s on-site food temple, billed as a “progressive American steakhouse,” will also start turning out prime-grade bricks of beef, chops, seafood, soups, salads and…
As far as I know, there’s only one Asian joint in Denver that serves guò qiáo mĭxiàn, a soup from the Yunnan province otherwise known as “across the bridge rice noodles,” the name of which was allegedly inspired by a dutiful woman who trotted the dish of steaming broth, to…
Aaron Youngblood Executive Chef Dixons Downtown Grill 1610 16th Street 303-573-6100 www.dixonsrestaurant.com This is part two of Lori Midson’s interview with Aaron Youngblood, executive chef of Dixons Downtown Grill. Read part one of Midson’s interview with Youngblood. Rules of conduct in your kitchen: Be on time; work clean; respect your…
What happens when you put a McDonald’s Happy Meal on hold? Two very different women in two very different towns decided to find out. Coloradan Joann Bruso, author of the blog Baby Bites, which is designed to help parents transform picky eaters into healthy eaters, came up with an experiment…
On Monday Colt & Gray, 1553 Platte Street, will roll out a weekly, three-course prix fixe dinner for $36. But there’s a twist: The menu for that deal won’t be constructed by chef-owner Nelson Perkins and chef de cuisine Brad Rowell. Instead, the heads of the kitchen will turn over…
The Fourmile Canyon fire inspired Boulder’s restaurant community to rally in support of those affected by the blaze, feeding firefighters and evacuated homeowners for free and throwing impromptu benefits to support organizations like the Red Cross. The inferno has been reduced to ashes, but fire departments are still dealing with…
One of the challenges of being a vegetarian is finding a place where you can kick back and relax with old friends, maybe make some new friends. Carnivorous folks take their hospitable hangouts for granted; we don’t have that option. While WaterCourse and City, O’ City are great spots for…
