The Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers first brought stone-baked Southern-style pizza to the Colorado via the suburbs, opening a restaurant at the Streets at SouthGlenn in Centennial last August. And soon, on Monday, July 12, the franchise will open a second location downtown at the Tabor Center on 16th and Lawrence…
Pablo Mastroeni’s yearning to cook was inspired by the Food Network, so when he got a chance to appear on Emeril Live a few years back, he jumped at the opportunity. The two-time World Cup player and formidable midfielder and team captain for the Colorado Rapids calls the experience –…
By now, you’ve no doubt heard that PETA wants to install a bloodied-and-bandaged 250-pound, five-and-a-half-foot chicken statue on the 16th Street Mall to protest the inhumane ways that McDonald’s turns chicken-shaped chickens into Shrek-shaped Chicken McNuggets. PETA has gotten tangled in some red tape, though; click here to see PDFs…
Charity begins at home — in the case of Paula Deen’s maid, the butter queen’s home. Mary Alice White was found in possession of over 10K in stolen merchandise reportedly taken from Deen’s house. According to the police report filed by her husband, Michael Groover, and obtained by TMZ, the…
By 9 p.m. last night, most of the diners and imbibers who’d come for Colt & Gray’s patio party had bid their adieus, but the party was still going strong, with the stragglers joining the staff for a couple of rounds of poker and one last glass of cachaca punch…
Don’t be fooled by the prominent “For Sale” signs flanking the exterior of Dozens. John England, owner of the longtime Denver breakfast and lunch spot, wants his customers to know that Dozens is still very much open for business and is not for sale…
When Mike Delmonico mentioned the name of his new restaurant, The Hole, I swallowed a giggle, hesitating before eventually asking him if he’d thought about all the different ways in which a name like that could be misconstrued, maligned or misinterpreted. “I’m not worried,” he deadpanned. Fair enough, but when…
Growing up, Mary Lovett loved to cook and learned a lot from her mother and grandmother — but it was watching Martha Stewart that really showed her how to bake. “She taught me quality and standards and not to compromise,” Lovett says. Lovett’s years of study paid off last month,…
See that round of shots above? Those were the first of many shots that Cafe Society writers imbibed as we celebrated the start of a weekend dominated by — what else? — drinking. Can you guess where we got the party started? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct…
It’s Meatless Monday, and I’m planning on eating meat. Lots of it. Maybe at one of these places, some of the best spots in town to pursue a carnivorous crusade. Eat your heart out, Mario Batali…
Most vegetarians remember the days when attending a ball game meant subsisting on popcorn and peanuts — not bad as snacks go, but let’s be honest: Peanuts are no substitute for a ballpark dog. Since 2002, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has ranked ballparks according to the…
Diego Zhang’s could be on its way to getting a lot more exposure if the restaurant, which has two locations in Centennial, is the winning recipient of a $10,000 award from the University of Colorado at Denver this week. The internationally-flavored mini-burger joint was named one of six finalists last…
Cafe Society served up four Guess Where I’m Eating/Drinking contests last week, featuring everything from this sushi platter at Taki Sushi to a sandwich at Avenue Grill to an incredible plate of street tacos. For correctly pegging them to Tacos El Gordo, Larry W wins a DINR deck. LarryW, send…
Jeremy Kossler and his wife, Kelly, are waging war. On August 17, the Kosslers plan to unleash the Denver Burger Battle, a beef-to-beef combat that’ll pit ten Denver cow-friendly palaces against one another in a showdown that will ultimately end with the crowning of Denver’s Best Burger. “We have an…
Vine Street Pub, at 1700 Vine Street, recently celebrated its second birthday. As part of the growing-up process, it’s added that most grownup of meals — weekend brunch — complete with a Bloody Mary bar to help assuage the pain of a very adult hangover or get started on the…
This is what I’m having for breakfast tomorrow. This — and corned beef hash with two eggs over easy. Where will I be eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s Where am I drinking/eating posts is entered into a pool — and every Monday,…
BMoCA Presents: Michelle Ellsworth from Tony Farfalla on Vimeo.Now this is art we can get behind. As first reported by Denver Egotist, Boulder-based performance artists Michelle Ellsworth has created The Burger Foundation, a website dedicated to reevaluating the relationship between hamburgers and humans for the good of all mankind. (A…
Warm sticky toffee cake, made with fresh dates and topped with caramel sauce and bourbon butterscotch ice cream, might seem better suited to a chilly autumn afternoon, but as the summer months settle in, don’t expect the dessert to disappear from the menu at TAG,1441 Larimer Street. While Troy Guard,…
Dan Brown is about to be up to his neck in tacos. Brown, a former Denver chef, submitted the winning name for Pinche Tacos’ 16th Street Mall street food cart (necessitated by the rejection of the R-rated name by the downtown business district). The new name? Tacos Borrachos. Pinche Tacos’…
Ya Ya’s Aaron Whitcomb, the mouthpiece in this week’s Chef and Tell interview, promises that his recipe for duck confit, despite the numerous ingredients and steps, isn’t difficult. “Just make sure,” advises Whitcomb, “that you pack the duck tight with cure and completely rinse the cure off after 24 hours.”…
If the nearly $1,200 Gucci price tag to attend the Food & Wine magazine Classic in Aspen, which kicks off later this month in glitter gulch, is too pricey for your pocketbook, take solace: Tomorrow, from noon to 6 p.m., 30 Colorado wineries are pouring stomped grapes at the Manitou…
What’s it going to be? Donkey Haute Tacos? Bad Ass Tacos? Or how about Pi***e Tacos? As Cafe Society readers know, Pinche Tacos, one of Denver’s newest street food carts is looking for a new name for its planned 16th Street Mall location, and today’s the last day to lob…
