As part of an upcoming photo essay project spotlighting Denver restaurant pros whose tatts are as prevalent as their dissections, burns, blisters, knife slashes and stabs, we promised that we’d post some of the best ink on the Cafe Society blog…
Corey Cunningham Baur’s Ristorante 1512 Curtis Street 303-534-4842 www.baursdenver.com Corey Cunningham has cooked for Bill Cosby, former presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, NASCAR and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame — and he also once gave a cigarette to Queen Latifah. “Cooking for Bush was wild,” recalls…
From now until May 30, Ted’s Montana Grill is challenging all at-home chefs to compete in the Secret Ingredient Showdown. The contest involves coming up with recipes for any one of four secret ingredients. Bison was the first, and Ted’s just revealed Anaheim peppers as the second. Using those ingredients…
Atif Mehana came to the United States from Egypt two decades ago. The 58-year-old spent more than a decade selling seafood to tourists in Miami, and saved enough to open a second eatery in 2008. But now he’s broke. Who’s to blame? He says Yelp, the megapopular website that allows…
Pin Zheng, owner-chef of Moongate Asian Grill in Lowry and East Moon Asian Bistro & Sushi in Broomfield, is adding a third restaurant to his growing collection of Asian food temples, which he oversees with his wife Vicky. Jett Asian Kitchen and Sushi Bar will open this Thursday at 5007…
Denver is in the middle of a burger boom, and while some of those burgers are worth the sacrificial cow, others, like the one in the above pic, could use an overhaul, starting with the bun, which was igloo temperature and harder than a slab of concrete. Can you guess…
“We’re dedicated to the pursuit of the American dream: BBQ, good times and sustainable entrepreneurship,” says Bobbi Capps who, along with her husband Mason, will open OiNKS BBQ next week at 6110 East Colfax Avenue. “This is going to be American-style barbecue” says Bobbi. “We cherry picked from all the…
Everybody is rocking reusable grocery bags these days — and Steuben’s, 523 East 17th Avenue, is getting in on the action. Now when folks get take-out or curbside pickup at Steuben’s, their order comes in a nifty reusable canvas bag emblazoned with the joint’s logo. Not only does it make…
One Denver City Council candidate hopes to win ’em over with food. Jon Lehmann, one of ten candidates vying for the council seat recently vacated by Rick Garcia (who went to work for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development), recently signed on a real live campaign chef. Kirston…
What’s up with Pueblo getting so much attention for its food scene? Not only did the city earn the tenth slot on Livability’s recent list of “Surprising Food Cities”, but last week the Travel Channel came through town to pit two variations of the city’s culinary crown jewel against one…
Denver’s about to get dueling dueling piano bars. Chez Cirque, which will feature dueling pianos and other entertainment options, is set to open this coming weekend in the Landmark project in Greenwood Village; you can read all about it in Jon Solomon’s upcoming Barback column. And judging from the sign…
While the kidlets are stuck with chicken tenders and mac and cheese, the comfort mavens at Bang!, 3472 West 32nd Avenue, debuted some new grub last week for more roving palates. We’ve been loving on Bang! for years, awarding it Best Burger and Best Meatloaf in the past. More recently,…
Big news on the street food front: Come May, Boulderites will be introduced to a new Pepto-Bismol pink truck wheeling around their ‘hoods. “We’re going to paint it really, really, really pink; you’re definitely going to want to get your tacos from our truck,” says Rayme Rossello, who’s calling her…
Lobster tacos, Colorado beef tongue, and bacon-wrapped hot dogs are coming soon to a food cart near you courtesy of Kevin Morrison and his new, devilishly-named street food venture Pinche Tacos. The former Spicy Pickle exec is reorienting his career and pursuing his passion for the street cuisine of Mexico…
Carnitas are the very essence of perfect pig flesh: unadulterated, bereft of spices, save for salt and caramelized until they reach that ideal climax of sweet, succulent and tender. See that plate of carnitas in the above pic? That’s exactly what I’m talking about. The refrieds and rice won’t generate…
Why did the chicken cross the road? To get away from McDonald’s. Ronald McDonald apparently wants his laying hens to spend their days inside a cage too small even for a waif supermodel s addicted to binging and purging her morning Egg McMuffin. The Humane Society of the United States…
Cafe Options, the classy, fast-casual spot at 1650 Curtis Street, is celebrating its first birthday by giving a present to customers — free coffee from 9 to 10 a.m. today. The cafe has a full-service coffee bar, and also serves up freshly baked pastries, made-to-order salads, fresh soups and big…
Cafe Society served up six Guess Where I’m Eating/Drinking contests last week, featuring everything from a bowl of chili at the renovated Mountain Ranch Club at Coors Field and white sangria at Cucina Colore to a fennel-stuffed branzino. For correctly identifying that dish as coming from Empire, Ferris is now…
We’ve heard from a couple of faithful Cafe Society readers that our e-mail sent out more than a hundred random e-mails on Friday. We’re trying to get to the bottom of the glitch; if you were a victim, could you please e-mail cafe@westword.com? And in the meantime, accept our apologies…
What you may have missed this week on Cafe Society, while checking out the Chef and Tell interview with Matt Mine, exec of the Oceanaire Seafood Room, who’s fishing for a new girlfriend. Red Claw Seafood & Wings opened today in the former Pho Van Noodle Souper space with a…
Despite our usual aversion to stupid kitchen gadgets, cheeseburger-inspired jewelry and food that’s been lacquered and strung on a rope, we still love fun food-themed gifts, especially when we’re not likely to find them at every mall store on the planet. There are dozens of must-have food-related finds all over…
A lovely biscuit is one of those things that seems so simple, yet is entirely too easy to get wrong. While you hope for buttery, tender and flaky, the few simple ingredients can result in a biscuit that’s just as likely to be mealy, tough or tasteless. But with a…
