“Snooze in the Fort, like a pea in the pod, a fit that simply makes our souls sigh. We love the community, the drive, collegiate ways, rivers that flow, beer that reciprocates, environmental leaders, and folks who love great food! A vision for years and a fruition come April 2010!”…
Restaurant Home, Mark Tarbell’s upscale house of home cooking at 6955 South York Street in the Streets of SouthGlenn, is hosting a food and beer pairing dinner tonight, which includes four courses prepared by chef Matt Fenton and eight brews from Stone Brewery Co. Tickets are $49 per person, inclusive…
Ronald McDonald is under fire in this country, with activists encouraging McDonald’s to retire its longtime mascot. But in Shanghai, now home to a brand-new McDonald’s University — it’s known as Hamburger U– they’re down with the clown. The Chinese people crave fast food, which is why McDonald’s decided to…
Last year may have broken all records for restaurant openings in metro Denver — despite the lousy economy. The roster literally ran from A to Z, with more than a dozen new spots all strong contenders for the Best New Restaurant award of the Best of Denver 2010. But by…
The fourth outpost of Little India’s, the curry house with spots in Governor’s Park, downtown and Platt Park, opens tonight at 425 Teller Street, in the former home of Mark & Isabella’s in Belmar in Lakewood. The newest branch will be open daily for lunch, which includes an all-you-can-eat buffet…
Chili is many things to many people, as shown by the great recipes that have been mailed in, e-mailed and posted since I wrote my own recipe two weeks ago. At the moment, we are trying to decide which recipes sound the most delicious, but in the meantime, here is…
As a countdown to the Best of Denver 2010, coming April 1, Cafe Society is serving up, in no particular order, a hundred of our favorite dishes in Denver. Send your own nominations to cafe@westword.com…
On Sunday, March 7, Radek Cerny’s Full Belly Bistro celebrated its one year anniversary…by changing concepts. The strip mall space, located at 2779 Iris Avenue in Boulder, is now Radex Bistro, a concept, says managing partner Brian Kelly, that’s more in tune with what Boulder diners are looking for. The…
I have a bone to pick with the tipster who sent me an email professing his adoration for the chile relleno torta at the joint where the above flash was snapped. He assured me that my time wouldn’t be wasted, that the torta would evoke sighs of rapture and groans…
A husband and wife were just popped by police in East Northport, New York, and charged with product tampering and petty larceny after they tried to peddle repackaged Jell-O pudding. Sixty-eight-year-old Alexander Clement and his 64-year-old wife, Christine, allegedly bought boxes of Jell-O pudding at local stores, then emptied the…
Wild Bangkok Bar and Grill opened last Thursday at 1630 Welton Street. That’s the former Chopsticks & Sushi space, which was the unseemly site of a murder scene back in October when Chopsticks & Sushi owner Yan de Yang allegedly shot and killed Lloyd Running Bear II. While Yang hangs…
As a countdown to the Best of Denver 2010, coming April 1, Cafe Society is serving up, in no particular order, a hundred of our favorite dishes in Denver. Send your own nominations to cafe@westword.com…
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 on the Cafe Society blog. Brandon Biederman, chef of Steuben’s, didn’t waste any time showing…
If you like your eggs Benny torpedoed with a lemon-kissed hollandaise and throttled with a roasted red pepper sauce, this is your kind of breakfast, which is served all day long at this kitschy cafe. Can you guess where I’m eating?…
Still fat, part deux. Donna Simpson, the female fatty from New Jersey who wants to eat her way to 1,000 pounds, now has a doctor in her kitchen corner. Dr. Sanford Siegal, “a practicing physician in South Florida best known as the creator of the popular Dr. Siegal’s COOKIE DIET…
Cafe Society served up seven Guess Where I’m Eating/Drinking contests last week, featuring everything from a Johnson’s Corner cinnamon roll (sighted at a local 7-Eleven) to a shot of vodka served with a side of pickles to a stunning amuse bouche at TAG. For correctly identifying that dish, Rae is…
Okay, so here’s a thoughtful question: Would you rather get naked and dirty with Lon Symensma, the Denver-bound former New York pretty boy culinary artist who NYeater called a “strong contender for the title of New York’s Hottest Chef,” or Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson, the executive chef of Frasca Food & Wine…
The company behind Woody’s Chicago Style hot dog stands wants to give away the store — or at least one of the stores. CEO Kristen Meyer has created a contest that will give away a franchise as a prize. “Our intent is to just grow our business on behalf of…
Samir Mohammad, exec chef of the Village Cork, and the mouthpiece in this week’s Chef and Tell interview, has spent the last few months expanding his menu, which now includes, among other winners, a slow-cooked tomato and garlic salad with scratchmade ricotta. “It’s an incredibly easy recipe that you can…
“I was on tour with U2 in 1997, and I woke up one morning and I had lost my eyesight by like 50 percent,” remembers Rage Against the Machine drummer Brad Wilk. “I just felt horrible — like I had a hangover, but I hadn’t been drinking.” When he finished…
Tomorrow from 1 to 4 p.m., Wynkoop Brewing Company, 1634 18th Street, presents Kegs & Curds, a tribute to beer-and-cheese pairings which seem to have suddenly become rather popular. There will be samples of 25 Colorado, U.S. and Belgian beers thoughtfully paired (by the brewers) with twenty gourmet cheeses, courtesy…
For proof that there’s no such thing as too many dessert bars, look no further than Après Dessert Bar at Generous Servings, a Highland confectionery at 3801 West 32nd Avenue. Sisters Jill and Mary Brinig opened Generous Servings a little over two years ago as a small cafe and community…
