“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…
Smashburger, the homegrown burger barn that’s multiplying like calculators, will open its eleventh Colorado location in June at 1203 16th Street in the lower level of the Tabor Center. The burger chain, which began building its beef empire back in 2007, isn’t skedded to build any more outlets in Colorado…
Breakfast! It’s what’s for dinner! That’s the siren song of this year’s Breakfast for Boobs, a benefit to battle breast cancer. The fundraiser, which takes place on Sunday, April 18 from to 5 to 8 p.m. at Hot Cakes Diner, 1400 E. 18th Ave., is hosted by the Denver chapter…
Tocabe, the native American fast-casual restaurant at 3536 West 44th Avenue that Ben Jacobs and Matt Chandra opened in December 2008, is the focus of a new Atlantic story headlined “Fry Bread Nation.” While the piece looks at the increased hunger for native American foods nationally, Tocabe gets the most…
Now that they’ve seen what a bloody steak can do for your libido, ELWAY’s Downtown, 1881 Curtis Street, is adding a sushi bar to bait and hook raw fish aficionados. It’s still fishy as to when, exactly, the sushi bar will open, but Elway’s Downtown spokesperson, Allison Fredeen, says they’re…
First things first: You’ll need to traipse to a restaurant in Boulder Country to swim with the fish in the above pic, a fennel-stuffed branzino that was the finale to an excellent multi-course dinner in an underrated restaurant, whose kitchen is churning out some really sensational dishes. Can you guess…
This is part two of Lori Midson’s interview with Matt Mine, executive chef of Oceanaire. You can read part one of that interview here. Culinary inspirations: Many things, but the weather and the seasons usually play a big part in how I cook, in everything from the ingredients to the…
