Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign against childhood obesity kicked off yesterday in full force. Among her goals are the demand for promoting more exercise within school curriculums, teaching children about healthy food choices, and ensuring that nutritional information will be less misleading. TED prize winner and chef Jamie Oliver has…
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…
Happy, at 835 Walnut Street in Boulder, just made Forbes.com’s list of America’s Best New Restaurants. “The notion of affordable, flavorful Asian dishes (primarily noodles) is nothing new, especially since the rise of chef David Chang’s Momofuku empire in New York City. But a dedicated focus on pairing unique cocktails…
On Monday, February 22, Matt Selby, executive chef of Steuben’s and Vesta Dipping Grill, will join 15 of the nation’s top chefs and mixologists in Washington DC, as part of the Share Our Strength contingent at the Democratic Governor’s Association conference. Selby, who is the chef chair for Denver’s own…
Sunday is right around the corner, so now’s the time to stock up on your favorite sweets to celebrate the big day. Yes, another big day! We’ve already got you covered for Valentine’s Day and Mardi Gras, so get ready to party down for Chinese New Year with some delectables…
Arugula Bar e Ristorante, at 2785 Iris Avenue in Boulder, celebrates its first birthday tomorrow, and owner/head chef Alec Schuler is feeling lucky about his restaurant’s first year. “It has been great,” he says, “an overwhelming positive response, considering the economy and being a first-year restaurant.”…
H Burger Denver is opening tomorrow. Really. After a three-day delay, the party at 1555 Blake Street (entrance on the 16th Street Mall) will start at 11 a.m. on Saturday, February 13, and end at 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, February 14. If all — finally — goes according to plan,…
With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, you need to decide how you’re going to let your significant other know how much you love and appreciate his or her constant nagging, er, companionship. Chef Rahman “Rock” Harper, a past winner of Hell’s Kitchen, wants to help, and has served up a platter…
Beth Lea found her inspiration for Crepes on the Go in Europe — and brought it back to the Streets of Southglenn. Lea attended Cook Street School of Culinary Arts, and “part of the professional 180 program is to attend cooking school in Paris and in Asti, Italy,” she explains…
This just in from Deluxe Burger, the joint venture between Dylan Moore (Delite, Deluxe) and Mod Livin’ that was supposed to open February 14 at 5325 East Colfax Avenue (and has been pushing that date on billboards around town): TRUE LOVE (IN A BUN) TAKES TIME!! We spent, hours prepping…
For those who have no qualms about digging into a couple of Double Stacks, vegan cheese on pizza might sound horrendous, right up there with fake bacon. But no one’s complaining about the vegan, non-dairy Daiya cheese now offered at The Rebellion, a year-old pizza joint at 2231 South Broadway…
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…
This is part two of James Mazzio’s Chef and Tell interview. To read part one, click here. What you’d like to see more of in Denver from a culinary standpoint: More chefs going out on their own and expressing their individual culinary talent rather than working for chain restaurants and…
How to know if you’re boring? Give a speech at a middle school on fruits and vegetables. There I was, droning on and on as a guest speaker, watching the kids work in their first nap of the day, heads lolling, spit dribbling, with the occasional head-jerk movements shorting out…
Valentine’s Day is only a few days away, and cougars are on the prowl for cubs to nip on the nape and nuzzle into doing a cougar’s bidding. Any mellow young fellow looking for the love of a cougar should easily be able to achieve hot-tub bliss if he keeps…
Wen Chocolates owner William Poole is keeping busy these last few days of business. The beloved Platte Street shop is closing its doors on Sunday and Poole says he’ll be taking a month off to reevaluate the company and product. “I have a milk crate in a dark closet all…
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…
You’ll either know exactly where this dish — buttered Malaysian flatbread with a boldly spiced and brothy curry sauce — comes from, or you won’t. But knowing this crowd, my bets are on sooner, rather than later. Ready, set, guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first…
James Mazzio sneaks a look at his ticker. He’s doing a dinner for a hundred people in less than three hours and his cooks need him on the line. It’s the final hurrah in his three-month stint at Le Chateau, the French restaurant where he’s been cooking since last October…
Back in 1986, when Paris on the Platte opened at 1553 Platte Street, in the no man’s land between LoDo and Highland, there was no Sushi Sasa, no Colt & Gray — just My Brother’s Bar over on the corner of 15th Street. But the little coffeehouse hung on, adding…
Things are going swimmingly at Sushi Sasa, the ambitious sushi restaurant in the no-longer no-man’s land between downtown and Highland. They’re going so well, in fact, that Sushi Sasa is doubling the size of its dining room. The expansion was made possible when the Wilderness Exchange moved to the corner…
Hungry for another taste of Jason Sheehan? Here’s how he officially introduced himself to Seattle, the city where he’s now the restaurant reviewer for the Seattle Weekly, our partner paper, which has already netted this response: “Welcome to Seattle you condescending fuck.” His first review hits the street this week…
