Dateline: South Beach, Miami, home of the beautiful people, Art Deco buildings, sandy beaches and now the first Whopper Bar in the United States. Burger King has chosen South Beach as the testing ground for a new concept, the “Whopper Bar,” which combines fast-casual dining with beery beverages. The idea…
It’s been months in the making, but the Walnut Room Pizzeria is slated to officially open at 11 a.m. today (city inspectors willing) at 2 Broadway, in the old home of Freaky’s, which has had a $250,000 remodel. UPDATE: The city inspectors were not willing, and the Walnut Room Pizzeria…
For the first time in decades, the Star Bar — one of the very last classic dives left on Larimer Street (at 2137 Larimer, to be exact) — was dark this weekend, with a sign posted on the door that it’s been closed because of liquor-code violations. No word on…
Cafe Society offered seven Guess Where contests last week– but the most delicious photo had to be the incredible-looking French onion soup sandwich that Alex Wood correctly identified as coming from Fisher Clark Urban Deli. And Alex is the lucky, latest winner of a Diner deck. (Alex, send your contact…
What you may have missed this week on Cafe Society while you were weighing in on twelve’s Jeff Osaka, the restaurant’s exec chef and owner who’s at the center of this week’s Chef and Tell interview — and some controversy surrounding his comment regarding his most critical customers. So far,…
A friend wanted to get a drink at a “New York” type of bar, and it took me all of 30 seconds to decide where I wanted to go. Not sure why I think of this place as a New York-ish bar…but it could be the windows. Or maybe it’s…
In the heat of Michael Bloomberg’s quest to limit the use of salt in NYC restaurants, a recent study has found that a program aimed at reducing the nation’s salt intake could shave 24 BILLION dollars from the national health-care budget. Healthy or not, we’re siding with David Chang, who…
It’s not easy finding a good French onion soup in Denver, so imagine my surprise when I wrapped my jaws around this fantastic French onion soup sandwich, easily one of the coolest new dish discoveries this year. Whose sandwich out-souped the classic? Special bonus: Every Friday, anyone who gave the…
This cup of creamy goodness came delivered right to our door when we called Rooster & Moon, 955 Bannock Street, to inquire about the banana pudding that was making tongues wag around the Westword office. Co-owner Nicholas Bode was sure we’d dig the southern-style dessert that his seven-week-old restaurant was…
A bill has been introduced at our esteemed Colorado Legislature that will formally establish a Colorado Food Systems Advisory Council, the better for the advancement of healthy food policies. And to what do we denizens of Denver owe this piece of puff pastry? Is it because for the last hundred…
The amazing story of Amazing Jake’s may have ended. Last year, Art Cormier — renowned in Denver both for Smiley’s laundromat and the Regency Hotel — took over the giant funplex at 1400 South Abilene Street in Aurora, saying he planned to change it to Smiley’s Fun Center. But many…
As a countdown to the Best of Denver 2010, coming April 1, Cafe Society is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in Denver. Send your own nominations to cafe@westword.com…
Jeff Osaka, chef/owner of twelve, and the center of this week’s compelling Chef and Tell interview, changes his menu monthly, hence the restaurant’s name. The January board trumpets foie gras and pork belly, Colorado lamb and a vegetarian paella and several sugar-laced finales, including Osaka’s orange polenta cake, the recipe…
For a decade, Bash held down the corner at 1902 Blake Street — and also held down the growth of the area, neighbors complained, when it became the flashpoint for trouble at closing time. But now Bash has closed, as Backbeat writer Jon Solomon documented yesterday. And while club-goers are…
Back in 1984, Henry Mann started serving slices of New York-style pizza from a storefront at 1550 California Street. From those humble beginnings, Anthony’s Pizza & Pasta has grown into one of the city’s biggest home-town chains, with thirty outlets spread across the metro area (including the original, still open…
Come what March, Congress Park residents will have a new grape divide and grazing pad in which to unleash their inner oenophile and appetite, namely Sienna Wine Bar & Small Plates, opening in a former beauty salon at 3422 East 12th Avenue. The wine bar’s Facebook page, which has some…
Andy’s Asian Express opened on Monday, January 11, in a former Dairy Queen at South Federal and Iliff, across the street from Lincoln High School. “We did a lot of remodeling,” says owner Andy Shi. “Now we have an open kitchen, so you can see what we are doing.” One…
First, there was My Brother’s Bar, which forty years ago last week moved into the building at 2376 15th Street that’s held a saloon since the 1870s. The bar remains under the watchful eye of Jim Karagas, who’d opened the Wazee Lounge and Supper Club at 1600 15th Street with…
These niche tacos have been the tac-o the town for years, a constant in a fickle, ever-changing dining climate. And they’re just as awesome now as they ever were. Where did I get my crunch on? Special bonus: Every Friday, anyone who gave the first correct answer to any of…
As a countdown to the Best of Denver 2010, coming April 1, Cafe Society is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in Denver. Send your own nominations to cafe@westword.com…
Blues on Blake Supper Club, the ambitious restaurant/music venue at 1925 Blake Street, was going to be closed from January 1 to 15 for “retooling,” according to its web site. “You have spoken and we have listened. Our New Year’s resolution is to improve on our first year and to…
This is part two of my interview with Jeff Osaka, exec chef of twelve. You can read part one of my interview with Osaka here. Rules of conduct in your kitchen: I don’t have any rules per se. The only thing I ask from my kitchen staff is to pay…
