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This week in Cafe Society, Gretchen Kurtz reviewed the District and thought the best thing on the menu was the deep-fried peanut butter sandwich. Mark Antonation talked to Chris Thompson, executive chef of the Nickel in the Hotel Teatro, about his new job overseeing food service for an entire hotel and how his menu fits into the Denver dining scene.
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Also this week, we weighed in on which is the better value: Chipotle or Qdoba and its free toppings; our Beer Man, Jonathan Shikes, announced that up to six new breweries will open in Denver this month; and he spilled the news that brewing will return to the Historic Tivoli Building. In other news:
OPENING THIS WEEK*
BeBe Sushi, 12101 East Iliff Avenue, Aurora
Bites of China , 10761 East Alameda Avenue, Aurora
Copper Door Coffee Roasters, 932 Jersey Street
Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill, 1350 16th Street
Mariscos el Licenciado, 555 South Federal Boulevard
Mockery Brewing, 3501 Delgany Street
Motomaki, 1600 28th Street, Suite 1216, Boulder
Pizza Pedal’r, 2907 Huron Street, Suite 104
Taz Indian Restaurant, 10731 East Alameda Avenue, Aurora
Two Sistah’s Eats-n-Treats/Johnny’s Dollar Dogs, 15473 East Hampden Avenue, Aurora
Yak & Yeti Restaurant and Event Center, 9755 East Hampden Avenue
REOPENING THIS WEEK*
The Village Cork, 1300 South Pearl Street
CLOSING THIS WEEK*
Ay Caramba!, 2817 East 3rd Avenue
PastaVino, 1043 Pearl Street, Boulder
* or earlier, and not mentioned in a previous Second Helping.