From last call to a last look at Federal, a second helping of Cafe Society, April 21-25

This week on Cafe Society, Gretchen Kurtz visited The Abbey Tavern, which turns out to be much more than just a neighborhood watering hole for Park Hill. In Chef and Tell, Sharif Villa Cruz, executive chef at Corner House, talked about the importance of fresh, made-from-scratch ingredients and more. And...

By Isa Jones

April 25, 2014

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This week on Cafe Society, Gretchen Kurtz visited The Abbey Tavern, which turns out to be much more than just a neighborhood watering hole for Park Hill. In Chef and Tell, Sharif Villa Cruz, executive chef at Corner House, talked about the importance of fresh, made-from-scratch ingredients and more. And both A Federal Case and Coming of Age with 21 Drinks wrapped up with a special serving of drinks.

Also on Cafe Society, we counted down the twelve best pizzas in Denver and reported that Comrade Brewing is the first in a handful of breweries that will open in the next month.

OPENING THIS WEEK Comrade Brewing, 7667 East Iliff AvenueSmashburger,15795 East Arapahoe Road, Suite D, Centennial

CLOSING THIS WEEK Waffle Brothers, 393 Corona Street (moving at the end of service Sunday).

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Isa Jones is an editor in Jackson Hole; her writing has appeared all over the Internet and occasionally in print.

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