Pete Contos came to Denver in 1955, and when he bought his first restaurant here seven years later, it was the start of a restaurant empire. In the Best of Denver 2011, we crowned Pete’s Kitchen as the Best Pete’s Restaurant: We end a lot of nights at the 24/7…
What can three or four million dollars buy you? A summer home in the Hamptons, a small company or, if you’re Taco Bell, sweet, meaty vindication…
Happy 4/20, Denver. We suspect that many of you will be partaking in weed-related activities today, and guess what? A number of restaurants are ready to serve all of your subsequent needs, offering up 4/20 deals to help you stuff your blazed face (or your sober face, for that matter)…
When Mt. Everest Restaurant & Bar opened late last year, I had high hopes that it would be a true Tibetan-Nepalese restaurant, with a board full of blood sausage, yak, water buffalo and all the other exotic, high-altitude animals…
Alcohol bombs, beer bottled in dead animals… if you’ve been wondering what those crafty brewers over at United Kingdom-based BrewDog will think of next, wait no longer. In a stunt inspired by the upcoming Royal Wedding, the brewer is unleashing Royal Virility Performance, a beer laced with Viagra…
US Thai Cafe is one of our favorite Thai restaurants in Denver; the Edgewater spot landed our Best Thai Hot award in the Best of Denver 2011, and I just sang the praises of its fiery curries in a Second Helping review. So we were thrilled to learn that Ma…
I’m almost always disappointed by buffets, and I’m not just talking about those suburban brunch monstrosities, with their questionable produce and meat-carving stations. I’ve also been let down by most buffets at restaurants with a more exotic, global bent. They seem like such a good idea, a way to experience…
Do you want more goat?” A tiny man was watching as I made my way along the buffet, ladling bright-orange chicken tikka masala and dark-green saag paneer onto a pile of rice, then adding a couple of golden-brown vegetable samosas, their flaky pastry too hot to touch. I’d already speared…
When the plans started forming for Satchel’s on 6th, which opened this weekend at 1710 East Sixth Avenue, one member of the original crew from Satchel’s Market was notably missing — specifically, former chef Jens Patrik Landberg. Turns out, the Swedish native had his own restaurant up his sleeve. He’s…
According to the Wall Street Journal, this is the peak of egg season — or something like that, since this declaration comes alongside an explanation that says the “peak” will last for the next nine months. Regardless, the paper rounded up recipes for five egg dishes from restaurants across the…
For the past two years, Cindy English has hawked her pupusas from among the vendors that line the sunny path at the Boulder Farmers’ Market, and last year, she expanded her operation to the frozen-foods section of Whole Foods, beginning with the Pearl Street store and eventually making her way…
We were baffled when Chipotle started wrapping its burritos and tacos in gold foil in the name of a new promotion (because the ingredients are solid gold, get it?). Not only is it a dumb marketing ploy, but it’s undoubtedly costing the homegrown restaurant chain plenty of extra packaging cash,…
News leaked earlier this year that Denver-based Chipotle had registered the name ShopHouse Southeast Asian Kitchen, suggesting what might be in store for the Asian concept the company was planning on unveiling. And after months of keeping silent about it, the burrito chain is finally divulging a little information: ShopHouse…
We’re proponents of good old-fashioned face-to-face socializing when it comes to finding dates in this town, and in Best of Denver 2011, we noted that Common Grounds is the Best Coffeehouse for Finding a Date. Why? Because there’s ample opportunity to mingle. On Fridays, we’re revealing additional spots in Denver…
As Satchel’s on 6th gets ready to open its doors — according to the restaurant’s Facebook page, it’ll start serving dinner on Saturday — a new restaurant is aiming to make something work in the old Satchel’s Market address at 28th Avenue and Fairfax in Park Hill. Pary’s on 28th…
Macaroni and cheese is one of our ultimate comfort foods, a dish quintessential to our youth, since most parents — even the ones who didn’t know how to cook anything that didn’t come from a box — could whip up a batch of the stuff for a play date. And…
Grub Street New York, the blog that’s the online voice of New York Magazine, just rounded up 101 favorite pastas across the country, posting photos of ravioli, tagliatelle, orzo and rigatoni in a pasta porn slideshow (and before you get cranky with us, “porn” was Grub Street’s word). And in…
We’re hedonists here at Café Society, and there are few things we love more than fried food. So we eat fries all over the city, delighting in both the pure form — tubers fried crispy and expertly salted — and the fancy kind that feature special dippers or smother the…
When I stopped by Patzcuaro’s a few weeks ago to review it for this week’s Second Helping, I sampled its house margarita to see how it stacked up against El Camino’s version, which we named Best House Margarita in our Best of Denver 2011 issue…
Swimclub32 was the hippest spot in town when it opened six years ago — but it was a misfit in its Highland neighborhood. And two years ago, the place got a major overhaul when owner Grant Gingerich traded out the dark, signless concept for a bright Mexican joint. He named…
Nachos are one of our go-to drunk junk-food snacks, and we’re partial to versions that are gooey, spicy and so packed with toppings that they’re impossible to eat without making a mess. Our award for Best Nachos in the Best of Denver 2011 went to El Camino, where the chips…
Thanks to the years I spent traveling for work, I’ve got my airport routine down to a science: I usually show up with barely enough time to make my flight, so as to minimize the minutes spent on any concourse — and eliminate my intake of crappy food consumed out…
