Guess where I’m eating?

Taking a good food photo can be a bear, and yes, I made a hash of this one. But while Lori Midson’s away this week, we wanted to keep feeding you pictures of dishes served up at local restaurants. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives…

Readers: Something old, something new — Hart’s and Frank’s

Yesterday’s Cafe Society served up news of something old, something new — both welcome, homegrown developments on the Denver dining scene. After several months of remodeling (and some shaky years before that) Hart’s Corner reopened yesterday, returning to its family-friendly roots as Lakewood’s oldest business. That news drew this comment…

Guess where you’re not eating? At Que Bueno at DIA

Que Bueno, that culinary mainstay on Concourse B at Denver International Airport, closed five months ago for a major remodel that’s now more than two months behind — although DIA officials promise that the place could reopen any day. In the meantime, travelers can take some comfort in the fact…

Reader: Could a machine replace Kyle Garratt? Please?

Could a new machine make servers obsolete? That was the question posed by Kyle Garratt’s most recent In the Weeds column, which contemplated a future in which the automated E La Carte would be taking your order — and replacing servers like Garratt. “We can only hope!.” replied JeffParker. And…

Reader: Shhh! Don’t speak of this speakeasy

News of Williams & Graham, a speakeasy opening in Highland in June, has people licking their lips — “darling,” “awesome,” they rave — but also worrying about the crowds it might attract. Bigskrimping, for example, offers this: Sound super sweet! But really why tell people about it on this blog,…

Will the House see the light on SB 60?

One last beer bill is still alive at the legislature — and it could be good news for bars and restaurants, not to mention their customers. Although earlier this week Senator Betty Boyd essentially killed her bill that would have allowed convenience stores to sell any beer, not just 3.2,…

Reader: Justin Cucci interview is the best Chef and Tell ever

Lori Midson’s new Chef and Tell interview with Justin Cucci, chef/owner of Root Down, has people talking. From booyah: this man gets it From Lipster: It’s interesting that he uses “pussies” as a derogatory term and then, in nearly the same breath, refers to all of the women who work…

Reader: Whisky inspires a good sense of spell

Sean Kenyon’s discussion of whisky — no “e,” please — prompted this story from Harvey: On a plane recently, a passenger asked the flight attendant, “What kinds of whiskey do you have?” She proceeded to list a few, when he interrupted, in a whiney, patronizing tone: “That’s Scotch!” And she…

4/20: A day that will really live in infamy

Does any other day carry as heavy a load as April 20? The day’s fate was sealed in 1889, when Adolf Hitler was born in a small village in Austria. In the early ’70s, April 20 also became an underground stoner holiday, now so aboveground that it’s celebrated across the…

A street sweeper almost wipes out Famous Dave’s in Stapleton

April is the cruelest month, not the least because street sweepers take to the roads in Denver, leaving lots of tickets in their wake. And, in the case of the Famous Dave’s at Stapleton, a fair amount of havoc: A privately owned street-sweeping vehicle ran into the barbecue restaurant early…

Reader: Any way you slice it, this wasn’t a Sazerac

The orange slice outraged Sazerac lovers who spied Lori Midson’s Guess Where I’m Drinking post yesterday morning. The King had several choice words about the cocktail, including these: It may have tasted good, and it may have been made with rye, but it wasn’t a Sazerac. Just like slapping a…

Readers: Is the best green chile in Pueblo? Or is it just hot snot?

In Denver, no food inspires more heated discussion than green chile — that thick, porky concoction that’s native to this state. After we served up our list of “Denver’s five best green chile fixes, everyone weighed in with their favorites: Benny’s, Santiago’s, Brewery Bar II, La Loma. Everyone, that is,…