Cafe Society is off — dreaming of a hot Christmas

Cafe Society is headed out for the holidays, and will be back early Thursday, December 26. In the meantime, want to have a hot Christmas? Sign this petition asking Governor John Hickenlooper to bring Hoy Fong Foods to Colorado — and save Sriracha! For other ways to anticipate the hot-sauce…

Reader: Claire Davis will light up January 1 memorial

For eight days, people had held their breath — and, for the most part, their snark — while hoping that Claire Davis, the seventeen-year-old so grievously injured in the December 13 shooting at Arapahoe High School, would survive. But then came the announcement that she had passed away at 4:29…

First look: baRed will be pouring tonight on Colfax

Cliff Young and his son, Zach, opened the doors of baRed this past weekend — very, very quietly. But beyond those doors was a stunning renovation of the old stone building at 437 West Colfax Avenue, around the corner from CY Steaks, which Cliff Young also runs. See also: The…

Sandy Widener and John Parr live on in the Parr-Widener Award

Yesterday was the sixth anniversary of the sad day in December 2007 when Sandy Widener, Westword co-founder, was killed in a car crash that also took the life of her husband, John Parr, and their daughter Chase. Only then-seventeen-year-old Katy Parr survived. Every December 22, I find a reminder in…

Reader: Good riddance to Las Margaritas

Las Margaritas poured its last marg last night. After 25 years, the restaurant has closed for good, and the space will become the home of Robert Thompson’s reincarnated Argyll Whiskey Beer, which looks like a good fit for this increasingly vibrant stretch of East 17th Avenue. Some people will miss…

Reader: Pizza from Chipotle? That’s one of the greatest things this country has done (and it’s definitely one of our top-ten restaurant stories of the year)

On Tuesday night, we shared the worst-kept secret in town: Chipotle Mexican Grill partnered with the founders of Frasca Food and Wine, Bobby Stuckey and Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson, to bring a fast-casual version of Boulder’s Pizzeria Locale to Denver — and maybe one day, the rest of the world. After all,…

This spud’s for you: LoHi SteakBar wins wreath contest

Yes, that’s a wreath made of French fries. LoHi SteakBar is definitely in the spirit of the season, and its spud-studded holiday decor just took first place in the LoHi Merchants Group wreath contest, besting two dozen other LoHi businesses, including Uber Sausage and Jezebel’s. See also: LoHi SteakBar is…

Reader: Eggnog is the perfect way to consume cheap bourbon

Is everyone already full of holiday cheer? After Jenn Wohletz unwrapped her five worst X-mas foods — including everything from date nut balls to popcorn tins — defenders of Royal Dansk rose up in defense of the Danish cookies. And even eggnog got a pass from some readers. See also:Five…

Reader: Burritos served soaking wet are disgusting

In Denver, breakfast burritos are the breakfast of champions — and just about everyone else, with drive-thru joints selling them on almost every corner, and vendors delivering them door-to-door in downtown office buildings. Still, some Denverites don’t appreciate breakfast burritos — or having to guess their origins. See also: Guess…

Reader: Every one has equal rights to sugar!

On Friday, a judge determined that Masterpiece Cakeshop owner Jack Phillips was wrong to refuse to bake a wedding cake for a gay couple because same-sex marriage would “be displeasing God.” But refusing the couple service was displeasing to civil rights laws. Colorado state law prohibits “a place of public…