Here, at this temple of noodles, dumplings and potstickers, it was a who’s who of Denver chefs, servers and bartenders, all of whom packed the house on Sunday, along with just about everyone else in Denver undeterred by the thirty-minute wait for a table. Can you guess where I’m eating?…
Moments after I’d pulled over to take the above snap, somewhat excited that South Gaylord Street — the street on which I live — was getting a new restaurant (and, suggestively, a liquor license), I opened my mail, only to find a full page rant, penned by the South Gaylord…
It goes without saying that I spend most of my days and nights in restaurants — which has been the story of my life for the past fifteen years or so, ever since I began writing about food. But truth be told, cooking is my therapeutic outlet; the kitchen, my…
Cafe Society served up four Guess Where contests last week, including this still-unidentified dish of spinach (creamed or not) , a disappointing rainy-day Reuben at Ship Tavern, and this innovative check-holder (and a giveaway tab). For being the first to tag that tab to La Fogata, Wermer wins at EatDenver…
Freshii will celebrate its first anniversary on the 16th Street Mall with a week of specials that run today through May 21. For starters, the fast, eco-friendly restaurant is offering a free bottle of Honest Tea with purchase of a breakfast wrap, oatmeal, muesli or yogurt before 10:30 a.m. And…
On Wednesday, regular readers of the Denver Post food section were startled to find a column devoted to blind items — and no answers. Was it a bid to get comments? If so, it failed there — but the comments have been flying here since Lori Midson posted Leigh Sullivan-Guard’s…
Udi’s Pizza Cafe Bar will host the Gluten Freedom Dinner Club and Bringing BBQ Back, an all-you-can-eat (gluten-free) barbecue buffet, from 5 to 9 p.m. tonight. Admission is $8.95 for kids and $15.95 for adults; for more info, call 303-421-8000 or visit www.udisfood.com. For information on dozens of culinary events…
We interrupt your happy hour escapades to bring you news that we’ve chosen a winner in our Meet the Masters pizza dinner and demo contest, which grants one lucky Cafe Society reader two seats at the pizza blowout, taking place Monday night at Marco’s Coal-Fired Pizzeria at the Vallagio at…
We’ve seen booze-y caviar, alcoholic foam and whipped cream packed with liquor, but now there’s another weird way we can get our alcoholic intake: Gin paper. And yes, that means parchment you can actually scribble on — and then eat…
Amie Arias has been in the restaurant industry for years, but when she decided to start her own venture, she picked up an ’86 Chevy Hi Cube with one goal in mind: to roll out a mobile enterprise hawking vegan treats — and she’s doing exactly that, even naming her…
In Best of Denver 2011, we named Common Grounds the Best Coffeehouse for Finding a Date, thanks to its constant crowd of young professionals who mingle over cappuccinos. But because we’re big proponents of ditching online dating and blind set-ups every now and then in favor of meeting people the…
Happy Place: ChoLon, 1555 Blake Street, 303-353-5223 The Hours: Monday through Friday from 2 to 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. to close. The Deals: $7 specialty cocktails; $5 well cocktails; $3 beers; $5 small plates. Were we happy? Flip the page to find out…
There’s a moment on stage when Kyle Hollingsworth just lets go. It’s a crucial moment, especially for a jam-style musician who relies on his instinct and his skill when he’s performing to help lead the band in the right direction. The same is true for brewing beer, says Hollingsworth, a…
At this venerable Mexican joint, where big plates of carnitas, tacos, burritos and flautas stamp the menu, la cuenta, por favor, arrives, appropriately, in an El Pato salsa tin. Muchas gracias. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s Where…
Restaurateurs all over the state will be raising a glass at 3 pm. today, when Governor John Hickenlooper officially signs Senate Bill 60 into law…at the Old Chicago at 145 Union Boulevard in Lakewood. But then, the setting makes sense, since this is the measure that will allow bars and…
When local author Elana Amsterdam released her latest cookbook, Gluten-Free Cupcakes, last month, her publisher kindly promised a copy of the book to the person who left the best gluten-free or high-altitude baking tip as a comment on our blog post. And for her extensive answer, Holly Heiman is our…
This city has more dough slingers than you can a toss a pizza peel at, but next Monday and Tuesday nights at Marco’s Coal-Fired Pizzeria at the Vallagio at Inverness, and Marco’s Coal-Fired Pizzeria Ballpark, two of the world’s most prized pizzaioli are going to be on stage: Neapolitan pizza…
Denver Post food editor Tucker Shaw’s column on Wednesday, full of no-name restaurant gossip, wouldn’t have seemed so startling if the paper’s food section regularly ran restaurant news calling out offending culprits — but it doesn’t. So we couldn’t figure out the point of his mishmash of blind, unsourced items…
Our list of Denver’s five best happy hours — only nine, or six, or four more hours until you can slip out of work and to that bar! — inspired some useful additions for possible Friday night destinations, as well as one urgent query for tomorrow from Elizabeth: Totally unrelated…
Does food that’s so good for you have to look so bad? That’s the question Skipper poses after Veggie Girl Amber Taufen’s recent piece on the venerable Mercury Cafe. Every single dish looks appalling. Who is responsible for these nightmarish piles of veggies, chips, cheese, and noodles? Just because you…
It may be Friday the 13th, but we know you’ll have good luck at Marczyk Fine Foods, which hosts a wine tasting every Friday. Tonight you can taste the featured wines of May and take advantage of sales — as well as the Friday burger specials. For more information, call…
We’re fans of happy hour, when we hurry to this city’s watering holes to blow off steam and eat and drink for cheap. You’ll frequently find us at Root Down, winner of our 2011 Best Happy Hour. But Denver has many more good happy hours, and here are four more…
