On Sunday, September 22, DISH will dish out food and drinks from dozens of Cafe Society’s favorite restaurants and trucks, as well as Best of Denver readers’ winners, in the Sculpture Park at the Denver Performing Arts Complex. Boone’s Tavern will join the lineup this year, serving up its self-proclaimed…
Despite the invasion of new burger joints, this venerable cash cow continues to pimp meat that’s hard to beat. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to a Guess Where post is entered into a pool — and every Monday, we select…
We’re always finding new vegan and vegetarian food options to try in the metro area. But sometimes an old favorite is worth a second look — and that’s the case this week with Virgilio’s Pizzeria and Wine Bar and the eatery’s new “pasta” options. See also: Virgilio’s pizza stretches to…
On Sunday, September 22, DISH will dish out food and drinks from dozens of Cafe Society’s favorite restaurants and trucks, as well as Best of Denver readers’ winners, in the Sculpture Park at the Denver Performing Arts Complex. And Mustard’s Last Stand, which is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year,…
The signature signs of a city that’s on the culinary fast track reside in its willingness to take aggressive risks, push infinite boundaries and continually adapt to a fickle dining public whose expectations are always on the upswing. Denver is that city — a major metropolis that refuses to slow…
Chicago has deep-dish pizza. San Francisco has sourdough bread. What does Denver have? What are this city’s must-have dishes? That’s the question one reader posed yesterday. The answers? Beer, beer and more craft-beer. And green chile, of course. See also: What are the Denver must-have dishes?…
Ace, 501 East 17th Avenue, hosts a ping-pong tournament from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. every Tuesday. All matches are singles, and the event is limited to sixteen participants. See also: Oktoberfest, a Mexican fiesta and more on the menu this week…
For years, Denver residents wondered when they would finally get a Trader Joe’s. But three are now in the works — and today we learned that a fourth is going to open across the street from Govnr’s Park Restaurant — not far from the location that will be opening at…
On Sunday, September 22, DISH will dish out food and drinks from dozens of Cafe Society’s favorite restaurants and trucks, as well as Best of Denver readers’ winners, in the Sculpture Park at the Denver Performing Arts Complex. Tin Star Smokehouse, the barbeque joint that Paul Schutt, a former chef…
Not to be confused with the raucous (and world’s different) downtown Brother’s Bar and Grill, this Highland watering hole was dubbed My Brother’s Bar after two brothers bought it in 1970. But that wasn’t the beginning for his spot. Drinks first started pouring here in 1873 when the bar was…
On Sunday, September 22, DISH will dish out food and drinks from dozens of Cafe Society’s favorite restaurants and trucks, as well as Best of Denver readers’ winners, in the Sculpture Park at the Denver Performing Arts Complex. DiFranco’s, our pick for Best Italian Restaurant this year, will be serving…
Cafe Society dished out four Guess Where? contests last week, ranging from a lovely charcuterie and cheese plate from Central Bistro & Bar, to a lackluster bowl of gumbo (described as a “Salmonella and trichinosis combo” by one irritable commenter) from Ted’s Montana Grill, to a plate of crab legs…
Former Future Brewing, which will open its doors on South Broadway this fall, is the latest small Denver brewery to offer paid memberships as a way to raise money and build support from locals who are willing to pay to be part of an exclusive beer club. But the brewery,…
“No, no, no, no, no!” That was the initial response from Steve Redzikowski, co-owner and chef of Boulder’s Oak at Fourteenth, when Bryan Dayton, his business partner and beverage director, first approached him about opening a new restaurant in the Source, a smorgasbord of independent restaurants, specialty food and bottle…
Denver’s two embattled Steak ‘n Shake locations — at 3502 River Point Parkway in Sheridan and 8271 South Quebec Street in Centennial — were both shuttered on Friday after a bond filed by the chain in federal court activated an injunction forcing the locally-owned franchise restaurants to cease using the…
My grandmother made some of the best comfort food I’ve ever tasted — and these homemade applesauce muffins are one of my favorites. I loved rolling out of bed at her house to the smell of fresh-baked muffins ready to be dipped in butter, cinnamon and sugar, and scarfed in…
The signature signs of a city that’s on the culinary fast track reside in its willingness to take aggressive risks, push infinite boundaries and continually adapt to a fickle dining public whose expectations are always on the upswing. Denver is that city — a major metropolis that refuses to slow…
Can a deep-dish pizza, like the Patxi’s meat model above, taste as good in Denver, Colorado, as it does in Chicago, Illinois? Diners have been debating that for decades — and for the past week on Cafe Society. And the recent discussion raises another point: If deep-dish pizza is a…
Chef Shellie Kark is teaching a two-part class at the Denver Public Library, 10 West 14th Avenue Parkway, titled “Rooted: Heirloom Recipes as Family History.” The first session is today, and will focus on converting word-of-mouth family recipes into actual formulas that anyone can follow; the followup session is September…
Denver got a fast-casual version of Boulder’s popular Pizzeria Locale in May, and Gretchen Kurtz put the concept to the test in her Pizzeria Locale review this week. For Chef and Tell, Lori Midson spoke with Crickett Burns, who left Squeaky Bean to head the kitchen at Truffle Table. And…
After nearly four months of construction, Aviano Coffee is finally pouring again in Cherry Creek. Back in January, Aviano had to move — quickly — to a new home at 244 Detroit Street; it closed in May for major renovation work. And while not yet fully operational, Aviano launched its…
What defines an essential restaurant? Several opinionated friends and I were recently discussing that topic during dinner at a trendy newcomer that’s amassed a flurry of flattery since opening its doors. It’s a restaurant-of-the-moment, but will it still be relevant in six months? Will the crowds continue to jam the…
