Later this morning we’ll post our Restaurant Roll Call for December on Cafe Society — a compendium of all the openings and closings on the Denver dining scene over the last thirty days. One of the more notable closings was Tossa, a fast-casual Italian concept created by the folks by…
Happy Monday! Restaurants and bars around town are hosting a variety of celebrations for the new year. Keep reading to see just some of the options; find more in our online calendar listings calendar. And if you know of still other worthy end-of-the-year events, share the info in the comments…
Gatsby’s, 1527 Wazee Street, has opened just in time to ring in the new year speakeasy-style. The lounge and restaurant currently features a happy hour from 4 to 7 p.m. — and it’s offering additional drink specials on New Year’s Eve. As we previously reported, Gatsby’s comes to LoDo from…
It was a year in the making, but Jezebel’s, a new venture by husband-and-wife team Wanda James and Scott Durrah, along with partner/general manager Scott Perry, opened yesterday in LoHi, in the former home of Squeaky Bean. See also: – Jezebel’s will bring Southern comfort to LoHi next month -…
The space is dark, the phone number is disconnected, and the website is deader than Elvis. All of which means that Boulder’s Tossa, which had been tossing fast-casual pizzas and pasta for over a year now, has officially closed. See also: – Five restaurants that both opened and closed in…
Due to delays in city inspections, The Armoury, 2048 Larimer Street, has postponed its previously announced opening date of New Year’s Eve. The “old world pub” now hopes to open in the second week of the new year. See also: -Armoury, an “old-world pub,” will open in Ballpark on New…
Colorado breweries made and packaged dozens and dozens of amazing new beers in 2012, expanding their range and proving which state is the center of the craft beer universe. And although hundreds more were brewed and sold on draft in tap rooms, bars and breweries, this list — like the…
What will be the big culinary trends in 2013? As we prepare for a new year in gastronomy, we posed that question to dozens of people in the local food business, everyone from chefs and pastry magicians to restaurant brokers and PR consultants, from brewers and grape gurus to realtors…
I’ve always been fond of Moscow Mules, but I’ve been trying to have a vodka-free 2012. That took mules off the table until I sat down here and found on the menu a Whiskey Mule, made as doubles in an 18-ounce mug. Can you guess where I’m drinking? Special bonus:…
For nine years, Simply Sloppy Joes has been dishing up sloppy goodness in Lakewood. But when the last sandwich has been served up tomorrow, the business will close its doors for good. See also: – Garbanzo’s opens in Lakewood, the first of many restaurants in the Denver West Project -…
In preparation for our own Restaurant Roll Call, a compendium of all the openings and closings on the Denver dining scene over the past year, we listed five restaurants that had both opened and closed in 2012 — and then offered a ray of hope: Since the legendary City Spirit…
Still trying to decide what you’re doing on New Year’s Eve? Restaurants and bars around town are offering celebrations large and small, extravagant and intimate. Keep reading to see just some of the options (and if you know of other worthy end-of-the-year events, share the info in the comments section…
As the year draws to an end, Cafe Society is compiling our annual Restaurant Roll Call — a compendium of all the restaurants that opened and closed in 2012. That very long list includes plenty of food for thought on the Denver dining scene. And one category is particularly rare:…
Among the restaurants opening late this year was La Cave, a spot in the hangout-hungry western suburbs that “provides New American Cuisine that is created with international flavors, fresh local ingredients & a zest of originality!,” according to La Cave’s website. But diners might be less interested in zest than…
It took balls for the Wynkoop Brewing Company to turn an April Fool’s Day joke about a brew made with bull testicles into reality in October, during the Great American Beer Festival. But the brewery really had to sack up after that as it negotiated with the feds about what…
I’ve had many bad experiences with Cognac, so when the bartender suggested I try a Cognac-based drink named “Year of the Dragon,” I had mythical monster-sized doubts. But since the Year of the Dragon is almost a memory, I mustered up the courage to slay another fear in 2012. And…
What will be the big culinary trends in 2013? As we prepare for a new year in gastronomy, we posed that question to dozens of people in the local food business, everyone from chefs and pastry magicians to restaurant brokers and PR consultants, from brewers and grape gurus to realtors…
According to some of our prognosticators in “Trends Without End,” this town’s gluten-free obsession will only grow next year — and that’s just one reason to pick up the 2013 Gluten Free Calendar. A more compelling reason? Mr. May is Denver’s own Brian Gansmann, who had close to twenty years’…
Over a year after Wanda James and Scott Durrah closed 8 Rivers in LoDo and returned to Highland, home of Denver’s original 8 Rivers and also the couple’s own home, they’re finally ready to open Jezebel’s in the corner space at 3301 Tejon Street. Those who enter that space will…
For our year-end issue, Lori Midson reached out to dozens of people in the local food scene — chefs, restaurateurs, restaurant brokers, wine merchants, farmers — to ask for their views on Denver dining and their predictions for the year ahead. We’ll be sharing their responses for the next week…
It’s Vegan Thursday at TAG|RAW Bar, 1430 Larimer Street. Every last Thursday of the month, this underground restaurant in Larimer Square offers a special four-course, vegan omakase menu during dinner service for $30 — a good deal no matter what your diet…
What will be the big culinary trends in 2013? As we prepare for a new year in gastronomy, we posed that question to dozens of people in the local food business, everyone from chefs and pastry magicians to restaurant brokers and PR consultants, from brewers and grape gurus to brokers…
