Tonight: Football game special at Randolph’s

Gridiron fans, take note: During all Monday night football games (as well as Saturday college games and Sunday NFL games), the deal is $2 Coors Light drafts, $3 wells and $5 wings — and $1 Coors Light drafts when the Broncos play at home — at Randolph’s, 1776 Grant Street…

Guess where I’m eating…green chile?

Smother love: It’s easy being green in Denver in September and October, when the smell of roasting chiles overrides the odor of exhaust along Federal Boulevard, and the green chile at your favorite Mexican joint carries the heat of the new harvest. For the next several weeks, Cafe Society will…

The Justice League’s next party will have a Halloween theme

Good news: the Justice League of Street Food is back with another bash. The crew, which includes the Little Orange Rocket, the Inventing Room, Sully’s Slice Truck, the Cupcake Truck, Biker Jim’s, Steuben’s, the Biscuit Bus, Pinche Tacos, Steamin’ Demon and the Gastro Cart, will be setting up on Thursday,…

Check, please: Rack & Rye’s happy hour falls abysmally short

Happy Place: Rack & Rye Gastropub, 1320 15th Street, 720-620-4920 The Hours: Monday through Saturday, from 3 to 6 p.m. The Deals: $4 house wine and cocktails; $2-11 draft beers and pitchers; $5 Washington caramel apple shooters; $2-4 small plates What did we think? Flip the page. The Digs: “We…

What makes authentic NY-style pizza? And what about Virgilio’s?

When I said that Big Bill’s New York Pizza served the best authentic New York-style pie west of the Hudson River, I had a feeling I’d be hearing from people. Pizza joints are like football teams: Once you find your favorite (whether through proximity or childhood memories), you’re inextricably attached…

Food and chef porn from last night’s Saucey Affair soiree

Last night, EatDenver, a local network of independent restaurants and 9Health Fair teamed up to host a Saucey Affair, a judged small plates and sauce showdown, the proceeds of which benefited 9Health Fair, Colorado’s largest volunteer-driven healthcare program offering free and low-cost health screenings to more than 100,000 people each…

Ritz-Carlton, Denver celebrates a sparkly AAA five-diamond win

The Ritz-Carlton, Denver, at 1881 Curtis Street, hosted a gathering in the lounge of Elway’s Downtown last night to celebrate the hotel’s AAA five-diamond rating — the first Denver hotel to achieve that status in the 37 years of the awards. The timing was also sparkling: The Ritz got the…

Colorado BBQ team heading to Lynchburg for “The Jack”

2 Lil’ Macs BBQ is the little piggy of “The Jack.” The Broomfield-based team is now en route to Lynchburg, Tennessee, for the 22nd Annual Jack Daniel’s World Championship Invitational Barbecue. The contest will be smokin’ today and tomorrow, with teams competing for $30,000 and prizes. We caught up with…

Tonight: Boobs & Brews fundraiser at Wynkoop

Boobs and beer — what’s not to love in that combination? Wynkoop Brewing Company, 1634 18th Street, presents the Boobs & Brews Dinner, a Breast Cancer Month fundraiser featuring Wynkoop beers and a one-night-only menu of seasonal dishes.The dinner, which starts at 6:30, costs $55; call 303-297-2700 or go to…

Panel of chefs can’t identify the local food in blind taste test, but thinks the Colorado food tastes better than the New Jersey counterpart

This year, restaurateurs nationwide surprised us by naming gardens, not food trucks, the number one trend in a poll by the National Restaurant Association. That call is testament to how firmly the locavore movement has taken hold, which is further evidenced by the national recognition several Denver restaurants received for…

Top Chef Just Desserts, round six: All in black and white

This week’s Quickfire challenge was to make desserts using savory ingredients and — the really hard part — only one pot. “I’m used to having all these fancy little tools,” mourned Zac, while Morgan, unable to use an ice-cream maker, tackled liquid nitrogen, which he’d never worked with before. I…

Boulder’s Walnut Cafe gets ready to unveil a food truck

At least once a month, we like to spend a lazy Saturday morning at Boulder’s Walnut Cafe, 3073 Walnut Street, or the South Side Walnut Cafe, 673 South Broadway, stuffing ourselves on a plate of eggs and bacon while drinking strong black coffee and reading the paper. So we’re thrilled…

Tonight: Cook for the Cause fights against breast cancer

Since this is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, October is overflowing with events to support breast-cancer causes. The most delicious event, though, will definitely be Cook for the Case, tonight at Kimball Distributing, 1400 West Third Avenue, and billed as “a delicious way to help fight the battle against breast cancer.”…

Old Chicago drinks from the mug of craft beer relevance

Fifteen years ago, Old Chicago was the place to go in Denver if you wanted to try unusual beers. Known for its World Beer Tour, the restaurant — a part of what is now the Colorado-based Rock Bottom empire — offered unusual and international brews. And while the craft-beer scene…

Part two: Z Cuisine’s Charles MacDonald destroys Oreos

Charles MacDonald Z Cuisine 2239 West 30th Avenue 303-477-1111 www.zcuisine.com Don’t miss part one of Lori Midson’s interview with Charles MacDonald, the chef de cuisine of Z Cuisine. Rules of conduct in your kitchen: Less grammar, more hammer. I say that a lot in the kitchen, but seriously, take your…