As part of an upcoming photo essay project spotlighting Denver restaurant pros whose tatts are as prevalent as their dissections, burns, blisters, knife slashes and stabs, we promised that we’d post some of the best ink on the Cafe Society blog…
Sexy Pizza’s now offering up a little politics with its pie. The Capitol Hill pizzeria, located at 1018 East 11th Avenue, started offering a new pizza last week, with a portion of each purchase going to Safer Alternative for Enjoyable Recreation, a local drug policy reform organization. The SAFER pizza…
Between the craft beer, anniversary parties and benefit events, there’s plenty to fill your plate with foodie events this week. Here’s a taste of what’s coming up: Monday, May 17: Celebrate American Craft Beer Week, which highlights the industry and culture of craft beer, through Sunday, May 23; special events…
Two brothers from Iowa plan to bring a hybrid of European beer culture and American comfort food to LoDo this July when they open FreshCraft, a new restaurant in the former Thunderbird BBQ and Burgers spot at 1530 Blake Street. “We are trying to keep it simple: fresh food and…
Marlowe’s 501 16th Street 303-595-3700 www.marlowesdenver.com…
Seven kitchen guards from Vail’s Sweet Basil, including sous chefs Chris “Cactus Jack” Douglas and Chris “Cupcake” Youmans, braved the gales, unseasonably cold temps and rain on Saturday night, when they left the snow-thumped ski resort to cook at the fourth Hush Denver dinner on the rooftop of the Denver…
What, more Asian restaurants? Exactly, says the Flat Out Crazy Restaurant Group. The Chicago-based company, owner of the fast-casual Stir Crazy Fresh Asian Grill and the make-your-own stir-fry FlatTop Grill restaurant chains, is banking on our affection for Asian food and eating out to support its new venture into the…
Le Bakery Sensual is the best place in town for any of your erotic cupcake needs. The home-grown bakery has been at its current location (300 East 6th Avenue) for about 16 years, after fighting The Man for a permit to operate within Denver city limits. Despite being cock cupcake…
Colorado is full of fairs and festivals in the spring — and anyone who held down the fort with a Frito pie at this annual event over the weekend left full, too. Can you guess where I was eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the…
Cafe Society served up seven Guess Where I’m Eating/Drinking contests last week, featuring everything from this still-unidentified bowl of deliciousness to Firenze a Tavola, the community table at Parisi; to this gigantic baked potato. For correctly spotting the spud at Oak Tavern, Jordan wins a DINR deck. Jordan, send your…
If rosé wines get a whole month to themselves, then it’s only fair that craft beer — of which Colorado has plenty — should be celebrated for at least a week. Hence American Craft Beer Week, which starts today and runs through Sunday, May 23. Special events at an array…
After the Beauvallon fiasco, Clemente Martinez couldn’t be happier to be in Cherry Creek — even if he did lose a small fortune in the process. Martinez, who opened Brandon’s Pub in 2008 at 955 Lincoln Street, and was forced to close that location last June when the commercial segment…
The burger chain with a name everyone loves to say (or is it slay?) has packed its beef and left the state for good. Fuddruckers has closed its three Colorado restaurants as a result of the Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing of its parent company. The closures, effective April 30, came…
The $1,185 ticket tab to breathe the same high altitude air as all the star chefs (including Food & Wine Best New Chef Alex Seidel from Fruition) that’ll congregate in Aspen, June 18-20, for this year’s Food & Wine Classic, isn’t exactly sofa change, but if you have a favorite…
Like many good things, it all happened over beer. J.R. Johnson got the idea to bring fresh produce to his Wheat Ridge neighborhood while sitting in a local pub one afternoon, watching residents cruise up and down the streets after work. He put his head together with a buddy in…
The Denver Roller Dolls, one of Denver’s two badass roller derby leagues, will soon have its own beer, courtesy of the Wynkoop Brewing Company. According to the Dolls, the beer will be a “pre-Prohibition-style lager” that’s “smooth and elegant.” No word on exactly what it’ll taste like, but our guess…
Cucina Colore 3041 East 3rd Avenue 303-393-6917 www.cucinacalore.com…
Indulging in the vegan Ho Ho cupcake offered at Watercourse Foods Bakery 214 East 13th Avenue, is like a guiltless return to childhood. True, we can’t guarantee that it’s low-calorie, but the dairy-and-egg-free sweet manages to improve the Hostess snack cake by using organic and sustainable ingredients and forgoing anything…
Top Chef, the often unrealistic reality show that made Hosea Rosenberg, exec chef of Jax-Boulder, a hometown hero when he emerged the conquistador two seasons ago, just released its list of contestants for season 7, which will be filmed in Washington, C.C., and premiere on June 16 on Bravo. There…
At this always packed temple to the torta, the bread is chewy and dense, paved with stretchy queso fresco, smeared with a fiery chipotle sauce and mounted with traditional fillings like ham, jalapenos, avocado, chorizo and breaded fried beef. The tortas are fantastic, as are the house-made aguas frescas, juiced…
A new Subway will open Sunday at 200 Quebec Street, and to celebrate, it will hold a Footlong- eating contest at 1 p.m., with the person who consumes the most Footlong subs in ten minutes winning four tickets to a Rockies game. This could be your only chance to eat…
Every month, Scott Durrah, chef/owner of 8 Rivers at 1550 Blake Street, hosts a Cooking with Cannabis class at the restaurant, which is conveniently located just two blocks from Apothecary of Colorado, the dispensary he and his wife, Wanda James, opened at the end of 2009. After students learn how…
