Food & Drink

Back in early January, we broke the news that master butcher Mark DeNittis had landed at Cook Street School of Culinary Arts as the director of culinary curriculum, a position he took on after closing Il Mondo Vecchio late last year, following a series of back-and-forth discussions with the USDA…

The Wazee Supper Club got a facelift last year, almost four decades after it first started slinging pizzas in a part of downtown that was at least ten years away from being nicknamed LoDo. Since then, watering holes have come and gone from lower downtown, but the Wazee just carries…

Alamo Drafthouse will open its doors at 7301 South Santa Fe Drive in Littleton on Monday, March 25. The first Colorado link in the Texas-based cinema chain — which offers food and drinks during screenings — boasts seven screens, 900 seats, 32 local beers on tap, and an extensive menu…

It’s no often that you encounter monkfish and sea urchin on the same plate, but here, at this neighborhood Italian restaurant, both ingredients shine in unison. 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…

There’s a thin line between comfortable and casual, and it’s one that Chad’s Grill walks easily. Although the prices are reasonable and the vibe is laid-back, the extra touches of a polished interior and a surprise or two on what could have been an ordinary bar menu take Chad’s to…

Confused about which Chubby’s is which? Join the club. The Original Chubby’s that is slated to open next week at 14th and Kalamath is a second venture by Julian Cordoba, who opened the first Original Chubby’s in Thornton in 1987. But the true original Chubby’s is still the spot that…

An Original Chubby’s is about to open at 14th and Kalamath, and as evidenced by the sign already in the window, it wants you to know that there’s no connection between this restaurant and any with similar names — except at other Original Chubby’s up in Thornton. See also: -…

Perhaps I’m in the minority, but lobster, unless I’m sitting at a beach shack in Maine, has never particularly appealed to me, but the lobster roll at this amazing seafood-focused restaurant may very well be the lone lobster dish that saves me the airfare. Can you guess where I’m eating?…

The James Beard Foundation just released the finalists for this year’s food and restaurant awards, and the list of locals has been whittled considerably since the semifinalists were announced back in February. Then five Denver chefs made the list; now only chef Jennifer Jasinski, co-owner of Rioja, Bistro Vendome and…

Cafe Society dished up four Guess Where? contests last week ranging from an uninspiring, watered down watermelon cocktail from T|ACO, to a mound of Cajun spice-dusted tater tots from Uber Sausage, to a feast of clam strips served at a joint better known for its hot dogs…

Sometimes you want nothing more than a quick, easy dinner — but for vegans, this isn’t always an easy task. But if you’re willing to spend a little extra cash for store-made meat-replacement taco mix, pico de gallo and guacamole, you can throw together a pan of mouth-watering enchiladas and…

Going, going, almost gone. Tomorrow Grand Lux Cafe will join the ranks of eateries that have closed in Park Meadows. Five years ago, not long after the giant restaurant opened, then-critic Jason Sheehan had what might have been the worst shrimp scampi ever…and he didn’t find much there that was…

Here’s a second helping of some of Cafe Society’s hottest posts for the past week: Gretchen Kurtz reviewed The Populist, which opened in November and is a contender for Best New Restaurant in the upcoming Best of Denver 2012. Read her review of the Populist here. For Chef and Tell,…

Brush up that resume: Linger and Root Down — including the Root Down that will be opening at Denver International Airport as early as May — are hiring, and will be interviewing next week. “We are a local restaurant group that is growing and looking for the right individuals to…