In March, Glaze: the Baumcake Shoppe, a gorgeous Japanese bakery in Congress Park, shuttered, leaving a litany of ardent admirers of the bakery’s macarons and baum cakes starving for news that co-owner Heather Alcott would make a comeback. And she has, collaborating with Wayne Conwell, chef-owner of Sushi Sasa, on…
The small cocktail syllabus at this neighborhood hangout doesn’t require a mixologist and a bag of tricks, but the admittedly sleep-deprived bartender who mixed my cocktail — a concoction of whiskey, berries, lemon and basil — rose to the occasion, making me a strong cocktail was just what the long…
When Robert Thompson opened Brasserie Rouge in LoDo a decade ago, it ran away with our Best New Restaurant award. And when — after a bumpy stretch that saw Brasserie Rouge close and Thompson leave town for a while — he returned to open Argyll in Cherry Creek, that restaurant,…
Baba’s Falafel has expanded its already innovative menu with new takes on fried chickpeas — including Tex Mex-style nachos and an Italian-influenced inspired dish that will certainly surprise you, and just may change the way you look at the ubiquitous falafel. See also: Baba’s Falafel takes to the street with…
I recently spent several days eating my way around Los Angeles, and whenever I’m there, I clamor for Korean food, and then I clamor for it again as soon as I get back to Denver, and this Korean restaurant, in particular, always gives in to my cravings. Can you guess…
Tonight at 5 p.m., restaurateur Robert Thompson, along with an incredibly pedigreed pool of talent, including executive chef John Broening, beer-and-whisky king Ryan Conklin and front-of-the-house czar Steve Kingsbury, will open Argyll Whisky Beer Gastropub in Uptown, in the former Las Margaritas space. See also: Exclusive: Robert Thompson opening Argyll…
Cafe Society served up five Guess Where? contests last week, ranging from a box of noteworthy scones from Adagio Baking Company to a vase of citrus-sprayed bay scallop ceviche from El Chingon to a plate of chicken wings from a steak joint in LoHi…
Restaurant-hungry east Denver is about to get another option: The Office, which Hugh Evans is creating in the 5,000 square foot space that used to house the Denver Rodeo Nightclub. And with any luck, the sports bar/eatery/music venue will start pouring by the start of the World Cup. See also:…
Since gourmet food trucks first rolled out in Denver four years ago, with the Steuben’s truck leading the way, their popularity has shown no sign of slowing down. New ventures are joining the lineup all the time, including Chuey FU, which made our list of ten food trucks to follow…
This week in Cafe Society, Gretchen Kurtz reviewed Chai & Chai in Aurora, an inconsistent but still intriguing dual-identity restaurant. For Chef and Tell, Lori Midson talked with Jeff Jones, the chef at P17, which Mary Nguyen opened in what had been the home of Parallel 17. And Mark Antonation…
Each year, after the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, a feast of piggish proportions follows, namely Grand Cochon, a swine showdown that gives the pork entourage the opportunity to stuff as much pig down their gullet as possible. Ten chefs compete in the battle, all of whom have won…
Last night, on the stage of George Washington High School, my kid received his certificate of continuation — he’s now a high schooler — and to celebrate, we went out for a late Thai dinner, which sucked, so to compensate, I fed him his favorite breakfast: hot scones from a…
“As excitement builds over the World Cup 2014 hosted by Brazil this summer — and with the Olympics taking place in Brazil in 2016 — there’s more and more interest among Coloradans in Brazilian culture and food,” insists Jessica Dries, who, along with her husband Edglas Prado, recently launched Brazilian…
In the rough-and-tumble restaurant world, staying in business for a decade is a major accomplishment — and making it for eighty years, all in the same family? That’s something to celebrate. Which Bonnie Brae Tavern will be doing all day today, as the Dire family marks the eightieth birthday of…
A Boulder County Commissioners panel voted yesterday to review the permit issued for a large marijuana grow operation and hold a public hearing on the plan. The decision came after neighboring farmers, including the owners of Cure Organic Farms, and other community members loudly voiced their opposition. See also: Boulder…
The brothers behind the homegrown Brothers Barbecue chain apparently have a sweet tooth, because they’ve just opened Nuggs Ice Cream Parlor in the South Park Hill neighborhood, at 5135 East Colfax Avenue. The shop features a rotating list of homemade ice cream (the current lineup is posted on the Nuggs…
UPDATE: Chai & Chai made another big change in October 2014, switching its dinner service to a strictly Indian menu and expanding the number of vegetarian options. Besides adding Indian chef Prakash Maroju to its roster, the restaurant plans to complement its menu by offering visiting Arabian, Thai and other…
Summer heat and bountiful sunshine are bringing more food trucks to Denver’s streets than ever before this year. From events like Civic Center Eats and the upcoming Best of Denver’s Gourmet Street Food Tour — and even right to your office — thrill-seeking diners can play tourist with international cuisine…
Chefs, like the rest of us, have their guilty pleasures, and yesterday, during a late-afternoon lunch, one particular Denver chef admitted that his guilty obsession is chicken wings, and to prove his point, he horded the little suckers…but not so much that I couldn’t snatch one off his plate when…
Jeff Jones P17 1600 East 17th Avenue 303-399-0988 p17denver.com This is part two of my interview with Jeff Jones, chef de cuisine of P17; part one of our conversation ran yesterday. Your three favorite Denver restaurants other than your own: I love Snooze on Larimer, and when I’m craving a…
The Bonnie Brae Tavern looks pretty good for turning eighty this Friday, and not much different than the day it opened. The roadside eatery will celebrate eighty years of family operation on June 6 with 80 cent draught beers, $1.80 orders of burgers and fries and spaghetti and meatballs, and…
It was the end of an era. After thirty years, the T-Wa Inn — Denver’s first Vietnamese restaurant — went dark last weekend. But T-Wa’s future started looking dim long ago, as other Vietnamese restaurants popped up all over town. And as owner Tom Lam told Jason Sheehan seven years…
