It’s been nearly three years in the making, but come late July, Trong Lam, who already owns two Pacific Ocean Marketplace supermarkets, one in Denver and a second in Broomfield, will unleash a 100,000-square-foot, Asian food-centric development in Aurora, 57,000 square feet of which will be devoted to a third…
In the summer of 2012, Derek Dietz opened Bocadillo, originally as a Spanish-influenced sandwich shop, on a quiet street in Sunnyside. “I fell in love with the Sunnyside neighborhood, the huge kitchen and the space, and it had always been my dream to open a restaurant,” said Dietz, Bocadillo’s owner…
Cafe Society dished up five Guess Where? contests last week, parading everything from a jar of pickled vegetables from Gallo di Nero to a plate of nachos at El Tepehuan to a way overdone burger from a steakhouse that you’d think would know the difference between crimson and ashen. Alas…
Is Native Foods Cafe the Best Vegetarian Restaurant in Denver? That’s what we named it in the Best of Denver 2014, when the California-based chain had two spots in the metro area, in CitySet and Boulder. And now Denver’s about to get more of a good thing, when Native Foods…
Last week Denver got more of a good thing, when a fourth Park Burger opened in East Denver, joining the original Park Burger on South Pearl Street, one in northwest Denver, and Park & Co. on East 17th Avenue. And there will soon be yet another Park Burger, at 2601…
I was around seven or eight when I first ate späetzle in the small, tidy kitchen of my grandmother’s house in Kansas City. She was fiercely German, taught sign language in German and English, and she had shelves of vintage German cookbooks, all of which had lots of cabbage recipes,…
This week in Cafe Society, reviewer Gretchen Kurtz got in touch with her inner veggie-girl at Leaf Vegetarian Restaurant in Boulder. For Chef and Tell, Lori Midson talked to chef de cuisine Samuel McCandless of Squeaky Bean — a place she claims has the best burger in town — about…
Broomfield parents David and Jenn Bacon were tired of the daily breakfast battle with their five children, all under the age of thirteen. They were particularly challenged feeding their ten-year-old son, Jace, who is autistic and a picky eater; they struggled to get enough protein into his limited diet. Then…
There are many sweet deals at this restaurant — especially during happy hour. But our favorite is the pickled vegetables, which you can order by the jar. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to a Guess Where post — on the…
Chipotle Mexican Grill, which got its start with a store near the University of Denver two decades ago, has inspired a lot of discussion this week — over the gun protest that started in Texas and went national, over the recent price hike. But even with all the meaty topics…
Highlands Ranch is home to the eighth Modmarket in Colorado. The new location will open at 8 a.m. today across the street from the Highlands Ranch Towne Center. During today’s grand opening festivities, the store will give $25 gift certificates to the first fifty customers in line — and there…
This steak place was crammed with nurses in town for a convention, but even they couldn’t save an overdone cheeseburger that we ordered medium rare, but arrived without a trace of pink. And a replacement was just as DOA when it was delivered. The gracious (if overwhelmed) management did take…
Samuel McCandless The Squeaky Bean 1500 Wynkoop Street 303-623-2665 squeakybean.net This is part two of my interview with Sam McCandless, chef de cuisine at the Squeaky Bean; part one of our conversation ran yesterday. Most memorable meal you’ve ever had: Eating at L20 with my mom. I was jaded as…
The Parisian family I lived with one summer served salads every night. They were plain little things, a few leaves of Bibb lettuce that their children and I rushed through on our way to the Camembert that was sure to follow. This was, after all, a traditional French family eating…
The Colorado School of English is doing more than just helping foreign students master the complex language of English. It’s also teaching them to give back to the communities that help them. As part of the service learning component of the curriculum, students do a volunteer project every twelve weeks;…
It’s been a long haul, but it looks like Blooming Beets Kitchen will finally open today in Boulder. Yesterday afternoon owner Iva Paleckova posted a note that the paleo-friendly restaurant had just passed its final inspection and was only waiting for its liquor license, scheduled to come at 10 a.m…
And the winner is: DENV, who guessed that 3750 small plates were passed at last year’s FEAST! (The actual number was 3827.) DENV, e-mail cafe@westword.com for details on Saturday’s event.) Everyone else, keep reading the original post to find out more about FEAST! Last year’s FEAST! Vail was one of…
The Bistro at Stapleton opened last week, in an area hungry for new dining options. But win some, lose some: The sad news also came that to the west in Park Hill, Latke Love will be closing at the end of the month. See also: First Look at the Bistro…
At Leaf Vegetarian Restaurant in Boulder, executive chef Rachel Best takes diners on a culinary adventure inspired by her own travels around the globe. The results are often unique takes that upend expectations as they move beyond a reliance on meat, dairy and wheat. Find out more in this week’s…
The camarones del diablo and super nachos come with a heaping helping of downhome atmosphere at this longtime Mexican joint. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to a Guess Where post — on the Cafe Society blog, not on Facebook –…
The Colorado School of English is doing more than just helping foreign students master the complex language of English. It’s also teaching them to give back to the communities that help them. As part of the service learning component of the curriculum, students do a volunteer project every twelve weeks;…
Samuel McCandless The Squeaky Bean 1500 Wynkoop Street 303-623-2665 squeakybean.net This is part one of my interview with Sam McCandless, chef de cuisine at the Squeaky Bean; part two of our conversation will run tomorrow. When he was a kid, the mere thought of cooking panicked Samuel McCandless. “I was…
