Cinco de Mayo brought the crowds to Civic Center Park this past weekend, where they listened to music, looked at lowriders, and ate such American inventions as the Pueblo slopper — an open-faced hamburger smothered in green chile. Authentic Mexican food? No — but then, Cinco de Mayo is not…
Jerry and Mary Ellen Spinelli have given Park Hill a taste of Italy for two decades, as well as a market that neighbors can call their own. But the couple decided two years ago that it was time to retire, and last month announced that they have sold Spinelli’s Market…
There have been several occasions where I’ve admitted, much to the chagrin of compulsive chocoholics, that chocolate isn’t my jam, but at this tiny restaurant that’s turning out some of the best food in Denver right now, I’m at the mercy of the chocolate cake…and just about everything else that…
While other bars around town were getting ready to celebrate Cinco de Mayo, Clancy’s Irish Pub was pouring its last beer on Sunday. After that, the Wheat Ridge saloon closed its doors for good; the building where it’s been housed for over four decades is slated for redevelopment. See also:…
When chef Mary Nguyen opened Olive & Finch in December of last year, gracing the Uptown neighborhood with an adorable cafe that serves breakfast, lunch, dinner and baked goods, she was determined to create a European-style, community-driven cafe and market that was reminiscent of her travels throughout Europe, where cafes,…
The Denver food truck scene will have a new addition to the fleet when the Roaming Bull Brasserie starts rolling down streets mid-May, offering “locally driven world cuisine.” See also: Ten food trucks you need to try this spring…
You could hear Jason Sheehan crying back in Philadelphia: The last outpost of Big Papa’s BBQ, the place that inspired his “I Believe” essay on barbecue that became a segment on NPR’s “This I Believe” series, has closed on East Evans Avenue. Back in 2005, in his review of that…
Metro Denver is down to just one Jammin’ Joe’s BBQ, the self-proclaimed specialist in “Appalachian barbecue.” Just two months ago Joe’s had three locations, but now it’s just left with the original Jammin’ Joe’sat 2600 High Street. See also: Photos: Jammin Joe’s BBQ is smokin’ in Wheat Ridge…
Seven years ago, on a Thursday in November, not long after Connor Gushen, a sous-chef at Vesta Dipping Grill, had moved to Denver, the scent of roasting turkeys wafted through the air. It was Thanksgiving, a day when families congregate around the dining room table and squawk about politics and…
And then there were none. Ten years ago, Big Papa’s BBQ — a homegrown chain — was smoking, with several metro locations in south Denver and the nearby suburbs. But over the years, they closed up…and now the final Big Papa’s, at 6265 East Evans Avenue, is gone, too. But…
Cafe Society dished up four Guess Where? contest posts last week, ranging from a vegan cheese plate that was consumed at Nectar House to venison ragu punctuated with spring vegetables from Vesta Dipping Grill to a Vietnamese crêpe hugging fried duck meatballs, a dish that hails from the kitchen of…
A year ago the owners of Stoney’s Bar & Grill at 1111 Lincoln Street took on the space at 1434 Blake Street that has been many, many things over the years — starting with City Spirit and, most recently, Full Steam Tavern — and named it Stoney’s Full Steam Tavern…
It take balls to swallow a twelve-inch doughnut iced with the words “Don’t be cocky.” 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 — is entered into the contest…
The weather will be great today, making this an ideal day to enjoy a burger on an outdoor patio — maybe a green chile cheeseburger, in honor of Cinco de Mayo. But don’t head to theFive Star Burgers at Sixth and Broadway. That link in a small, New-Mexico based chain…
“Prost!” It’s the German form of “Cheers!” A way to celebrate your drinking companions. But Prost Brewing and Frisco’s Prost Fine Beer and Sausages, which plans to open a Denver outlet this month, may not be toasting each other with much gusto. That’s because there’s sure to be some confusion…
This week in Cafe Society, Gretchen Kurtz reviewed a restaurant just featured on Kitchen Nightmares, Pantaleone’s, and discovered that Gordon Ramsay’s wake-up call had done some good. For Chef and Tell, Lori Midson talked with Chris Canales, exec chef of Volta Mediterranean Restaurant in Boulder, about what it takes to…
Last week, we told you about Los Chingones’s wild and wacky Wednesday taco — a taco that chef de cuisine Lou Ortiz says is centered around the “weirdest shit we can get.” He did a camel meat taco last Wednesday, and on Wednesday of this week, he rolled out the…
Tomorrow is chock-full of extracurricular culinary diversions, including a swell of Kentucky Derby parties, one of which — the Bar Car soiree — even includes a pizza-eating contest, but Saturday’s biggest stage for eating and drinking is at the Source, where you’ll find popups aplenty, not to mention a tap…
It’s the “frenzy experienced by our raving fans who desire to have our dishes daily. Some even dine at our restaurants two to three times a day. Now that’s madness and we love it!” That’s the mantra of Teriyaki Madness, a Las Vegas-based chain that recently opened its first Denver…
A half-dozen years ago, there was a race to see which restaurateur would open the first hip noodle bar in the area. Frank Bonanno won when he opened Bones at the very end of 2008; soon after, Dave Query’s Big Red F group debuted Happy Noodle Houseat 835 Walnut Street…
A recent dinner at this long-standing neighborhood restaurant revealed a new menu full of vibrant dishes, including a Vietnamese-inspired, vegetable slaw-crowned rice crepe hugging fried duck meatballs. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to a Guess Where post — on the…
Pepper Asian Bistro has opened at 2831 East Colfax Avenue, in the former home of China Star. Owner Shi Bing Ke has given the space a facelift, and also introduced a smart menu that reflects the restaurant’s connection with Shiso Sushi in Edgewater. The spicy edamame is already getting rave…
