Eric Cimino Luca D’Italia 711 Grant Street 303-832-6600 lucadenver.com This is part one of my interview with Eric Cimino, chef of Luca D’Italia; part two of our chat will tun tomorrow. Like a lot of kids, Eric Cimino had a grand plan for when he arrived at adulthood. He wanted…
In A Federal Case, I’ll be eating my way up Federal Boulevard — south to north — within Denver city limits. I’ll be skipping the national chains and per-scoop Chinese joints, but otherwise I’ll report from every vinyl booth, walk-up window and bar stool where food is served. Here’s the…
Xtreme Action, a locally owned bar that celebrates mixed martial arts, just opened on the 16th Street Mall (actually, above the 16th Street Mall — it’s on the second floor of a building at the corner of 16th and Champa) and readers and customers alike are getting a kick out…
In anticipation of the Best of Denver, we’ve already shared our list of the ten best new restaurants in Denver — spots that opened in 2013 that are all contenders for the Best New Restaurant award. But last year, we also saw many restaurants close and then reopen — sometimes…
Nooch Vegan Market, a small speciality store in RiNo, will close that location for good at 7 p.m. today. But Nooch will be back in business in a few weeks — and in a space that’s twice the size of its current store. See also: Nooch Vegan Market opens in…
A bowl of hearty pasta Bolognese, especially on a cold, blustery day with the threat of snow in the air, is exactly the kind of soul-warming food that I want from a kitchen. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to a…
Like all of chef-restaurateur Troy Guard’s food temples, Guard and Grace, his new steakhouse, which opens tonight, is poised to be a powerful star performer. This is the third restaurant that Guard has opened in a short, five-month span, and its size, a whopping 9,000 square feet, positions it as…
An “inspiration trip” to Japan last fall inspired Daniel Asher, the culinary director of Linger and Root Down, to bring back the bento box. “In Japan, the bento is a way of expressing a multi-course meal experience in a moment, and here, it’s our way of wrapping all of those…
Xtreme Action just opened on the 16th Street Mall — above the mall, actually, since it’s on the second floor — and this place packs a punch! That’s because it’s a bar designed to celebrate mixed martial arts. Think of it as the Twisted Kick, or a hyped-up Hooters. We…
There’s nothing that puts a damper on a really good dinner at a Korean joint — this bibimpap, for example — than an overly vocal, whiny diner asking for a fucking plate of steamed vegetables. Condolences to her poor date… Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who…
The Woody Creek Bakery on the 16th Street Mall has completed a remodeling job, which includes a co-branding effort with Caribou Coffee. See also: Fat Jack’s Subs coming to LoHi…
Fat Jack’s Supersubs, a family-owned local sandwich chain that’s been providing grub night and day for hungry Denverites, will open its fifth location in the metro area, this one in LoHi, next month. And that’s not all Fat Jack’s has added: It’s also introduced a new limited-time sandwich, the Srirancha…
Cafe Society dished up five Guess Where? contests last week, ranging from a dessert plate of caramelized plantains and vanilla bean gelato from Chili Verde to a charismatic cocktail mostly made with bitters from Ste. Ellie to a platter of oysters that are just a buck a shuck during happy…
Last night, Cochon555, a nationwide traveling swine tour that celebrates heritage breed pigs, returned to the Ritz-Carlton in Denver, pitting five chefs against one another in a quest to become the “Prince or Princess of Porc.” Along with 1,200 pounds of pig, there were bourbon cocktails and punch, tons of…
After more than eight years as the chef of Zengo, Richard Sandoval’s Asian-Latin restaurant in Riverfront Park, Clint Wangsnes is departing that kitchen to open his own. “The last eight years have been really eventful, and working with Richard and watching him grow and expand has been amazing, but I’ve…
Arch Pizza Co. just opened its third St. Louis-style pizza restaurant in five months — and the latest incarnation, at 10101 East Hampden Avenue, is the largest store yet. “The community support and feedback has been extremely valuable, and we’re excited to bring a different take on pizza to Colorado,”…
The hottest restaurant story of the week wasn’t on Cafe Society but on our news blog, where Michael Roberts reported about a local waitress who got bustedafter lifting a customer’s debit card at Rome’s Saloon. And then there was actual news about the Denver dining scene: Kevin Taylor’s Restaurant Kevin…
Aurora will add some Texas twang to its wide range of restaurants, when Dallas-based Dickey’s Barbecue Pit holds its grand opening there on Saturday, March 8. See also: First look: Dulce Vida opens in the Golden Triangle…
“When Restaurant Kevin Taylor opened, it was a completely new offering for Denver, a city still very much trying to find its way on the culinary map,” reflects Kevin Taylor, chef of Kevin Taylor’s at the Opera House, Limelight Supper Club, Palettes at the Denver Art Museum, Rouge and the…
It was an “inspiration trip” to Japan last fall, says Daniel Asher, that gave him food for thought. Asher, the culinary director of Linger and Root Down, says part of the journey stemmed from “wanting to be infused with a new perspective on cuisine, especially street food,” the mission being,…
UPDATE: We have a winner of our Gallo di Nero contest, in which we asked Cafe Society readers to answer this question: How many wood-fired ribeyes did Gallo di Nero serve during the month of February? Congratulations to zimmerlw, who came the closest with his answer of 43; the correct…
Give me caramelized plantains dusted with brown sugar and a scoop of vanilla bean gelato, and you’ve just made my day. 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 pool — and every Monday,…
