Last month we reported that Michael Burgermeister, awash with inspiration from markets all over the country (including New York’s Eataly), was moving Boulder-based Bayleaf to a larger Pearl Street location, where he could expand his offerings…
There are bargains galore during the daily happy hour at this serene Asian restaurant, where the chicken lettuce wraps, topped with cranraisins and plated with translucent slices of ginger, are a mere $3, as are several other notable dishes. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives…
The traffic jam on northbound I-25 started south of Pueblo. There was only one logical course of action: to brake for a slopper at Gray’s Coors Tavern, at 515 West Fourth in Pueblo. This bar has had only two owners since it became Johnny’s Coors Tavern in 1934 (and it…
So the holidays are coming to a close, the stock of leftover ham is depleted, and you’re determined to get back to the normal, everyday routine of work, cleaning the hors d’oeuvre smears off the davenport, and paying off the mountain of credit card bills left in the wake of…
Cafe Society served up four Guess Where contests last week, ranging from a still-unidentified disaster (perhaps people are too embarrassed to admit they recognize it) to delicious, pre-Thanksgiving tater tots at Table 6, to this plate of tacos. For correctly identifying the the dish as belonging to El Camino, Steve…
In the village of West Yorkshire, England, a police force of extraordinary magnitude is taking shape — the shape of burgers. Due to budget cuts, the town’s police force has been pared down to a bare minimum — so local merchants have decided to use “street marshals” to help in…
The expanding mobile food scene encompasses a bevy of trucks and carts, and now it includes a van. The 1970s Volkswagen van is called the Cozy Bean, and it’s trolling Denver, fortifying patrons with coffee and smoothies…
Planning an international culinary vacation? Thinking France? Maybe you should re-route to Japan. This year’s Michelin guides are now out for perusal — and because four restaurants in Japanese cities were upgraded to three-star status, the country now hosts the same number of highest-honored eateries as the gastronomically proud French:…
A story in last week’s New York Times Magazine about a child on a 90 percent fat diet was not an expose of child abuse. The article described a family’s desperate attempt to control nine-year-old Sam’s epilepsy by feeding him bacon and butter in quantities only Costco can supply. It’s…
My last dinner before Thanksgiving included, among other hits and wonders, tater tots with bacon and blue cheese playfully paired with a diminutive bottle of Tabasco sauce. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s Where am I drinking/eating posts…
Atheist author Tim Covell’s propagating a new obesity theory, and it has nothing to do with carbs, fat or high fructose corn syrup. Rather, he’s noticed a correlation between godliness and obesity…
After a few days of preview parties and events, Ototo Food and Wine Bar will be opening for dinner at 4:30 p.m. today, with lunch joining the lineup on December 13. The former Den Deli space at 1501 South Pearl Street has a sleek new look and a menu to…
Clint Wangsnes Zengo 1610 Little Raven Street 720-904-0965 www.richardsandoval.com/zengodenver This is part two of Lori Midson’s interview with Clint Wangsnes, chef of Zengo. Read part one of that Q&A. Rules of conduct in your kitchen: I have high expectations of all of my staff. I expect them to give me…
It was a dark and chilly night, and I was completely bored out of my gourd. Fortunately, a new Goodwill Thrift Store had recently opened in my neighborhood, and shopping seemed a perfect diversion. So this little piggy went to market, and found a store packed with stuff. Some items…
We’re taking a mini-vacation on Thanksgiving — so all may eat, drink, sleep and reconcile with family members — but your regularly scheduled bloggery will be right back here on Friday. Enjoy the bloodbath break. Follow ” target=”_blank”>@CafeWestword on Twitter…
Leonard Cordova, the grandson of the late and legendary Chubby’s founder Stella Cordova, plans to open his ninth Bubba Chino’s restaurant this spring at the corner of East Colfax and Franklin Street in the former Fanny’s Corner flower shop. The Mexican burrito place will bring the quickly growing chain’s distinctive…
Not every vegetarian and vegan in the city is going to be cooking his or her own Tofurkey tomorrow, and although there are several places with traditional buffets open for business, you never know what, exactly, goes into preparing those items. Rest assured, meat-shunners: Govinda’s Buffet, 1400 Cherry Street, is…
Being vegetarian does not mean restricting your diet to only a handful of cuisines — you can find dishes across every culture that accommodate non-meat-eating needs. Surprisingly, though, it’s not always easy to find a vegetarian dish at a French restaurant. The cuisine is so rich and relies on such…
We’re willing to bet you’ve got at least one salted and cured meat enthusiast on your gift list this season, and it was for them that food writer and former restaurant critic John Lehndorff and author-illustrator Kim Long created the American Salumi Calendar…
Denver is about to get its second bikini-barista coffee shop, and like the first, it takes its inspiration and has its roots in the bikini-barista trend in the Pacific Northwest. Twin Perks is scheduled to open sometime in December at 1628 Federal Boulevard near Invesco Field at Mile High, according…
There’s only one way to prepare for the food frenzy that’s Thanksgiving: eat tacos — specifically al pastor tacos tarted up with fresh cubes of pineapple, white onions and flecks of cilantro. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s…
Clint Wangsnes Zengo 1610 Little Raven Street 720-904-0965 www.richardsandoval.com/zengodenver This is part one of Lori Midson’s Chef and Tell interview with Clint Wangsnes, chef of Zengo. To read part two of that Q&A, check back here on Friday. “I truly love food, and the high-stress, high-energy, crazy and chaotic environment…
