A new coffee and tea lounge will open its doors this fall in Five Points serving java, loose leaf teas, ice cream, pastries and breakfast burritos, with an emphasis on serving products made by local vendors. Coffee at the Point will take over the space formerly occupied by Blackberries, 710…

Last we checked, thirteen bids had been placed on an eBay auction for a chance to have an Oscar Mayer Wienermobile haul your ass around for a day and host a cookout for you and fifty of your tube steak-loving friends. There’s a week left to get in on the…

A bill signed into law this week has created an advisory council tasked with ensuring Colorado residents’ greater access to healthy foods. The thirteen-member Colorado Food Systems Advisory Council will collaborate on such issues as increasing state participation in federal food assistance programs, creating incentives in so-called “food deserts,” allowing…

Like Lite-Brite, Operation and Hungry Hungry Hippo, Etch A Sketch has some major nostalgic cache. Fortunately, Red Robin Gourmet Burgers can appreciate that and is including an “18 & Over” category in its new “Etch A Sketch A Burger” photo contest in honor of the iconic toy’s — wait for…

Another day, another nationwide recall. This time around the blame is being placed on a usual suspect: alfalfa sprouts. Three different name brands of sprouts have been deemed responsible for a recent salmonella outbreak that, at last count, had stricken at least one Colorado resident. The affected brands — Caldwell…

Last week, we reported that Denver’s groundbreaking pay-what-you-want SAME Cafe inspired national bakery and cafe chain Panera Bread to get into the non-profit biz itself. Built on the model used by SAME and other community kitchens like Salt Lake City’s One World Everybody Eats, Panera opened a pay-what-you-can cafe outside…

No tater tots or fruit cocktail were harmed in the upbringing of Congressman Jared Polis. No Cheetos or Little Debbie snack cakes either for that matter. In fact, Colorado’s second district congressman says he brought his lunch to school every day when he was growing up. What was packed? Usually…

Unfortunately, the website for “Jerk and Go” was already taken (har), so Brian Levin settled on naming his company “Perky Jerky.” While the name is a step down on the Crude-O-Meter, it’s a step up in the accuracy department. Perky Jerky is caffeinated meat. Levin, a Colorado native, and friend…

Gimme a Y! Gimme an O! Broncos cheerleaders will be on hand tonight for the opening of a new self-serve fro-yo shop in Cherry Creek. Yogurt Guru, 2636 East Third Avenue, also has other treats in store for tonight’s opening, including 50 percent off all yogurt between 5 and 8…

A new cafe run by Panera Bread in St. Louis has caught the nation’s attention. Why? Hint: It’s not because of the bread. The cafe, operating under the name St. Louis Bread Co., is a non-profit — a pay-what-you can afford non-profit. Ring a bell? Cafe Society readers know that…

Since launching a contest earlier this week seeking a new name for its 16th Street Mall food cart, Pinche Tacos has been receiving an influx of suggestions via its Facebook page (as well as our post). The name Pinche Tacos, while earlier passing muster with the Downtown Denver Business Improvement…

The Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, which owns several bagel and coffee chains, including Einstein Bros, recently announced that it will start using cage-free eggs in its stores. “We’re proud to be launching this initiative and believe that moving in this direction will help improve the treatment of hens,” says James…

Chipotle Mexican Grill, the ever-expanding Denver-based burrito chain, which just opened its first international store in London, is now upping the ante in the local produce department by committing to use 50 percent of at least one produce item from locally grown sources in its restaurants. In Colorado, that means…

Ted Turner’s bringing his bison to Boulder. Ted’s Montana Grill will open its ninth Colorado restaurant the first week of October at 1701 Pearl Street. The city is a good fit for the steak and comfort food chain says Ted’s co-founder and chief executive officer George McKerrow Jr. “We chose…

Govinda’s all-you-can-eat vegetarian buffet is back! The restaurant, located at the Hare Krishna temple at 1400 Cherry Street, closed its doors last fall when its former cooks went to India. It reopened last month with a new chef, Sri Raga, who is carrying on the restaurant’s tradition of serving up…

Kevin Morrison thought he was onto something when he created his new Mexican street food venture, but naming it “Pinche Tacos” — “pinche” is Spanish slang roughly equivalent to the F-bomb — hasn’t exactly struck a positive chord with everybody. The Downtown Denver Business Improvement District was so uncharmed, in…

Sexy Pizza’s now offering up a little politics with its pie. The Capitol Hill pizzeria, located at 1018 East 11th Avenue, started offering a new pizza last week, with a portion of each purchase going to Safer Alternative for Enjoyable Recreation, a local drug policy reform organization. The SAFER pizza…