Hat’s off to a Cafe Society reader who tipped us to the unfortunate demise of Aviano Coffee at 955 Lincoln Street in the beleaguered Beauvallon building. A woman who answered a call to Aviano yesterday gave a “no comment” when asked about the closure, but then said details would be…
Argyll, the Cherry Creek gastropub (and winner of Westword’s Best New Restaurant 2010 award) at 2700 East Third Avenue, is celebrating its one-year anniversary on Friday, April 30 by offering one starter and two lunch entrees for $14, excluding tax and gratuity. “We’re thanking Denver for all the support they’ve…
Up until very recently, my favorite breakfast burrito, which we smothered with accolades in Westword’s Best of Denver 2010, came from Pico de Gallo Mexican Grill. And while I still believe that it’s the best breakfast burrito in the Mile High City, I’ve found another breakfast burrito, outside Denver, that’s…
The opening of Pasquini’s new Denver Tech Center restaurant at 8101 Belleview Avenue has been pushed back more than a month while it secures all the necessary permits and brings the space up to code, says founder Tony Pasquini. The pizzeria, which will be the fifth to join the mini-chain,…
After resisting for years, Cucina Colore has caved to pressure and started a happy hour. They never really needed it, says general manager Chris Millette. Plus the “whole discounting concept” just didn’t seem to pair well with the restaurant’s upscale sensibilities. But all that changed Monday when the Italian restaurant…
This is part two of Lori Midson’s Chef and Tell interview with Eric Stein, chef/instructor at Johnson & Wales. To read part one of that interview, click here. Most embarrassing moment in the kitchen: I worked for a restaurant called Adesso in Providence, Rhode Island, that featured an open kitchen…
The Pasta Bible, a new Aussie cookbook published by Penguin Group Australia, has sinned. In a big way. The proofreader made a “silly mistake,” explained Bob Sessions, head of the publishing group. The recipe for tagliatelle with sardines and prosciutto was supposed to include the words “freshly ground black pepper,”…
The Spice Market of Addis Ababa is almost a city of its own — a serpentine stable where merchants hawk the raw materials that combine deliciously in Ethiopia’s distinctive cuisine. In the spring, when the sun finally comes out after two rainy months and bakes the muddy streets into damp…
After months and months of speculation, anticipation and dropping gazillions of dollars in rent on a space that sat vacant for more than a year, the parcel of land at 1631 Wazee Street, formerly Il Fornaio, is finally springing back to life…
Same concept, new chef and a revamped menu that now includes a generous terrine of foie gras that may very well be one of the most expensive starters at a metro Denver restaurant. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the…
Veteran Denver restaurateur Leo Goto has a new restaurant in Littleton. Leo Goto’s Riverfront, located at 2852 West Bowles Avenue, on the Platte River, had what general manager Joseph Madril described as a “very soft opening” last Monday. The new restaurant, which formerly housed an events center, is currently open…
Emily and Chris Deutschman, owners of Magnolia Restaurant & Sushi Bar, in Lafayette, are opening kaTcH Fish House in June at 1300 Pennsylvania Street, in the former home of Pizzicato Pizza. “The restaurant concept emphasizes seafood recipes found on the East Coast, West Coast and Gulf of Mexico,” notes the…
Chase Wilbanks, executive chef at La Tour in Vail, came down from the mountains to cook up six courses (and display an awesome crab tattoo that you can see here) at the third Hush Denver dinner on April 24. Up to this point, Hush — the not-so-secret dining club –…
This is part one of Lori Midson’s interview with Eric Stein, instructor and chef at Johnson & Wales University. To read part two of that interview, click here. Eric Stein Chef/instructor Johnson & Wales University Eric Stein is using his fingers to count. “Fifteen, sixteen, seventeen,” he says to himself,…
Devon Smith got her family to eat like cavemen and won $2,000 for it. The Centennial teen, 17, scored the dough via the Young Epidemiology Scholars program for high-schoolers, through which she conducted a study on the health benefits of the Paleo diet. The diet is based on the notion…
The King is at it again, and this time he’s taking names — namely, “brunch.” Yes, Burger King is taking aim at the blubbery midsection of the country, introducing its new “Brunch menu” in select markets. Technically an acronym for breakfast and lunch, “brunch” really translates to a long, liquid…
There’s hardly a day that goes by that someone — usually a Texan (no offense) — doesn’t bitch and whine about their unfulfilled quest to find enchiladas suizas in Denver. See that photo up top? That’s a big plate of enchiladas suizas that I’m sure will generate all sorts of…
A tiny coffee bar quietly opened up earlier this month in the Grant Street Mansion at 1115 Grant Street in Denver. Carmen’s Cafe serves Lavazza coffee and a small assortment of South American specialties and other treats from the first floor of the sprawling, red building…
Steve Progar, who opened Abrusci’s Italian Eatery two weeks ago in the former space occupied by Campo De Fiori, 300 Fillmore Street, is betting that Creekers will embrace a restaurant that’s intended to be an everyday dining experience absent of sticker shock prices…
Eleven Denver restaurants are taking part in tonight’s SOUP! event at the Cable Center on the University of Denver campus, 2000 Buchtel Boulevard. The benefit, which raises funds for the Colorado Children’s Immunization Coalition, a local nonprofit that increases childhood immunization through coalition building, provider education, community outreach and legislative…
Tired of rattlesnake? Just had elk last week? You’re in luck. The Fort, 19192 Highway 8 in Morrison, has added a handful of new menu items to supplement its upscale, game-intensive Old West fare. Chef Geoffrey Groditski says he sought inspiration for the six new dishes from two sources: Fort…
Brit Richard Taylor decided to rob his local Burger King — but instead of loot, he got a royal pain. Taylor gained entrance to a closed BK not by brandishing a firearm, but by waving a broom handle. This so spooked an employee that he opened the door, whereupon Taylor…
