I know it’s a horrible thing to say, but I can’t stand going out with a man who orders a Cosmopolitan. Oh, whatever. You wouldn’t fault me if I said I couldn’t stand going out with a man who wears three-inch heels. Look, it’s just not manly. Order a vodka…
As a countdown to the Best of Denver 2010, coming April 1, Cafe Society is serving up, in no particular order, a hundred of our favorite dishes in Denver. Send your own nominations to cafe@westword.com…
Semen is not only nutritious, but it also has a wonderful texture and amazing cooking properties. Like fine wine and cheeses, the taste of semen is complex and dynamic. Semen is inexpensive to produce and is commonly available in many, if not most, homes and restaurants. Despite all of these…
Although H Burger Lounge, the premium hamburger/contemporary cocktail joint going into 1555 Blake Street, doesn’t look like it’s going to open today, as the owners — the Jet Entertainment Group — once predicted, work on the place is progressing, and H Burger’s facebook page now gives a target date of…
Sad news for sweets lovers: Wen Chocolates will close its doors at 4 p.m. on February 14 — Valentine’s Day. “I love that shop, and all of the wonderful friends we’ve made in the neighborhood and around Denver,” says owner/chef William Poole. “But I found myself wanting to be outside…
RESTAURANTS OPENING IN JANUARY Ali Baba Grill, 5380 Greenwood Plaza Boulevard, Englewood Andy’s Asian Express, South Federal & Iliff Big Papa’s BBQ, 5151 South Federal Boulevard Crepes on the Go, Streets of Southglenn Denver Biscuit Company, 3237 East Colfax Avenue Gaslamp, 1437 Market Street Little Anita’s, 5545 Wadsworth Boulevard, Arvada…
Cafe Society offered a half-dozen Guess Where contests last week — including a couple of stumpers. But the mac and seven cheeses at Rackhouse Pub was not one of them. SxPxDxCx provided the correct answer within minutes of this post going up, and is the lucky, latest winner of a…
Wanda James and Scott Durrah, the husband-and-wife couple behind 8 Rivers, the modern Caribbean restaurant at 1550 Blake Street, are all about pot and pans. They opened a dispensary, Apothecary of Colorado, at 1730 Blake, last month. They hosted the first in a series of Creative Cooking with Cannabis classes…
I enjoyed this delicious cocktail while sitting at the bar, where I could watch all the unfolding weekend fun that invades a hot restaurant. As the night went on, the place got packed: Great bartenders and a great chef will make that happen. Can you guess where I’m drinking? Special…
As a countdown to the Best of Denver 2010, coming April 1, Cafe Society is serving up, in no particular order, a hundred of our favorite dishes in Denver. Send your own nominations to cafe@westword.com…
Chocolatier Will Poole, the owner of Wen Chocolates, has an affinity for the obscure. Soon after we enter his little shop at 1541 Platte Street, he thrusts an intricately designed white Pandora truffle into our hands and tells us the recipe is based on a 16th-century aphrodisiac formula. It has…
Suddenly, there’s lots of action on South University. The owners of the Breakers Café, in that big apartment complex in Cherry Creek, have sealed a deal to acquire the Border, the longtime University of Denver hangout at 2014 South University Boulevard that closed for good in November, after acquiring a…
I feel bloated, exhausted and fat as a bastard–lying splayed out in the middle of my living room floor like a beached whale, catching up on old episodes of The Simpsons on DVR and sweating pure suet. It’s been a week, more or less, since I rolled gimpily into town…
Whether you love or loathe molecular gastronomy, there’s one kitchen that’s having as much fun as it possibly can with all that geeky food science stuff, creating everything from foams to basil seeds. I’m not a big proponent of foam with my food, but I could eat sweetbreads — with…
Numerous restaurants are donating ten percent of their sales today and tonight as part of Road Home,Governor Mayor John Hickenlooper’s ten-year-plan to eradicate homelessness. The ambitious project, which relies on partnerships with local organizations, aims to provide long-term solutions, particularly housing, to Denver’s homeless community. Racines, 650 Sherman Street, which…
I remember drinking my first Negroni when I was in college. I hated it. But I was a typical “girl” and liked sweet, fruity drinks. Now, as a “woman,” I love the bitterness of a good Negroni. But I still love a good college town. Can you guess where I’m…
As a countdown to the Best of Denver 2010, coming April 1, Cafe Society is serving up, in no particular order, a hundred of our favorite dishes in Denver. Send your own nominations to cafe@westword.com…
This is part two of my interview with Virgilio Urbano, chef/owner of Virgilio’s. To read part one of the interview, click here. Culinary inspirations: My mama, who I’ve always called, “ma-MAH,” did all of the cooking for our family — that’s what she lives for — and I’ve learned pretty…
Denver-based Mad Greens is ready to conquer Fort Collins. On January 12, the company dropped $675,000 on a former Waffle House building at 616 South College Avenue, which will be its second location in that town. Mad Greens opened its first Fort Collins spot at 2120 East Harmony Road a…
Little Anita’s has slowed down its frenetic fast-food pace in two metro Denver locations, where it is now offering full-service, sit-down dining. “We have eleven restaurants in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and that’s how they do all of their restaurants down there,” says Mike Ponzio, Colorado general manager and part-owner of…
When you’re ready to start a different part of your life, you have to leave old things behind. That wasn’t the lifestyle I wanted to lead anymore,” says Adriana Aguilar, sitting at a table inside Melita’s Greek Cafe & Market, the restaurant that she and her mother, Maria Gibson, took…
Art Cormier’s name has popped up plenty of times in Westword — in our stories about the Regency Hotel ,and most recently in a post about Amazing Jake’s, the funplex in Aurora where Cormier tried to revive the scene he had going in northwest Denver. Complaints from neighbors helped end…
