What do you get for that special coffee snob in your life who already boasts a top-of-the-line Italian espresso machine, a French press for every room in the house, and a direct line to as much Indonesian civet-poop coffee as one human stomach can handle? Why, a smart little tote…
Earlier today, when I got Keegan Gerhard, owner of D Bar Desserts and longtime host of Food Network Challenge, on the horn, he was driving through a jungle in Puerto Rico on his way to Saborea, Puerto Rico’s annual culinary extravaganza. He was there with several other Food Network celebrities,…
Robert Sherk was just doing his day job, canvassing the local burb, pounding on doors, peddling meat door to door, when he got caught in a spliff of trouble. Sherk was on the job in Athens, Tennessee, when police accused him of selling meat without a proper permit, according to…
The cocktail list is still a work in progress, but if the above concoction, made with Champagne, muddled oranges and Campari, is any indication of what’s to come, then I may have just found my favorite new watering hole. Whose cocktail roster is new and noteworthy?…
For three months, we forked, spooned and knifed our way around the Mile High City, stuffing our gullets silly so we could bring you 100 of our favorite dishes in Denver. We started with the chicken fried steak from Lola and ended with the magnificent feijoada from Emporio do Brasil…
Turns out, the “Argentinian Restaurant Bar and Grill” sign on the building at 3555 West 38th Avenue does not say it all. The restaurant taking the place of Playa de Oro will be named Viejo Domingo. Watch for it to open on Saturday, April 17…
Pho Van Noodle Souper, the Vietnamese pho shop at 472 South Federal Boulevard, closed early last week — but the space won’t be closed for long. Red Claw Seafood and Wings, which took over the spot just before the lights went dark, opens this Friday, April 16, with a menu…
Pizza Hut, that bastion of American, has largely given up on the 320,000 citizens who inhabit the country of Iceland. The Hut’s departure is based purely on economic reasons, and not the fact that it’s difficult to deliver pies by dog-sled. Since the economy, like the sun, went south, Iceland’s…
Want to buy a restaurant? Kate’s at 35th Avenue, the address of which is really 3435 Albion Street, is on the selling block, and for a mere $525,000, the Victorian farmhouse, complete with a commercial restaurant kitchen, hotel and restaurant liquor license and 60-seat restaurant, can all be yours. But…
The first e-mail — from Melissa Cournoyer a.k.a. Daphne TartNSweet, First Mate of The Nautilus, Colorado Rogues — seemed innocent enough. “We will be hosting our annual chili cook-off on April 10, 2010 and are looking for judges,” it said. “We seek three to five hearty carnivorous souls unafraid of…
If I were placing bets, I’d wager that within five seconds of checking out the dry erase board in the above pic, the correct answer to today’s Guess Where I’m Drinking? game will be typed into the comment section below. Yes, it’s that obvious, but since it’s Monday, and we’re…
Best of Denver 2010 was released April 1, but Cafe Society continued to count down, in no particular order, our 100 favorite dishes, a project that ends today with our final dish, the feijoada from Emporio do Brasil…
This is Greekness in all its glory: spit-roasted lamb and crumbles of feta tucked into a warm pita picket, a Greek salad specked with oregano and sided with a small cup of Greek dressing and a little plastic container of tzatziki, tart, garlicky and delicious. Where did I get my…
The name on the storefront says it all — and then some: The Argentinean Restaurant Bar and Grill is coming to northwest Denver. And judging from the cleanup action yesterday, this joint could be just days away from opening. The building at 3555 West 38th Avenue is right around the…
Cafe Society served up four Guess Where I’m Eating/Drinking contests last week, featuring everything from Tony’s (the location at 950 Broadway is the only market in town where you can buy a glass of wine and drink it while shopping), to a still-unidentified plate of scampi to a beautiful tangle…
What you might have missed this week on Cafe Society while you were making wiener rounds in celebration of opening day at Coors Field:…
Stick-e-Star, the catering operation/Asian fusion/American restaurant — and former home of Star Market and Catering — at 2070 South University Boulevard, closed earlier this week, leaving University of Denver students yearning for chicken satay, Cubanos and Thai ribs. Owners (and DU alums) Mike Schettlerand and Ton Phairatphiboon are vacating the…
This is the only place in town that I know of where I can eat a meal, drink a bottle of wine and shop. Even better: I can grocery shop while I’m drinking a glass of wine or knocking back a bottle of beer. Can you guess where I’m shopping,…
Nothing goes with Opening Day like hot dogs. Why would you even try? And while the grilled dogs and brats – with everything, please – you can get at Coors Field are truly delicious, even if the buns never seem to hold up, Denver is rich with other options. The…
Best of Denver 2010 was released April 1, but Cafe Society is still counting down, in no particular order, our 100 favorite dishes. Send your own nominations to cafe@westword.com…
The apple pie from Bang! (3472 W. 32nd Avenue), which won first place in a recent pie competition at Steve’s Snappin’ Dogs, is a thing of beauty, with its thin slices of apple stacked between two golden crusts and accompanied by a single scoop of vanilla ice cream…
Jennifer Jasinksi, executive chef of Rioja and Bistro Vendome, and the subject of this week’s Chef and Tell interview, recently wrote The Perfect Bite , a soon-to-be released cookbook chock-a-block with recipes from Rioja, including one of our favorites, the black truffle crème fraîche potato salad. “We have served this…
