I loved the mole at Tamayo, the restaurant I review this week, and it got me thinking about another mole I’ve loved over the years. Not coincidentally, it was made by a Tamayo veteran, Sean Yontz, who learned the secrets of this complex sauce from a woman in Oaxaca who…
Carrie Shores Table 6 609 Corona Street 303-831-8800 table6denver.com This is part two of my interview with Carrie Shores, chef of Table 6; part one of our conversation ran yesterday. Most noteworthy meal you’ve ever eaten: I don’t remember the name of the place, but it was this small hole-in-the-wall…
After months…and months…and months of hungry impatience on the part of Denverites yearning for a year-round culinary showroom, The Source, a promising — and pioneering — new project from urban developers Mickey and Kyle Zeppelin, the progressive trailblazers behind the TAXI development in River North, unveils its first tenant today:…
If someone at Visit Denver were to conduct a survey, I’ll bet most tourists would say that they still consider Denver a steakhouse town. It isn’t, as they’d surely concede after stops at the likes of Rioja, the Populist and ChoLon. But in 2001, when Tamayo flung open the doors…
UPDATE: We have a winner of our Great Divide/Harman’s Eat & Drink contest, in which we asked Cafe Society readers to answer this question: How many beets are in the box in the above photo? Judging from the number of submissions, dozens of you clearly want to go this, but…
The other night at dinner, after eating multiple courses, we were way too stuffed to contemplate dessert — even a cheese course, which is something I rarely pass up. Then again, that restaurant didn’t have burrata on its menu, but this restaurant does, pairing the generous portion of silky cheese…
Carrie Shores Table 6 609 Corona Street 303-831-8800 table6denver.com This is part one of my interview with Carrie Shores, chef of Table 6; part two of our conversation will run tomorrow. Despite her wispy, petite frame, Carrie Shores, the executive chef of Table 6, is a woman of massive strength…
Steak ‘n Shake fans were thrilled when they learned the popular Midwestern chain was finally, finally coming to Colorado. And when the first Steak ‘n Shake opened in Centennial in November 2011, the lines were long. These days, though, as Jenn Wohletz discovered when she recently reviewed the restaurant, it’s…
For the most recent Chef and Tell, Lori Midson talked with Marty Steinke, the executive chef at Linger. That interview inspired a lot more talk — about Steinke himself, about whether talent in Denver is overrated, and whether the title “chef” is tossed around too casually these days. See also:…
Want a job working on the line at one of the hottest new restaurants in the Mile High City? You’ll have to drive past the “Devil Horse” of Denver International Airport in order to get to your destination, but my guess is that there are a lot of cooks in…
Breakfast may be the most important meal of the day, and Jennifer and David Bacon just made it the easiest, too. The Broomfield couple recognized that their five children love pancakes — but they didn’t love the kids’ crash from a sugar high an hour after those pancakes were gone…
The seafood kabobs at this Middle Eastern restaurant don’t quite stack up to the smooth, lemon-kissed hummus, but they’re a nice departure from the typical meat-heavy platters that strike most Mid East menus. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to a…
A lone Captain D’s Seafood Kitchen somehow stays afloat in metro Denver — at 605 South Havana Street in Aurora. But while there are four more Captains in Colorado Springs and one in Pueblo, Long John Silver’s has fourteen locations in Denver alone. Why all the local love for Long…
Pho Real opened this month in the former home of Tres Jolie in Littleton — and for pho-lovers in the southern suburbs, it’s a very pretty sight. Photographer Danielle Lirette stopped in this week, and returned with this photographic taste of Pho Real. See also: Best Pho 2013: Pho Duy…
Even if the sandwiches sucked — and they most definitely don’t — I’d willingly spend every afternoon here if only to shoot the shit with the owner, whose infectious personality and humor can turn a horrific day into the best day ever. And if I can get one of his…
There are those who swear that the Beauvallon is cursed — that there may be no worse location to open a restaurant or bar — but Bill Kennedy, along with his business partners Dan Woodward and John Wang, are betting that the Beauvallon is ripe for a new tenant, specifically…
Fresh Thymes Eatery is an anomaly in the dining scene: a community restaurant that had its community baked in before the doors even opened. “We expected to have 100 people in for our soft opening on Tuesday night, and 168 people came,” says Christine Ruch, owner and chef of the…
Last week, Cafe Society posted four Guess Where? contests, ranging from a corned beef sandwich from Zaidy’s Deli to a fat pork chop sadly undermined by a mound of mushy vegetables from the outdated Summit Steakhouse to a bright green bottle of Lucky Buddha beer from a Vietnamese restaurant…
Today is McRibmas — one of the most important holidays on the calendar. That’s because the infamous, sauce-slathered, probably-mostly-pork sammie is now back on the McDonald’s menu — for a limited time, of course. The McRib enjoys a crazy cult following not at all unlike the devotion shown to some…
At some point in the distant past, someone — probably not a man — declared that a “woman always has the right to change her mind,” but that certainty applies to the other gender, too. Yesterday afternoon, in fact, Theo Adley, a male whose name was prominently featured this past…
UPDATE: We have a winner of our Ruth Tobias book signing contest, in which we asked Cafe Society readers to answer this question: How many hours did it take Tobias to complete her manuscript? Congrats to chrisdoubleyou, who guessed 500; the actual number is 513 hours! Chrisdoubleyou, we’ll send you…
This week, Gretchen Kurtz explored the Mediterranean fare at Yaffa’s Savory, 2200 South Monaco Parkway, where chef-owner (and former educater) Yaffa Hanouna is living her dream as a full-time restaurateur. And Lori Midson caught up with Marty Steinke of Linger about his decision to drop out of his last semester…
