After spending the weekend scrounging for food in Lakewood — more accurately, Applewood — I was ready to give up. I’d pushed away an inedible pizza, spit out sushi, sobbed over the limp and cold fries at Smashburger…and even the frozen yogurt I got to console myself sucked. The best…
For 34 years, people have flocked to Caldonia’s Tavern and Roadside BBQ for beers and ‘cue, parking on the large patio in warm weather, huddling in front of the TVs inside to watch sports the rest of the year. But if you were looking forward to celebrating the return of…
By noon, there was a line slinking out the door of Red Star Deli, James Mazzio’s new sandwich shop that opened at 6 a.m. yesterday inside the Icehouse, 1801 Wynkoop Street, which is also home to Studio F, a behemoth space complete with a state-of-the-art professional kitchen that Mazzio will…
Plants & Animals Denver coordinates many awesome activities, including the monthly Neat Market, where vegans and vegetarians can obtain hard-to-find and handcrafted food items, and the upcoming Fancy Plants Vegan Prom on Saturday, March 31. But one of its most popular and long-running events is the monthly Chomp! Vegan Supper…
The first match-up in Cafe Society’s Street 16 neighborhood tournament has strong favorite Boulder going against Washington Park. In sheer size, Boulder may steamroll its way through this round, but will Wash Park denizens come out in force? Let us know which neighborhood is the best below…
Is South Pearl Street being overrun by pizza joints? Last week, Sexy Pizza opened in the former home of the Crushery, just a block away from the popular Kaos. But the comments have Harris wondering if South Pearl has really been overrun by hipster doofuses and douchebags:…
Although I certainly appreciate craft cocktails, there’s a special place in my heart for white-trash margaritas that come in a multitude of colors and fill birdbath-sized glasses. Is that nuclear juice made in a blender with flavored syrup and alcohol that’s maybe not even tequila? Bring it on. So I’ve…
“Eat well, feel well. That’s what this restaurant is all about,” says Srijana Sharma, who, along with her husband and brother-in-law, recently opened Kathmandu Kitchen, an Indian and Nepalese restaurant in Aurora at 16611 East Smoky Hill Road…
Constantly searching for a perfect place to do work was a battle that Mandy Stevens fought every day as a freelancer. So a month ago, she revealed plans to open her own: she and her husband, Kristian Barowsky, took over the Buffalo Exchange space on 13th Avenue and are building…
There are small omelets and medium-sized omelets — and then there are these omelets, which are bigger than your face. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s Where am I drinking/eating posts is entered into a pool — and…
What are two things that people really want right now? You guessed it: new flavors of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, and more Republican primary coverage. Last week Ben & Jerry’s announced that it is debuting Greek frozen yogurt, bringing back “Chocolate Therapy” (chocolate ice cream, choco-cookies and chocolate pudding…
When Sarah Worton and Joe Jaramillo opened the Copper Pot in July 2010 at 508 East Hampden Avenue, their motto was “comfort food times two” — a reference to the “two families’ experiences in the kitchen” that were blended in the independent, neighborhood restaurant. But now the partners are really…
No one’s saying you have to go meatless just because it’s Monday — but as incentive to join the growing movement, every week we’re offering an animal-free recipe. There are times when the last thing you want to do after getting home from a long day at work is to…
Cafe Society bloggers have formed their own bracket for March’s madness, and reader votes will determine the best neighborhood for a nosh in metro Denver. We’ve included sixteen neighborhoods in this tournament, and we want your input as to the best. Is it LoHi? Havana Street in Aurora? Larimer Square?…
Many readers sent as heartfelt accounts of their Denver Restaurant Week experiences, offering an interesting snapshot of the town’s two-week eating orgy. And then there was this hilarious bit of satire from an alleged suburbanite, which went right over the heads — and stomachs of some of the other commenters:…
Cafe Society dished out five Guess Where? contests last week, ranging from a bloody Mary at Mona’s to a meat market of men (and beer and pretzels) at Denver Beer Co. to a still-unidentified plate of nowhere-near-spicy “Thai spicy shrimp” to a feast of fried chicken, pork chops, collard greens…
Aoba won’t be getting into the swim of the Denver dining scene as soon as it had hoped. The new sushi joint going into 1520 Blake Street — the former home of Organixx — had hoped to open this month. But today, the Aoba construction project was put on hold…
In the last two years, two Argentine restaurants have tried to bring South American cuisine to the corner of 38th Avenue and Lowell Boulevard, but neither was able to get anything going. The most recent resident, Caminito Tango, shuttered quietly earlier this year after taking over the space from Viejo…
Ladies, if you’re looking to meet men, this place is full of them. When I stopped by recently, I was one of only two women in the place. Perhaps that’s because all it serves is beer and pretzels. But sometimes that’s enough. Can you guess where I’m drinking? Special bonus:…
Things don’t look too sweet at Sugar House these days. A broken window in front is covered with plywood and a card from the Denver Police Department dated February 16. The door is locked up tight. The voicemail box is full. Both Sugar House, the swingers club that Scottie Ewing…
Aurora, Denver’s upstart neighbor to the east (and the focus of this week’s cover story, “Wish You Were Here”), has just released Yum!, a guide to the city’s independent ethnic restaurants — more than 150 of them, ranging from Thai Street Food Restaurant to Jai Ho Indian Restaurant. It’s an…
Westword caught some sh*t for our Sh*t People From Denver Say video, especially from readers who thought we omitted a few key catchphrases. So we compiled a list of sh*t our video should have said, including this line submitted by a reader: “All the good ethnic food is in Aurora.”…
