Kate Horton Black Pearl 1529 South Pearl Street 303-777-0500 Kate Horton is a self-described late bloomer, Top Chef reject and has-been nanny. “Yeah, I tried out for Top Chef, but didn’t make it past the first round, probably because I didn’t do very well during the on-camera interview,” muses the…
The third time could be a charm for Avenue Grill. The restaurant at 630 East 17th Avenue was originally supposed to introduce its new Saturday brunch in mid-February, then late February. Now, that brunch will debut on Saturday, March 6. “We’re on, no matter what,” promises Dallas Massey, director of…
Foodies Eating Diverse and Unusual Platings (FEDUPs) is what we call ourselves. There are ten of us, plus the occaisonal “understudy” who is invited when not everyone can attend our once-monthly get-togethers at restaurants across the vast ethnic spectrum in and around Denver….The FEDUPs have made it a mission to…
Just got confirmation from Alex Gurevich that at the tick of 4 p.m. today, Campagna, his new salumi bar and pizzeria that now occupies the former Mojitos space at 1120 East Sixth Avenue, will be the latest food temple to vie for a slice of the neighborhood pie. For the…
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…
Only in Denver will you find mashed potatoes muffled with green chile. There’s absolutely no chance that squashed spuds swamped with chile verde will ever become my guilty indulgence, but the clock had ticked way past the dinner hour, I was hungry, and there was a cold pint at my…
During Denver Restaurant Week, one of the most common complaints from servers is that bargain-hunting customers just don’t tip. They should just be glad that Monica Covington does not live in Denver, Colorado. I’m not sure what would be worse: having to suffer through serving Covington and then not getting…
Think it’s too late to snag a seat at one of the 281 restaurants celebrating Denver Restaurant Week? Think again. As of 5:15 p.m., there were prime time spots (6:30 to 8:30 p.m.) still available all over the city, according to www.opentable.com. Here’s a full plate of what’s available:…
The highest concentration of the city’s Ethiopian restaurants reside along a lengthy stretch of East Colfax, which may or may not be the location of the above snap. My suspicion is that this isn’t going to be an easy one, so I’m handing out a clue: I’ve never been to…
Turns out that the metro area gained not four, but five new burger joints in February. That’s because Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers opened its second Colorado outlet last week at 1103 Iola Street in Aurora. The state’s s first link in the Wichita-based chain is at 2660 West Belleview…
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…
Italy has officially descended into culinary hell with its sponsorship of the new McItaly Burger. Although Luca Zaia, the Italian minister of agriculture, food and forestry policies, insists that all of the items in the burger are sourced locally, giving a boost to local farmers, this fast-food item is still…
Lots of opening and closing action in February (with the promise of more to come). Last month’s roll call:…
Vine Street Pub doesn’t make its own beer on site at 1700 Vine Street — not yet, at least — but it certainly knows how to brew up fun, as it proved with Saturday night’s celebration of a batch of home-grown chops, the culmination of Stout Month at Vine Street…
Cafe Society served up just three Guess Where I’m Eating/Drinking contests last week (along with a bonus post on where Governor Bill Ritter grabbed lunch on Thursday: Senor Burritos), but that was enough to fire up the comments and conversation. For correctly identifying the Tamale Kitchen plate (and doing so…
Think it’s too late to snag a seat at one of the 281 restaurants celebrating Denver Restaurant Week? Think again. As of 5:15 p.m., there were prime time spots (6:30 to 8:30 p.m.) still available all over the city, according to www.opentable.com. Here’s a full plate of what’s available:…
There’s a new burger, beer, rings and fries joint in town that’s quickly becoming a favorite hangout for westsiders. It’s the kind of bar where everyone knows everyone else, if not within the first five minutes, certainly within the first ten. And if the burgers don’t bring you back, the…
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…
“Sweet enough for you?” asks Kathleen Kenny Davia, co-owner of Gateaux, the French bakery at 1160 Speer Boulevard. She was referring specifically to the white chocolate peach torte, which she identified as one of the sweeter selections from their pastry case. Honestly? We found the sweetness level for all of…
Just got the following sad farewell note from Elizabeth Plotke-Giordani, owner of Campo de Fiori, the subterranean Cherry Creek Italian restaurant at 300 Fillmore Street, which will close after a final throwdown party on Saturday, March 6…
Mountain Dew is back in the news, after America’s beloved acidic beverage helped Indiana truck-driver Jason Pede survive three days in an SUV stuck in a southern Colorado snowbank. And how does the state honor this drink’s heroism? On March 1, it will start taxing sales of Mountain Dew, which…
After a sneaky and very successful soft-opening yesterday, Deluxe Burger will definitely open its doors at 5325 East Colfax Avenue wide tomorrow at 11 a.m. And if you stop by today, you may get lucky, too. Deluxe Burger is a joint project between Dylan Moore, chef/owner of Deluxe and Delite…
