Cafe Society

Williams & Graham and Sean Kenyon both finalists for Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards

By Lori Midson Fri., May 17 2013 at 4:52 PM

Categories: Ask the Bartender, Awards and Honors, Behind the Bar, Booze News, Midson: Gastronaughty

Jacqui Segura for the Cocktail Ambassador

Westword bar columnist Sean Kenyon just landed in New York City about an hour ago for the Manhattan Cocktail Classic, and once he turned his cell phone on, it started buzzing like a palpitating heart -- and Kenyon's heart just about dropped to the floor when he began reading his text messages.

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First Look

First look: Jimmy's Urban Bar & Grill opens in LoDo

By Lori Midson Fri., May 17 2013 at 1:09 PM

Categories: First Look, Midson: Gastronaughty, Open and Shut Cases, Photos

You likely won't notice that the front door of Jimmy's Urban Bar & Grill slants, if only a little. It has something to do with luck -- good luck -- and Alicia Bernat, along with her husband Jim and their son and exec chef Jimmy, deliberately designed their new namesake restaurant with teases of feng shui: copper and metal elements are strategically placed among the televisions, while earth tones, the color of warm spices, brush the walls showcasing original art from local artists, which, by the way, is all for sale -- and every dime of what's sold goes directly to to the artist.

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Contests

Win admission for two to Toques and 'Tails on Thursday, May 23, at Casselman's

By Lori Midson Fri., May 17 2013 at 12:10 PM

Categories: Contests, Midson: Gastronaughty

Via the Toques and 'Tails event page

On Thursday, May 23, Becky Creighton, the founder of Culinary Connectors, a company that exposes foodniks -- both locals and visitors -- to various Denver, Boulder and Aspen restaurants as part of a walking tour of those city's top dining dens, is rolling out a new food-and-cocktail event: Toques and 'Tails, a chef and bartender battle created, says Creighton, to "celebrate and promote the culinary and beverage talent of innovative restaurants in Denver and Boulder -- and to feature the culinary team from the same restaurant."

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Follow That Story

Meatballs on salads might sound odd -- but iced coffee once was, too

By Gretchen Kurtz Fri., May 17 2013 at 11:01 AM

Categories: Follow That Story

Mark Manger

Tuscan pasta at Slotted Spoon Meatball Eatery.

As fast-casual concepts go, meatballs make sense. They can be prepared ahead and finished to order, they're bite-sized, and they travel well. The part that takes explaining, as I say in this week's review of Slotted Spoon Meatball Eatery, is what this new place puts meatballs on. Bread makes sense. Pasta is to be expected. But salads?

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Beer Man

Crooked Stave's Roy G. Biv day celebrates the end of the rainbow

By Jonathan Shikes Fri., May 17 2013 at 10:02 AM

Categories: Beer Man

Crooked Stave

Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project will celebrate Roy G. Biv on Sunday with a bottle sale, a party and a couple of rare beer tappings at the Barrel Cellar.

Roy G. Biv isn't a person, though (if it was, he'd be very sour). Rather, it's an acronym for the seven beers that Crooked Stave has brewed over the past two years as part of its color-themed Wild Wild Brett series. The final beer, Violet, will be released on Sunday.

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Guess Where

Guess where I'm drinking mouth-numbing Tingala?

By Lori Midson Fri., May 17 2013 at 9:01 AM

Categories: Contests, Guess Where, Midson: Gastronaughty

Lori Midson

I can't imagine what you'd do with this Colorado spirit, which makes your mouth, lips and gums go numb -- a lot like Sichuan peppercorns -- but there's at least one restaurant and bar that's conjuring up ways to use the spirit in cocktails. Still, this has got to be the strangest liquid I've ever put in my mouth.

Can you guess where I'm drinking?

Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to a Guess Where post is entered into a pool -- and every Monday, we select one lucky winner who'll receive an EatDenver dining deck, worth up to $520 in discounts at independent restaurants.

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The List

Five things you shouldn't have to be told NOT to do in restaurants

By Jenn Wohletz Fri., May 17 2013 at 7:58 AM

Categories: Cafe Society, The List

A couple took their infant to a Denver Starbucks this week, and when they didn't find a changing table in the restroom, they decided to do a ragey protest-change on a table in the dining room. This incident didn't end well. After being confronted by store employees about the public diaper change, the dynamic duo threw a hissy fit, one of them dumped coffee on the floor, and the cops were called in to keep the peace.

It's pretty gross to change a dirty diaper on a table where people eat and drink, with other people eating and drinking at tables around you. But sadly, this isn't the only bad behavior exhibited in dining rooms. Here are five things people shouldn't have to be told NOT to do in public eating spaces.

See also:
- Video: Alex and Ruth Burgos face cops after diaper change at Starbucks
- Five reasons why you should buy your coffee at Starbucks
- Name the candy in the poopy-looking diaper

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Comment of the Day

Reader: Can't we come up with something other than pizza and beer bars?

By Patricia Calhoun Fri., May 17 2013 at 6:59 AM

Categories: Comment of the Day

Lori Midson

Pie from Pizza Republica, opening today on 14th Street.

Although downtown just lost another pizza spot, Toppings, today Pizza Republica will make its debut on 14th Street, right in front of the Colorado Convention Center -- and this downtown version of a restaurant that got its start in Greenwood Village looks like more than a fair trade.

And more pizza places are coming, including a Denver version of Pizzeria Locale, which will open soon along a very pizza-heavy strip of Broadway.

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Culinary Events

The Comida food truck is throwing a birthday bash in Boulder today

By Patrick Langlois Fri., May 17 2013 at 6:00 AM

Categories: Culinary Events

The crew behind Comida Cantina is celebrating the third birthday for "Tina," the hot-pink food truck that inspired two brick and mortars -- today at Flatiron Park in Boulder. There will be food specials and lawn games from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

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Open and Shut Cases

Exclusive first look: Pizza Republica opens tomorrow in the downtown theater district

By Lori Midson Thu., May 16 2013 at 3:49 PM

Categories: Foodography, Midson: Gastronaughty, Open and Shut Cases, Photos

All photos by Lori Midson.

Pizza palaces, as we reported earlier today, are peppered throughout the downtown Denver restaurant landscape, and while some of those same pizzerias that opened within the past year have since shuttered, Pizza Republica, the original of which resides in the Landmark development in Greenwood Village, has proven that it has staying power (not an easy feat in the 'burbs). And tomorrow, at 11 a.m. owner and executive chef George Eder will open a second outpost of Pizza Republica at 890 14th Street, directly next door to the Colorado Convention Center, and given its prime location (and what may the city's best patio to date), we're willing to bet that downtown denizens will greedily chew it up (and not spit it out).

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