Rock-A-Billies Coming to Greenwood Village

GABF WIRE— Cafe Society reports that 580 breweries will participate in this year's sold-out Great American Beer Festival (October 11-13, 2012) at the Colorado Convention Center — "an astonishing 23 percent increase over 2011, when there were 466 breweries on hand." [Cafe Society]

GREENWOOD VILLAGE— Rock-A-Billies (12363 W. 64th Ave) will open a second location in the former Slam Bar space at 9660 E. Arapahoe Road. [Back Beat]

TAKE-OUT TIPS— 5280 food editor Amanda Faison says some of the best fried chicken doesn't actually come from a restaurant — it comes from King Soopers: "For years, friends have told me that the grocer has some of the best fried chicken in town. I was skeptical, but now I understand the praise. At King Soopers, fresh pieces of chicken are hand-breaded using a seasoning from Chester's, a national chain of chicken restaurants. The chicken, served warm, was the juiciest I had all summer." [5280]

Rock-A-Billies, Arvada [Photo: Sheila Broderick Photography]