Letters to the Editor

Peter Caplan
via the Internet

Wyoming or bust: I enjoy Kyle Wagner's columns and have read them regularly for years. She brings a knowledgeable perspective to restaurant reviews, something that's desperately needed in this area, where reviews often read like paid advertisements.

In her April 25 Bite column, she mentions that getting to Sweetwater Station required her to "drive almost to Wyoming." I haven't eaten at the restaurant, so I can't comment about that, but I gently remind you that a lot of people live, work and eat in the northwest suburbs. "Wyoming" to you is "next door" to us. There are a number of good small restaurants in the north metro area. In Broomfield, you should give Cansano's Italian Deli (great sandwiches and gelato from Gelato D'Italia) and Chico's Mexican Food (a family cafe with tasty enchiladas and green chile) a try. Papa Frank's (Italian) and Big Dog Deli (subs) deserve a shot, too.

Please remember that a large segment of your reading public lives north of I-70 and west of I-25, and we enjoy dining out, too.

Barry Gingrich
via the Internet

Mouth of the border:Kyle Wagner's comments about Sweetwater Station was not an appropriate piece to be running in any worthwhile food column. She appeared to have liked the food, but she put the place down on the basis of it being "halfway to Wyoming."

The fact that a place is far from someone who lives on the southern edges of the Denver metro area is a poor basis for grading a restaurant. The last I checked, Westword serves the metro Denver area. Some of us live up north. Even for people downtown, 100th Avenue and Wadsworth is not that far. It's really a shame that Kyle had to drive all the way up here and not have had manna from heaven. So it goes.

Frankly, Thai Bistro, her favorite Thai place for three years running, is a real long drive for me, and it's above average, but not worth the drive. But if I were reviewing the place, I would recognize that it's not far for many of my readers and would not complain of it being halfway to Arizona.

We in Denver deserve better than this.

Can Altinbay
i>Thornton

Editor's note: Just a coincidence, Can, but after eight and a half years atWestword, Kyle Wagner is indeed moving on -- although not as far as Arizona, or even Thornton. She's going to theDenver Post. We've already started our search for a new restaurant critic; those readers who think the opening sounds appetizing should check out our ad on page 69.