Email Author Lori Midson

2010 Stories by Lori Midson

• Guess where I'm eatingr

  published Dec 07, 2010

  Chocolate chip pancakes powdered with sugar: It's what's for breakfast, brunch or lunch at this feedlot that flips flapjacks of every flavor. Can you guess where I'm eatingr Special bonus: Anyone w... More >>

• EatDenver rolls out its 2011 deck of damn good dining deals

  published Dec 07, 2010

  If you're searching for ideas to stuff a foodnik's stocking this Christmas, we know of at least one gift that's definitely worth giving: EatDenver, a culinary cavalry of locally owned independent rest... More >>

• Sweet Ginger Asian Bistro & Sushi opens in Cherry Creek

  published Dec 06, 2010

  On Saturday, Cherry Creek unmasked its newest food temple, Sweet Ginger Asian Bistro & Sushi, at 2710 East Third Avenue in the below-street-level space that, most recently, was the stamping ground of... More >>

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  Deck the shelves with boughs of cookbooks: Local chefs sound off on their favorite culinary reads

  published Dec 06, 2010

  Ah, Christmas: The season of giving, receiving, in-law spats, road rage, parking-lot clusterfucks, check-out line massacres and cookbooks and food books -- the ones that you hope will end up wrapped u... More >>

• Guess where I'm drinkingr

  published Dec 06, 2010

  Wine may be the liquid of choice at this global food temple that recently emerged as something different from its original incarnation, but the cocktail curriculum, which includes the sake-based libat... More >>

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  100 Favorite Dishes: Italian wedding soup from the Squeaky Bean

  published Dec 06, 2010

  Last December, we embarked on a culinary sojourn that took us through our favorite dishes in the Mile High City -- one hundred, to be exact -- as a precursor to the Best of Denver issue. Now we're bac... More >>

• Get your first taste of Stir Cooking School tomorrow

  published Dec 03, 2010

  After a series of construction delays and a no-show from a city inspector, Stir, Katy Hume's recreational cooking school and bar will open tomorrow at 3215 Zuni Street. "We're doing a happy dance," jo... More >>

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  N.Z's Smokin' Guns and seven more Denver street food trucks will converge at Elitch's tomorrow to feed your gut and collect toys for the Denver Santa Claus Shop

  published Dec 03, 2010

  Eight local street pavement pushers, who hustle grub from the confines of their mobile kitchens, will roll their wheels into the parking lot of Elitch's tomorrow as part of a toy drive to benefit the ... More >>

• In the kitchen with Snooze's Spencer Lomax: Corned beef hash

  published Dec 03, 2010

  The corned beef hash at Snooze is one of my favorite breakfast dishes in Denver, and Spencer Lomax, Snooze's culinary king and the subject of this week's Chef and Tell interview, was happy to share it... More >>

• Guess where I'm eatingr

  published Dec 03, 2010

  This month, my son is celebrating eleven years of being on this earth, which, according to him, requires a special dinner -- specifically, lobster. We marked the occasion with several lobsters, includ... More >>

• Gordon Ramsay and MasterChef season two want to abuse you...but first you've got to make the cut

  published Dec 02, 2010

  Are you an amateur kitchen wizardr Do you have the chops to run your own restaurantr More important, how do you feel about Gordon Ramsay, the acerbic, deafeningly insulting, tantrum-prone, foul-mouthe... More >>

• Guess where I'm eatingr

  published Dec 02, 2010

  Based on the glowing recommendations from several local chefs, I wandered into this slightly worn and unadorned feast house, nodded at the cops stowed away in a back booth and snatched a seat at the c... More >>

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  Chef and Tell, part two: Snooze's Spencer Lomax dishes on lard-ridden pastries, Eric Ripert, Bourdain and Besh

  published Dec 02, 2010

  Spencer Lomax Snooze, an A.M. Eatery Four locations in Colorado www.snoozeeatery.com This is part two of Lori Midson's Chef and Tell interview with Spencer Lomax, the culinary director of Snooze. I... More >>

• House restaurant closes, giving the former Cozy Cottage a new home

  published Dec 01, 2010

  House, which opened in 2009 in the former Gemelli's space at 4363 Tennyson Street has closed, as has the Cozy Cottage, which had spent the last four years residing at 2423 South Downing Street, in a s... More >>

• Guess where I'm eatingr

  published Dec 01, 2010

  Every Sunday night -- and only on Sunday night -- this sensational cocktail den turns out juicy chicken, fried golden, with mashed potatoes and peppery gravy. Can you guess where I'm eatingr Specia... More >>

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  Snooze's Spencer Lomax on swine, his favorite green chile joints and cheek meat

  published Dec 01, 2010

  Spencer Lomax Snooze, an A.M. Eatery Four locations in Colorado www.snoozeeatery.com This is part one of Lori Midson's interview with Spencer Lomax, culinary director of Snooze. Part two of this int... More >>

• Be Italian with Lidia

  published December 2, 2010

  Italian-American cuisine queen, cookbook writer, prolific restaurateur and PBS television host Lidia Bastianich will be at the Tattered Cover... More >>

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  Lou's Food Bar gets reviewed on Yelp...long before it's slated to open

  published Nov 30, 2010

  "That Lou's yelp review looks promising," deadpanned Frank Bonanno on his Facebook page, referencing a pre-review of Lou's Food Bar, Bonanno's newest restaurant, which will, uh, open in mid-December ... More >>

• Breakfast on the Edge (of Sloan's Lake) will open in Edgewater in January

  published Nov 30, 2010

  Edgewater's restaurant and bar culture continues to grow, what with newcomers like Walk-In Burgers (2255 Sheridan Boulevard), Providence Tavern (5280 West 25th Avenue), The Cooler (2045 Sheridan Boule... More >>

• Guess where I'm eatingr

  published Nov 30, 2010

  I love the gorditas and salsa setup at Tacos Y Salsas (which is not where the above snap was flashed), but the deep-fried orbs of cornmeal sandwiching spit-grilled caramelized pork al pastor at the te... More >>

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  Eureka! A second Empanada Grill will open next week in the Berkeley 'hood

  published Nov 30, 2010

  Ramon Campos, who owns Empanada Express Grill in Golden, stands in front of a dwarfed storefront at 4301 West 44th Avenue, a former Mexican joint that will soon become Empanada Grill, Campos's second ... More >>

• Guess where I'm eatingr

  published Nov 29, 2010

  There are bargains galore during the daily happy hour at this serene Asian restaurant, where the chicken lettuce wraps, topped with cranraisins and plated with translucent slices of ginger, are a mere... More >>

• Guess where I'm eatingr

  published Nov 26, 2010

  My last dinner before Thanksgiving included, among other hits and wonders, tater tots with bacon and blue cheese playfully paired with a diminutive bottle of Tabasco sauce. Can you guess where I'm e... More >>

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  Chef and Tell, part two: Zengo's Clint Wangsnes

  published Nov 26, 2010

  Clint Wangsnes Zengo 1610 Little Raven Street 720-904-0965 www.richardsandoval.com/zengodenver This is part two of Lori Midson's interview with Clint Wangsnes, chef of Zengo. Read part one of that Q... More >>

• Happy turkey day: We'll be back on Friday

  published Nov 24, 2010

  We're taking a mini-vacation on Thanksgiving -- so all may eat, drink, sleep and reconcile with family members -- but your regularly scheduled bloggery will be right back here on Friday. Enjoy the ... More >>