Email Author Lori Midson

2011 Stories by Lori Midson

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  The Truffle's Rob Lawler on Spam musubi, brains, glutards and his favorite cheese

  published Dec 14, 2011

  This is part one of my interview with Rob Lawler, former chef and the sovereign of cheese at the Truffle. Rob Lawler The Truffle 2906 East Sixth Avenue 303-322-7363 www.denvertruffle.com When you a... More >>

• A second Waffle Brothers will open soon on the Hill in Boulder

  published Dec 13, 2011

  When a second Waffle Brothers opens later this month on the Hill in Boulder, you can expect more than just waffles: "There will be a sexy Australian up there, too," teases Rod Dupen, who hails from Sy... More >>

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  Tickets now on sale for the 30th anniversary of the FOOD & WINE Classic in Aspen

  published Dec 13, 2011

  O come, all ye faithful, to one of the biggest culinary red carpets rides in the country: the FOOD & WINE Classic in Aspen. If you've been really, really nice this year and you've got a high roller in... More >>

• Guess where I'm eatingr

  published Dec 13, 2011

  My kid turns twelve today (Happy birthday, Elliott!), and that calls for a celebration, which, in our house, typically means dinner out. We began the festivities last night -- not with pizza or burger... More >>

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  Max MacKissock and the Squeaky Bean bunch wow diners at the Work Options for Women benefit

  published Dec 12, 2011

  After a series of pop-up dinners at Cafe Options, which played host to chef Max MacKissock and several squad members of the soon-to-reopen Squeaky Bean on Friday and Saturday night, the staff celebrat... More >>

• Guess where I'm eatingr

  published Dec 12, 2011

  I have no idea why restaurants continue to ring plates with specks of parsley, but regardless of needless adornments, the buffalo pot roast, wreathed with butternut squash, at this longstanding Americ... More >>

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  Foodography: Wazee Wood-Fire Pizza opens today downtown

  published Dec 12, 2011

  Wazee Wood-Fire Pizza, Charlie Palmer's tribute to New York-style pies, opens today at 11 a.m. downtown at 1631 Wazee Street, directly next door to District Meats, which the New York-based star chef u... More >>

• Guess where you're eatingr At an EatDenver restaurant, if you're Chris B

  published Dec 12, 2011

  Cafe Society dished up three Guess wherer contests last week, including a bowl of lackluster French onion soup, a trio of terrific pineapple-topped tacos from Vesta Dipping Grill, and a surprisingly g... More >>

• Il Vicino will attempt to get a liquor license in Wash Park where Brown Dog Pizza failed

  published Dec 09, 2011

  Remember all the snarling and snapping that surrounded Brown Dog Pizza, the Telluride-based pizzeria that attempted to open a second outpost on South Gaylord Street, but laid down. rolled over and eve... More >>

• Guess where I'm eatingr

  published Dec 09, 2011

  Once upon a time, the French onion soup at this convivial cafe was the best in the city, but the bowl that recently landed on the counter -- disappointingly watery, insipid, thin and devoid of salt an... More >>

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  All I want for Christmas is...a Jesus toaster! Yeah, Jesus toast! (VIDEO)

  published Dec 09, 2011

  Oh. My. God. It's a freakin' miracle! No, really, now you can have your daily bread with -- holy crap -- Jesus! All while chugging down your morning jolts of java with a side of Lucky Charms. This... More >>

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  Anthony Bourdain: "It depends on who's cookin' and who's f*ckin'" (VIDEO)

  published Dec 08, 2011

  Food scribe, nomad, caustic tongue wagger and self-proclaimed "bad boy" Anthony Bourdain is never -- never -- at a loss for words, but back in August, when he was a guest on Real Time will Bill Maher,... More >>

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  Round two with Annabelle Forrestal: Matt Selby, markets and mussels

  published Dec 08, 2011

  Annabelle Forrestal Vine Street Pub, Mountain Sun Pub & Brewery and Southern Sun www.mountainsunpub.com This is part two of my interview with Annabelle Forrestal, exec chef of Vine Street Pub in Den... More >>

• Cooking with Pete and Barb Marczyk: turkey hash

  published Dec 08, 2011

  Pete Marczyk and Barbara Macfarlane do not leave their work behind when they leave Marczyk Fine Foods and head for their great old Denver house with the big, new kitchen. They often bring some of thei... More >>

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  Wild Catch will reopen with ex-Mizuna executive chef Tony Clement behind the burners

  published Dec 07, 2011

  Three weeks ago, on a Saturday, notable chef Justin Brunson sailed away from Wild Catch, the sustainable seafood restaurant he opened with Daniel Kuhlman in late August, after alleging that Kuhlman re... More >>

• Guess where I'm eatingr

  published Dec 07, 2011

  My best friend just turned fifty, and every year for her birthday, it's tradition to celebrate at the restaurant where the above shot was snapped -- a restaurant that's definitely not known for its ta... More >>

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  Annabelle Forrestal, exec chef of Vine Street, Mountain Sun Pub and Southern Sun, on food critics, the French Laundry and hot sauce

  published Dec 07, 2011

  Annabelle Forrestal Vine Street Pub, Mountain Sun Pub & Brewery and Southern Sun www.mountainsunpub.com If you want to pick a perfect melon, Annabelle Forrestal suggests that you pick her brain. Gr... More >>

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  Sneak-peek foodography from Ryan Leinonen's Trillium, opening tonight in the Ballpark neighborhood

  published Dec 06, 2011

  Ryan Leinonen isn't shy about his goals: "I want to have one of the top five restaurants in Denver," he says while hunched over a plate of steelhead trout, one of the Scandinavian-inspired dishes on h... More >>

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  Carnivorous foodography: Pearl Street Steak Room

  published Dec 06, 2011

  Mara Soutiere ignored the arched eyebrows and eye rolls that ensued when she and her husband, Peter, inked a lease on a small space on Pearl Street that would feed meaty, prime grade and Wagyu flesh t... More >>

• Guess where I'm eatingr

  published Dec 06, 2011

  When it comes to burgers, I'm a white trash purist -- American cheese and, on occasion, grilled onions. Nothing more. And the burgers at this new beef shack, which range from simple to all gussied up,... More >>

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  Sugar-shock foodography: Crave Dessert Bar & Lounge opens in the Spire

  published Dec 06, 2011

  Visions of sugarplums danced in their heads, while cakes...and sticky toffee pudding...and croissants drizzled with chocolate made eyes wide at yesterday's opening of Crave Dessert Bar & Lounge, a sul... More >>

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  Wazee Wood Fire Pizza opens on Monday next door to District Meats

  published Dec 05, 2011

  Wazee Wood Fire Pizza, Charlie Palmer's new piehole emporium, opens Monday, December 12, directly next door to District Meats, Palmer's shrine to off-cuts that he opened November 21 in the former Big ... More >>

• Tonight: Bring a toy, drink for free and help a kid at the Steuben's Toy Drive

  published Dec 05, 2011

  'Tis the season to eat, dink, make merry and give generously, and tonight, at Steuben's, you have the opportunity to kill four turtle doves with one toy.Every year, the Steuben's clan, along with seve... More >>

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  The Squeaky Bean will reopen in late spring in the historic Saddlery Building downtown

  published Dec 05, 2011

  Our prayers to the gods and goddesses of things that squeak have been been fulfilled: After shuttering in June, following a break-down in lease negotiations between Squeaky Bean head bean counter John... More >>

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  The Squeaky Bean signs a lease on a new space, but where is itr

  published Dec 05, 2011

  UPDATE: We have the full scoop on the new Squeaky Bean -- including its location -- right here. They're baacckkk! Johnny Ballen, owner of the Squeaky Bean, which closed several months ago when ... More >>