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2011 Stories by Lori Midson

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  Jensen Cummings, exec chef of Row 14, on the one ingredient that tastes like "burnt toenails marinated in Kroger brand vegetable oil" and "nooders"

  published Oct 19, 2011

  Jensen Cummings Row 14 Bistro & Wine Bar 891 14th Street 303-825-0100 www.row14denver.com This is part one of my interview with Jensen Cummings, exec chef of Row 14 Bistro & Wine Bar. A broom and ... More >>

• Following a car crash in the kitchen, T-Wa Inn reopens after a three-month remodel

  published Oct 18, 2011

  There are numerous reasons why restaurants close to remodel, but it's not often that it's because a car comes careening through your kitchen, but that's exactly what happened on June 21 at T-WA Inn, t... More >>

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  Happy reopens in Boulder as the Bitter Bar

  published Oct 18, 2011

  Dave Query, the founder of Big Red F, the Boulder-based restaurant group that encompasses the West End Tavern, Zolo Southwestern Grill, Centro Latin Kitchen & Refreshment Palace, a trio of Jax Fish Ho... More >>

• Guess where I'm eatingr

  published Oct 18, 2011

  Finding this off-the-eaten path joint that does a brisk breakfast business isn't easy, its facade far removed from the street, but here's a hint: The name includes two initials. Can you guess where ... More >>

• What’s Cooking?

  published October 13, 2011

  Before the Food Network decided to go the way of Bobby Flay, there was Alton Brown, the zany food nerd, cookbook author, Iron Chef America... More >>

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  100 Favorite Dishes: Pork chop from Le Grand Bistro & Oyster Bar

  published Oct 17, 2011

  No. 53: Pork shop from Le Grand Bistro & Oyster BarYou can say what you will about pork, but if it were to disappear from Denver restaurant menus, there would most surely be a rebellion, and because... More >>

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  Foodography: Flagstaff House celebrates forty years in Boulder with an anniversary gala

  published Oct 17, 2011

  Mark Monette, executive chef/co-owner of the Flagstaff House, stands in his kitchen, beaming like a kid who just got his first video game. "These are all guys I know -- guys who I respect, guys who ha... More >>

• Guess where I'm eatingr

  published Oct 17, 2011

  I'll be the first to admit that I was loathe to try the tacos from this (somewhat) dignified taco shop that I've walked by numerous times on my way to somewhere else. Turns out, these are damn good ta... More >>

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  Favorite food find of the week: Frijoles Colorado Cuban Cafe

  published Oct 14, 2011

  "Today is a special day," says Sergio Negrin, his voice booming. The former corporate America businessman, who just opened Frijoles Colorado Cuban Cafe in a Lakewood strip mall, repeats the same senti... More >>

• Linger and Root Down hosting a yard sale this weekend for a good cause

  published Oct 14, 2011

  There are few restaurants in Denver that stack up to Root Down and Linger, at least in terms of style and design, and we imagine that the staff of both restaurants have scads of pretty cool stuff ly... More >>

• Food trucks, beer, music and apple-bobbing at tomorrow's Diggity Urban Harvest Festival

  published Oct 14, 2011

  There are all sorts of reasons to love autumn: Halloween, rustling leaves, Indian summer and fall festivals, one of which takes place tomorrow -- namely the Diggity Urban Harvest Festival, a street-fo... More >>

• Guess where I'm eatingr

  published Oct 14, 2011

  If you're hungry and in a hurry, this fluorescent-lit Mexican joint will get you in -- and out -- in no time flat. Can you guess where I'm eatingr Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct... More >>

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  100 Favorite Dishes: Mole verde with carnitas from Tarasco's

  published Oct 13, 2011

  No. 54: Carnitas with mole verde from Tarasco'sMexican cuisine is awash in moles, and in Oaxaca, one of my favorite food cities in the world, there's a different mole for every day of the week. But ... More >>

• Stefano's Italian Bakery & Deli opens in Arvada

  published Oct 13, 2011

  "My family owned a casket company in New Jersey, which has nothing to do with anything, except that even people who own casket companies have to eat," quips Stephen Lo Iacano, a Jersey native who in 1... More >>

• Guess where I'm eatingr

  published Oct 13, 2011

  The photo doesn't do this dish justice, but if you're searching for a good -- really good -- shepherd's pie, along with some of the best craft beers in the city, then this is your place. Can you gues... More >>

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  Round two with Eric Rivera, exec chef of Cafe|Bar

  published Oct 13, 2011

  Eric Rivera Cafe|Bar 295 South Pennsylvania Street 303-362-0227 www.cafebarcolorado.com This is part two of my interview with Eric Rivera exec chef of Cafe|Bar. Part one of my chat with Rivera ran... More >>

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  Lucky Pie Pizza and Tap House will take over part of the Dixons space

  published Oct 12, 2011

  One of the most coveted restaurant spaces in LoDo -- the former Dixons Downtown Grill, which closed on Labor Day -- has been snatched up by Brendan McManus, who owns Lucky Pie Pizza and Tap House in L... More >>

• Cooking with Pete and Barb Marczyk: Date and walnut phyllo rolls with Greek yogurt and honey

  published Oct 12, 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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  Eric Rivera, exec chef of Cafe|Bar, on pretty legs, butt cracks and the exploding salmon eyeball

  published Oct 12, 2011

  Eric Rivera Cafe|Bar 295 South Pennsylvania Street 303-362-0227 www.cafebarcolorado.com It's been just three weeks since Cafe|Bar opened its doors, but executive chef Eric Rivera already feels ve... More >>

• Guess where I'm eatingr

  published Oct 12, 2011

  Denver's burger emporiums keep multiplying like calculators, and here, where this burger was snapped, the staff is obsessed with a certain number that is greater than one and less than 100. Can you ... More >>

• Think you have what it takes to win Denver's Avocado Takedownr Prove it.

  published Oct 11, 2011

  Think you make a kick-ass guacamoler Save it for Monday Night Football. At the nationwide Avocado Takedown, which stops in Denver on Sunday, November 6, no one gives a fat seed if you can make a worth... More >>

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  The Pullman, Mark Fischer's new joint in Glenwood Springs, makes Esquire magazine's Best New Restaurants roster

  published Oct 11, 2011

  In late August, while on a food journey in Glenwood Springs, I had dinner at the Pullman, the newest restaurant -- a farm-to-table venture -- from chef Mark Fischer, who owns Six89 and Phat Thai in C... More >>

• Guess where I'm eatingr

  published Oct 11, 2011

  Just when I thought I'd seen foie gras done every which way, it lands on an effing pizza! Can you guess where I'm eatingr Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week's Whe... More >>

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  New York chef and restaurateur Charlie Palmer opening District Meats and Wazee Wood-Fired Pizza in former Big Game space

  published Oct 11, 2011

  Charlie Palmer wants to know how the weather is in Denver. "Is it rainingr Snowingr" he asks. "No, it's beautiful," I tell him. "That's one of the reasons why I like Denver so much," says the New York... More >>

• Cafe Bisque -- now Bisque -- is relocating from Lakewood to Cherry Creek North

  published Oct 10, 2011

  There's never been a particularly compelling reason for Denverites to waste their mileage on traveling to restaurants in Lakewood, unless you were headed to Cafe Bisque, a vibrant cafe that managed to... More >>