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2012 Stories by Lori Midson

• Mark DeNittis responds to lengthy letter inquiring about the closing of Il Mondo Vecchio

  published Nov 19, 2012

  Last week, I posted a letter from Christian Spinello, a guy who lives in Lyons and cures his own salumi at home. His missive, which is lengthy, inquisitive and pointed, was directed at Mark DeNittis, ... More >>

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  Photos: Chef & Brew 2012 crowns food and beer winners

  published Nov 19, 2012

  If you needed (more) proof that Denverites are madly, wildly obsessed with craft beers, all you had to do was eyeball the packed Oriental Theater last Thursday night, the stage for the city's first ... More >>

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  Exclusive first look: Patxi's Pizza opens in Englewood

  published Nov 19, 2012

  First thing's first: Patxi's is pronounced "pah-cheese" ('t' before 'x'), and its name, which is Basque, also happens to be the first name of co-owner Patxi Azpiroz, who opens his namesake restaurant... More >>

• Guess where you're eatingr At an EatDenver restaurant if you're thespot84

  published Nov 19, 2012

  Cafe Society served four Guess Wherer contests last week, ranging from a Russian Imperial Stout, aged in whiskey barrels, from Dry Dock Brewery, to pails of peanuts from Texas Roadhouse (yee-haw!), t... More >>

• Guess where I'm eating...peanutsr

  published Nov 16, 2012

  The dining room (and bar) was a circus, peanuts (and off-key staff renditions of "Happy Birthday") included. Only things missing were the elephants and Cracker Jacks. Can you guess where I'm eatingr... More >>

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  An open letter to Mark DeNittis: Why is Il Mondo Vecchio closingr

  published Nov 16, 2012

  Earlier this month, I broke the news that Il Mondo Vecchio, Mark DeNittis's artisan sausage plant, would cease production at the end of November. And within minutes of the announcement, you could hea... More >>

• Cooking with Pete and Barb Marczyk: sweet potato and carrot puree

  published Nov 16, 2012

  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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  Exclusive first look: Infinite Monkey Theorem Winery and Wine Lab

  published Nov 15, 2012

  Yesterday afternoon, just hours before Ben Parsons would unveil his new wine lab, part of the 30,000 square-foot plot he leased last year in RiNo that's now the quarters of the Infinite Monkey Theore... More >>

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  Round two with Kevin Morrison, exec chef-owner of Pinche Taqueria

  published Nov 15, 2012

  Kevin Morrison Pinche Taqueria 1514 York Street 720-475-1337 pinchetacos.com Part one of my interview with Kevin Morrison, exec chef-owner of Pinche Taqueria, ran yesterday; this is part two of our... More >>

• Guess where I'm eating a Reuben sandwich...and eavesdropping on a sex conversationr

  published Nov 15, 2012

  The sandwich -- a Reuben-like creation with housemade Thousand Island dressing -- was good, but it was the conversation between a straight man and a bisexual woman, who was discussing whether her sex... More >>

• Contest alert: Win two tickets to the Chef and Brew Festival on Thursday night

  published Nov 14, 2012

  Winner update: Congrats to evamarie.perron, who came the closest with her guess of 1,500 pints. The actual answer is 1,571 pints. Craft brews were the big draw at last month's Great American Bee... More >>

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  Here it is! Punch Bowl - Social Food & Drink opens to the public on Saturday

  published Nov 14, 2012

  After months -- hell, years! -- of waiting and watching, Punch Bowl - Social Food & Drink, Robert Thompson's 24,000-square-foot gastro-diner, coffee bar, lounge, bowling alley, ping-pong powerhouse, ... More >>

• Guess where I'm eating tom kha talayr

  published Nov 14, 2012

  The kitchen where the above snap was shot much be suffering a seafood economic crisis, because while I ordered my tom kha with seafood, it arrived with exactly two shrimp and a whole boatload of mock... More >>

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  Kevin Morrison, exec chef-owner of Pinche Taqueria, on learning enough to move on

  published Nov 14, 2012

  Kevin Morrison Pinche Taqueria 1514 York Street 720-475-1337 pinchetacos.com This is part one of my interview with Kevin Morrison, exec chef-owner of Pinche Taqueria; part two of our conversation wi... More >>

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  El Rico Dicho Menuderia Y Taqueria opens in the former Tao Tao Noodle Bar space

  published Nov 13, 2012

  When Tao Tao Noodle Bar, a stellar Chinese joint in Aurora famed for its xiao long bao, mysteriously shuttered in March of this year, the space, which has seen its share of restaurants, sat vacant fo... More >>

• Guess where I'm drinking a Russian Imperial stoutr

  published Nov 13, 2012

  If you like the unmistakable taste of whiskey, then you'll love this beer, a Russian Imperial stout aged in whiskey barrels in a local tap room that continues to rack up awards for its craft brews. ... More >>

• Guess where you're eatingr At an EatDenver restaurant if you're petenammy

  published Nov 12, 2012

  Cafe Society served up three Guess Wherer contests last week, ranging from a still-unidentified bowl of pork-studded posole from a new restaurant (with an old name), to another yet-to-be-identified m... More >>

• Guess where I'm eating plate-sized pretzelsr

  published Nov 12, 2012

  Thank God for beer and big pretzels, because the rest of the food at this suds-centric chain really makes me wonder why anyone would ever want to eat here. But judging from the crowds -- and the incr... More >>

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  Exclusive: Jensen Cummings is leaving Row 14 to focus on meatballs and Revelry | Pangaean Eats, another new restaurant project

  published Nov 12, 2012

  "Sad, but excited." That's how chef Jensen Cummings, who's helmed the kitchen at Row 14 since July of last year, describes his forthcoming departure. Cummings is leaving Row 14 at the end of this yea... More >>

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  Exclusive first look: The Populist opens on Wednesday

  published Nov 12, 2012

  On Wednesday, the Populist, a restaurant from Jonathan Power and Noah Price, the duo behind Crema Coffee House, will open its doors on Upper Larimer, its debut arguably one of this year's most antici... More >>

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  Photos: Barolo Grill unleashes its annual truffle feast

  published Nov 12, 2012

  'Tis the season of decadence at Barolo Grill, Blair Taylor's lovely Italian restaurant in Cherry Creek North that, each year, bestows truffles upon Denver diners during its two-week truffle festival,... More >>

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  Exclusive first look: Lucky's Bakehouse and Creamery opens in Boulder

  published Nov 12, 2012

  There are two species of cooks: those who have baking down to a science, and those who are absolutely flummoxed by anything that has to do with measurements, piping, spring form pans or docking. Jen ... More >>

• UPDATE: Win dinner for two at a restaurant participating in First Bite Boulder

  published Nov 09, 2012

  Announcement: We have a winner of our First Bite Boulder contest. Congrats to Chris, who guessed 38,818. The actual number is 40,265. There's no shortage of upcoming food-centric events around the... More >>

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  Euclid Hall's Jorel Pierce on being booted from Top Chef Seattle

  published Nov 09, 2012

  I keep threatening to break up with Top Chef, the Bravo reality show that pits "cheftestants" (Bravo's word, not mine) against one another in a string of often ridiculous challenges and theatrically c... More >>

• Guess where I'm eating seared scallopsr

  published Nov 09, 2012

  We've all heard the myth -- the one that stipulates that because we live in a land-locked state, we're too far from the deep blue sea to procure great fish. The sea scallops in the above snap prove o... More >>