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2013 Stories by Lori Midson

• Glacier Ice Cream & Gelato will open in Englewood in mid-February

  published Jan 09, 2013

  Boulder-based Glacier Ice Cream & Gelato, which landed a spot on Forbes Traveler's America's Best Ice Cream list in 2008 (and has amassed dozens of additional accolades ever since), is opening in Eng... More >>

• Cooking with Pete and Barb Marczyk: Preserved plum and goat cheese pissaladiere

  published Jan 09, 2013

  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 >>

• Guess where I'm drinking a mezcal margarita with jalapenosr

  published Jan 09, 2013

  So many margaritas, so little time. This one, in the above snap, however, is easily one of my favorite mezcal-based cocktails, its smokiness intensified by specks of jalapeno. Can you guess where I'... More >>

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  First look: Bop & Gogi, Denver's first fast-casual Korean joint, opens in the south suburbs

  published Jan 08, 2013

  Could Korean be the next fast-casual concept in Denver -- and beyondr Quite possibly, especially if it's Bop & Gogi, which, like Chipotle and a whole slew of other quick -- but not fast-food -- cuis... More >>

• Guess where I'm eating an arugula and beet saladr

  published Jan 08, 2013

  I don't make those things we call New Year's resolutions, but I am making a concerted effort to eat more leaves and vegetables in 2013, and this salad of roasted beets and arugula could quickly beco... More >>

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  Joe Freemond walks from Cellar Wine Bar, citing a "long list of problems" -- and lands as the chef of DiFranco's

  published Jan 08, 2013

  The writing was on the wall, says Joe Freemond, the soon-to-be-former executive chef of Cellar Wine Bar, which lost three of its kitchen staffers last week -- Freemond included -- after what the che... More >>

• Guess where I'm eating a burger that's a mile high (almost)r

  published Jan 07, 2013

  I went here to get my fried chicken fix, but it turns out that Monday is two-for-one burger day, so I got two of those instead (one for me; one for the guy on the corner). It's a beast of a burger, b... More >>

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  Mark DeNittis lands at Cook Street School of Culinary Arts -- as the Director of Culinary Curriculum

  published Jan 07, 2013

  If you're Mark DeNittis, you don't wallow in pig shit when the USDA pulls the pork from underneath your livelihood. Instead, you pick yourself up, eat a sausage or ten (and porchetta, to boot) and m... More >>

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  First look: Pho Lee -- a sibling of Pho 95 -- opens in Greenwood Village

  published Jan 07, 2013

  Oh, pho the love of noodles! Denver's culinary landscape, as several industry insiders noted in my comprehensive trend piece that ran a few weeks ago, is stamped -- liberally -- with pho cafes, and n... More >>

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

  published Jan 07, 2013

  Cafe Society served up a half-dozen Guess Wherer posts over the holidays, including everything from a yet-to-be-identified plate of banana bread French toast from a suburban breakfast and lunch joint... More >>

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  Year in review: Denver's ten biggest culinary stories of 2012

  published Jan 04, 2013

  We had our mouths full in 2012 -- so full, in fact, that we're still chewing on the culinary headlines that made news over the last twelve months. We witnessed the demise of a restaurant that had sur... More >>

• Trends without end, the final round: nanobreweries, restaurant economics and the demise of mixology

  published Jan 04, 2013

  What will be the big culinary trends in 2013r As we prepare for a new year in gastronomy, we posed that question to dozens of people in the local food business, everyone from chefs and pastry magici... More >>

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  Little Brazil -- and its feijoada -- relocates from Westminster to Wheat Ridge

  published Jan 04, 2013

  Finding feijoada in this city is no easy task. The national dish of Brazil, a thick, inky South American stew -- almost like a cassoulet -- stocked with black beans, garlic, sausage and other animal ... More >>

• Guess where I'm eating banana bread French toastr

  published Jan 04, 2013

  When it comes to breakfast, I'm an eggs Benedict kind of girl, but every once in a while, I'll expand my repertoire, which I did at this suburban breakfast and lunch cafe, forgoing my usual order for... More >>

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  Trends without end, round six: liquid assets, flesh and fine-dining elitism

  published Jan 03, 2013

  What will be the big culinary trends in 2013r As we prepare for a new year in gastronomy, we posed that question to dozens of people in the local food business, everyone from chefs and pastry magici... More >>

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  Executive chef Lance Barto gets "pushed out" from Central Bistro & Bar

  published Jan 03, 2013

  New Year's Eve, says Lance Barto, the executive chef of Central Bistro & Bar, was a smash hit. "We had a maxed-out dining room that rocked out, everyone had fun, and we had a great service." Inexpli... More >>

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  Exclusive first look: Corner House opens on January 11

  published Jan 03, 2013

  Denver foodniks have a lot to look forward to in 2013, including the arrival of several new restaurants: Beast + Bottle from Paul Reilly; Old Major from Justin Brunson; new outposts of Root Down, Elwa... More >>

• Trends without end, round five: Pickling, pop-ups and moving beyond buzzwords

  published Jan 02, 2013

  What will be the big culinary trends in 2013r As we prepare for a new year in gastronomy, we posed that question to dozens of people in the local food business, everyone from chefs and pastry magician... More >>