Email Author Lori Midson

2013 Stories by Lori Midson

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  Tommy Lee, exec chef of Uncle, on yakitori, Yelp and stinky tofu

  published Apr 17, 2013

  Tommy Lee Uncle 2215 West 32nd Avenue 303-433-3263 uncledenver.tumblr.com This is part one of my interview with Tommy Lee, exec chef of Uncle; part two of our chat will run tomorrow. At 4:45 on a ... More >>

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  100 Favorite Dishes: Lobster macaroni and cheese from Mizuna

  published Apr 16, 2013

  Suffice it to say that I eat out more than the general population, unless, of course, the general population can catalogue more than 450 restaurant meals in a year -- which is about the number of br... More >>

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  Photos: Randy Layman, bartender at ACE, wins Patron's Muddled XO Cafe Shakedown

  published Apr 16, 2013

  Nine local bartenders -- Justin Lloyd (Star Bar); Joe Hines (Williams & Graham); Adam Hodak (Bonanno Concepts); Pat Ruberto (Gaetano's); Brandon Meyer (Crave Dessert Bar); Melissa Durant (Old Major);... More >>

• Guess where I'm eating French macaronsr

  published Apr 16, 2013

  From the labor-intensive Japanese cakes to the fashionable French macarons, everything at this gorgeous bake shop makes me swoon. Can you guess where I'm eatingr Special bonus: Anyone who gives th... More >>

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  Eric Ripert and Anthony Bourdain skewer each other, vegetarians and Paula Deen in Boulder

  published Apr 15, 2013

  Last night's "Good vs. Evil" throwdown of jabs between Eric Ripert and Tony Bourdain solidified three things that most of us already know: Bourdain's favorite noun is "motherfucker," his adjective of... More >>

• Guess where I'm eating drunken noodlesr

  published Apr 15, 2013

  My teenager is currently on a Thai food kick, which couldn't make me happier, because next week, when we're in California on vacation, it's going to be all In-N-Out, all the time, at least if he has ... More >>

• 100 Favorite Dishes: Fried rice from Benihana

  published Apr 15, 2013

  Suffice it to say that I eat out more than the general population, unless, of course, the general population can catalogue more than 450 restaurant meals in a year -- which is about the number of br... More >>

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

  published Apr 15, 2013

  Cafe Society served up five Guess Wherer contests last week, ranging from a crock of macaroni and cheese topped with Chex Mix from ViewHouse, to a huge mound of green chile-smothered carne asada frie... More >>

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  100 Favorite Dishes: French fries from Jonesy's EatBar

  published Apr 12, 2013

  Suffice it to say that I eat out more than the general population, unless, of course, the general population can catalogue more than 450 restaurant meals in a year -- which is about the number of br... More >>

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  The new happy hour at Trillium makes me ecstatic

  published Apr 12, 2013

  You can sink a cheap drink at just about every watering hole in Denver, a city that's indisputably obsessed with the ritual of happy hour. The bar at Interstate Kitchen & Bar features a late-night ha... More >>

• Guess where I'm eating macaroni and cheese haloed with Chex Mixr

  published Apr 12, 2013

  I have a simple rule when it comes to making macaroni and cheese: Somewhere, in the mix, there needs to be a processed cheese, a rule that makes a lot of chefs cringe in disgust. Whatever. It's the w... More >>

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  First look: Uber Sausage unleashes its second outpost in LoHi

  published Apr 11, 2013

  The city's second Uber Sausage, owned by Marco Macchiaroli, Alex Gschwend, Brad Arguello and Henry DeMetteis, opened today in LoHi with a similar menu of sausage sandwiches augmented by a case slingi... More >>

• Guess where I'm eating a curried chicken paninor

  published Apr 11, 2013

  It's not often that I'll order anything with chicken, arguably the world's most boring protein, but the chef at the restaurant where the above snap was shot convinced me to try the curried chicken pa... More >>

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  Round two with Jose Guerrero, exec chef of ViewHouse

  published Apr 11, 2013

  Jose Guerrero ViewHouse Eatery, Bar & Rooftop 2015 Market Street 720-878-2015 viewhouseco.com This is part two of my interview with Jose Guerrero, exec chef of ViewHouse Eatery, Bar & Rooftop; part ... More >>

• Guess where I'm eating carne asada friesr

  published Apr 10, 2013

  There's a reason why the parking lot of this panaderia and taqueria is always jam-packed with cars -- the gritty Mexican food, including the diabolically good carne asada fries throttled with green ch... More >>

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  Denver's five best patios to celebrate the arrival of spring (despite the snow)

  published Apr 10, 2013

  The crew at Crimson & Gold, a bar near the University of Denver, apparently didn't venture outside yesterday, because while Denver's finest meteorologists had it all wrong when they predicted that th... More >>

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  Jose Guerrero, exec chef of ViewHouse, on the "swoosh," licking a cactus and why he won't touch foie gras

  published Apr 10, 2013

  Jose Guerrero ViewHouse Eatery, Bar & Rooftop 2015 Market Street 720-878-2015 viewhouseco.com This is part one of my interview with Jose Guerrero, exec chef of ViewHouse Eatery, Bar & Rooftop; part ... More >>

• After two decades of being dormant, Little Pepinas will become Kobe An Japanese Fondue

  published Apr 09, 2013

  We've written quite a bit about the demise of Denver's red-sauce joints, the old-school neighborhood restaurants that once formed the nucleus of northwest Denver, or, as some called it, Little Italy. ... More >>

• 100 Favorite Dishes: Jajangmyeon from Yong Gung Dragon Palace Chinese Restaurant

  published Apr 09, 2013

  Suffice it to say that I eat out more than the general population, unless, of course, the general population can catalogue more than 450 restaurant meals in a year -- which is about the number of br... More >>

• Guess where I'm eating a pork chop...in Vailr

  published Apr 09, 2013

  I'll admit that I've never been terribly impressed with the restaurant climate in Vail, and let's face it: In a resort town like this, where a fickle public chews up their restaurants and then spits ... More >>

• Guess where I'm eating a meat-centric molcajeter

  published Apr 08, 2013

  There are plenty of usual-suspect dishes at this Mexican restaurant, but there's also a whole section devoted to seafood, much of it excellent, and lurking somewhere between the whole snapper and the... More >>

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  Schmoozing, boozing and pigging out on pork and lamb: Taste of Vail recap

  published Apr 08, 2013

  The Taste of Vail, a multi-day food and wine festival that uncorks each year in Vail Village and on Vail Mountain, is still -- even after 23 years -- one of the state's most fantastic culinary spring ... More >>

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

  published Apr 08, 2013

  Cafe Society served up five Guess Wherer contests last week, ranging from a classy cocktail from the newly remodeled Jax Fish House, to a flight of several beers from the aptly named World of Beer, to... More >>

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  After a year and a half on Broadway, Crimson Canary closes in Baker

  published Apr 08, 2013

  Crimson Canary, the "Boss Italian" restaurant in Baker that Interstate Kitchen & Bar owners Andre and Aaron Lobato (they're also brothers) and Joey Newman opened in the fall of 2011, ceased singing o... More >>

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  Round two with Jonathan Power, exec chef of the Populist

  published Apr 04, 2013

  Jonathan Power The Populist 3163 Larimer Street 720-432-3163 thepopulistdenver.com This is part two of my interview with Jonathan Power, executive chef of the Populist. Part one of our chat ran ye... More >>