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2013 Stories by Lori Midson

• Guess where I'm eating a steak that would make a cow cringer

  published Apr 01, 2013

  If you're going to call yourself a bona-hide steakhouse, then for the love of cows everywhere, hire a kitchen staff that understands the concept of temperature, specifically mid-rare. This barn of ste... More >>

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  Photos: Ali Baba Grill now serving Mid-East feasts near DU

  published Apr 01, 2013

  After Ali Baba Grill first opened in Golden a dozen years ago, two more outposts followed, including one in Greenwood Village and another in Highlands Ranch, which is now closed. But the Middle Easte... More >>

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

  published Apr 01, 2013

  Cafe Society dished out four Guess wherer contests last week, ranging from a margarita from the new Ay Caramba!, to a glass of beach-y rum punch from the Cherry Cricket to a plate of superb lamb chop... More >>

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  Clay Markwell, former sous at TAG, opening Scratch Burrito & Happy Tap in the former Shazz space

  published Mar 29, 2013

  It's no secret that Denver is one of the nation's burrito capitals -- a fervent mecca of seam-busting tortillas jammed with everything but the kitchen sink. And while there's nothing wrong with that ... More >>

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  Cold Crush, a restaurant, bar and art gallery opening in Ballpark

  published Mar 29, 2013

  Music, great food, libations and local art -- that's the mantra of Cold Crush, a new venue opening April 20 in Ballpark at 2700 Larimer Street. The all-in-one package, run by model and DJ Cassie Stev... More >>

• Win two tickets to DStill's American Craft Spirit & Cocktail Showcase

  published Mar 29, 2013

  Next Wednesday, April 3, Denver will be raining small-batch spirits: vodka, whiskey, gin, bourbon, brandy, grapa, absinthe and more at DStill's American Craft Spirit & Cocktail Showcase, which runs fr... More >>

• Guess where I'm eating tom yum goongr

  published Mar 29, 2013

  It's a good thing that the tom yum goong, a tart and spicy Thai seafood soup, was on the money, because the service -- stoic and uncomfortably unfriendly -- definitely wasn't, and nor was the chalky p... More >>

• Western Daughters Butcher Shoppe will open in the former Pig & Block Charcuterie space

  published Mar 28, 2013

  Just over a month ago, Jeff Bauman and his brother Marc shuttered Pig & Block Charcuterie, their butcher shop at 3326 Tejon Street, in LoHi. "We were given a really decent offer to sell, and while th... More >>

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  Photos: Elise Wiggins, Daniel Asher and Riley Romanin take on salmon for the chance to cook at the Kentucky Derby

  published Mar 28, 2013

  Earlier this week, three Colorado chefs -- Elise Wiggins (Panzano), Daniel Asher (Root Down and Linger) and Riley Romanin (Hooked in Beaver Creek) -- convened in the kitchen of Metropolitan State Uni... More >>

• Winner Update: Win two tickets to the Jax Fish House High West Oyster Fest in Boulder

  published Mar 27, 2013

  Announcement: We have a winner of our Jax Fish House High West Oyster Fest contest. Congrats to kayodo, who guessed 10,887 oysters. The correct number is 11,932. (Sorry, CRGWKM, but as I said, if yo... More >>

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  Best Chef: A nostalgic look back at our Best of Denver chef winners

  published Mar 27, 2013

  In just a few short hours, the Best of Denver 2013 will start hitting the street -- and the web. This year's edition is packed with more than 400 winners (we're still counting). One of the most antici... More >>

• Guess where I'm eating lamb chopsr

  published Mar 27, 2013

  In case you haven't heard, Westword's Best of Denver issue hits the streets later this afternoon, and somewhere within the confines of the newsprint is a big shout-out to the chef whose lamb chops ar... More >>

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  Former Frasca Food and Wine pros will open Lower48 restaurant in Ballpark this fall

  published Mar 26, 2013

  After prowling for more than a year to find the perfect space to open his first restaurant, Mario Nocifera, a former Frasca Food & Wine alum who commanded the front of the house at the nationally reco... More >>

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  Photos: Tamayo introduces bottomless weekend brunches

  published Mar 26, 2013

  Following on the heels of Zengo, Richard Sandoval's Latin restaurant in Riverfront Park, which recently began offering bottomless brunch, Tamayo, Sandoval's modern Mexican in Larimer Square, is now st... More >>

• Guess where I'm eating a goat, lamb, steak and pork parrilladar

  published Mar 25, 2013

  There are Mexican feasts -- and then there are paradillas, aluminum trays, beneath which lie burning coals, exposing the best eats from south of the border, so large in scope that even a soccer team ... More >>

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  Exclusive: Brian Laird opening Sarto's, a restaurant and pantry, this fall in Jefferson Park

  published Mar 25, 2013

  For months, Brian Laird has been plotting under the radar, slowly and methodically working on lease negotiations for a new restaurant in Jefferson Park, and finally, just last week, Laird and his bu... More >>

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

  published Mar 25, 2013

  Cafe Society served up four Guess Wherer contests last week, ranging from a still-unidentified pupusa from a new joint on Federal Boulevard, to a hearty plate of ham, eggs and pancakes from Breakfast... More >>

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  Photos: Zanitas opens with Mexican grub and margaritas in south Denver

  published Mar 22, 2013

  Zanitas Mexican and Margaritas, which originally opened in Boulder in August of last year -- and then shuttered just four months later -- is back in business, this time in south Denver, right off I-2... More >>

• Guess where I'm eating a diner breakfast...for dinnerr

  published Mar 22, 2013

  This was the first time I've been to this diner during the daylight, but morning, noon and night, breakfast is on the menu, and while it's more conducive to a 2 a.m. grease soak -- after a few beers ... More >>

• Guess where I'm eating pupusasr

  published Mar 21, 2013

  Despite the stained tablecloths, the pulsating music (and then none at all) and a dining room bereft of any bodies during the lunch hour, the housemade pupusas (and hot sauce) at this South American r... More >>

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  Round two with Garren Teich, exec chef of 1515 Restaurant

  published Mar 21, 2013

  Garren Teich 1515 Restaurant 1515 Market Street 303-571-0011 www.1515restaurant.com This is part two of my interview with Garren Teich, exec chef of 1515 Restaurant; part one of our chat ran yest... More >>

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  Garren Teich, exec chef of 1515 Restaurant, on molecular gastronomy, line checks and rooftop gardens

  published Mar 20, 2013

  Garren Teich 1515 Restaurant 1515 Market Street 303-571-0011 www.1515restaurant.com This is part one of my interview with Garren Teich, exec chef of 1515 Restaurant; part two of our chat will run... More >>

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  Tony Maciag and Justice League of Street Food pioneer Delores Tronco opening Work & Class on Upper Larimer this fall

  published Mar 19, 2013

  Three years ago, Delores Tronco, the human resources manager of the Vesta Group (Vesta Dipping Grill, Steuben's and Ace), started Denver's food truck revolution with the introduction of the Justice L... More >>

• Beastly butcher and do-gooder Mark DeNittis will honor veterans by teaching them how to break down the whole hog

  published Mar 19, 2013

  Back in early January, we broke the news that master butcher Mark DeNittis had landed at Cook Street School of Culinary Arts as the director of culinary curriculum, a position he took on after closin... More >>

• Guess where I'm eating monkfish pooled in a sea urchin emulsionr

  published Mar 19, 2013

  It's no often that you encounter monkfish and sea urchin on the same plate, but here, at this neighborhood Italian restaurant, both ingredients shine in unison. Can you guess where I'm eatingr Spe... More >>