Email Author Lori Midson

2013 Stories by Lori Midson

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  Photos: Udi's Pizza, Cafe & Bar opens on East Colfax

  published Feb 19, 2013

  Yesterday, after a few days of soft openings and friends-and-family dinners, Udi's Pizza, Cafe & Bar opened in the former Encore space in the Lowenstein CulturePlex. The brightly remodeled restaurant... More >>

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  Exclusive first look: Ay Caramba! opens in Cherry Creek

  published Feb 18, 2013

  Alex Gurevich, who owns Limon, a Latin American lounge in Uptown, as well as My other Bar on Seventh Avenue, wasn't in the market for a third restaurant, but after his ex-wife vacated Bisque last Ju... More >>

• Andrew Zimmern's Bizarre Foods, featuring burritos, bugs and bulls' balls from local restaurants, will air Monday

  published Feb 15, 2013

  Last fall, in early September, Andrew Zimmern, host of the Travel Channel's Bizarre Foods, jetted to Denver, his film crew on his heels, to film footage of an upcoming episode of his wildly popular ... More >>

• Guess where I'm eating eggs Benedictr

  published Feb 15, 2013

  The java was a little cold, and so was the soup, but the eggs Benedict at this wee breakfast and lunch spot were simply perfect, the lemon-smooched hollandaise and yolk-soaked eggs draping the salty ... More >>

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  Exclusive: Steve's Snappin' Dogs will join the new crop of restaurants opening at DIA

  published Feb 15, 2013

  At 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, the phone call that Steve Ballas and his wife, Linda, had been waiting eleven months to get, finally came. On the other end of the horn was Keith Montoya, owner of Denver-b... More >>

• WINNER UPDATE: Win free Guinness for a year from Fado Irish Pub

  published Feb 15, 2013

  Announcement: We have a winner of our free Guinness for a year from Fado Irish Pub contest. The actual number of Guinness pints served during the month of March, 2012, was 13,854. Ericwrites came the... More >>

• Guess where I'm eating a Reuben and German potato saladr

  published Feb 14, 2013

  The menu at this watering hole is big departure from the kind of cooking that you'd normally expect from a chef whose roots are firmly entrenched in Italian cuisine, but the contemporary take on the ... More >>

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  Round two with Jeremy Thomas, exec chef of Le Grand Bistro & Oyster Bar

  published Feb 14, 2013

  Jeremy Thomas Le Grand Bistro & Oyster Bar 1512 Curtis Street 303-534-1155 www.legranddenver.com This is part two of my interview with Jeremy Thomas, chef of Le Grand Bistro & Oyster Bar; part one ... More >>

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  The Broadmoor's Salute to Escoffier dazzles with a luxurious display of decadence

  published Feb 13, 2013

  Considering what lay ahead, Bertrand Bouquin, the executive chef of the Broadmoor, was incredibly relaxed. It was just hours before the swanky Colorado Springs resort and hotel pulled off -- with gra... More >>

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  Denver Bacon Company launches in Denver -- and sizzles at the Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival

  published Feb 13, 2013

  Judging from the sentiments posted on the Denver Bacon Company's Facebook page -- emotions like the accolades below -- chef Justin Brunson's maple slabs of hog should have brought home the blue ribbo... More >>

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  Jeremy Thomas, chef of Le Grand Bistro & Oyster Bar, on simplicity, spoons and Sheehan

  published Feb 13, 2013

  Jeremy Thomas Le Grand Bistro & Oyster Bar 1512 Curtis Street 303-534-1155 www.legranddenver.com This is part one of my interview with Jeremy Thomas, chef of Le Grand Bistro & Oyster Bar; part two ... More >>

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  Get your "Guy Fieri" slice at Fat Sully's, opening Thursday on South Broadway

  published Feb 12, 2013

  Three weeks ago, Food Network personality Guy Fieri was romping around Denver, shooting footage for an upcoming episode of Diners, Drive-ins and Dives, and one of the joints where he made an appearan... More >>

• Guess where I'm eating pizza...while the staff indulged in sushir

  published Feb 12, 2013

  Walked into one of my favorite pizza joints, only to find the staff sitting at the bar stuffing their gullets with sushi -- sushi that was brought in from another restaurant. Odd mix...sushi followed... More >>

• UPDATE: Contest alert: Win two tickets to the Creole Food and Killer Beer dinner next Tuesday

  published Feb 11, 2013

  WINNER ALERT: We have a winner of our Creole Food and Killer Beer contest. Congratulations to shaag81, who guessed 28 pints, just one digit off of the actual number of 29 pints. Thanks for playing! ... More >>

• Guess where I'm eating a big, fat sandwichr

  published Feb 11, 2013

  The headline says it all. Grunt. Can you guess where I'm eatingr Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to a Guess Where post is entered into a pool -- and every week, we select o... More >>

• Local restaurants plan fundraiser for former Denver chef Drew Inman, who's battling cancer

  published Feb 11, 2013

  On Tuesday, February 19, several Denver restaurants -- Mizuna, Luca d'Italia, Bones, Osteria Marco, Russell's Smokehouse, Green Russell, Lou's Food Bar, Vesper Lounge, Barolo Grill and Potager -- wil... More >>

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  Exclusive: Ian Clark, chef of Jax Boulder, is leaving to open BRU Handbuilt Ales and Eats

  published Feb 11, 2013

  After a decade with Big Red F, Dave Query's burgeoning restaurant group, which includes Lola, three outposts of Jax Fish House (a fourth will open this spring in Glendale), Centro Latin Kitchen, West... More >>

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  Exclusive sneak peek: Old Major, opening on February 24

  published Feb 11, 2013

  Late last week, I was privy to a personal tour of Old Major, the restaurant that culinary patron saint Justin Brunson, who also owns Masterpiece Deli, is tentatively opening on February 24 in Highlan... More >>

• Guess where you're eatingr At an EatDenver restaurant if you're ajyun1

  published Feb 11, 2013

  Cafe Society dished up four Guess Wherer contests last week, ranging from a pupusa plate from Restaurante El Tamarindo, to a duo of dark beers from Dry Dock, to a trio of salsas blistered with heat. ... More >>

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  Twelve will open seven nights a week beginning on February 24

  published Feb 08, 2013

  When people ask me what I'd like to see more of in Denver, which is a question I pose every week to the chefs I interview, my immediate response is more restaurants that are open on Sunday and Monday ... More >>

• Can you guess where I'm eating a burrito jolted with jalapenosr

  published Feb 08, 2013

  I've cruised by this Mexican joint more times than I can count, and last night, after a long day, I finally pulled into the parking lot, and what I found inside was a gracious staff, a small but fest... More >>

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  First Look: Pinche Tacos, Tequila & Whiskey opens next Wednesday in Highland

  published Feb 08, 2013

  Tacos, tequila, whiskey, oh my! That's what Pinche Taqueria will start pimping next Wednesday in Highland, when Kevin Morrison, whose City Park taqueria by the same name nabbed our Best New Restauran... More >>

• Bocadillo closes temporarily, and will reopen with dinner-only hours

  published Feb 07, 2013

  It's been months since Bocadillo, one of Denver's best new restaurants of 2012, closed, leaving those of us enamored with chef-owner Derek Dietz's Spanish-influenced sandwiches and tapas wondering if... More >>

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  Round two with Jagdish Singh, exec chef of India's Castle: expansion into downtown Denver

  published Feb 07, 2013

  Jagdish Singh India's Castle 9555 East Arapahoe Road, Greenwood Village 303-782-9700 www.indiascastle.com This is part two of my interview with Jagdish Singh, exec chef of India's Castle; part one ... More >>

• Guess where I'm eating a pupusar

  published Feb 06, 2013

  The menu at this eccentric joint is all over the place, but weirdly, it all works, and the pupusas -- a word I like to say over and over again -- are one of my favorite dishes from that strange menu.... More >>