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African and Middle Eastern Food and Cooking

  • Dining

    May 3, 2012

    Garbanzo wants diners to feel good about Mediterranean food

    Slide show: Garbanzo on Colorado Boulevard

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2012

    Hummus recipe for snacking and full meals on Meatless Monday

    No one's saying you have to go meatless just because it's Monday -- but as incentive to join the growing movement, every week we're offering an animal-free recipe. Hummus is awesome. It's one of those versatile spreads that can work on bagels for breakfast, in sandwiches for lunch, or with carrots ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2012

    Falafel King rules the plant-based falafel empire

    Any restaurant that presumes to go by the name Falafel King had better serve excellent falafel. Fortunately, not only does the Falafel King at 825 Colorado Boulevard serve great falafel, the people serving it were charming and happy to point out the vegetarian and vegan-friendly dishes on the roster ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2012

    Sultan Grill will feed you like a king...in an Arvada strip mall

    After readers responded to my lament about the lack of interesting ethnic food near the Tech Center, I decided to explore not just the southern suburbs, where I grew up, but the entire circle outside of Denver city limits, looking for the best ethnic restaurants in the metro area, strip-mall salvati ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2011

    Favorite food find of the week: Chicken Kabob

    Lori Midson​If you ask Foad Aftahi what he thinks about Denver's Persian restaurant climate, he wrinkles his nose and shakes his head. "I don't think you'll find any good Persian restaurants in Denver," he claims. And that, he insists, is why he opened Chicken Kabob, a tasteful, contemporary, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 6, 2011

    Ali Baba Grill vegetarian spread brings the Middle East to Golden

    ​Vegetarian fare plays an important role in Lebanese cuisine, and Golden's Ali Baba Grill is testament to the fact that you can get delicious (meat-free!) international cuisine as far west as the foothills. There doesn't seem to be a down-time for this eatery; when we stopped by on Labor Day ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2011

    The crew from Udi's opens Pickled Lemon in Boulder

    Lori Midson​Last month, when I interviewed Robin Baron, executive chef of Udi's Pizza Bar and Udi's Bread Cafe, of which there are four locations scattered across the Front Range, she let on that the Baron family, spearheaded by her father, Udi, a confirmed bread head, were unleashing a quick ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2011

    Garbanzo is a very veggie-friendly chain

    ​In an ideal world, we'd all cook seasonally and locally, procuring our ingredients from farmers' markets -- and when we dined out, we'd eat only at local, independently owned restaurants. But this isn't Shangri-La, it's the real world -- and in the real world, convenience sometimes takes pr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2011

    Arada Ethiopian offers hands-on veggie food

    ​Sitting down for an Ethiopian meal is a communal experience, and it's no wonder why Arada, 750 Santa Fe Drive, is one of the most popular Ethiopian restaurants in the city. Even after peak hours on Saturday night, the exposed-brick dining room was three-quarters full of tables -- mostly famil ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2011

    Sputnik a late-night haven for plant-based diners

    ​It's not hard to see why Sputnik is so popular. At 8 p.m. on a Tuesday night -- a time when most restaurants would see guests trickling out the door -- the Baker-neighborhood joint is still packed, with every table occupied and almost every seat at the bar hosting a rump. The orange-striped w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2011

    Udi's Supper Club serves up (vegan) manna from heaven

    ​Udi's Pizza Cafe Bar has created something amazing with its monthly Udi's Supper Club -- a multi-course, family-style vegan feast of absurd proportions held on the last Monday of every month, with 10 percent of the proceeds benefitting a different charity each time. Udi's Supper Club works l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2011

    Shawarma Mediterranean Grill opens in Centennial

    Shawarma Mediterranean GrillShawarma Grill's beef shawarma plate​In 2000, brothers Abe and Pierre Dagher closed Cedars, a Lebanese joint on Federal Boulevard they'd owned for fourteen years, and went their separate ways, exiting the restaurant industry for other trades. But now they're back t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2011

    Udi's will bring Saba Middle Eastern Eats to Boulder this spring

    ​Back in 1994, Udi Baron started a ready-to-eat sandwich business with his wife, Fern. Since then, and with the help of additional family members, that shop has spawned a bakery that supplies home pantries and restaurants, a catering company, a granola-maker, a national gluten-free line, a han ... More >>

  • Dining

    September 23, 2010

    Queen of Sheba on Colfax offers a royal feast

    ​Back in 1994, Udi Baron started a ready-to-eat sandwich business with his wife, Fern. Since then, and with the help of additional family members, that shop has spawned a bakery that supplies home pantries and restaurants, a catering company, a granola-maker, a national gluten-free line, a han ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 9, 2010

    In the kitchen with Cafe Options chef Craig Dixon: Hummus

    Lori Midson ​ In this week's Chef and Tell interview, Cafe Options chef Craig Dixon talks about why he believes Denver is the country's top city for slinging food, how he wishes that citizen journalism reviews were more factual and his role at Cafe Options as both a chef and teacher to the wo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2010

    Saturday is family funday -- and free lunch day -- at Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill

    ​Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill, the quick-casual chapel to falafel, hummus and shawarma, is turning Saturday, May 22, into family funday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at its Highlands Ranch location, 1100 Sergeant Jon Stiles Drive. The store is hosting an afternoon of games, music, face painting and ... More >>

  • Dining

    March 4, 2010

    The lunch bunch gives a thumbs-up to Phoenician Kabob

    ​Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill, the quick-casual chapel to falafel, hummus and shawarma, is turning Saturday, May 22, into family funday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at its Highlands Ranch location, 1100 Sergeant Jon Stiles Drive. The store is hosting an afternoon of games, music, face painting and ... More >>

  • Dining

    December 10, 2009

    Ali Baba Grill is a honey of a destination

    ​Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill, the quick-casual chapel to falafel, hummus and shawarma, is turning Saturday, May 22, into family funday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at its Highlands Ranch location, 1100 Sergeant Jon Stiles Drive. The store is hosting an afternoon of games, music, face painting and ... More >>

  • Dining

    September 24, 2009

    Cliff Young stakes a claim on CY Steak

    ​Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill, the quick-casual chapel to falafel, hummus and shawarma, is turning Saturday, May 22, into family funday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at its Highlands Ranch location, 1100 Sergeant Jon Stiles Drive. The store is hosting an afternoon of games, music, face painting and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2009

    Guess where I'm eating?

    Photo by Lori Midson​What I love most about Middle Eastern food is the way that you can shove a dozen different dishes onto the same plate, mix them all together, stack a big bite of everything on a fork and end up with the Gaza Strip, a flavor explosion of parsley, onions, roasted eggplant, garli ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 24, 2009

    Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill plans fifth Denver location

     Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill, a Centennial fast-casual concept restaurant with four stores, plans to open a fifth location at the Cherry Creek Hotel, 600 South Colorado Boulevard, according to a sign hanging on a fence in front of the hotel, which is being completely renovated. A Panera Bread ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2009

    Veggie Girl: Arada Ethiopian

    The first time I tried Ethiopian food, I was visiting my friend, Mat, in Montreal. We'd met the previous summer on a train headed to Berlin, and since we were both backpacking solo around Europe and trying to get to Prague, which had just suffered a flood, we found ourselves staying in the same ho ... More >>

  • Dining

    April 3, 2008

    Encore Restaurant

    Recycling is good for the planet – and it can taste good, too.

  • Dining

    August 16, 2007

    Arada

    Ethnic cuisine at its best.

  • Dining

    February 1, 2007

    Aladdin Cafe and Grill

    I brake for hummus.

  • Dining

    November 2, 2006

    Baklava for More

    If Adam and Eve could escape Eden, they'd eat at Ya Hala.

  • Dining

    June 29, 2006

    Stranger in a Strange Land

    I'd never understood Ethiopian food -- and then Haime Asfaw showed me the way.

  • Dining

    April 27, 2006

    Turkish Delight

    Timing is everything at Istanbul Grill.

  • Dining

    April 27, 2006

    House of Kabob

    Sticking with it

  • Dining

    April 21, 2005

    So Far, So Good

    Hookah Cafe will hook you.

  • Food & Drink

    March 25, 2004

    Best Free Hangover Brunch

    Williams Tavern

  • Food & Drink

    March 27, 2003

    Best Middle Eastern Restaurant

    Jerusalem

  • Dining

    April 18, 2002

    Golden Opportunities

    These out-of-the-way restaurants should be on the eaten path.

  • Food & Drink

    April 4, 2002

    Best Middle Eastern Restaurant

    Ali Baba Grill

  • Dining

    May 10, 2001

    Check, Please!

    Readers give our food critic something to chew on.

  • Goods & Services

    March 29, 2001

    Best Place to Fill Up on Falafel While Filling Up

    Haji Babba

  • Food & Drink

    March 29, 2001

    Best Middle Eastern Restaurant

    Pita Jungle

  • Dining

    November 9, 2000

    Middle Ground

    Two Denver eateries offer diners the spice of life.

  • Best of Denver

    June 29, 2000

    Best Middle Eastern restaurant

    Phoenicia Grill

  • Best of Denver

    June 29, 2000

    Best food-court vendor

    Falafel King

  • Dining

    June 8, 2000

    Bad Karma, Sad Shawarma

    Eating at the Sahara Restaurant can be a dry time.

  • Dining

    March 30, 2000

    The Best Is Yet to Come

    Sami Kraydie's Sinbad is the real deal.

  • Dining

    July 22, 1999

    The Pita Principle

    Sami Kraydie's Sinbad is the real deal.

  • Dining

    May 6, 1999

    Spice World

    Sami Kraydie's Sinbad is the real deal.

  • Dining

    May 6, 1999

    Mouthing Off

    Sami Kraydie's Sinbad is the real deal.

  • Dining

    July 16, 1998

    Syria's Eating

    Sami Kraydie's Sinbad is the real deal.

  • Dining

    May 9, 1996

    Middle East Meets West

    Sami Kraydie's Sinbad is the real deal.

  • Dining

    January 25, 1995

    THE FALAFEL TRUTH

    Sami Kraydie's Sinbad is the real deal.

  • Dining

    March 16, 1994

    GIVE `EM A HAND

    Sami Kraydie's Sinbad is the real deal.

  • Dining

    January 26, 1994

    OUT OF AFRICA

    Sami Kraydie's Sinbad is the real deal.

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