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Alex Waters

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2012

    3 Monkeys Cantina opens in the former Bistro One space

    I was rather hoping to see a few monkeys when I stopped by 3 Monkeys Cantina, the new Mexican restaurant that owner Alex Waters opened yesterday in the former Bistro One space, which he closed four weeks ago after a four-year run at 1294 South Broadway. No monkeys, no trees. But the new quarters, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2012

    Last call at Pete's Monkey Bar, but more monkeys coming

    Did you miss last call at Pete's Monkey Bar? The Dead-centric spot at 717 East Colfax Avenue had "a fucking awesome run," according to owner Pete Penzastadler, and closed after one final bash last night. Westword photographer Nick Callaio was there; see the complete slide show here.

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2012

    Bistro One will close on Thursday and reopen as 3 Monkeys Cantina

    Alex Waters, the owner/chef of Bistro One, is taking a sabbatical, albeit a short one. "My kids and I are heading to the mountains today for a little break, and then it's back to work," says Waters, who will close Bistro One, his four-year-old restaurant, on Thursday and reopen it as 3 Monkeys Canti ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2012

    J. Michael Melton, exec chef of Zydeco's, on destroying candy bars and shi*tin' and spittin' up

    Lori Midson​ J. Michael Melton Zydeco's 1730 Wynkoop Street 303-293-2887 www.zydecosdenver.com This is part one of my chat with J. Michael Melton, exec chef of Zydeco's. Part two of our interview will run in this space tomorrow. I got the gift of the Southern double name," drawls J. Michae ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2011

    Bistro One's patio opens just in time to say so long to summer

    ​When it opened three years ago under chef Olav Peterson, Bistro One had more highbrow aspirations -- but under chef-owner Alex Waters and his wife, Diane, it's evolved into a neighborhood joint with a menu of French comfort food and a crowd of regulars who like to spend lazy evenings in the b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 25, 2011

    Bistro One to break ground on a hanging garden patio

    Bistro One​After I ate at Bittersweet for this week's review, I stopped by chef-owner Olav Peterson's old stomping grounds, Bistro One, where owner Alex Waters has turned his three-year-old restaurant into a solid neighborhood joint with a menu full of Southern comfort food. And Bistro One is ... More >>

  • Dining

    July 21, 2011

    Bistro One has evolved into a better restaurant for its neighborhood

    Bistro One​After I ate at Bittersweet for this week's review, I stopped by chef-owner Olav Peterson's old stomping grounds, Bistro One, where owner Alex Waters has turned his three-year-old restaurant into a solid neighborhood joint with a menu full of Southern comfort food. And Bistro One is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2010

    Olav Peterson leaves Bistro One behind to start his own garden-to-table restaurant

    Former Bistro One executive chef Olav Peterson will open his own restaurant later this year​After two years behind the burners of Bistro One, the French-American food temple at 1294 South Broadway, Olav Peterson is striking out on his own, retiring his whites from that kitchen to make way for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2010

    Chef and Tell with Olav Peterson from Bistro One

    ​"I was fourteen, working at a French bakery in Castle Rock as a dishwasher, and near my dish station, there was a picture of a chef's kitchen in France...and there was something about that picture that always intrigued me and made me feel like it was my destiny to have my own professional kit ... More >>

  • Dining

    February 26, 2009

    I loved Olav Peterson's food at 1515. Now, with Bistro One, we need to talk.

    ​"I was fourteen, working at a French bakery in Castle Rock as a dishwasher, and near my dish station, there was a picture of a chef's kitchen in France...and there was something about that picture that always intrigued me and made me feel like it was my destiny to have my own professional kit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 4, 2008

    Bistro One joins the lunch bunch

    ​"I was fourteen, working at a French bakery in Castle Rock as a dishwasher, and near my dish station, there was a picture of a chef's kitchen in France...and there was something about that picture that always intrigued me and made me feel like it was my destiny to have my own professional kit ... More >>

  • Dining

    May 29, 2008

    On Broadway

    June restaurants are busting out all over.

  • Dining

    April 24, 2008

    Hey, Rube!

    Visit to a culinary tourist trap.

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