Anthony Bourdain

Taylor Drew, exec chef of Russell's Smokehouse, on side towel flag football

Taylor Drew Russell's Smokehouse 1422 Larimer Street 720-524-8050 russellssmokehouse.com This is part one of my interview with Taylor Drew, exec chef of Russell's Smokehouse; part two of our chat will run tomorrow. No salt, no butter: That's a far cry from the kind of cooking associated with Frank ... More >>

Round two with George Eder, exec chef of Pizza Republica

George Eder Pizza Republica 5375 Landmark Place, Greenwood Village 720-489-2030 www.pizzarepublica.com This is part two of my interview with George Eder, exec chef of Pizza Republica; part one of our conversation ran yesterday. Favorite Denver/Boulder restaurant(s) other than your own: Frasca, B ... More >>

Part two with JP Krause, exec chef of Aloft

JP Krause Aloft Broomfield 8300 Arista Place, Broomfield 303-635-2000 www.aloftbroomfielddenver.com Part one of my interview with JP Krause, exec chef of Aloft Broomfield, ran yesterday. This is part two of our interview. Favorite restaurant in America: Denver's own Bennett's BBQ, but not becau ... More >>

Attention to detail would safeguard the Kitchen's brand in Denver

Round two with Josh Barhaug, exec chef of Fired Up

Josh Barhaug Fired Up 1135 Bannock Street 303-825-1995 www.gtfiredup.com Part one of my chef interview with Josh Barhaug, who mans the line -- and pizza oven -- at Fired Up, ran yesterday; this is part two of our chat. What you'd like to see more of in Denver/Boulder from a culinary standpoint: ... More >>

Round two with Adam Watts, chef de cuisine at Jax Fish House Boulder

Part one of my interview with Adam Watts, chef de cuisine at Jax Boulder, ran on Wednesday; this is part two. Adam Watts Jax Fish House Boulder 928 Pearl Street, Boulder 303-444-1811 www.jaxboulder.com If you only had 24 hours in Denver/Boulder, where would you eat? I'd start out with brunch at B ... More >>

Round two with Beau Green, exec chef of the Denver Zoo

Beau Green Denver Zoo 2300 Steele Street www.denverzoo.org Read part one of my interview with Beau Green, exec chef of the Denver Zoo. Most memorable meal you've ever had: Chef Travis Kight -- our corporate chef here at the zoo -- always takes me out to the best/coolest places to eat. During my tr ... More >>

Ryan Leinonen, exec chef/owner of Trillium, wants to stage at Le Bernardin

Ryan Leinonen Trillium 2134 Larimer Street 303-379-9759 www.trilliumdenver.com This is part two of my interview with Ryan Leinonen, exec chef/owner of Trillium. Part one of that interview ran in this space yesterday. Favorite restaurant in America: Gotham Bar and Grill in New York. I really like ... More >>

Top five food resolutions you should make -- and keep -- for 2012

It's a new year, and 2012 should be another rich, full year of food, drink and, with any luck, a few more naked photos of Anthony Bourdain. It's time to kick 2011 in the gnocchi and usher in a brand-new 365 days of fresh foodie resolutions. We all know that willpower can wane with the first plate ... More >>

Readers: The naked truth on Padma, Nigella, Nadia -- anyone but Mario Batali!

Padma should show off the family jewels.​Inspired by the nakey pictures of Anthony Bourdain that have surfaced on the web, last week we served up the "Five celebrity chefs we'd love to see naked," starting with Rachel Ray and ending with...Mario Batali? Why not? Batali had already exposed his ... More >>

The dishes at Dish: Biker Jim's flight of sliders

​ Cafe Society invited some of our favorite restaurants and food trucks to share samples at Dish, September 9 at Ninth Avenue Historic Park. Here's what they'll be serving: Jim Pittenger Biker Jim's Gourmet Dogs bikerjimsdogs.com/ What are you serving at Dish? We'll be hustling a flight of ... More >>

The dishes at Dish: Gumbo, red beans and rice from Mikes² kitchen

​ Cafe Society invited some of our favorite restaurants and food trucks to share samples at Dish, September 9 at Ninth Avenue Historic Park. Here's what they'll be serving: Mike Carlin and Mike Levine Mikes² kitchen www.mikes2kitchen.com/ What are you serving at Dish? Gumbo, red beans and ... More >>

The dishes at Dish: Oh Henrys from the Tasterie Truck

​ Cafe Society invited some of our favorite restaurants and food trucks to share samples at Dish, September 9 at Ninth Street Historic Park. Here's what they'll be serving: Nathan Miller Tasterie Truck www.thetasterietruck.com/ What are you serving at Dish? We'll be serving the Oh Henrys, a ... More >>

The dishes at Dish: Mezcal's squash blossom quesadillas and mahi mahi ceviche

Lori MidsonRoberto Diaz, exec chef of Mezcal​ Cafe Society invited some of our favorite restaurants and food trucks to share samples at Dish, September 9 at Ninth Avenue Historic Park. Here's what they'll be serving: Roberto Diaz Mezcal www.mezcalcolorado.com/ What are you serving at Dish? ... More >>

The dishes at Dish: Ian Kleinman's heirloom tomato salad and Thai basil space foam

Lori Midson​ Cafe Society invited some of our favorite restaurants and food trucks to share samples at Dish, September 9 at Ninth Avenue Historic Park. Here's what they'll be serving: Ian Kleinman The Inventing Room inventing-room.com/ What are you serving at Dish? I'm doing an heirloom tom ... More >>

The dishes at Dish: Signature burgers from OG Burgers

​ Cafe Society invited some of our favorite restaurants and food trucks to share samples at Dish, September 9 at Ninth Avenue Historic Park. Here's what they'll be serving: Zach Hines OG Burgers www.ogburgers.com/ What are you serving at Dish? A few of our signature, grass-fed burgers. We're ... More >>

The dishes at Dish: Le Grand Bistro & Oyster Bar's steak tartare

Lori MidsonSteak tartare from Le Grand Bistro & Oyster Bar​Cafe Society invited some of our favorite restaurants and food trucks to share samples at Dish, September 9 at Ninth Avenue Historic Park. Here's what they'll be serving: Sergio Romero Le Grand Bistro & Oyster Bar www.legranddenver.c ... More >>

The dishes at Dish: Beatrice & Woodsley's beignets

Lori Midson​ Cafe Society invited some of our favorite restaurants and food trucks to share samples at Dish, September 9 at Ninth Avenue Historic Park. Here's what they'll be serving: Pete List Beatrice & Woodsley beatriceandwoodsley.com/

The dishes at Dish: Snooze's Taleggio deviled egg mousse-stuffed prosciutto pillow

​ Cafe Society invited some of our favorite eateries to share samples at Dish, September 9 at Ninth Avenue Historic Park. Here's what they'll be serving: Scott Bermingham Snooze www.snoozeeatery.com What are you serving at Dish? A Taleggio deviled egg mousse-stuffed prosciutto pillow with b ... More >>

The dishes at Dish: Kickin' pork green chile from Sam's No. 3

Patrick Armatas Sam's No. 3 http://samsno3.com/ What dish are you serving at Dish? We're serving our kickin' pork green chile, as well as our veggie green chile; the pork green chile is easily the most popular item we serve at the restaurants. Customers like it so much, in fact, that they even bu ... More >>

DelectablePlanet.com's Lester Karplus on globalism, plant-based eating and why the elitist argument is flawed

Lester Karplus.​Lester Karplus, co-founder of DelectablePlanet.com, has eaten veggie for almost forty years; he'll be offering up cooking demonstrations at VegFest tomorrow, which runs from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. We talked to Karplus about his shift toward vegeta ... More >>

Round two with Cuba Cuba executive chef Enrique Socarras

Lori Midson​ Enrique Socarras Cuba Cuba 1173 Delaware Street 303-605-2822 www.cubacubacafe.com This is part two of my interview with Enrique Socarras, executive chef of Cuba Cuba. In part one of this interview, Socarras raps on integrity, stomaching raw bacon and his new Boulder restaurant. ... More >>

"Heinz of medical marijuana sauces:" Hot Sauce Williams to launch BBQ pot sauce in Colorado

Flickr.​If you're from Cleveland, you've likely heard of Hot Sauce Williams, a barbecue chain that has drawn raves from the likes of Anthony Bourdain. Soon, Coloradans may be familiar with Hot Sauce Williams, too, since the restaurant is getting ready to launch a very special version of its fa ... More >>

Chef and Tell, part two: Rachel Kesley on umeboshi vinegar, the traveling food cart and eating a buzz button

Lori Midson​ Rachel Kesley WaterCourse Foods 837 East 17th Avenue 303-832-7313 www.watercoursefoods.com This is part two of Lori Midson's interview with Rachel Kesley, executive chef of WaterCourse Foods. In part one of that interview, which ran in this space yesterday, Kesley dishes on pro ... More >>

Top Chef All-Stars, second course: Is Jen a dinosaur?

Jennifer Carroll is going, going, gone.​Jennifer Carroll's meltdown when she got eliminated from last night's episode of Top Chef All-Stars was spectacular. She was graceless, almost out of control, so angry she clearly didn't know whether to laugh, cry or hit someone. She'd done a lot of brag ... More >>

Bistro Vendôme's Matt Anderson dishes on WHIRL, EVOO, brains and Bourdain

Lori Midson​ Matt Anderson Bistro Vendôme 1420 Larimer Street 303-825-3232 www.bistrovendome.com Matt Anderson wanted to become an Olympic downhill skier from the time he was three and wobbled on skis for the first time. But eighteen years later, he threw his skis in the trash. Anderson, on ... More >>

Part two: Chef and Tell with Justin Brunson from Masterpiece Deli

Lori MidsonJustin Brunson​ Justin Brunson Masterpiece Delicatessen 1575 Central Street 303-561-3354 www.masterpiecedeli.com This is part two of Lori Midson's Q&A with Justin Brunson, chef/owner of Masterpiece Delicatessen. To read part one of that interview, click here. Greatest accomplishm ... More >>

That's unlikely: Top five overreaching health claims about food

​Forget after-school apples. Here, drink this, little Jimmy! It's got lots of vitamins and bacteria -- the good kind! -- to keep you healthy and strong.

The week in Cafe Society bloggery: pork slogans, lactating camels, sex toys, bratwurst, blood sausage and spoo

​Maybe it's the ridiculous, intolerable heat that made this week so weird and wacky, and the Cafe Society trolls -- specifically "Recession" and "Poutiner" and all your other bogus aliases (we've got your IP address, schmuck) -- so moronic and volatile. Whatever the cause, the last five days o ... More >>

Part two: Avenue Grill's Andrew Lubatty on hip-hop, kitchen doohickeys and Matty Selby

Lori MidsonAvenue Grill executive chef Andrew Lubatty​ Andrew Lubatty The Avenue Grill 630 East 17th Avenue 303-861-2820 www.avenuegrill.com This is part two of Andrew Lubatty's Chef and Tell interview. To read part one of that interview, click here. Culinary inspirations: When I was fourte ... More >>

Part two: Pete Ryan on cock's comb, Ron Burgundy and cheesy love songs

Lori Midson Pete Ryan, executive chef/instructor of Cook Street School of Culinary Arts​ Pete Ryan Cook Street School of Culinary Arts 1937 Market Street 303-308-9300 www.cookstreet.com This is part two of Lori Midson's Chef and Tell interview with Pete Ryan. To read part one of that inter ... More >>

Anthony Bourdain may travel the world, but he's no culinary guide

Part two: Chef and Tell with Olav Peterson from Bistro One

​ This is part two of my interview with Olav Peterson, exec chef of Bistro One. To read part one, click here. Culinary inspirations: Whenever I go to Paris, I always come away with so many influences, whether it's from the art in the city or eating an iconic banana Nutella crepe off the stre ... More >>

Jason Sheehan makes Time's top ten list

​Time magazine is out with the Top 10 of Everything in 2009 -- and Jason Sheehan's Cooking Dirty makes the list of the top ten non-fiction books of the year, coming in at #9. Here's what Time says about Sheehan's book in its round-up: "It's a paradox of the post-Bourdain era: chef memoirs ar ... More >>

Guy Fieri Dives Into Denver

Chef and Tell with Michael Long of Opus

Lori Midson​"I'm always trying to get away with as much creativity as possible, to push the boundaries and reel in my impulses," explains Michael Long. "I don't want to lose my audience, but for me, personally, food has to both taste good and entertain you in some way, whether it's because of ... More >>

Julie Powell cancels Denver appearance

Guy...& Julia?​Julie Powell, author of Julie & Julia, has cancelled her scheduled December 10 appearance in Denver. But if Anthony Bourdain's recent talk didn't satisfy your need to see culinary stars, Guy Fieri of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives will rev up the Paramount on December 9 with "The ... More >>

Ten celebrity chefs and the foods that should be thrown at them

​If you've never read Anthony Bourdain's infamous post on Michael Ruhlman's blog eviscerating Food Network stars and proposing theoretical Iron Chef matches, please do so now. It's one of the funniest bits of food writing out there. So when I read that Paula Deen got an accidental pork fac ... More >>

A week's worth of Weege

Lori MidsonA sample of Lori's enviable photography skills ​We asked faithful (and ruthless) commenter Weege to recap this week's Cafe Society posts. Here's his offering: Passion. As the work week comes to a close, there can only be one truth to be held as self-evident. Westword has officia ... More >>

Culinary calendar for the week ahead

Mile High United Way wants to help stock your wine cellar.​Our online Food & Drink listings feature dozens of culinary events around Colorado this week, including Anthony Bourdain's local appearance, the Mile High United Way Emerging Leaders Wine Event, the Celebrity Chef Tour and Opus's Cele- ... More >>

Update: Last chance for Anthony Bourdain tickets

INSERT CLEVER BONE-RELATED CAPTION HERE...​Yes, we've scored two more pairs of tickets to the Anthony Bourdain event that we've been so relentlessly hyping for the past several days -- and earlier today, we asked all you slavering readers to come up with interesting ways in which we might give ... More >>

Win tickets to meet-and-greet with Anthony Bourdain

​Know why we're awesome? Because we have two tickets to attend the exclusive meet-and-greet with Anthony Bourdain, Mr. Kitchen Confidential himself, Anthony Bourdain, when he comes to town to talk food and travel on Wednesday, November 18 at the Buell Theatre. Know why we're double awesome? ... More >>

The Westword.com blog shortcut, September 11, 2009

Photo by Rob LeeSetting the stage.​Yeah, I hate typing that date, too. Today in Backbeat Online: • Our top 5 Monolith can't-miss acts. • Q&A with Frank Turner. • Q&A with Jinji Thompson of the Skyline Surrender. • Monolith Q&A: Monotonix. • MP3 Freeloader: DJ MU$A offers new mixtape ... More >>

Another taste of this week's Cafe Society

Denver Restaurant Week is over, but there are still plenty of good meals and deals out there. Jason Sheehan offers a rundown on the top seven spots to grab a bite to eat on Broadway in The List. A week after his win on Top Chef, Tyler Nemkov finally caught up with Hosea Rosenberg.  Fast fo ... More >>

Gone Fishin'

Suddenly, Denver’s swimming in seafood restaurants.

No Reservations

No Reservations is sweet and savory fare. Without the foam.

Sex and the City

New York State of Mind

Bite Me

Seasons Greetings

Letters to the Editor

From the week of April 24, 2003

The Bite

Season's Eatings