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Applebee's International Inc.

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    March 21, 2012

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    When the Broncos announced that Peyton Manning had signed a five-year, $96 million contract, the Colorado Tourism Office sent out a note asking if any local businesses were featuring deals or packages with a Manning connection that the state could market. While Denver Applebee's and Lodo's Bar and ... More >>

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    March 19, 2012

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    If they want to celebrate today's news, Denver residents don't have to spend like Peyton Manning in order to cash in on the newest Bronco's impending arrival. As soon as it was reported that Frank Tripucka's retired number 18 could be on Manning's back this fall, restaurants and bar specials started ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2012

    Five things Applebee's is already doing right

    Applebee's just hired hot Boulder-based Crispin Porter Bogusky -- the same creative outfit that Arby's recently signed -- to give the ubiquitous American meat-starch-veg spot an image boost of some kind. But here's the rub: Unlike Arby's, Applebee's doesn't really need a facelift. If the chain's g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2012

    Reader: Trader Joe's is finally coming. Would you drive to Boulder to shop there?

    It's official: Yesterday, Trader Joe's confirmed that it will open its first Colorado location at the Twenty Ninth Street Mall in Boulder: a 14,000-square-foot store that is slated to open in 2013 at 1906 28th Street, where an Applebee's is currently located. Although the future Boulder store isn't ... More >>

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    February 2, 2012

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    January 19, 2012

    Adult rollerskating dos and don'ts: Guess where dry-humping fits in?

    When I was growing up, everyone had birthday parties at Skate City. Like, everybody. My mom was more of the "let's roll the Slip N' Slide out on our dead lawn and make Kool-Aid (because it's cheap)" kind of party-thrower, but I really just wanted to celebrate with a wax candle jammed in a Little Deb ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2011

    Food truck operators and diners say truck on at the last Civic Center Eats of 2011

    More than 2,000 people showed up for the final Civic Center Eats of the season. "It was a great summer and went out with a bang," says Kevin Morrison of Pinche Tacos. "It was a record day for us." With the shutterings of Deluxe's Little Orange Rocket and Crazy Good, as well as the debut of an App ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 15, 2011

    Reader: What's next? An IKEA food truck?

    ​First Applebee's rolled out a food truck. Then the Gap introduced its own food truck, which will be rolling through several towns (although not Denver) as part of a "tacos and denim" campaign. Asks Owen: Where's the Ikea truck?!

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2011

    The Gap rolls out a food truck...is this the end of the trend?

    ​First Applebee's revved up a food truck (aren't there enough brick-and-mortar locations if someone is craving a sizzler platter?). But that corporate move is a lot less bizarre than this one: The Gap is getting in on the action with a food truck called Pico de Gap. At least Applebee's is a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2011

    Reader: When Applebee's rolls in, food truck trend is over

    ​Just as a few entrepreneurs have put their food trucks in park, permanently, Applebee's has rolled one out right here in Denver. Is this a sign that this trend has jumped the shark? "Trend. Over," says Kafromet: 'Damn you Applebee's!!! Damn you! Frickin' chain's have to ruin everything..... ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2011

    Applebee's rolls out a food truck -- yes, Applebee's

    Applebee's executive chef Shannon Johnson in front of Applebee's Colorado's new food truck.​Does this signify the end of Denver's hottest food trend? Last Saturday, AmRest, which owns Applebee's restaurants in eight states, including Colorado, rolled out the first Applebee's food truck at its Col ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2011

    Applebee's picks its official Colorado Burger

    ​AmRest, which owns and operates over a hundred Applebee's in eight states, had challenged its Colorado stores to create the perfect "Colorado Burger" -- ideally, one that incorporated "Stinkin" Good Green Chile, created by Bronco Mark Schlereth, spokesman for this campaign. He met up with fou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2011

    Applebee's is looking for the ultimate Colorado burger -- with Stinkin' Green

    The Applebee's Cowboy Burger​When the homegrown Smashburger decided to create a burger for Colorado, as it already had for Idaho (topped with potato chips) and Minnesota (topped with cheddar bar cheese and garlic-grilled onions), it came up with an iconic combo for the Colorado Smashburger, ad ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2011

    Fake meat to coffee crotch: Our top five favorite restaurant lawsuits

    ​Dunkin' Donuts is being sued again. Danielle Jordan, 47, a diabetic, alleges that the cup of coffee she ordered from her local DDs was laced with sugar instead of the artificial sweetener she'd asked for, and is seeking "unspecified damages" (code for a shload of coinage) after allegedly exp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2011

    Readers: Serving up theories on the closures of Mirch Indian Grill and Walk-In Burgers

    Lori MidsonMirch Indian Grill is once again empty.​The news of a pair of surprise closures -- the two Mirch Indian Grill restaurants in the south suburbs and Walk-In Burgers in Edgewater-- has readers serving up their own theories. Here's how davebarnes summed up the problems at Walk-in Burger ... More >>

  • News

    February 17, 2011

    Letters: The Flagstaff House helped me propose to my wife

    Lori MidsonMirch Indian Grill is once again empty.​The news of a pair of surprise closures -- the two Mirch Indian Grill restaurants in the south suburbs and Walk-In Burgers in Edgewater-- has readers serving up their own theories. Here's how davebarnes summed up the problems at Walk-in Burger ... More >>

  • News

    February 3, 2011

    Letters: Readers love Calhoun's mentoring story

    Lori MidsonMirch Indian Grill is once again empty.​The news of a pair of surprise closures -- the two Mirch Indian Grill restaurants in the south suburbs and Walk-In Burgers in Edgewater-- has readers serving up their own theories. Here's how davebarnes summed up the problems at Walk-in Burger ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2011

    Robert DeNiro announces that mudslides have destroyed Denver on 30 Rock (VIDEO)

    Robert DeNiro.​Last night's hilarious episode of 30 Rock came with a local bonus: the opportunity to hear Robert DeNiro somberly declare that Denver has been wiped off the map! The DeNiro subplot involved a scheme to prerecord disaster announcements, with Bobby D roped in after Jack Donaghy ( ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2011

    Euclid Hall's Jorel Pierce on the egg man, life without salt and f*cking up the art of cuisine

    Lori Midson​Jorel Pierce Euclid Hall 1317 14th Street 303-595-4255 www.euclidhall.com This is part one of Lori Midson's interview with Jorel Pierce, executive chef of Euclid Hall. Part two of that interview will run in this space tomorrow. "You can't write that! I'm not a pussy!" Jorel Pier ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2011

    Restaurant roll call for 2010

    Lori MidsonChoLon Modern Asian Bistro was one of the big restaurants to open in 2010.​While many restaurants closed in 2010, many more restaurants opened -- including such hot spots as ChoLon, Euclid Hall, Green Russell, Lou's Food Bar and, on the very last day of the year, Bittersweet. Here' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2010

    The Santa Ratings: Chik-fil-A on Havana

    Bree Davies​This is not what we had planned. By all accounts, the Santa representative at the Aurora Mall -- ahem, the "Town Center at Aurora" --positioned in front of Macy's in a red suit and plopped down in a mildly sad, purple button-back chair was our guy. But after an elf explained that w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2010

    Part two: Chef Brendon Doyle on live squid on a stick, spurting blood and beef tips

    Lori MidsonBrendon Doyle, executive chef of Jonesy's EatBar​ Brendon Doyle Jonesy's EatBar 400 East 20th Avenue 303-863-7473 This is part two of my interview with Brendon Doyle, executive chef of Jonesy's EatBar. To read part one, click here. One food you detest: Tripe. It's awful -- like ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2010

    Restaurant roll call for July

    Johnny MolfettaMellow Mushroom's Tabor Center location opened to huge crowds.​ RESTAURANTS/VENUES OPENING IN JULY * Applebee's (re-opening after remodel), 410 South Colorado Boulevard, Glendale Aviano Coffee, 3031 East Second Avenue Bites, 2796 South Broadway Boston Fish Shack (formerly Gelm ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2010

    Will Applebee's peel and reveal its new look today?

    ​Applebee's is scheduled to unveil its new took today at the store at 410 South Colorado Boulevard. That's one of the sixteen Front Range restaurants owned by AmRest, LLC, the second-largest Applebee's franchisee in the United States, which is remodeling restaurants from Loveland to Colorado ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2010

    Applebee's is giving its Colorado restaurants a facelift in record speed

    ​Craving some Applebee's boneless buffalo wings? If you're a frequent customer (really?) of the restaurant's outpost at 410 South Colorado Boulevard, you're just going to have to wait ... until Thursday. The location, which temporarily shut down yesterday, is in the process of undergoing a s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 4, 2010

    Bobby Flay grills Applebee's

    Flay's Dallas Burger​What with his Food Channel fame and a restaurant empire stretching from Las Vegas to New York City, it was bound to happen: Bobby Flay is now king of all he surveys. At least he thinks so. Applebee's recently introduced a menu concept of "regional American burgers" from ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2010

    Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill is expanding to the East Coast

    ​Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill, which is owned and operated by Denver based Aloon Mor, has signed a deal with Doherty Enterprises to expand its dining concept to the East Coast.

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2010

    Culinary calendar for the week ahead: Craft beer, anniversary parties and benefits

    A Flickr photo.​Between the craft beer, anniversary parties and benefit events, there's plenty to fill your plate with foodie events this week. Here's a taste of what's coming up: Monday, May 17: Celebrate American Craft Beer Week, which highlights the industry and culture of craft beer, th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2009

    Top 20 worst food trends of the decade

    ​I love the restaurant industry for so many different reasons. I love it because it is the last great American meritocracy, where nothing matters but what you can do on the job and where hard work, smarts and stamina are truly rewarded. I love it because it provides a creative outlet for so ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2009

    Can Modmarket make it at Boulder's Twenty Ninth Street mall?

    Come August, Rob McColgan and Anthony Pigliacamto will open Modmarket at 1700 28th Street in Boulder's flailing Twenty Ninth Street mall, a risky move that is nothing short of roulette, considering the succession of restaurants that have opened, and subsequently shuttered, in that wasteland of ... More >>

  • Dining

    April 9, 2009

    Drown your sorrows in a Rio Grande margarita

    Come August, Rob McColgan and Anthony Pigliacamto will open Modmarket at 1700 28th Street in Boulder's flailing Twenty Ninth Street mall, a risky move that is nothing short of roulette, considering the succession of restaurants that have opened, and subsequently shuttered, in that wasteland of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2008

    No culinary high points at Lo Coastal Fusion

    Come August, Rob McColgan and Anthony Pigliacamto will open Modmarket at 1700 28th Street in Boulder's flailing Twenty Ninth Street mall, a risky move that is nothing short of roulette, considering the succession of restaurants that have opened, and subsequently shuttered, in that wasteland of ... More >>

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    May 22, 2007

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    April 5, 2007

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    July 13, 2006

    Metamorphosis

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    March 16, 2006

    Running on Empty

    Cuba Libre conjures up a new Cuban cuisine.

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    October 27, 2005

    Applebee's

    Finding beauty in the status quo.

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    December 25, 2003

    Bite Me

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    October 23, 2003

    Mall in the Family

    If you build it, they will come.

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    August 28, 2003

    Talking Shop

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    August 21, 2003

    The Wolfman Cometh

    Kids Puck around with pizza

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    July 31, 2003

    Bite Me

    A Bite of the Big Apple

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    October 11, 2001

    Raw Passions

    Hapa doesn't list a roll in the hay on its menu -- but close enough.

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    October 12, 2000

    Sun Set

    You could get burned by the wrong El Señor Sol.

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    November 4, 1999

    Service With a Frown

    Denver doesn't hold a monopoly on treating diners badly.

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    December 3, 1998

    Mind Your Manors

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