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The Westword.com blog shortcut, November 11 edition

Buenos Aires Grill to close

The lovely space at 2191 Arapahoe Street is about to swallow another restaurant. On Friday, the Carrera family sent out this note:Buenos Aires Grill will be closing its doors for business as of February 16, 2009. We sincerely appreciate all the support you have given us over the years. It has been o ... More >>

Drunk of the Week

Whiskey Bar

Roll call: Restaurant openings and closings since January 1

We're working hard to stay on top of the restaurant industry news -- a challenging task in these uncertain times. Whenever we hear of restaurants opening or closing, we post it on this blog; now we're going to start summarizing the action at the end of the month. And there's been plenty of action i ... More >>

Gumshoe

Going undercover to catch a kitchen between courses.

From Bistro One to Katie Mullen's, restaurants keep opening. And closing.

Going undercover to catch a kitchen between courses.

How Steve Ells wrapped up the fast-casual niche

Going undercover to catch a kitchen between courses.

The Man Show at Walker Fine Art

Going undercover to catch a kitchen between courses.

Mini Reviews

Going undercover to catch a kitchen between courses.

It's Tango-rific!

Going undercover to catch a kitchen between courses.

Baile y Lengua

Going undercover to catch a kitchen between courses.

Juana Molina

Tuesday, October 17, Walnut Room, 303-292-1700.

Grill of My Dreams

Buenos Aires is an oasis of magical eating.

Art of the Kill

Kevin Taylor rebuilds his empire.

Letters to the Editor

From the week of January 12, 2006

The World Is Flat

Get an Argentine pizza the action at Buenos Aires.

Global Crossing

A round-the-world tour of pizza.

Scratching the Surface

Hernan Cattaneo

Missionary Position

The Tango House helps spread dance fever

Vision Quest

Arts Street's teens write an original comedy

Argentine Idols

Tango brings a Labor Day of love

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Tango brings a Labor Day of love

Dance Fever

Tango brings a Labor Day of love

The Spin Crowd

Is that a rose between your teeth, amigo? Not if you're a true tanguero.

Thrills for the week

Is that a rose between your teeth, amigo? Not if you're a true tanguero.

BORROWING THE WORLD CUP

Is that a rose between your teeth, amigo? Not if you're a true tanguero.

The World By Road boys take a pitstop in Colorado

Steve Shoppman and Steve Bouey, with their crew, are back home. When I first met Steve Shoppman and Steve Bouey more than two years ago, their plan sounded a little crazy. The longtime roommates and adventure lovers had read a 1967 memoir called Who Needs a Road?, about a road trip all the way arou ... More >>

The List: Minor leagues

Tocabe is giving Native American cuisine its long-overdue moment. These weekly lists are often easy to put together. I review a Mexican restaurant, I can make a list of other Mexican restaurants I love. I write about Chinese food, I can list a half-dozen other places to get good duck. But this wee ... More >>

Lobby American Grill gets ready to lounge in the former Buenos Aires space

Lori MidsonThe construction zone at Lobby American Grill​One of the loveliest patios in downtown Denver is finally being resurrected. Since February 15, the day Buenos Aires Grill served its last dinner at 2191 Arapahoe Street, that patio has been off limits,  but now that the crew from the W ... More >>

The Westword.com blog shortcut, August 21 edition

Roll out the barrel....​The line starts here. Today in Cafe Society: • Mountains of food and wine this weekend at the Mesa Verde Country Food, Wine and Art Festival. • Cherry Creek North Food and Wine Festival takes over Fillmore Plaza. • Mysteries of Sheehan's Desk: Day 8. • Andrews ... More >>

The List: Top ten way-south-of-the-border restaurants in Denver

Denver has lots of great Mexican restaurants, a few good Latin American restaurants, and not many South American restaurants. But Fogo de Chao, which opened this summer, would be a great restaurant on any continent. Here are Denver's ten top way-south-of-the-border restaurants. ​Aji Latin Ame ... More >>

Update: The restaurant for my final review

​First off, thanks to everyone for their suggestions on where I should eat my last review dinner in Denver. The comments have been excellent, the suggestions helpful, and the current leader seems to be Casa Bonita -- which I assume is rising fast because so many of you just want me to die be ... More >>

A last taste of 2009

Mark MangerOnce a magical place, Nine75 disappeared altogether in 2009.​We find ourselves saying goodbye a lot these days. To Jason Sheehan, who's moving on to our partner paper in Seattle. To Bump & Grind and Buenos Aires Grill and Ha Noi Pho and Chez Jose and all the other restaurants that ... More >>

Today: Opening day pig roast at the Lobby

A Flickr photo.​Looking for a new option for celebrating the Rockies home opener? Head to the Lobby, 2191 Arapahoe Street, for its inaugural opening-day celebration -- featuring a pig roast and purple beer on the patio -- from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Viejo Domingo now open on West 38th Avenue

Viejo Domingo Argentinian Restaurant, Bar, and Grill​Denver's got itself a new Argentinian restaurant. Viejo Domingo opened this past Saturday in the space formerly occupied by Playa de Oro at 3555 West 38th Avenue. It features a meat-centric menu of Argentinian specialties like parrilladas an ... More >>

Culinary calendar for the week ahead: Booze, festivals and charity events

​Beer release parties, brewery birthdays and Old South Pearl's BrewGrass Festival are where it's at in food this week -- but there's plenty more for teetotalers or those who prefer wine or stronger spirits. Here's a taste of what's ahead: Monday, June 7: Jill's Restaurant, 900 Walnut Street ... More >>

Killer Pizza coming soon to cinema screen near you -- and five favorite pizza joints to feed your pie hole while you're waiting

Film director Adam Green, who released Frozen earlier this year and just completed Hatchet II, which you can see later this fall, has hooked up with 1492 Pictures, the production firm that produced the Harry Potter films, The Goonies and Gremlins, to bring Killer Pizza to the cinematic screen. Th ... More >>

Sweet Mixers

Film director Adam Green, who released Frozen earlier this year and just completed Hatchet II, which you can see later this fall, has hooked up with 1492 Pictures, the production firm that produced the Harry Potter films, The Goonies and Gremlins, to bring Killer Pizza to the cinematic screen. Th ... More >>

Awesome Argentine empanadas are coming from a 16th Street Mall food cart

​When news came down that an empanada vendor had set up a cart on the 16th Street Mall, I leapt from my desk chair and barreled toward the door. Lay off me, I'm starving. Starving, at least, for empanadas, which are magical little pockets of golden dough filled with meats and cheeses and vege ... More >>

Lee Burridge on his 365 Project, what he loves about Denver, casual sex and assless chaps

​ Charismatic, enigmatic and often hilarious, Lee Burridge built his reputation as one of dance music's most well liked DJs playing gigs all over the world and winning over nightclubbers everywhere he goes. In advance of his show tomorrow night at Beta, we caught up with the English-born jock ... More >>

The five strangest foods I've ever eaten

Mark MangerPeanut butter soup, fufu and bone-in, skin-on goat: not actually so weird.​My first trip to African Grill and Bar for this week's review was a thrill ride because it offered a chance to explore a cuisine with which I'd had no previous experience and an opportunity to eat something s ... More >>

Caminito Tango now serving Argentinean cuisine, with a grand opening party June 4

Caminito Tango brings Argentinean cuisine to Highland.​Caminito, a small street in the La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires, is lined with bright, colorful houses and buildings that are often filled with tango dancers. That's the vibe that Tirso Abarca is trying to bring to northwest Denver wi ... More >>

Was the IFSC World Cup Lead Climbing competition an Olympic sneak peek?

​Austrian climbers dominated both the men's and women's competition this past weekend, before a sold-out crowd at Movement Climbing Fitness in Boulder for the 2011 International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) Lead Climbing World Cup. Many climbers -- and climbing fans -- hope this event ... More >>

Buenos Aires Pizzeria provides an authentic taste of everyday Argentina

​Austrian climbers dominated both the men's and women's competition this past weekend, before a sold-out crowd at Movement Climbing Fitness in Boulder for the 2011 International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) Lead Climbing World Cup. Many climbers -- and climbing fans -- hope this event ... More >>

Slow down at Argentine restaurant Caminito Tango

​Austrian climbers dominated both the men's and women's competition this past weekend, before a sold-out crowd at Movement Climbing Fitness in Boulder for the 2011 International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) Lead Climbing World Cup. Many climbers -- and climbing fans -- hope this event ... More >>

Photos: Caminito Tango

Mark Manger​This week's review sent me down a spiral of nostalgia, as I ate my way through Argentine staples at Caminito Tango, a Denver restaurant that you could find in any neighborhood in Buenos Aires. And everything from the pace to the pastries made me think of long meals enjoyed in the S ... More >>

Recipe: Argentine dulce de leche

via Wikipedia Commons​In this week's review of Caminito Tango, I found myself nostalgic for the culinary canon I ate for months in Buenos Aires, where I feasted frequently on platters of grilled meat, empanadas, plates of Argentine-Italian pastas, pizza, gelato-like ice cream and, possibly bes ... More >>