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    April 24, 2012

    Reader: Fast-food chain coverage doesn't belong on Cafe Society

    Yesterday Jenn Wohletz offered her assessment of the new Chick-Fil-A desserts in the latest installment of Jenn in Chains, her semi-regular look at developments on the fast-food scene. She loved the brownie, lusted for the waffle fries (and the cute little ketchup packets)...but isn't a fan of Chick ... More >>

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    February 9, 2012

    100 Favorite Dishes: Rail Yard cheddar soup from Ghost Plate & Tap

    No. 40: Rail Yard cheddar soup from Ghost Plate & Tap

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    January 5, 2012

    Part two: Denver chefs reveal what they'd like to see more of in 2012

    For last week's "Year in Review," we recapped what the subjects of the 2011 Chef and Tell interviews would like to see less of in Denver. This time, we're serving up their wish lists of what they'd hope to find on Denver's plate in the new year - everything from year-round farmers' markets to whole ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2011

    Part two: Denver chefs dish on what they wish would disappear in 2012

    As we've discovered in our weekly Chef and Tell interviews, Denver's kitchen commanders are, if nothing else, unapologetically opinionated. We pepper them with dozens of questions, and sometimes their answers are salty -- especially their responses to what they'd like to see less of in Denver from a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2011

    Chef Christopher Cina lands in the kitchen of Ghost Plate & Tap

    Lori Midson​Once a self-described risk taker, Chris Cina, a veteran Denver chef who's slung sauté pans behind the line of numerous local restaurants -- most recently, Hideaway Steakhouse, where he was pushed out -- now admits that taking too many chances can often lead to unsavory consequenc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2011

    Reader: Hideaway Steakhouse can't hide from its challenges

    ​Opening chef Chris Cina is out at Hideaway Steakhouse, and the new chef will introduce a new menu on Monday. But that may not be enough to save this spot, suggests Egotastic: The sad part is that without Chef Cina that place would have never even made it this far. Hideaway is on its way out ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2011

    Chef Chris Cina ousted from Hideaway Steakhouse

    Lori MidsonAfter six months helming the kitchen of Hideaway Steakhouse, Chris Cina is gone.​"Hideaway Steakhouse brings on new Executive Chef, Todd Adkins, who has cooked for President Clinton and J Lo and has studied in Paris!" exclaimed the press release that landed in my inbox last week fr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2011

    In the kitchen with chef Chris Cina: Asparagus and blood orange salad

    Chris Cina​In this week's Chef and Tell interview with Chris Cina, executive chef of Hideaway Steakhouse, the self-described "goof" talks about his biggest cooking disaster (he made a bride spill tears -- but not on purpose); the culinary wizardry of Troy Guard; his addiction to acid; and the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2011

    Round two with Hideaway Steakhouse chef Chris Cina

    Lori Midson​ Chris Cina Hideaway Steakhouse 2345 West 112th Avenue, Westminster 303-404-9939 www.hideawaysteakhouse.com This is part two of my interview with Chris Cina, executive chef of Hideaway Steakhouse. Part one of that interview ran in this space yesterday. Favorite restaurant in Am ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2011

    Chris Cina, exec chef of Hideaway Steakhouse, on being a goof in the kitchen, the day he made a bride cry and the ups and downs of opening a new restaurant

    Lori Midson​ Chris Cina Hideaway Steakhouse 2345 West 112th Avenue, Westminster 303-404-9939 www.hideawaysteakhouse.com This is part one of my interview with Chris Cina, executive chef of Hideaway Steakhouse. Part two of that interview will run in this space tomorrow. Chris Cina wasn't bor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2011

    Table Mountain Inn's Luke Mewbourn harps on foie gras and Lady Gaga and hails the righteousness of Jim's Burger Haven

    Lori Midson​ Luke Mewbourn Table Mountain Inn Grill & Cantina 1310 Washington Avenue, Golden 303-216-8040 www.tablemountaininn.com This is part one of my interview with Luke Mewbourn, executive chef of Table Mountain Inn Grill & Cantina. Part two of this interview will run tomorrow. Denver ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2011

    Restaurant roll call for March

    Lori MidsonBiker Jim's brick-and-mortar location opened in March.​Five restaurants opened in one week this past month -- was that a record? Here's our roster of all the restaurant openings and closings in March:

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2011

    Reader: Hideaway Steakhouse stakes a claim in the northern suburbs

    Lori MidsonHideaway Steakhouse is a suburban hideout.​Five restaurants debuted in as many days this week (and is that a record?): Russo's Kitchen Tavern, TAG|Raw Bar, Row 14, Biker Jim's Gourmet Dog's and Hideaway Steakhouse. And while all of them are welcome additions to the Denver dining ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2011

    Hideaway Steakhouse opens today with chef Chris Cina at the helm

    Lori Midson​"Where should I start?" responds Chris Cina, when I ask him about his new restaurant, Hideaway Steakhouse, that opens today in Westminster. Cina, whose name is synonymous with the Fourth Story, a long-gone restaurant that resided on the top floor of the former Tattered Cover in C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2010

    Christopher Cina jumps ship at Jax to spearhead a new charcoal steakhouse

    ​Two months ago, Chris Cina exited his gig at Timberline Grill, a steak house at the Ameristar Casino in Black Hawk, to set sail for Jax-Denver, where he was tapped as the seafooder's new chef de cuisine. His first day on the Jax line was June 16; his last day was yesterday.

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2009

    Chris Cina seen in Black Hawk

    The Timberline Grill at Ameristar Chris Cina's had some bad luck lately, with his last gig at Twig's Wine Bar and Pickles Deli in Tipsy's, a gigantic liquor store in Littleton, drying up fast last fall. And that was after an absolutely disastrous attempt to open T. Kelly's at 1361 Court Place. Stil ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2009

    The Westword.com blog shortcut, July 6 edition

    "And they call him 'Sandy Claws'!" Feeling crabby? Today in Cafe Society: • Out of the sea and into the claws of Jax Fish House. • Guess where I'm eating? • Chris Cina seen in Black Hawk. • Milking It: Cinna-Graham Honey-Comb. • The Rackhouse Pub to open in former Heavenly Daze. • Il P ... More >>

  • Dining

    December 11, 2008

    Hotel restaurants are at your service

    "And they call him 'Sandy Claws'!" Feeling crabby? Today in Cafe Society: • Out of the sea and into the claws of Jax Fish House. • Guess where I'm eating? • Chris Cina seen in Black Hawk. • Milking It: Cinna-Graham Honey-Comb. • The Rackhouse Pub to open in former Heavenly Daze. • Il P ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2008

    Ho, ho, ho: Twigs has closed -- for now

    Above is the season's greeting that Nancy Levine, our intrepid Drink of the Week columnist, found when she was out last night judging the 2008 Holiday Cocktail Competition. Seventeen restaurants -- all members of the Denver Independent Network of Restaurants -- had signed up to create sp ... More >>

  • Dining

    May 8, 2008

    Back Again

    Chris Cina disappeared from the dining scene two years ago. Now he’s back, and in a most unlikely place.

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2008

    Duck!

    Chris Cina disappeared from the dining scene two years ago. Now he’s back, and in a most unlikely place.

  • Dining

    May 2, 2002

    The Bite

    Reaching the next level at Dazzle

  • Dining

    January 24, 2002

    The Bite

    On the Phoenix food front.

  • Dining

    August 23, 2001

    The Bite

    Change is good at several Denver restaurants.

  • Dining

    August 23, 2001

    Still on Top

    Chef Brian Sack begins a new chapter at the Fourth Story.

  • Dining

    April 19, 2001

    The Bite

    John Hickenlooper's lastest, and other news on the food front.

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