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May 18, 2012
Great food, greater cause: Win tickets for two to chef Paul Reilly's Eat Drink Give event on Sunday
Paul Reilly may no longer have his own restaurant -- after a last hurrah Sunday brunch, he shuttered Encore last month when he and the landlord couldn't agree on lease terms -- but he has the support of plenty of Denver chefs, many of whom will gather on Sunday for Eat Drink Give, an annual benefit ... More >>
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March 30, 2012
Denver's ten best new restaurants
At the end of last year, we published our list of the ten best restaurants that had opened in 2011 -- as we saw them at the time. Over the next few months, though, as we prepared for the Best of Denver 2012, we had a chance to really digest what the 300 new restaurants had brought to the city, and o ... More >>
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March 22, 2012
Rumor has it Root Down will open a location at DIA
Not long ago, searching for a decent meal at Denver International Airport was like trying to discern the literary value of the Twilight saga: it just didn't exist. But over the past few years, the concourses have picked up a few decent options, including the Chophouse on Concourse A and the wine bar ... More >>
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March 6, 2012
Root Down's monthly raw food dinner tonight comes with Denver Restaurant Week price
Root Down, 1600 West 33rd Avenue, will host its monthly raw food dinner this evening, when diners can enjoy a special three-course raw, vegan dinner prepared by Raw Food-Certified chef Daniel Asher. And because it's Denver Restaurant Week, the meal will only cost $26.40! Reservations are required, t ... More >>
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March 3, 2012
Fuel's Bob Blair on cooking for Michael Pollan
Michael Pollan -- journalist, advocate and patron saint of sustainability in our food system -- was in Denver this week to speak to a crowd at the Paramount about the importance of understanding where our food comes from. After his talk, he headed to Fuel Cafe, where he had a low-key, private dinner ... More >>
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March 1, 2012
Where did Michael Pollan eat post-Denver speech? Fuel Cafe
If food is, indeed, the next rock-and-roll, as Ferran Adria once said, then Michael Pollan is certainly one of its superstars; the author and professor has made major inroads in how we all think about what goes into our body, using his body of work -- which includes Botany of Desire, Omnivore's Dile ... More >>
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February 27, 2012
Red Star Deli, pop-up dinners and a chef series all part of chef James Mazzio's vision for Mise en Place Cooking School
It's been an interesting past few years for James Mazzio, whose culinary career took a giant leap forward in 1999, when the then-Boulder chef of the long-gone 15 Degrees, snagged a Food & Wine magazine Best New Chef crown. Since then, Mazzio has cooked in numerous kitchens throughout the state, incl ... More >>
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February 9, 2012
Round two with J. Michael Melton, exec chef of Zydeco's
J. Michael Melton Zydeco's 1730 Wynkoop Street 303-293-2887 www.zydecosdenver.com This is part two of my chat with J. Michael Melton, exec chef of Zydeco's. Part one of our interview ran in this space yesterday. Favorite Denver/Boulder restaurant(s) other than your own: I eat at Tom's Home Cookin ... More >>
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February 1, 2012
An underground gathering of Denver's best chefs convenes at twelve
Two years ago, when I did a Chef and Tell interview with Jeff Osaka, the owner/chef of twelve, I asked him what he'd like to see more of in Denver from a culinary standpoint. His answer was poignant, straightforward and inclusive: I want more chefs working to build camaraderie. Sure, we want to b ... More >>
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November 22, 2011
Raw vegan dinner at Root Down
A Flickr photo.There are many reasons to love Root Down, Justin Cucci's restaurant at 1600 West 33rd Avenue, including chef Daniel Asher's five-course, raw vegan dinner offered from 6 to 10 p.m. every Tuesday. The menu changes, but the price is always $42. To make a reservation, call 303-993- ... More >>
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August 9, 2011
Denver episode of Ludo Bites America premieres tonight; viewing party at Biker Jim's
Kristine LefebvreLudo Lefebvre Four months ago, in April, French-born, Los Angeles-based chef Ludo Lefebvre took a road trip to eastern Colorado, where he shot, skinned and butchered a bison. To show his respect for the beast, he then dropped to his knees and took a bite of its heart, stil ... More >>
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July 19, 2011
El Diablo hosts Gemini in July, a five-course tequila dinner
El Diablo, 101 Broadway, will host a five-course Gemini in July tequila dinner. Guest chef Daniel Asher of Root Down will be working in the kitchen with Sean Yontz; guest mixologist Carrie Scroggins with be working with Gemini tequilas, alongside Gemini Brand Ambassador Tom Wagstaff. The even ... More >>
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July 18, 2011
Women & Wine, tequila dinners, Summer Brew Fest and more on this week's culinary calendar
There's a lot of wine on this week's culinary calendar -- but you'll also find beer, tequila, pesto and cherry pie. Keep reading for a taste of what's ahead:
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June 30, 2011
Round two with Trattoria Stella's Valentino Ujkic
Lori Midson Valentino Ujkic Trattoria Stella 3201 East Colfax Avenue 303-320-8635 http://trattoriastella.squarespace.com This is part two of my interview with Valentino Ujkic , executive chef of Trattroria Stella. Part one of that interview ran yesterday. Favorite restaurant in America: K ... More >>
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June 16, 2011
Diggin’ On This
Lori Midson Valentino Ujkic Trattoria Stella 3201 East Colfax Avenue 303-320-8635 http://trattoriastella.squarespace.com This is part two of my interview with Valentino Ujkic , executive chef of Trattroria Stella. Part one of that interview ran yesterday. Favorite restaurant in America: K ... More >>
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June 6, 2011
A photo-centric preview of the new Linger
Lori MidsonWe've seen a succession of restaurant openings over the last several months, but Linger, the second restaurant from Justin Cucci, the owner/chef of Root Down, may very well be the most anticipated new arrival of the year. And after a remarkably good dinner there last week, at whic ... More >>
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April 18, 2011
Food lust from last night's Chefs Up Front Denver dinner
Lori MidsonLobster, enoki mushroom and tenderloin carpaccio hand roll from Jonesy's Eat BarLast night, Denver's who's who of chefs congregated at the Colorado Convention Center for Chef's Up Front Denver, a fundraiser that benefited Cooking Matters, a nonprofit that fights childhood hunger a ... More >>
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April 15, 2011
Food porn! Money shots! The pictorial essay of celeb chef Ludo Lefebvre at Biker Jim's!
Lori MidsonIt had just gone 6 p.m., when light driblets of rain began to drop from the clouds, but the dozens of people with their noses to the window, peering in to catch a glimpse of the famous French chef, didn't seem to notice. Some, determined to be one of the first through the doors, h ... More >>
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April 14, 2011
Kitchen Help
Lori MidsonIt had just gone 6 p.m., when light driblets of rain began to drop from the clouds, but the dozens of people with their noses to the window, peering in to catch a glimpse of the famous French chef, didn't seem to notice. Some, determined to be one of the first through the doors, h ... More >>
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April 7, 2011
Eating, Drinking and Giving
Lori MidsonIt had just gone 6 p.m., when light driblets of rain began to drop from the clouds, but the dozens of people with their noses to the window, peering in to catch a glimpse of the famous French chef, didn't seem to notice. Some, determined to be one of the first through the doors, h ... More >>
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January 14, 2011
New Year's resolutions from Max MacKissock, Matt Selby, Mark DeNittis, Michael Long and twenty-one more Denver/Boulder chefs
Lori MidsonBrad Rowell, chef at Colt & Gray, resolves to eat twenty percent less pork fat per day and replace that with twenty percent more Schlitz Haven't made your New Year's resolutions yet? That makes two of us. But instead of focusing on ourselves, we prodded more than two dozen Denver/ ... More >>
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January 4, 2011
Tonight: Raw vegan dinner at Root Down
Raw food is the latest trend, and you can try it yourself (with some veganism thrown in for good measure) tonight and every Tuesday, when Root Down chef Daniel Asher prepares a five-course, raw vegan dinner. The meals, available from 6 to 10 p.m. by reservation, are $42. Root Down is located ... More >>
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December 6, 2010
Culinary calendar for the week ahead: Changes at Menu Classic Mondays and more
Lori MidsonSpecial dinners abound this week -- and even some regular features, such as Vesta Dipping Grill's Menu Classic Mondays, are ramping things up for the season. Keep reading to find out what's new on the menu at Vesta (and elsewhere):
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November 22, 2010
Martin Luther King Jr. Early College wins EatWell@School culinary competition
The winning team plating the winning dishLiveWell Colorado sponsored a nine-week after-school culinary program with three Denver high schools that culminated in the winning team from Martin Luther King Jr. Early College taking home first place at the competition last Friday. The all-female te ... More >>
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October 28, 2010
Chef and Tell with the Lobby's Charley Sinden: corn sprouts, his favorite pizza and that offal thing
Lori Midson Charley Sinden The Lobby 2121 Arapahoe Street 303-997-9911 www.thelobbydenver.com This is part two of Lori Midson's interview with Charley Sinden, exec chef of the Lobby. See what Sinden has to say about roach coaches, liver and the Domino's cheese pizza delivery in the first s ... More >>
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October 22, 2010
Food and chef porn from last night's Saucey Affair soiree
Lori MidsonLast night, EatDenver, a local network of independent restaurants and 9Health Fair teamed up to host a Saucey Affair, a judged small plates and sauce showdown, the proceeds of which benefited 9Health Fair, Colorado's largest volunteer-driven healthcare program offering free and lo ... More >>
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October 15, 2010
HUSH Concepts is bringing the pop-up restaurant to Denver
Earlier this year, Phil Armstrong, a veteran restaurant industry guy who has more ambition than the entire graduating class of Harvard, unleashed Hush, an underground supper club that hosts intimate dinners at various venues around Denver and Boulder, many of them in unusual places -- fields, ... More >>
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October 5, 2010
Tonight: Root Down hosts a raw vegan dinner
A Flickr photo.Think a raw vegan diet sounds like the most boring food choice on the planet? Root Down chef Daniel Asher hopes to change your mind with his five-course raw vegan dinner. He dishes up a different feast every Tuesday, focusing on local produce. All raw, o course. The dinner is a ... More >>
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August 27, 2010
Rudi's rolls out new gluten-free bread at Root Down dinner
Root Down's Harvest Week cantaloupe & tomato gazpacho served with a grilled cheese sandwich on Rudi's gluten-free bread.If you're not familiar with Rudi's Organic Bakery, a Boulder-based bread company, then you should really make its acquaintance -- particularly if you are gluten-intolerant. ... More >>
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August 25, 2010
Second Home's Jeff Bolton on his standing Whopper Jr order, rich pork Jell-O and rocking the '80s
Lori Midson Second Home Kitchen Bar executive chef Jeff Bolton Jeff Bolton Second Home Kitchen Bar 150 Clayton Lane 303-253-3000 www.secondhomedenver.com This is part one of Lori Midson's interview with Jeff Bolton, executive chef of Second Home Kitchen Bar. To read the second part of ... More >>
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August 9, 2010
Culinary calendar for the week ahead: A harvest of summer classes
A Flickr photoThis week, on top of the usual wine dinners and cooking classes, there are classes on preserving your summer harvest, the continuation of Empire Lounge & Restaurant's Jim & Julia Dinner Series, and much more. Here's a sampling of what's on the culinary calendar menu:
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August 5, 2010
EAT RIGHT WITH ROOT DOWN
A Flickr photoThis week, on top of the usual wine dinners and cooking classes, there are classes on preserving your summer harvest, the continuation of Empire Lounge & Restaurant's Jim & Julia Dinner Series, and much more. Here's a sampling of what's on the culinary calendar menu:
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June 10, 2010
Uncooked: Root Down rolls out raw food every Tuesday night
"I've been doing raw food for six years and was shocked when I moved from meat-and-potatoes Chicago to healthy Boulder and saw that there was such a big gap in raw food restaurants," says Daniel Asher, chef of Root Down and the former chef of Organic Orbit, a vegetable-focused Boulder restau ... More >>
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November 4, 2009
Tonight: March of Dimes Signature Chefs Auction
Tonight, the Colorado Chapter of the March of Dimes will host its annual Signature Chefs Auction at 6 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Denver, 650 15th Street. Tickets to the event are $150 per person and include small plates from many of Denver's top chefs, as well as live music and an auction th ... More >>

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