Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Reader: Old Major and Highland Tavern both lose the d-bag contest

During this weekend's good weather, people were packing every patio in LoHi, hanging out of every window in the neighborhood hangouts. But even last week, as the snow was falling, people crowded into Lower Highland to watch the Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives episode featuring Highland Tavern, to fight ... More >>

Reader: Highland Tavern could be the last true neighborhood bar in Highland

Get over Guy Fieri, readers advise, so we are. But the appearance of Highland Tavern -- "a real neighborhood bar," says one -- on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Monday night has led to an interesting discussion of places new and old in Highland. Complete with an accusation that one popular new establis ... More >>

Atomic Cowboy empire moving into Crimson Canary space

Just this morning, a reader suggested that Fat Sully's, which opened on South Broadway earlier this year, take over the space next door that had been occupied by Crimson Canary until it closed Saturday night. Now that reader is getting his wish: Drew Shader, owner of Atomic LLC, just announced tha ... More >>

First look: Sam's No. 3 (the third) opens its garage doors in Glendale

The first Sam's No. 3, a popular diner frequented by everyone from politicians and pipsqueaks, opened in 1969 in Aurora. Decades later, owner Sam Armatas opened a second location in the heart of downtown, where poser Guy Fieri swaggered in to film a segment for Diners, Drive-ins and Dives, and last ... More >>

Reader: Fat Sully's needs to slice Guy Fieri's name off the menu!

When Fat Sully's opens its walk-up window on South Broadway tomorrow, one of the pizzas it will be offering will be the "Guy Fieri," after the Diners, Drive-ins and Dives star who stopped by the original Fat Sully's at the Atomic Cowboy a few weeks ago. "We made him a slice topped with sausage, mush ... More >>

Get your "Guy Fieri" slice at Fat Sully's, opening Thursday on South Broadway

Three weeks ago, Food Network personality Guy Fieri was romping around Denver, shooting footage for an upcoming episode of Diners, Drive-ins and Dives, and one of the joints where he made an appearance was the Denver Biscuit Company and Fat Sully's, a pizzeria that's located inside the Atomic Cowboy ... More >>

Reader: I can't stand Guy Fieri, but his visits feed the economy

Guy Fieri is back in town, Lori Midson reports, visiting establishments ranging from the Denver Biscuit Company to Prohibition to the Highland Tavern for his show Diners, Drive-ins and Dives . Some readers are fed up with Fieri, but still see benefits in his visits here: See also: - Love him or ... More >>

Love him, or hate him, Guy Fieri is prancing around Denver

In case you haven't heard, Guy Fieri, the bleached-blond, back-of-the-head-sunglass-obsessed Food Network TV personality that foodniks love to loathe, is prancing around Denver, his film crew on his heels. He's here, of course, to film footage for Triple D, otherwise known as Diners, Drive-ins and D ... More >>

Part two: Denver and Boulder's most quotable chefs

Thanksgiving is a day that gives us food for thought and time to reflect on the things for which we're thankful -- our health, our friends, our kids, our jobs and dogs, wine, and the family master baster whose glossy golden turkey supplied leftovers for the next week. And this year, as we were going ... More >>

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 >>

After fifteen years, Sam Taylor's Bar-B-Q has closed its doors...making way for a third Sam's No. 3

For nearly fifteen years, Sam Taylor, owner and pitmaster of his namesake barbecue joint, occupied a no-frills space at 435 South Cherry Street, but after serving brisket, bones, pork and chicken to a long-time posse of regulars (ironically, Taylor also catered a Pretenders concert back in 2009 to a ... More >>

Months after filming, three Colorado spots are finally showcased on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Bang!The owners of Bang! with Guy Fieri last November.​Last November, Food Network personality Guy Fieri rolled into town with a camera crew, making pit stops at Tocabe, Bang! and The Sink in Boulder, where he joked with staffs and sampled dishes for the show Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. Near ... 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 >>

Tonight: See Sam's No. 3 on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives at the Oriental

Cassandra Kotnik​The cute-as-can-be Sam's No. 3, whose spot at 1500 Curtis Street is very close to the original home of Sam's almost eight decades ago, was recently visited by Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives -- and if you missed it on television, you've got a chance to see it on the big screen ton ... More >>

Tonight: Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives brakes for the Bagel Deli

​"Tonight's the night, as Neil Young would say," quips Joe Kaplan about tonight's episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, in which Guy Fieri, the bleached-out blond whose hair resembles the scrappy, canary-colored bird from Charlie Brown, brakes at the Bagel Deli, the decades-old shrine to Jew ... More >>

Gordo Loco is now serving 98 cent breakfast burritos and a $15 El Diablo challenge

Some like it hot! Gordo Loco is now serving. Right now.​The area around 26th Avenue and Federal Bouldevard is already the town's best neighborhood for breakfast burritos: Jack-n-Grill is serving its $2 special; across the street, you can get a legendary to-go burrito through the Santiago's dri ... More >>

Reader: Brandon Biederman's tattoos star on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Guy Fieri with Brandon Biederman and lobster friends.​Denver was ready for its close-up on Monday night, when Steuben's was featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. Although our town was only in the limelight for a few minutes -- and none of the other places Guy Fieri and company filmed last f ... More >>

Guy Fieri, host of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, hits up Steuben's -- and brings home the mayo

Lori MidsonGuy Fieri puts his mayo where his mouth is​Exactly thirteen minutes after Guy Fieri ended his animated commentary of Steuben's, spotlighted last night on the Food Network's Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, the phone at Steuben's rang. It was a caller who had just watched exec chef Bra ... More >>

Tonight:Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives stops at Steuben's

Guy Fieri stops by Steuben's for a Lobster Roll.​For years, Coloradans have longed for Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives to focus on some of our state's worthy spots. We've served up list after list of suggested diners, drive-ins and dives to D3, but somehow, Guy Fieri and company managed to pass u ... More >>

The week in Cafe Society bloggery: zombies, pie porn, gunshots and Guy Fieri

​Behold the highlights and low lights of what you may have missed this week on the Cafe Society blog.

Diners, Drive-ins and Dives filming at Sam's No. 3 on Sunday (and allegedly, a whole lot of other joints)

​ Just got word that a production crew from Diners, Drive-ins and Dives has touched down in Denver, and for the next week, they'll be lugging their camera equipment all over the Mile High City and Boulder amassing footage for a future episode of the popular Food Network show hosted by Guy Fier ... More >>

Where would you send Guy Fieri if Diners, Drive-ins and Dives comes to Denver?

We love you, Guy!​The Food Network show Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives is flirting with Denver again two years after Guy Fieri broke our hearts by skipping the Mile High City. This week, Westword got a call from show producer, Page Productions, asking for suggestions for places for the realty fo ... More >>

You know things are jacked up when Guy Fieri hits the NYT best-seller list

​Whether or not this is a shockingly discouraging testament to the page turners of America or Guy Fieri threatening to jam his back-ass headwords sunglasses down the throats of anyone who doesn't purchase his books, it's still a fact: Guy Fieri, who just dove into Denver with his "Culinary Roa ... More >>

Guy Fieri brings the circus to Denver

​In case you've got nothing else planned for tonight and have a yen to go rub up against a whole bunch of other Denver foodies and star-fuckers, don't forget that the one and only Guy Fieri (the restaurateur, Food Network workhorse and hair-bleach pitchman) is bringing the circus to town toni ... More >>

Guy Fieri Dives Into Denver

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 >>

Guy Fieri's rock-and-roll culinary road show comes to Denver on December 9

Food personality Guy Fieri​Two weeks ago, on November 18, Tony Bourdain stopped in Denver for a talkfest at the Buell, in which he wore a Biker Jim T-shirt (and called Jim's dogs the "pinnacle of American food"), slandered Sandra Lee and Rachel Ray, deemed Chris Angel a "douche" and called the con ... More >>

Cafe Society: Week in Review

Things you might have missed this week in Cafe Society:   If you feel passionately about whether Steuben's qualifies as a diner, don't miss your opportunity to let Jason Sheehan know where he should send Guy Fieri when he comes to town for his show Diners, Drive-ins and Dives.   Sketc ... More >>