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The Market Report, May 30
Summer is just around the corner, and it shows at the market. While the selection is still focused on vegetables of the lettuce variety, warmer-weather vegetables are beginning to peak through. But that wasn't the highlight of my visit to the market Saturday. No, the highlight was a conversation inspired by a previous Market Report. After reading that blog, Bunny Henderson, who runs a stand at the market, told me to stop by some Saturday to learn about composting.
June 1, 2009Happy Noodle House is trying — sometimes too hard
June 4, 2009Hospoda: Czech it out!
May 7, 2009Cracovia is no small potatoes when it comes to Polish food
May 7, 2009The List: 'fo schnitzel
I fell in love with Cracovia this week.Then, a few days later, I fell in love all over again with the schnitzel and potato pancakes and green chile at Hospoda. So is it that I'm some kind of restaurant slut, going all head over heels for any joint that catches my eye? Or do I just have a weakness for the heavy-handed Eastern European flavors that both these places excel at capturing?Personally, I think I'm just a grub slut. But the lure of Eastern European food is undeniable. For more rest
May 8, 2009The Market Report, May 9
How do you kick off the first day of summer? (Yes, some people say it starts in late June -- but I say it's after the last day of finals!). Failing in my goal of waking up face down, possibly naked, and definitely hungover somewhere in Boulder, I went to the farmers' market.I wasn't the only one, either, as this was by far the busiest day so far. Finally, the sun was shining, leaving me awkwardly shimmying through Boulderites as they picked over the increasing selection the market offers as we m
May 11, 2009Our Weekly Bread: Jersey Mike's
The sandwich: Club Supreme What's on it: Roast beef, turkey, Swiss cheese, bacon, mayo, lettuce, tomatoes, vinegar, oil and spices Where to get it: Jersey Mike's Subs (555 Broadway, 303-825-1744) How much: $6.95 for a regular It was 1990, and I needed a job. Togo's, the ubiquitous and well-loved California sandwich chain, had just announced that it was opening a new store on the campus of the University of California at Santa Cruz, where I was majoring in Anthropology. A big fan of Togo's (e
May 14, 2009Candy Girls: Jolly Rancher Fruit Chews
Liz KellermeyerAh, Jolly Ranchers. Every person of a certain age who grew up in Colorado has a bit of hometown pride attached to the brand. Started in Golden by two locals in 1949, the company was sold to Hershey in 1996, though the factory that made the glossy candies here stuck around until 2002. What has remained great about Jolly Ranchers is the intensity of flavor jammed into such a small package. Of course, the pointy corners of the candies have dulled into more of
May 14, 2009D Bar Desserts celebrates its first anniversary with free cupcakes!
Put a little sprinkle in your step this Saturday, May 23, when D Bar Desserts, the magnificent bakery, sugar shack and savory foods shop at 1475 East 17th Avenue, celebrates its first anniversary with free cupcakes -- just one of the attention-grabbers at the food-porn patisserie that chef (and Food Network Challenge host) Keegan Gerhard and his wife and pastry chef, Lisa Bailey, opened last year. (Westword restaurant critic Jason Sheehan raved about it here.) Here's the deal: Come in anytime be
May 21, 2009The Market Report, May 23
Jason Sheehan's favorite festival is messin' up my market. On Cafe Society's Twitter account, Sheehan expressed his love for the Boulder Creek Festival: "With any luck, I should be posting pics of giant turkey legs and damp hippies from the Boulder Creek Festival this weekend. Stay tuned." Well, that made my weekly trip to the Boulder Farmers' Market like the journey to the center of the earth on May 23. Before I could reach the actual market, I had to journey through merry-go-rounds, giant tr
May 26, 2009Lucy has new menu, new patio
Lucy, the restaurant that made its debut last fall when Comedy Works South opened at 5345 Landmark Place in Greenwood Village, has made some changes for spring. Just in time for the Memorial Day weekend monsoons, it opened its patio. And also last week, chef Jeff Stoneking introduced a new lunch and dinner menu for the warm months ahead. Taking what's billed as a "From the Earth to the Table" approach, the new menu focuses on using ingredients from Colorado farms and gardens whenever possible.
May 26, 2009Our Weekly Bread: A Hi*Rise sandwich orgy
Roast Beef The sandwich: Roasted Veggie What's on it: Mushroom, fennel, tomato, radish sprouts, all roasted and served with hummus, feta, balsamic vinegar on rosemary yam focaccia bread Where to get it: Hi*Rise (2162 Larimer Street, 303-296-3656) How much: $6.95 I got a chance to try five - yeah, five! -- different sandwiches at once this week when Hi*Rise, a new breakfast shop, bakery and deli in the poppin' Ballpark neighborhood -- brought them to the Westword test kitchen for sampling pur
May 27, 2009Door to Door makes local food easy
A Flickr Photo I didn't make it to the Boulder Farmers' Market this weekend, and to clear my karma I just may have to call Door-to-Door Organics. This local company has offered delivery of organic food for a while now, but in July it will reintroduce its "All Local" box, with delivery of all-local produce available in two sizes: one for $23.66 and the other for $33.66. "Door to Door Organics is committed to buying 'local first,' working with Full Circle Farms, Lippis Farms, First Fruits and o
June 8, 2009Top Denver chefs play with fire for charity tonight at Elway's Cherry Creek
Real food. Sharp utensils. Big fire. A good cause. And Denver's top chefs. That's what's on tap tonight, from 6 to 9 p.m., at Elway's Cherry Creek, 2500 East First Avenue, when eleven of the town's top cookers - Tyler Wiard (Elway's, Cherry Creek); Sean Yontz (Mezcal, Tambien and Sketch); Justin Cucci (Root Down); Jamey Fader (Lola); Troy Guard (TAG); Jennifer Jasinski (Rioja and Bistro Vendome); Brian Liard (Barolo Grill); Elise Wiggins (Panzano); Goose Sorensen (Solera); and Matt Selby and
June 10, 2009Finally, a perfect plate at Rioja - followed by a second one
June 11, 2009Swift beef recall: Beware of tainted "Butt Ball Tip"
Yesterday, Greeley's own JBS Swift Beef Co. recalled over 41,000 pounds of meat contaminated with O157:H7 E.coli bacteria, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service. The stuff went out on April 21 to enterprises in Colorado and a dozen other states ranging from California to Florida, so there's no telling how much of it's already gone into the gullets of unwitting carnivores -- but for what it's worth, the Ag department folks have provided a list of i
June 25, 2009Urbavore's Dilemma: Where's the beef? At the Green Fooder's house
Photo by Brian Kraft PhotographyMitchell Alexander, the Green Fooder, at the Highland MiMa. Urbavore's Dilemma is an ongoing web series detailing city dwellers' commitment to urban homesteading. From May through September, Westword writer Joel Warner will get his hands dirty, covering everything from backyard chickens to front-lawn gardens, from greenhouses to co-ops and food-sharing. Check out the full series here. The red-brick house, a tidy Denver square, looks like any other on the comfort
June 30, 2009Parisi rolls out a new summer menu and four Denver restaurants rally for charity
Parisi, 4401 Tennyson Street, marks the real start of summer tonight by introducing a four-course, hot weather menu at Firenze A Tavola: panzanella salad; tagliatelle pasta with asparagus, wild mushrooms and truffles; Milanese breaded pork chop with lemon aioli; wilted arugula with grilled fennel, pickled onion, carrots, artichokes and peppers; and lemon sorbet with drunken stone fruit, all for $30 per person. The dinner is held downstairs at the community table, and dishes are served family-st
July 1, 2009D Bar Desserts is too good to save for dessert
July 2, 2009Buchi Cafe Cubano offers an authentic taste of Cuba — and a great cup of coffee
July 16, 2009Our Weekly Bread: Tony's Market
The sandwich: Italian Sub What's on it: Mortadella, capocollo, Genoa salami, tomatoes, olives, banana peppers, red onion, lettuce, provolone and Parmesan on a demi baguette with Italian vinaigrette. Where to get it: Tony's Market (950 Broadway, 720-880-4501) How much: $7.99 with chips and cookies; less without Tony's Market opened to great fanfare (especially in the Golden Triangle) in late May, bringing not just another top-notch butcher to central Denver, but its reputation as a great market
July 15, 2009This week: Seven days of Yelp Eats! on the cheap
Yelp.com Yelp, a well-known website where opinionated voices discuss and review restaurants, bars and other local businesses, is kicking off Yelp Eats!, a seven-day dining celebration, which begins today and continues through Sunday, July 26 with fifteen metro area restaurants offering multi-course dinner menus for $25 per person, exclusive of tax and tip. Reservations aren't required, but if you want to cash in on the deal, you'll need to ask for a "Yelp Eats" menu. Participating restaurants a
July 20, 2009The Market Report, July 18
Based on the picture above, you're probably thinking, "This week's Market Report is fruiter than Lloyd on Entourage." And you would be absolutely correct!After a quick sweep of the Boulder Farmer's Market, I found four fruits for sale, three of which I bought (the other being apricots). I figured I'd do a first review of our highly acclaimed Colorado fruit, which are beginning to come into season.
July 20, 2009Our Weekly Bread: Delaney's Deli
The sandwich: Meatloaf Sandwich What's on it: Meatloaf, grilled onions, white American cheese, and BBQ sauce or ketchup on toasted sourdough bread. Where to get it: Delaney's Deli (7007 West Alaska Drive, Lakewood, 303-936-3354) How much:$6.95 Meat Loaf. It was your mom's fallback - for good or for bad - and the bottom of the food chain for years, at least until trendy restaurants, looking to get back into comfort foods as an ironic commentary or reaction against haute cuisine, began featurin
July 22, 2009Behold the buffet at the Front Page, but beware of building your plate too high
Lori Midson I don't believe I've ever had a "buffete" before, and I'm definitely not a huge fan of buffets, but when I stopped in at The Front Page, a quirky new joint at 7700 East Colfax Avenue whose name is fashioned, inexplicably, after the front page of a newspaper and whose window signage boasts "burgers, sandwiches, shrimps, fish, pork, beef, ribs, chicken, pasta, vegetables" and -- you guessed it -- "mojitos," there were two women having lunch that must've invented buffets, because t
July 23, 2009Our Weekly Bread: Luciano's meatball sub
So hungry, I forgot to take a picture.The sandwich: Meatball What's on it: Meatballs, provolone, mozzarella Where to get it: Luciano's Pizza and Wings (1043 Broadway, 303-446-2424) How much: $5.65 There's something almost magical about a sandwich charred in a pizza oven. Maybe the extreme heat transforms the molecules of the bread and the meat, the sauce and the cheese, melding them together the way a lightning strike can turn sand into glass. Maybe it's the flavor that the ghosts of 10,
July 29, 2009Fun, Furry and Edible
August 6, 2009Karma tempts fate with its fusion menu but triumphs.
August 6, 2009Our Weekly Bread: Duffeyroll Cafe
The sandwich: Hummus Florentine What's on it: Scrambled eggs, spinach, homemade hummus, cheddar cheese, tomato on rosemary ciabatta Where to get it: Duffeyroll Café (1290 South Pearl Street, 303-753-9177) How much: $5.95 I dare you to tell me not to eat a breakfast sandwich at 2 p.m. Seriously. I dare you. Breakfast sandwiches are one of the simplest, purest mediums in the sandwich-making sandwich arts. Breakfast comes early in the day, so it needs to be solid. But it also needs to be
August 5, 2009Civic Center Eats: Forte Farms
David Huska bags some Colorado peaches at Civic Center Eats. Native peaches belong on a short list of the best things about Colorado. The Forte Farms stand has other things as well -- plums and tomatoes -- but the peaches are the real draw. In the five or ten minutes I was standing there at last Tuesday's Civic Center Eats, David Huska sold a couple plums, one tomato and about a dozen peaches. These shoppers knew what was good for them. Huska is a journalism student from Serbia. He's in
August 11, 2009Organixx may be green, but that's not what makes it great
August 13, 2009Urbavore's Dilemma: Fort owner Holly Arnold Kinney uses her garden to dig into her past
Joel WarnerHolly Arnold Kinney and neighbor Matt Slater in Kinney's greenhouseUrbavore's Dilemma is an ongoing web series detailing city dwellers' commitment to urban homesteading. From May through September, Westword writer Joel Warner will get his hands dirty, covering everything from backyard chickens to front-lawn gardens, from greenhouses to co-ops and food-sharing. Check out the full series here. Holly Arnold Kinney is as close to Colorado culinary royalty as you can get. She was l
August 18, 2009Guess where I'm eating?
Lori MidsonI am not, nor have I ever been, a sweets person. For the most part, chocolate does absolutely nothing for me, although I do have an affinity for Vosges milk chocolate bar with smoked bacon. Because, you know, it's BACON. But you could pretty much shove a box of chocolates, a bowl of candy or a wedge of truck-stop chocolate cake under my nose and my nostrils would flare in utter disdain. Of course, there are exceptions to every rule, and there have been times when I've been known to
August 20, 2009The Larimer Square guys and Sean Kelly get a pizza the action
Lori MidsonThe future home a New York-style pizza joint from the Larimer Square gang and Sean KellySometime in December, Jeff Hermanson, Joe Vostrejs and Rod Wagner will add a new pizza bar to their portfolio of successful restaurants that already includes Billy's Inn, LoHi Steakbar and pretty much every chow house on Larimer Square. Their newest place, whose name is yet to be determined, will take over the former 3 Sons restaurant, which closed its location at 2915 West 44th Avenue in Ap
August 24, 2009Our Weekly Bread: Gourmet Corner
The sandwich: # 9 panini What's on it: Turkey, olives, olive oil, tomatoes, cheese, portabella mushrooms on panini How much: $7.49 Where to get it: Gourmet Corner, 830 17th Street, 650-291-6945 "Hungry?" the guy asked when I walked into Gourmet Corner, almost as if I'd have to be starving to stumble into this new and somewhat odd little joint on the corner of Champa and 17th streets. Yes, I was hungry. Open for about two months, Gourmet Corner is a deli that also serves omelets and cre
August 26, 2009Candy Girls: 5th Avenue
Liz Kellermeyer 5th Avenue candy bars have been around since 1936, but we've yet to pull one off the shelf and indulge. The reason why is unclear, though we guess it has something to do with not having any idea what this candy is all about, from its providence to its flavor combinations. We had to read the label to even find out what sort of filling to expect ("crunchy peanut butter"). It turns out the 5th Avenue is a gorgeous relative of the Butterfinger family, something we defi
September 3, 2009Our Weekly Bread: Cheba Hut
The sandwich: Panama Red What's on it: Grilled chicken breast, home-grown marinara sauce, parmesan and provolone on white, wheat or garlic "herb" bread. Where to get it: Cheba Hut (1531 Champa Street, 720-974-1880) How much: $6.50 A lot of people like Cheba Hut. They've been telling me it's good, strongly suggesting that I try it. But I'd been afraid to, scared that I'd like it too much, that I wouldn't be able to stop going there -- that it would lead to more, bigger sandwiches. The tr
September 9, 2009Golden's Empanada Express Grill graduates from a trailer to a restaurant
Lori MidsonPabellon Criollo empanada from Empanada GrillYou no longer have to lug your own butt cushion to the Empanada Express Grill, which up until three weeks ago was a simple freestanding trailer peddling Venezuelan street snacks -- empanadas, arepas and cachapas -- from an asphalt landing strip in Golden. Its new location at 2600 East Street isn't exactly fancy, the narrow space sparse with just a few tables and seats and a glass case filled, quizzically, with folded men's shirts t
September 15, 2009Taste of Thailand has the cure for the flu -- and the cure for boring food
October 1, 2009A Tuscan-style lamb soup to fall for from Jing chef Jay Spickelmier
Lori MidsonAt last week's Mile High Chef Competition between Argyll Gastropub cooker Sergio Romero and Jing exec chef Jay Spickelmier (who emerged victorious), the hit dish of the night was Spickelmier's Tuscan lamb and white bean soup, the recipe of which he was happy to share with us. It's the perfect soup for fall. Tuscan-style lamb and white bean soup Ingredients: 1 pound lamb top round sirloin 3 strips bacon 1 shallot, peeled and diced 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced 1/4 cup d
October 2, 2009Guess where I'm eating?
Lori Midson You know that autumn's in the air when restaurants start cooking hearty casseroles, soups and stews tumbling with root vegetables -- carrots, turnips and parsnips -- which is exactly why the shepherds pie, pictured in the above snap, immediately caught my attention. I totally dig root vegetables.Hearty, restorative and piping hot, a killer shepherds pie, made in classic peasant style, is exactly what I want on a chilly day. This shepherds pie, in particular, was bolstered by stewe
October 7, 2009Our Weekly Bread: Larimer Hot House
The sandwich: 'Atsa Turkey Meatball What's on it: Sage and cranberry turkey meatballs, melted provolone and marinara sauce on a roll. Where to get it: Larimer Hot House (2810 Larimer Street, 303-292-3008) How much: $7 for the sandwich; $10 for a meal deal A couple of years ago, I started my quest for the perfect meatball recipe. The idea was to make a meatball that was as good as what I'd eaten at any number of Italian joints in any number of cities across the United States. My quest wa
October 14, 2009On the ranch with Elise Wiggins of Panzano
Lori MidsonLast weekend, Elise Wiggins, executive chef at Panzano (909 17th Street), held a cooking class at Bear Mountain Ranch, home on the range to the Black Angus steer that ranch owners Debbie and John Medved are raising for Wiggins, who is using the beef at Panzano. The cooking class, which also included a fantastic lunch with sliders, tomato and mozzarella soup and focaccia, focused primarily on Wiggins's recipe for pappardelle bolognese, which was also the star of the lunch. If
October 15, 2009Fuel fall with Rioja's new autumn menu
Lori Midson Spinach veloute soup and chestnut soup with foie gras terrine from Rioja Jennifer Jasinski, chef-owner of Rioja, 1431 Larimer Street, is renowned for both her use of local ingredients and seasonal menu changes. And her most recent iteration, a lovely autumn board of fall vegetables, rustic meats, sweetness and spice, earthiness and comfort, is no exception.
October 16, 2009Help David Sax save the dying deli
For the past several years, deli-obsessed Canadian journalist David Sax has been penning a blog that's dedicated to preserving the Jewish deli, a "hallowed temple of salted and cured meats" that, Sax kvetches, is "endangered and in need of our support." To that end, Sax has now written a book called Save the Deli, which is part history, part travelogue, part nostalgia, part deli revelations and part crush letter and shout-out to living delis across North America, including our very own Z
October 16, 2009West End Tavern delivers from any direction
October 22, 2009Our Weekly Bread: Sputnik
The sandwiches: Benny Mac and Persian Chicken Sandwich What's on them: The Benny Mac is a breaded chicken cutlet, with mac-n-cheese, bacon and BBQ sauce; the Persian chicken is spiced chicken meatballs, mild roasted green chiles, lettuce and tomato, harissa and tahini. Where to get them: Sputnik (3 South Broadway, 720-570-4503) How much: $9 and $8 Macaroni and cheese is a meal in its own. So are chicken fingers. Shwarma is a meal in its own. So is spaghetti and meatballs, turkey and stuf
October 22, 2009Sugar High: Sugar Bakeshop doughnuts and Sweet Action hot chocolate float
Liz KellermeyerWelcome to the first installment of our new feature, Sugar High. Check back here every Friday to see where we indulged our sweet tooth during the week. Granted, the chilly weather doesn't make an ice cream shop immediately leap to mind when considering where to warm the belly, but when that ice cream parlor is selling fresh doughnuts and making hot chocolate from scratch, it's food for second thought. Earlier this month, Sweet Action Ice Cream, 52 Broadway, readied
October 23, 2009What's cooking: Pete Marczyk rolls with risotto
Lori MidsonPete Marczyk and Barbara Macfarlane do not leave their work behind when they leave Marczyk Fine Foods and head for their great old Denver house with the big, new kitchen. They often bring some of their market's choicest ingredients home with them, and cook up a feast. This is the second in a series of dinner-party recipes; they'll add one a week until they have a complete, multi-course fall menu. For week one, Pete made mushroom rugula, a savory mushroom mixture that's rolled
October 28, 2009Sugar High: Cake and shake at D Bar Desserts
Liz Kellermeyer Even though Keegan Gerhard and his wife, Lisa Baily, opened D Bar Desserts, 1475 East 17th Avenue, just under two years ago, it took about two minutes for the sugar house to emerge as one of the city's premiere dessert spots. The restaurant serves lunch and dinner Monday through Saturday, but the full spread of plated desserts is only offered after 6 p.m. Everything else in the pastry case, however, is available throughout the day, along with a few specials. Whether it's the
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