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March 5, 2012
Chile Billy hits the pavement at 16th and Boulder this Wednesday
Bill Yalch may be a Pittsburgh native, but it took just a few trips to the southwest for him to become utterly obsessed with New Mexican food -- namely green chile. "If you live in Pittsburgh, you have no idea what good huevos rancheros are," he admits, adding that he first sampled worthy huevos on ... More >>
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January 9, 2012
Reader: Only green chile spelled with an "e" for me!
Cafe Society took a quick break in all the opening and closing action at the end of 2011 to stir the pot of a long-simmering discussion: Who makes the best green chile in Denver? Lori Midson served up her list of the ten best green chiles in Denver, which inspired yet another debate over how you spe ... More >>
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January 6, 2012
Green chile discussion -- over sources, over spelling -- heats up in the new year
As an end-of-the-year public service to those who were going to need hot, hot green chile to cure their hangovers on January 1, Lori Midson offered her list of "Denver's ten best green chiles." Any discussion of green chile always stirs the pot. Fans of those that didn't make the list complain -- ... More >>
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December 30, 2011
Denver's ten best green chiles
If you were born and raised in Denver, you are, by default, a green chile geek. And for those of you who popped out elsewhere (New Mexico notwithstanding), and simply don't get why we're so besotted with suffocating our burritos, enchiladas, rellenos and French fries with verde, we can only assume y ... More >>
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August 12, 2011
In the kitchen with Brett Smith: Habanero-mango salsa from Zolo Grill
Lori MidsonIn this week's Chef and Tell interview with Brett Smith, the executive chef of Zolo Grill in Boulder, Smith admits that you won't find too many dishes on his menu absent of chiles -- a staple (along with pig) in his kitchen. While I was having dinner at Zolo, Smith brought out a b ... More >>
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July 13, 2011
Applebee's is looking for the ultimate Colorado burger -- with Stinkin' Green
The Applebee's Cowboy BurgerWhen the homegrown Smashburger decided to create a burger for Colorado, as it already had for Idaho (topped with potato chips) and Minnesota (topped with cheddar bar cheese and garlic-grilled onions), it came up with an iconic combo for the Colorado Smashburger, ad ... More >>
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April 18, 2011
Readers: Is the best green chile in Pueblo? Or is it just hot snot?
In Denver, no food inspires more heated discussion than green chile -- that thick, porky concoction that's native to this state. After we served up our list of "Denver's five best green chile fixes, everyone weighed in with their favorites: Benny's, Santiago's, Brewery Bar II, La Loma. Everyo ... More >>
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March 31, 2011
Fresh produce in the mountains? That's the goal of this Summit County project
Summit Prevention AllianceNancy's Community Garden in Frisco.When Amber Brummer was last in California, where she grew up, she bought a bunch of basil for 25 cents. That same amount would cost her about five dollars in Summit County, where she now lives. Brummer is part of the Leadership Clas ... More >>
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January 26, 2011
Little Anita's chile no longer vegetarian -- for now?
Lori MidsonIs this green chile vegetarian?After a reader tipped us off that the much-loved vegetarian chile at Little Anita's is no longer vegetarian, we contacted Giselda Lopez, the store manager at the location at 6830 South Yosemite Street in Centennial, to get the scoop.
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June 18, 2010
Gordon Biersch jerks things up for summer
Starting next Tuesday, Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant is going to spice up Broomfield by introducing a limited-time Caribbean menu and a new Kolsch-style beer at its 1 West Flatiron Circle location. The menu features an assortment of seafood, fruit and spice combinations, including shrim ... More >>
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June 1, 2010
Think pink, part deux: Five fantastic rosés to sip this summer
Photo courtesy of Noble Swine Supper ClubInfinite Monkey Theorem roséNow that Memorial Day has come and gone, some people might say that summer has officially started. Others might insist that It's now officially, unrepentantly, rosé drinking season. A few weeks ago I threw down the 201 ... More >>
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May 27, 2010
Fruits and veggies make you go -- but also give you an attractive glow
Fruits and vegetables won't get you laid (in a tanning bed). Forget the fake-and-bake method of tanning; if you really want to look like you've had fun in the sun, you should be eating healthy. A new study done at Britain's Bristol University has concluded that eating fresh fruit and vegetab ... More >>
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April 27, 2010
The Fort looks to the classics for its new spring menu
Tired of rattlesnake? Just had elk last week? You're in luck. The Fort, 19192 Highway 8 in Morrison, has added a handful of new menu items to supplement its upscale, game-intensive Old West fare. Chef Geoffrey Groditski says he sought inspiration for the six new dishes from two sources: Fo ... More >>
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April 7, 2010
Cooking with Pete: Split pea soup
Barb MacfarlaneMarczyk 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. "Eternity is ... More >>
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March 25, 2010
What's Cooking? Pete Marczyk and David Bumgardner do choucroute
Pete 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 really peasa ... More >>
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March 11, 2010
A Slow Foods dinner feeds the body, mind and soul
Pete 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 really peasa ... More >>
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February 25, 2010
Ian Kleinman puts on a chilling performance at hushDenver
Pete 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 really peasa ... More >>
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February 11, 2010
Tonight: Characteristic wine dinner at Opus
Opus, at 2575 West Main Street in Littleton, has teamed up with the Infinite Monkey Theorem to produce a different sort of wine dinner tonight: The menu has been constructed to mirror common characteristics of many wines. Here's a taste of the courses:
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February 10, 2010
What's Cooking: Pete Marczyk kisses up to sweet potato and peanut soup
Barb MacfarlanePete 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. "I know ... More >>
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January 20, 2010
Pot luck! Creative cooking with cannabis
Everything's better with cannabis butterOn January 16, 8 Rivers executive chef Scott Durrah and sous Jamie Gulick held the first Creative Cooking With Cannabis class at the modern Caribbean restaurant at 1550 Blake Street. Courtesy Durrah, here are the recipes from that class:
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January 13, 2010
Cooking with Pete: Winter solstice truffled pork loin with winter vegetables and red cabbage slaw
Barb MacfarlanePete 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. For this ... More >>
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December 17, 2009
Yo' momo! Nepal Cuisine knows how to make dumplings
Barb MacfarlanePete 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. For this ... More >>
Dining
December 10, 2009
Troy Guard's TAG: Play that funky music, white boy!
Barb MacfarlanePete 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. For this ... More >>
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December 9, 2009
What's Cooking: Slow Food Rocky Mountain region guv Matt Jones takes us tailgating with fish soup
Barb MacfarlanePete 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. Pete an ... More >>
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November 24, 2009
The Second Annual Thanksgiving Dinner Fantasy Draft: What dishes would you pick?
A Flickr photo.It's that time of year again: Time to gather around a table of people you don't know or don't like, shovel uninspiring food into your face and then retire to the couch and wait for the Tryptophan to get working. But what if it wasn't that way? What if you could build your perf ... More >>
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November 19, 2009
Going, going gone: Twelve tickets left for the James Beard Celebrity Chef Tour with Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson and Thanawat Bates
Frasca Food & Wine executive chef Lachlan Mackinnon-PattersonThe Celebrity Chef Tour benefiting the James Beard Foundation lands in Denver tonight, stopping at the Brown Palace, 321 17th Street. That's where Frasca Food & Wine executive chef (and 2008 James Beard award winner for Best Southwe ... More >>
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November 13, 2009
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 >>
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November 11, 2009
Tonight: Let us eat cake at Happy on the Hill
Every month, Colfax on the Hill hosts a "Happy on the Hill" social, a chance for the public to learn more about businesses on Colfax Avenue and those business owners to network a bit. This month's featured business: Mulberries Cake Shop, which recently moved from South Pearl Street to 2027 Ea ... More >>
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November 9, 2009
A pre-Thanksgiving recipe that trots out turkey
Thanksgiving is still two weeks away, but should you feel like tackling a turkey early (you know, just for practice), Dedric McGhee, exec chef of Thyme on the Creek, the in-house restaurant at the Millennium Harvest House in Boulder (and the former chef of El Monte Sagrado in Taos), offers ... More >>
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October 28, 2009
What'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 s ... More >>
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October 16, 2009
Fuel 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, ... More >>
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October 15, 2009
On 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, ... More >>
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October 7, 2009
Guess 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 ... More >>
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October 2, 2009
A 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 ... More >>
Dining
October 1, 2009
Taste of Thailand has the cure for the flu -- and the cure for boring food
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 ... More >>
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September 15, 2009
Golden'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 land ... More >>
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August 18, 2009
Urbavore'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 backy ... More >>
Dining
August 13, 2009
Organixx may be green, but that's not what makes it great
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 backy ... More >>
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August 11, 2009
Civic 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 ... More >>
Dining
August 6, 2009
Karma tempts fate with its fusion menu but triumphs.
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 ... More >>
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July 20, 2009
This 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 ... More >>
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July 20, 2009
The 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 ... More >>
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July 15, 2009
Our 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; l ... More >>
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July 1, 2009
Parisi 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, ... More >>
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June 10, 2009
Top 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 ... More >>
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June 8, 2009
Door 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 ... More >>
Dining
June 4, 2009
Happy Noodle House is trying — sometimes too hard
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 ... More >>
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June 1, 2009
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 ins ... More >>
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May 27, 2009
Our 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 ... More >>
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May 26, 2009
Lucy 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 an ... More >>
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