Guadalajara

Artist Eduardo Sarabia talks marijuana, magic, tacos and contemporary art at Huevos Revueltos

In Tainted, Guadalajara-based artist Eduardo Sarabia manipulates reality through a combination of paint and photography. Tapped to curate the Huevos Revueltos series at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, Sarabia has invited invites artists, spiritual and legislative experts, and writers to discu ... More >>

Guess where you're eating? At an EatDenver restaurant if you're Franklin

Cafe Society served up five Guess Where? contests last week, ranging from a rather anemic roast beef sandwich from Pajama Baking Company to green chile-smothered carnitas from Citygrille to a heap of deep-fried Mexican onions specked with red chile flakes.

100 Favorite Dishes: Lamb posole from Encore

No. 32: Lamb posole from Encore

100 Favorite Dishes: Alfajores from Maria Empanada

No. 34: Alfajores from Maria Empanada

100 Favorite Dishes: Pop-tarts from Devil's Food Bakery and Cookery

Lori Midson​ No. 36: Pop-tarts from Devil's Food Bakery and Cookery

100 Favorite Dishes: Panna cotta from Il Posto

No. 38: Panna cotta from Il Posto

100 Favorite Dishes: Raw carrot salad from Ambria

No. 44: Raw carrot salad from Ambria

100 Favorite Dishes: Chimayo-chile flank steak and posole from the Village Cork

No. 44: Chimayo-chile flank steak and posole at Village Cork

100 Favorite Dishes: Croque Madame from Pierre Michel Organic French Bakery Cafe

Lori Midson​ No. 48: Croque Madame from Pierre Michel Organic French Bakery Cafe

100 Favorite Dishes: Croque Madame from Pierre Michel Organic French Bakery Cafe

No. 47: Croque Madame from Pierre Michel Organic French Bakery Cafe

100 Favorite Dishes: Carnitas from Araujo's

Lori Midson​ No. 49: Carnitas from Araujo's

100 Favorite Dishes: Telluride jalapeño poppers from Encore

Lori Midson​ No. 49: Telluride jalapeño poppers from Encore

100 Favorite Dishes: Pork tenderloin with bread pudding and green split peas from the Wooden Table

Lori Midson​ No. 51: Pork tenderloin with bread pudding and green split peas from the Wooden Table

100 Favorite Dishes: Santa Fe skillet from Hits the Spot Diner

Lori Midson​ No. 52: Santa Fe skillet from Hits the Spot Diner

Why is the Mexican soccer team called Chivas?

Bike porn! Heather Irmiger wins mountain bike gold at 2011 Pan American Games

Photo: John Ruger/USA CyclingHeather Irmiger, this time with clothes on, winning gold at the 2011 Pan American Games.​We recently noticed an uptick in traffic to our December 2010 post about the 2011 Cyclepassion calendar, featuring Boulder's Heather Irmiger wearing considerably less than she' ... More >>

100 Favorite Dishes: Mole verde with carnitas from Tarasco's

Lori Midson​ No. 54: Carnitas with mole verde from Tarasco's

100 Favorite Dishes: Samosas from the British Bulldog

No. 55: Samosas from the British Bulldog

100 Favorite Dishes: Mixiote de borrego from El Trompito Taqueria

Lori Midson​ No. 56: Mixiote de borrego from El Trompito Taqueria

100 Favorite Dishes: Gazpacho verde from Zolo Grill

Lori Midson​ No. 58: Gazpacho verde from Zolo Grill

100 Favorite Dishes: Lamb vindaloo from Cuisine of the Himalayas

Lori Midson​ No. 59: Lamb vindaloo from Cuisine of the Himalayas

Four G's Mexican restaurant takes over Cava Greens on Colorado Boulevard

Lori Midson​Several of the restaurants on Colorado Boulevard, across the street from the former University of Colorado Hospital, the land of which was recently purchased by a Florida developer, are suddenly becoming vacant. In the last month alone, a Spicy Pickle outpost, a Smiling Moose Deli ... More >>

100 Favorite Dishes: Chili gobi from Jai Ho

Lori Midson​ No. 61: Chili gobi from Jai Ho

100 Favorite Dishes: Crue fries from D Bar Desserts

Lori Midson​ No. 62: Crue fries from D Bar Desserts

Hangover cure: The michelada

Esquire​Feeling a little woozy from celebrating Cinco de Mayo? Perhaps you'd like to continue your Mexican-themed festivities and cure your hangover in a traditional way: sucking down a michelada.

100 Favorite Dishes: Bouillabaisse from Deluxe

Lori Midson​ No. 63: Bouillabaisse from Deluxe

Now open: El Olvido

Carne en su jugo at El Olvido​Almost two months after Jorge Pingarron first told Cafe Society that he was opening a "Mexican, but not Mexican" restaurant on South Broadway, the native of Acapulco has made good on his word: El Olvido opened last night with a fiesta, and when we stopped by today ... More >>

Avoid congealing mediocrity with these four buffets

Denver's five best dinners under $10

Mark Manger​This city has many eateries where you can get stuffed for the price of a movie ticket, but a few really stand out. In fact, some of our favorite restaurants also happen to be those that serve up the most inexpensive meals in town. The very best of all is Pho Duy, which won our Best ... More >>

100 Favorite Dishes: Chongqing Chicken from East Asia Garden

Lori Midson​ No. 64: Chongqing Chicken from East Asia Garden Some of the best cooking in Denver comes from restaurants that are completely off the radar -- those with generic names, facades as forgettable as last night's one-night stand and featureless dining rooms where the color scheme cl ... More >>

100 Favorite Dishes: Luther burger from Crave

Lori Midson​ No. 65: Luther burger from Crave The scene at Crave, especially on weekends, can be complete pandemonium, with bodies crushed to the walls, standing in wait to wrap their jaws around what may very well be the most off-the-wall burger inventions this city has ever seen. Head burg ... More >>

El Olvido brings regional Mexican specialties to South Broadway

Lori Midson​"It's gonna be Mexican, but not Mexican." So says Jorge Pingarron, who's opening El Olvido in the former Hades Bar & Grill (and South Broadway Grill, and El Ranchito, and, long ago, Mr. Steak) spot on South Broadway. And what he means by "not Mexican" is that he's not going to ser ... More >>

100 Favorite Dishes: Sea scallop and rock shrimp noodle bowl from Bones

Lori Midson​ No. 66: Sea scallop and rock shrimp noodle bowl from Bones Like a lot of people, I spent the majority of my years as an undergraduate obsessed with keeping my waistline shaped to a size two (those days are long, long gone) and spending whatever leftover scholarship money I had o ... More >>

100 Favorite Dishes: Frico caldo from Frasca Food & Wine

Lori Midson​ No. 67: Frico caldo from Frasca Food & Wine Colorado's pope of Friulian cooking, Lachlan MacKinnon-Patterson is a madman on the stove, a genius who bats around a menu that's full of wonderous dishes, and one of the few chefs we know who wears a toque -- and wears it with reveren ... More >>

100 Favorite Dishes: Risotto frutti di mare from Firenze a Tavola

Lori Midson​ No. 68: Risotto frutti di mare from Firenze a Tavola Upstairs, in the convivial, bright-lit dining room of Parisi, the tables are littered with irresistible airy pizzas and housemade pastas, frilly salads and hearty sandwiches, and there's not an empty seat in the house. Downst ... More >>

100 Favorite Dishes: Mais pizza from Pizzeria Locale

Lori Midson​ No. 69: Mais pizza from Pizzeria Locale "This is the oven that nearly bankrupted us," says Lachlan MacKinnon-Patterson, peering into the behemoth Stefano Ferrara oven, a floor-to-ceiling labor of love, shipped direct from Italy, that's constructed from volcanic rock culled from ... More >>

100 Favorite Dishes: Curried split pea soup from Modmarket

Lori Midson​ No. 70: Curried split pea soup from Modmarket Laptop geeks? Everywhere. Colorado-centric surfaces, most of them reclaimed, recycled or re-purposed? Definitely. A futuristic, fashion-forward restaurant design? Yes, that, too. bubbling brick-oven pizzas, housemade sparkling water ... More >>

100 Favorite Dishes: Celery and lime popsicle from Spuntino

Lori Midson​ No. 71: Celery and lime popsicle from Spuntino Cupcakes? Done (unless you're Chris Romer or one of his minions). Pies? Yes, I adore them, especially when they're plumped with fresh fruit. But, as of about noon yesterday, I'm hot, like California boys on California "Gurls," for p ... More >>

100 Favorite dishes: Maple and speck ice cream from Pizzeria Basta

Lori Midson​ No. 76: Maple and speck ice cream from Pizzeria Basta If the bowls of ice cream at Pizzeria Basta were bigger, we'd all be popping out of our pants, drunk on butterfat, and the tips of our nostrils would have frostbite from the nosedive, none of which would bother us in the slig ... More >>

100 Favorite Dishes: Pig snout tacos from Guadalajara Authentic Mexican Buffet

Lori Midson​ No. 77: Pig-snout tacos from Guadalajara Authentic Mexican Buffet First and foremost, Guadalajara Authentic Mexican Buffet, while being a buffet, is anything but monotonous. It is, in fact, a spectacular pageant of chafing dishes swelled with just about every Mexican dish under ... More >>

Highland Tap and Burger swallows up Aztec Sol

The former home of Aztec Sol, soon to be part of Highland Tap and Burger.​Highland Tap and Burger didn't just take over the space that once held Panaderia Guadalajara. It's also swallowed up the spot next door at 2223 West 32nd Avenue that had been occupied by Aztec Sol. The tequila bar had ... More >>

Highland Tap and Burger taking over Panaderia Guadalajara

Lori Midson ​According to the liquor-license notice shoehorned into the window at 2223 West 32nd Avenue, Kevin Eddy, president of the 32nd Avenue Group, is taking over the former Panaderia Guadalajara space, which closed May 24, and turning it into Highland Tap and Burger. And according to ... More >>

La Torta is the king of tortas

Las Tortas is muy authentico

Survival of the Fittest

How the right cuisines could conquer the world.

A Surprise Inside

I had to be dragged to dinner at Guadalajara. Hours later, I had to be dragged away.

¡Anda, Muchachos!

Chivas USA is back in Colorado.

Best Place to Start a Ceramic Zoo

Curiosidades de Mexico

She Sings for Their Supper

Air Jordans for Everybody!