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James Mazzio

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2012

    Reader: Ian Kleinman's show at Studio F is fun and fabulous

    Kitchen magician Ian Kleinman is ensconced at James Mazzio's Studio F for the rest of the week, where he'll be offering a special pop-up dinner that plays with liquid nitrogen. Lori Midson was there for the debut of Kleinman's nine-dinner run. So was Stefan:

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2012

    James Mazzio hosts an inaugural pop-up dinner series at Studio F

    By 8:30 p.m. Saturday night, the crew was on its sixth dinner in three nights, the wine was flowing, and everyone was getting giddy. But then, James Mazzio had reason to celebrate: He'd just taken over the space in the Icehouse that was formerly occupied by Mise en Place cooking school a little over ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2012

    Foodography: James Mazzio opens Red Star Deli in the Icehouse

    By noon, there was a line slinking out the door of Red Star Deli, James Mazzio's new sandwich shop that opened at 6 a.m. yesterday inside the Icehouse, 1801 Wynkoop Street, which is also home to Studio F, a behemoth space complete with a state-of-the-art professional kitchen that Mazzio will use, st ... 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 >>

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2012

    J. Michael Melton, exec chef of Zydeco's, on destroying candy bars and shi*tin' and spittin' up

    Lori Midson​ J. Michael Melton Zydeco's 1730 Wynkoop Street 303-293-2887 www.zydecosdenver.com This is part one of my chat with J. Michael Melton, exec chef of Zydeco's. Part two of our interview will run in this space tomorrow. I got the gift of the Southern double name," drawls J. Michae ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2011

    A few seats still available at Sunday's pop-up dinners with HUSH and James Mazzio

    ​If you don't have dinner plans on Sunday night, and want to experience a HUSH rush of dishes from James Mazzio, chef of Pickles Deli and Olive Oil, and a Food & Wine magazine Best New Chef star, plus lots of wines from the Infinite Monkey Theorem, then you should consider booking one of the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2010

    Chef and Tell with James Mazzio

    Lori Midson​James Mazzio sneaks a look at his ticker. He's doing a dinner for a hundred people in less than three hours and his cooks need him on the line. It's the final hurrah in his three-month stint at Le Chateau, the French restaurant where he's been cooking since last October. "They let ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 27, 2009

    SkyBox is open at SouthGlenn, and it's no gastropub

    ​Originally, Hollywood Theaters was boasting that SkyBox Lounge, the restaurant that's part of the new Southglenn Stadium 14 in Centennial, would be a "gastropub." But now that the place has opened, that label has been dumped in favor of "a creative twist on American cuisine." Although it's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 30, 2009

    Staffing Up: My dream team for Ondo's

    ​Yesterday I kicked off "Staffing Up," with some free advice for how Mark & Isabella can get its act together. But the idea doesn't have to be confined to restaurants that need a swift, motivating kick in the ass; reading through these blog posts for the last few days, I realize that we can a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2009

    James Mazzio has a new ooh la la chef gig at Le Chateau

    ​"I've just become the chef of Le Chateau," writes James Mazzio, one-time Food & Wine magazine Best New Chef winner and until recently the exec at the Icehouse Tavern, 1801 Wynkoop Street. But that stint ended early this month when the "high-powered" Mazzio was turned loose by powers higher th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 2, 2009

    Update: Mark Berzins talks about Icehouse Tavern

    ​ If you read yesterday's post about chef James Mazzio's exit from Icehouse Tavern and the uh...unusual changes taking place there, you already have the background for this story. But for those of you who might've missed it (and are too lazy to click on the link above), here are the basics. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 1, 2009

    Mazzio exits from Icehouse Tavern

    Lori Midson​James Mazzio poured his heart and soul -- and a lot of elbow grease -- into Icehouse Tavern, the comfort food restaurant at 1801 Wynkoop Street that took the place of Via and opened in July, after Mazzio had done much of the renovation work himself. "I redid the deck, I'm redoing ... More >>

  • Dining

    July 2, 2009

    Jason Sheehan is ready to face his critics

    Lori Midson​James Mazzio poured his heart and soul -- and a lot of elbow grease -- into Icehouse Tavern, the comfort food restaurant at 1801 Wynkoop Street that took the place of Via and opened in July, after Mazzio had done much of the renovation work himself. "I redid the deck, I'm redoing ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2009

    IceHouse Tavern opens with a few kinks, but the food makes a good first impression

    Lori MidsonHerb-roasted rib eyeEarlier today, while walking out the door of the Icehouse Tavern (only a mere seven hours old at the time of this writing), Highway to Hell, the 1979 cult ACDC album title and hit of the same name, was blaring over the speakers. And in the kitchen, the crew, headed by ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2009

    Say hello to two new debuts: LoHi SteakBar and Icehouse Tavern

    What will you eat at LoHi SteakBar? We've just gotten word that LoHi SteakBar, the new restaurant spearheaded by Joe Vostrejs and chef-partner Sean Kelly, is opening tomorrow evening at 6 p.m. in the former home of North Star Brewery at 3200 Tejon Street, which is exactly seven hours (that would be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2009

    Icehouse Tavern has an opening date

    This just in: The Icehouse Tavern at 1801 Wynkoop Street will be opening June 22, according to James Mazzio, the award-winning chef who ran the kitchen at the space's previous incarnation, Via, and who's taken a very active role in its transformation into the Icehouse Tavern.It's still owned by the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2009

    Colore Pizzeria Moderna set to heat up South Broadway

    Lori MidsonColore Pizzeria Moderna, the latest in a line of Italian cafes owned by the folks who run Cucina Colore at 3041 East Third Avenue and Cafe Colore at 1512 Larimer Street, is scheduled to open June 15 at 2700 South Broadway. When I dropped in on Friday and spoke with co-owner Caroline Momo- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2009

    Chill: Icehouse Tavern is opening later this month

    James Mazzio had hoped that the Icehouse Tavern, the replacement that the Momo brothers are putting into the former home of Via at 1801 Wynkoop Street, would be ready to go by June 1. But the place is going through a complete overhaul -- with award-winning chef Mazzio doing some of the construction ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2009

    James Mazzio set to open the Icehouse Tavern

    James Mazzio couldn't keep Neighborhood Flix from going dark.The action is heating up at the Icehouse, 1801 Wynkoop Street, where the Icehouse Tavern could open as early as June 1. It's another project by the Momo brothers, who'd owned Via, the previous occupant of the space, and run Cucina Colore i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2009

    The Westword.com blog shortcut, May 6 edition

    Photo by Mark Manger Hungry yet? Today in Cafe Society: • Up Close: Cracovia. • MiniBAR mini-opening; grand opening this weekend. • James Mazzio set to open the Icehouse Tavern. • Eat Your Beer With Old Chub Bread. • Our Weekly Bread: Snarf's, mmmm, Snarf's. • Win $500 from El Monterey ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2009

    Delicious Designs: Eat this restaurant, part four

    Photo by Jonathan Shoup To celebrate Colorado Architecture Month, the state chapter of the American Institute of Architects has paired up with local chefs for the Delicious Design program, creating desserts inspired by specific buildings in Colorado. Thursday's dessert was from Steuben's, Friday's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2009

    Action at the Icehouse

    No, Via's not coming back (although AOL sure made it look that way the other day, when it LoDo restaurant -- defunct for many months -- on its home page). But we hear the Momo family, which didn't find the commercial success with Via, even with famed chef James Mazzio in the kitchen, that they have ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2008

    Via con dios, Via

    No, Via's not coming back (although AOL sure made it look that way the other day, when it LoDo restaurant -- defunct for many months -- on its home page). But we hear the Momo family, which didn't find the commercial success with Via, even with famed chef James Mazzio in the kitchen, that they have ... More >>

  • Dining

    October 2, 2008

    Why Neighborhood Flix went dark

    No, Via's not coming back (although AOL sure made it look that way the other day, when it LoDo restaurant -- defunct for many months -- on its home page). But we hear the Momo family, which didn't find the commercial success with Via, even with famed chef James Mazzio in the kitchen, that they have ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 26, 2008

    Take one: Cinebarre opens in Thornton

    No, Via's not coming back (although AOL sure made it look that way the other day, when it LoDo restaurant -- defunct for many months -- on its home page). But we hear the Momo family, which didn't find the commercial success with Via, even with famed chef James Mazzio in the kitchen, that they have ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 11, 2008

    An Affair to Remember

    No, Via's not coming back (although AOL sure made it look that way the other day, when it LoDo restaurant -- defunct for many months -- on its home page). But we hear the Momo family, which didn't find the commercial success with Via, even with famed chef James Mazzio in the kitchen, that they have ... More >>

  • Dining

    August 14, 2008

    Via shows the way for consistent Italian cuisine

    No, Via's not coming back (although AOL sure made it look that way the other day, when it LoDo restaurant -- defunct for many months -- on its home page). But we hear the Momo family, which didn't find the commercial success with Via, even with famed chef James Mazzio in the kitchen, that they have ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2008

    Il Posto was worth the wait

    No, Via's not coming back (although AOL sure made it look that way the other day, when it LoDo restaurant -- defunct for many months -- on its home page). But we hear the Momo family, which didn't find the commercial success with Via, even with famed chef James Mazzio in the kitchen, that they have ... More >>

  • Dining

    April 10, 2008

    Movie Tavern

    Fried and frazzled.

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    April 10, 2008
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    February 7, 2008

    Boulder Bites

    In a town filled with good restaurants, Prima couldn’t cut it.

  • Blogs

    February 5, 2008

    Boulder Lucky to Have Radda

    In a town filled with good restaurants, Prima couldn’t cut it.

  • Blogs

    February 5, 2008

    Boulder Lucky to Have Radda

    In a town filled with good restaurants, Prima couldn’t cut it.

  • Dining

    November 15, 2007

    Pure Magic

    You scream, I scream, we all scream for this ice cream.

  • Blogs

    November 13, 2007

    A Date at 8 Rivers

    You scream, I scream, we all scream for this ice cream.

  • Blogs

    November 13, 2007

    A Date at 8 Rivers

    You scream, I scream, we all scream for this ice cream.

  • Dining

    April 5, 2007

    Via

    Chef James Mazzio brings Via back from the brink.

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2007

    Colorado Via Chicago

    Chef James Mazzio brings Via back from the brink.

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2007

    Colorado Via Chicago

    Chef James Mazzio brings Via back from the brink.

  • Dining

    January 18, 2007

    The Rules

    When you’re ready, you’re ready.

  • Dining

    November 4, 2004

    Bite Me

    American Dreams

  • Dining

    June 3, 2004

    Bite Me

    Another Story

  • Dining

    November 6, 2003

    Slice of Life

    Another Story

  • Dining

    February 20, 2003

    Bite Me

    Class Acts

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    December 12, 2002

    Bite Me

    Coming In Under the Wire

  • Dining

    March 21, 2002

    The Bite

    Toque Talk

  • Dining

    February 21, 2002

    The Bite

    After a year on the outside, Sean Kelly is back in the kitchen.

  • Dining

    April 5, 2001

    Tapas the Rockies

    Creative combinations and intense flavors make Triana the area's best new restaurant.

  • Dining

    December 14, 2000

    The Spain Course

    James Mazzio shows why he's the tapas.

  • Dining

    April 22, 1999

    Mouthing Off

    James Mazzio shows why he's the tapas.

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