Julia Child

The Week in Fashion: May 10 - May 14

The Week in Fashion: May 10 - May 14

Mouthing Off

Life Before Frisee

A meal at Bang! takes you back to simpler times -- and tastes.

Check, Please!

Give our food critic something to chew on.

The Bite

Stuff your stocking with cookbooks.

Bite Me

Pasta Lives

The Empire Lounge still has a way to go

Pasta Lives

Summer Film Preview

Pasta Lives

Sex and the City

New York State of Mind

Waugghhh to Go

Sam'l P. Arnold is still holding down The Fort.

Steaking a Claim

What's old is new again at Emil-Lene's.

What's Cooking?

Denver's Junior League has the recipe for lasting success.

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Denver's Junior League has the recipe for lasting success.

Playlist

Denver's Junior League has the recipe for lasting success.

Mouthing Off

Denver's Junior League has the recipe for lasting success.

Child Prodigy

Denver's Junior League has the recipe for lasting success.

MOUTHING OFF

Denver's Junior League has the recipe for lasting success.

THRILLS

Denver's Junior League has the recipe for lasting success.

MOUTHING OFF

Denver's Junior League has the recipe for lasting success.

THE EGG AND I

Denver's Junior League has the recipe for lasting success.

Sunday's Caesar salad battle tosses competitors

 Seven Denver restaurants - Squeaky Bean, Izakaya Den, Root Down, Opus, Encore, Campo de Fiori and Marco's Coal-Fired Pizza - are fighting for the Caesar salad crown in this year's Greatest Caesar Salad Competition, a no-holds-barred smackdown that gets tossing at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 26 ... More >>

Julie and Julia

 Seven Denver restaurants - Squeaky Bean, Izakaya Den, Root Down, Opus, Encore, Campo de Fiori and Marco's Coal-Fired Pizza - are fighting for the Caesar salad crown in this year's Greatest Caesar Salad Competition, a no-holds-barred smackdown that gets tossing at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 26 ... More >>

Today's three square deals: Indian thali, an encore of cocktails and honoring Julia Child

​Lunch: In the blitz of lunch hour Indian buffets, India's Pearl stands out because it doesn't have a lunchtime buffet at all. Instead, the upscale curry house at 1475 South Pearl Street, offers a fantastic lunch thali, an ornate, sliver tray propped with an assortment of individual dishes, all ma ... More >>

The Westword.com blog shortcut, August 13 edition

Back when punks were punks....​Set the Waybac Machine for the Carter administration.... Today in Backbeat Online: • Denver punk reunion (1978-1988) changes venues. • Otis Taylor's latest record earns praise in Spin. • Q.Burse returns with Lenny Lenn-directed video "The Puzzle." • John ... More >>

Tonight: Mastering the art of French cooking at the Kitchen Table Cooking School

Actress Meryl Streep as "Julia Child" in the new film, Julie and Julia​To celebrate the release of Julie & Julia, the new flick about beloved American chef Julia Child and Julie Powell, the tenacious food blogger who conquered all the recipes in Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking, the ... More >>

Chef Elise Wiggins wants you to feel good about food

Actress Meryl Streep as "Julia Child" in the new film, Julie and Julia​To celebrate the release of Julie & Julia, the new flick about beloved American chef Julia Child and Julie Powell, the tenacious food blogger who conquered all the recipes in Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking, the ... More >>

Part two: Chef and Tell with Frank Bonanno

Frank Bonanno​This is part two of Lori Midson's interview with Frank Bonanno, executive chef-owner of Osteria Marco, Mizuna, Luca d'Italia and Bones. You can read the first part of Midson's interview with Bonanno here. Culinary inspirations: My mother and my sister. When I was six, seven, may ... More >>

Julie Powell books a different Denver appearance

​Julie Powell, the author of Julie & Julia, canceled her big stage talk, but she's still coming to town: She's scheduled a last-minute event at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, December 10, at the LoDo Tattered Cover for her latest book. Here's what Tattered has to say: Powell "thought cooking her way thr ... More >>

Julie Powell makes an appearance with the butcher of Marczyk Fine Foods

​Julie Powell, the former blogger who cooked every recipe from Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking and then turned her hits and misses into a book of her own, Julie & Julia, was meant to take the big stage tonight in Denver, but for whatever reason (low ticket sales?), that lectu ... More >>

Mile Highs and Lows: Pain Management of Colorado

​As Colorado's medical-marijuana industry grows, marijuana dispensaries of all types and sizes are proliferating around the state. Some resemble swanky bars or sterile dentist offices; others feel like a dope dealer's college dorm room. To help keep them all straight, Westword will be offering ... More >>

Part Two: Chef and Tell with James Mazzio

Lori Midson ​This is part two of James Mazzio's Chef and Tell interview. To read part one, click here. What you'd like to see more of in Denver from a culinary standpoint: More chefs going out on their own and expressing their individual culinary talent rather than working for chain restaur ... More >>

Chef and Tell with Matt Mine from the Oceanaire Seafood Room

Lori MidsonMatt Mine, executive chef of Oceanaire​Matt Mine Oceanaire Seafood Room 1400 Arapahoe Street 303-991-2277 www.theoceanaire.com This is part one of Lori Midson's interview with Matt Mine, executive chef of Oceanaire. To read part two of that interview, check back here tomorrow. M ... More >>

Part two: Cafe Options chef Craig Dixon extols butter, pounds the chicken breast and makes a surprising declaration about Denver

Lori Midson Craig Dixon, executive chef of Cafe Options​ This is part two of Lori Midson's interview with Cafe Options executive chef Craig Dixon. To read part one of that interview, click here. Favorite ingredient: Butter. Animal fat is where it's at. You can't fake butter. Humans have sur ... More >>

Culinary calendar for the week ahead: Cooking classes, street food and dinners galore

A Flickr photo.​This week, both Terroir and Duo are cooking outside their kitchens for various dinners, Twisted Pine celebrates its birthday -- and much more, including classes and dinners for every palate. Here's a taste of what's ahead: Monday, July 12: The City of Aurora offers a kids' co ... More >>

Tonight: Empire launches the Jim and Julia Dinner Series

Matthew BisanzThousands of tasty meals were created in Julia Child's kitchen.​Bet you didn't know that Empire Lounge & Restaurant's executive chef Jim Cohen was named one of the eleven best chefs in American in 1983 -- by none other than foodie queen Julia Child. Cohen worked alongside Child f ... More >>

Part two: Chef Dylan Moore on Frank Bonanno, Julia Child and Thomas Keller

Lori Midson​ Dylan Moore Deluxe 30 South Broadway 303-722-1550 Delite 32 South Broadway 303-722-1278 Deluxe Burger 5325 East Colfax Avenue 303-333-5683 This is part two of Lori Midson's interview with Dylan Moore, exec chef of Deluxe, Delite and Deluxe Burger. You can read part one here. C ... More >>

Tonight: Jim & Julia at the Empire and a Healthy Living Seminar

​At 7 p.m. tonight, the Empire Lounge and Restaurant, 816 Main Street in Louisville, will present the next installation in the Jim & Julia Dinner Series, featuring Jim Cohen's interpretations of iconic Julia Child menus. Dinner costs $45, $65 with alcohol pairings; call 303-665-2521 or visit w ... More >>

Pizzeria da Lupo opens in Boulder

​Boulder might be a college town, but we're still a little surprised at the influx of pizzerias there over the last year, especially because these aren't greasy slice joints -- they offer gourmet pies, pulled straight from the depths of a wood-fired oven. Pizzeria Basta, 3601 Arapahoe Avenue, ... More >>

Chef and Tell, part two: Rachel Kesley on umeboshi vinegar, the traveling food cart and eating a buzz button

Lori Midson​ Rachel Kesley WaterCourse Foods 837 East 17th Avenue 303-832-7313 www.watercoursefoods.com This is part two of Lori Midson's interview with Rachel Kesley, executive chef of WaterCourse Foods. In part one of that interview, which ran in this space yesterday, Kesley dishes on pro ... More >>

Empire Lounge/Pizzeria da Lupo executive chef Jim Cohen on Julia Child, the confusion over Kobe beef and why you should listen to his wife

Lori Midson​ Jim Cohen The Empire Lounge & Restaurant 816 Main Street, Louisville 303-665-2521 www.theempirerestaurant.com Pizzeria da Lupo 2525 Arapahoe Avenue, Boulder 303-396-6366 www.pizzeriadalupo.com This is part one of my interview with Jim Cohen, chef/owner of The Empire Restaurant ... More >>

Chef and Tell, part two: Geoffrey Groditski on incompetent culinary school grads, pounds of butter and the whole hog

Lori Midson​ Geoffrey Groditski The Fort 19192 Highway 8, Morrison 303-697-4771 www.thefort.com This is part one of my interview with Geoffrey Groditski, executive chef of The Fort. In part one of that interview, Groditski raps on his $40,000 mistake, raw bull's balls and how pine nuts ma ... More >>

Will Cisa, kitchen magician of the Corner Office, on monumental cooking disasters, Euclid Hall's boudin noir and the impossible thirty-minute meal

Lori Midson​ Will Cisa The Corner Office 1401 Curtis Street 303-825-6500 www.thecornerofficedenver.com/food/dinner This is part one of my interview with Will Cisa, executive chef of the Corner Office Restaurant Martini Bar. Part two of that interview will run in this space tomorrow. It's ... More >>

Pizza Republica's Eric Chiappetta on why he believes the cook at Griff's Hamburgers is a culinary god, and that whole molecular yada, yada, yada thing

Lori Midson​Eric Chiappetta Pizza Republica 5375 Landmark Place, Greenwood Village 720-489-2030 www.pizzarepublica.com Eric Chiappetta's first job in the kitchen had nothing whatsoever to do with a palpitating passion to actually cook. "I was sixteen, horny and I wanted to make enough money ... More >>

Round two with Pizza Republica's Eric Chiappetta

Lori Midson​ Eric Chiappetta Pizza Republica 5375 Landmark Place, Greenwood Village 720-489-2030 www.pizzarepublica.com This is part two of my interview with Eric Chiappetta, executive chef of Pizza Republica. In part one of this interview, Chiappetta weighs in on why he believes the cook a ... More >>

Round two with Root Down's Justin Cucci: Linger, muthafuckas!!!!

Lori Midson​ Justin Cucci Root Down 1600 West 33rd Avenue 303-993-4200 www.rootdowndenver.com This is part two of my interview with Justin Cucci, owner and executive chef of Root Down and Linger. Part one of my interview with Cucci ran in this space yesterday. Favorite restaurant in Amer ... More >>

Top five foodie fights to last a lifetime

​Watching foodies beat the organic-arugula shit out of each other in the media is a lot like watching toddlers fight in the sandbox: It's hilarious, semi-productive, and it basically comes down to which kid has the biggest shovel and sand pail to knock down bodies with. Foodie fights are semi- ... More >>

Round two with Scott Yosten, exec chef of Steakhouse 10

Lori Midson​ Scott Yosten Steakhouse 10 3516 South Elati Street 303-789-0911 www.steakhouse10.com This is part two of my interview with Scott Yosten, exec chef of Steakhouse 10. Part one of my interview with Yosten ran in this space yesterday. Favorite food city: Chicago. The ethnic borough ... More >>

Round two with Eric Uffelmann, exec chef of Marlowe's

Lori Midson​ Eric Uffelmann Marlowe's 501 16th Street 303-595-3700 www.marlowesdenver.com This is part two of my interview. Part one of my interview with Eric Uffelmann, exec chef of Marlowe's, ran yesterday. How do you handle customer complaints -- and what should customers do when they're ... More >>

Forget Julie & Julia: Which movie would you watch 365 times?

Flickr photo​Lawrence Dai will be watching Julie & Julia for the 365th time at 8 p.m. tonight at the Jones, as part of the Denver Center Theatre Company's quirky Off-Center series. In addition to the screening, there will be free beer and unelaborated-upon shenanigans involving onions; ticket ... More >>