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The Dish on Dish Bistro: Delicious

The Dish on Dish Bistro: Delicious

Jonesy's EatBar gets a new (old) chef

Just got word from Leigh Jones that Jonesy's EatBar, her "gastropub" at 400 East 20th Avenue, has lost chef Mike "Waldo" Walden due to undisclosed circumstances (meaning something unsavory, no doubt). But she didn't have to look far for a replacement: She's hired back one of her old ... More >>

Colt & Gray, a new gastropub, slated for May

Where the hell is it?I asked myself that question a half dozen times while aimlessly driving down Platte Street searching for Colt & Gray, a new gastropub opening in late May at 1553 Platte Street in the Platte River Valley. Lori MidsonIt wasn't that I couldn't find the address: The numbers were ... More >>

Underground

Things are looking up at Larimer Square.

Back Again

Chris Cina disappeared from the dining scene two years ago. Now he’s back, and in a most unlikely place.

Hey, Rube!

Visit to a culinary tourist trap.

Dish Bistro

A delicious Dish of comfort food.

The Daily Dish

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.

Icky Mickey

My McDonald's lunch was fast, but a flop.

Almost Famous

The man, the legend, the ribs.

Noca is no go

Back in December, Robert Thompson (formerly of Brasserie Rouge, the Atomic Cowboy and B-52 Billiards) announced that his Chicago company, Seasoned Development, would open its first Noca Kitchen at 1433 17th Street in Denver. "Noca Kitchen is going to be a substantial growth vehicle for us in Denver ... More >>

Argyll opens today

Just got word that Argyll is opening today in the former home of the Squealing Pig, 2700 East Third Avenue. It's brought to us by Robert Thompson, best known for Brasserie Rouge, our Best New Restaurant of 2004. Sadly, Brasserie Rouge didn't last (its space in the Icehouse will soon become the Iceho ... More >>

Eatin' good in the neighborhood: Jonesy's EatBar

Leigh Jones and Matt Brown at Jonesy's EatBarStepping through the doors for the first time--into the onetime soda fountain, now brushed and polished and kitted out as a very comfortable and welcoming neighborhood bar, with white-washed tin ceilings and chandeliers--I told myself that no matter what ... More >>

The "gastropub" label aside, Jonesy's EatBar is great

Leigh Jones and Matt Brown at Jonesy's EatBarStepping through the doors for the first time--into the onetime soda fountain, now brushed and polished and kitted out as a very comfortable and welcoming neighborhood bar, with white-washed tin ceilings and chandeliers--I told myself that no matter what ... More >>

GastronoMe

Leigh Jones and Matt Brown at Jonesy's EatBarStepping through the doors for the first time--into the onetime soda fountain, now brushed and polished and kitted out as a very comfortable and welcoming neighborhood bar, with white-washed tin ceilings and chandeliers--I told myself that no matter what ... More >>

The List: No, I'll just eat at the bar...

Leigh Jones and Matt Brown at Jonesy's, Denver's first gastropub.Gastropub, gastropub, gastropub... This week's Cafe section was all about gastropubs and my intense dislike of the term. So this week's list is simple: my favorite places where it's just better to eat at the bar, places that would neve ... More >>

Live nude girls (well, almost...)

Want to know one of the things I love about Jonesy's EatBar?  It serves amazing bowls of perfect french fries with a bacon-studded macaroni and cheese bechamel. Want to know one of the other reasons I love it?  Owner Leigh Jones's staff is willing to get (almost) naked for a good caus ... More >>

Jonesy's EatBar staff bears their cleavage for a good cause

See more of Lori Midson's photos at westword.com/slideshow. While I didn't buy the shirt straight off the bartender's back at last night's feel-good Share Our Strength-Taste of the Nation fundraiser at Jonesy's EatBar, the rowdy (in all the good ways) gastropub at 400 East 20th Avenue, I did purch ... More >>

New blood at Jonesy's EatBar

Staying on the menu...forever​ Just got off the blower with Leigh Jones from Jonesy's EatBar (a self-proclaimed gastropub that I loved despite the label when I reviewed it back in May a>), and she let me know that things are again changing over at her half-eponymous restaurant. Chef Matt Br ... More >>

The new chef at Jonesy's EatBar loves the word "gastropub"

 Lori MidsonBrendon Doyle, the new exec chef at Jonesy's EatBar​"I love the gastropub concept, I love the word 'gastropub' and I love Leigh Jones," declares Brendon Doyle, the former exec chef of Campo de Fiori who's now in command of the kitchen at Jonesy's EatBar, the gastropub at 400 East ... More >>

Behind the Bar with Leigh Jones of Jonesy's EatBar

Nancy LevineLeigh Jones, behind the bar at Jonesy's EatBar.​Leigh Jones, the woman behind Jonesy's EatBar and the Horseshoe Lounge (with partner Margaret Moore), was also the co-owner and designer of the Dish, B-52 Billiards, Brasserie Rouge, Atomic Cowboy and Buffalo Billiards in Nashville an ... More >>

Autumn Apple Cooler at Jonesy's

Nancy LevineLeigh Jones, behind the bar at Jonesy's EatBar.​Leigh Jones, the woman behind Jonesy's EatBar and the Horseshoe Lounge (with partner Margaret Moore), was also the co-owner and designer of the Dish, B-52 Billiards, Brasserie Rouge, Atomic Cowboy and Buffalo Billiards in Nashville an ... More >>

Cafe Society: Week in review

Sausage king​What you might have missed this week on Cafe Society while you were counting the minutes to Zolo Southwestern Grill's 105 days of tequila. While we locals aren't pleased that the Rockies blew another season of baseball, we understand that not everyone is a fan of the purple and ... More >>

Argyll goes gastropubbin'

Mark Manger​It worried me that Argyll is located in a subterranean address in Cherry Creek -- which seems to almost always doom any restaurant to a slow, lingering death. It worried me that this particular subterranean address used to be the home of the Squealing Pig: a terrible excuse for an ... More >>

Flip for the calendar girls at Jonesy's EatBar

​Some people can't get enough of the mac-and-cheese fries at Jonesy's EatBar and some people can't get enough of the beer list, which is packed full of Colorado microbrews. But if you can't get enough of the lovely ladies who work at Jonesy's and the Horseshoe Lounge next door (both are owned ... More >>

Randy Layman departs Jonesy's after just two days behind the bar

Nancy Levine​When news broke that Randy Layman was leaving Avenue Grill to run the bar at Jonesy's EatBar for Leigh Jones, it sounded like a match made in heaven. Layman is an incredible mixologist with a passion for tending bar -- and for teaching neophytes how to tend bar well. Leigh Jones i ... More >>

Bartender Randy Layman lands at Vesta Dipping Grill

Nancy Levine​It must be difficult to leave a great job that you've had for seven years for a new job that lasts all of two days. But some things just don't work out, like former Avenue Grill bartender Randy Layman's move to Jonesy's EatBar, which ended after one weekend. You might expect La ... More >>

What's the Best New Restaurant? Argyll

Inside Argyll, Denver's Best New Restaurant.​Last year may have broken all records for restaurant openings in metro Denver -- despite the lousy economy. The roster literally ran from A to Z, with more than a dozen new spots all strong contenders for the Best New Restaurant award of the Best of ... More >>

Does winning Best New Restaurant have a Sports Illustrated jinx?

​Despite the lousy economy, last year saw an unprecedented number of impressive new restaurants opening in Denver - everything from Olivea to Squeaky Bean to TAG to Colt & Gray. But the team of eaters working on the Best of Denver 2010 were unanimous on which spot had earned the Best New Resta ... More >>

Rising Stars

​Despite the lousy economy, last year saw an unprecedented number of impressive new restaurants opening in Denver - everything from Olivea to Squeaky Bean to TAG to Colt & Gray. But the team of eaters working on the Best of Denver 2010 were unanimous on which spot had earned the Best New Resta ... More >>

Leigh Jones set to open Bar Car in former Recovery Room

​When Leigh Jones first moved to Denver a decade ago and was living in Park Hill, the Recovery Room, at 819 Colorado Boulevard, was her neighborhood bar. She went on to open several bars and restaurants of her own -- Brasserie Rouge and B-52 (both of which she owned with her then-husband); Ato ... More >>

All aboard! Leigh Jones turns the Recovery Room into Bar Car

​When Leigh Jones first moved to Denver a decade ago and was living in Park Hill, the Recovery Room, at 819 Colorado Boulevard, was her neighborhood bar. She went on to open several bars and restaurants of her own -- Brasserie Rouge and B-52 (both of which she owned with her then-husband); Ato ... More >>

Jonesy's chef Brendon Doyle on running his kitchen like a Spartan army, ordaining his tongs and burger craze overkill

Lori Midson​ Brendon Doyle Jonesy's EatBar 400 East 20th Avenue 303-863-7473 When Brendon Doyle got his first cooking gig, it had nothing to do with his love for food or the line. "My first kitchen job was at Woody's Wings N Things, and I only took it because all my friends worked there and ... More >>

Brendon Doyle gets booted from Jonesy's EatBar

Lori Midson​Here's the thing, says Leigh Jones: "I want a chef that has kitchen manager capabilities and that's not Brendon." Last Thursday, during a routine manager's meeting, Jones sat down with Brendon Doyle, who'd been running the line at Jonesy's EatBar, 400 East 20th Avenue, for the pa ... More >>

The comfortable Jonesy's EatBar is famous for its mac & cheese fries

Lori Midson​Here's the thing, says Leigh Jones: "I want a chef that has kitchen manager capabilities and that's not Brendon." Last Thursday, during a routine manager's meeting, Jones sat down with Brendon Doyle, who'd been running the line at Jonesy's EatBar, 400 East 20th Avenue, for the pa ... More >>

Whether you're working toward a hangover or killing one, Atomic Cowboy/Fat Sully's/Denver Biscuit Company can help

Lori Midson​Here's the thing, says Leigh Jones: "I want a chef that has kitchen manager capabilities and that's not Brendon." Last Thursday, during a routine manager's meeting, Jones sat down with Brendon Doyle, who'd been running the line at Jonesy's EatBar, 400 East 20th Avenue, for the pa ... More >>

City O'City nabs ex-Jonesy's chef Brendon Doyle and paves the way for a big expansion

Lori Midson​Back in September, Brendon Doyle, the head chef of Jonesy's EatBar, parted ways with Jonesy's owner Leigh Jones. "I want a chef that has kitchen manager capabilities, and that's not Brendon," said Jones at the time. Doyle, for his part, made it clear that he was looking for "some ... More >>

Tonight: BALLS! A Holiday Spectacular benefits Slow Food Denver and Eat Denver Serves Schools

​Right now, BALLS! A Holiday Spectacular, a variety show featuring comics, musicians and other performers from around the city engaged in some PG-13 holiday fun, is now at Curious Theatre, 1080 Acoma Street. And if you go to BALLS! tonight, your ticket benefits a good, food-centric cause: Sl ... More >>

Jeffrey Musat's tattoo recommends that you eat more of this...

​ Jeffrey Musat, the former general manager of Black Pearl, who vacated that position a few months ago to join the mini empire run by Leigh Jones, who owns Jonesy's EatBar, The Horseshoe Lounge and Bar Car, showcases some awesome conversation piece tatts on his buff bod, but one inky blot, in ... More >>

Stingray Lounge set to open next week in former Boston Fish Shack

​Leigh Jones, who already owned Jonesey's EatBar and the Horseshoe Lounge, just opened Bar Car last June. So she thought it might be too soon to open a fourth place. But in December after Steve Gelman closed the Boston Fish Shack (formerly Gelman's before that at 2911 West 38th Avenue) and ess ... More >>

Stingray Lounge set to open next week in former Boston Fish Shack

​Leigh Jones already owned Jonesy's EatBar, the Horseshoe Lounge next door and Bar Car, which opened just last June in the former home of the Recovery Room, so she thought it might be too soon to open a fourth place. But after Steve Gelman closed the Boston Fish Shack (which had been Gelman' ... More >>

Stingray Lounge, Leigh Jones's latest endeavor

​Leigh Jones already owned Jonesy's EatBar, the Horseshoe Lounge next door and Bar Car, which opened just last June in the former home of the Recovery Room, so she thought it might be too soon to open a fourth place. But after Steve Gelman closed the Boston Fish Shack (which had been Gelman' ... More >>

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

Lori MidsonGrab a slice at Stingray.​Cafe Society served up five Guess where contests last week, ranging from Lori Midson's favorite watering hole to a $52.80 foie gras sandwich with duck egg, caviar and black truffles at Beatrice & Woodsley, to a terrific pizza at a just-opened joint. For co ... More >>

Bars and clubs roll call for March

Aaron ThackerayThe 1Up, which had a busy weekend, is just one of the places that opened in March.​ From 1up to Stingray, March was a decent month for bar and club openings. A half dozen new joints opened their doors last month. Click through for a full rundown.

Ask the bartender: Meet Tyler French, our first Colorado Cocktail contestant

​Sean Kenyon knows how to pour out both drinks and advice. A third-generation bar man with almost 25 years behind the bar, he is a student of cocktail history, a United States Bartenders Guild-certified Spirits Professional and a BAR Ready graduate of the prestigious Beverage Alcohol Resource ... More >>

Stingray Lounge is a laid-back bar with a solid kitchen behind it

​Sean Kenyon knows how to pour out both drinks and advice. A third-generation bar man with almost 25 years behind the bar, he is a student of cocktail history, a United States Bartenders Guild-certified Spirits Professional and a BAR Ready graduate of the prestigious Beverage Alcohol Resource ... More >>

Argyll team opening Le Grand Bistro & Oyster Bar in the former Baur's Ristorante space

​Robert Thompson is on a roll. The proprietor of Argyll, a splendid gastropub in Cherry Creek, and the brainchild behind Punch Bowl, which will open in November in the Baker 'hood, has just inked a deal, complete with a 25-year lease, to take over Baur's Ristorante, Jimmy Lambatos's elegant -- ... More >>

Denver Paid Sick Leave Initiative: Opponents rally to support Denver's hospitality industry

Big pic below.​This morning's No On 300 rally rally in Skyline Park brought out approximately seventy representatives and supporters of the hospitality industry, everyone from five crop-topped Hooters employees to three much more conservatively dressed Denver City Council members. But everyo ... More >>

Tonight: Bring a toy, drink for free and help a kid at the Steuben's Toy Drive

​'Tis the season to eat, dink, make merry and give generously, and tonight, at Steuben's, you have the opportunity to kill four turtle doves with one toy.