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December 6, 2011
Guess where I'm eating?
Lori MidsonWhen it comes to burgers, I'm a white trash purist -- American cheese and, on occasion, grilled onions. Nothing more. And the burgers at this new beef shack, which range from simple to all gussied up, are far better than I had anticipated. Can you guess where I'm eating? Special ... More >>
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December 6, 2011
Carnivorous foodography: Pearl Street Steak Room
Lori MidsonMara Soutiere ignored the arched eyebrows and eye rolls that ensued when she and her husband, Peter, inked a lease on a small space on Pearl Street that would feed meaty, prime grade and Wagyu flesh to the People's Republic of Boulder. A steakhouse, asked the incredulous? In Bould ... More >>
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December 7, 2011
Guess where I'm eating?
Lori MidsonMy best friend just turned fifty, and every year, for her birthday, it's tradition to celebrate at the restaurant where the above shot was snapped -- a restaurant that's definitely not known for its tacos. Can you guess where I'm eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first ... More >>
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December 9, 2011
Guess where I'm eating?
Lori MidsonOnce upon a time, the French onion soup at this convivial cafe was the best in the city, but the bowl that recently landed on the counter -- disappointingly watery, insipid, thin and devoid of salt and pepper -- left me scratching my head. Can you guess where I'm eating? Special ... More >>
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December 12, 2011
Foodography: Wazee Wood-Fire Pizza opens today downtown
Lori MidsonWazee Wood-Fire Pizza, Charlie Palmer's tribute to New York-style pies, opens today at 11 a.m. downtown at 1631 Wazee Street, directly next door to District Meats, which the New York-based star chef unleashed in October.
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December 12, 2011
Guess where I'm eating?
Lori MidsonI have no idea why restaurants continue to ring the plate with specks of parsley, but regardless of needless adornments, the buffalo pot roast, wreathed with butternut squash, at this long-standing American gathering place, more than makes up for it. Can you guess where I'm eati ... More >>
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December 12, 2011
Max MacKissock and the Squeaky Bean bunch wow diners at the Work Options for Women benefit
Lori MidsonChef Max MacKissock from the Squeaky Bean.After a series of pop-up dinners at Cafe Options, which played host to chef Max MacKissock and several squad members of the soon to reopen Squeaky Bean on Friday and Saturday night, the staff celebrated by shotgunning beers in the kitchen. ... More >>
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December 13, 2011
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Lori MidsonMy kid turns twelve today (Happy birthday, Elliott!), and that calls for a celebration, which, in our house, typically means dinner out. We began the festivities last night -- not with pizza or burgers -- but here, at this Asian restaurant, where we slurped bowls of ramen and stuff ... More >>
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December 14, 2011
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Lori MidsonIs this week's Chef and Tell interview, Rob Lawler points out that brains aren't just for zombies (they're also for eating), but zombies were on the brains of a half-dozen boys who gathered this past weekend for a birthday party -- and that killer zombie cake, in all its blood and ... More >>
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December 15, 2011
Guess where I'm eating?
Lori Midson Three words: messy little suckers. Can you guess where I'm eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week's Where am I drinking/eating posts is entered into a pool -- and every Monday, we select one lucky winner who'll receive an EatDenver dining de ... More >>
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December 16, 2011
Wild Eggs packs in families for its twist on breakfast and brunch
Lori MidsonIf starting a weekend morning fighting hordes of hipsters while you wait for a breakfast table sounds like your idea of hell, you'll want to avoid Jelly, a Capitol Hill spot with a fun menu that I review this week. But there are many other breakfast and brunch places in this city t ... More >>
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December 16, 2011
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Lori MidsonWhile this neighborhood restaurant struts bragging rights to one of the better breakfast/brunch boards in the city, it's the dinner menu that's increasingly garnering my attention. And while you can actually get breakfast for dinner, the braised lamb shank is only on the dinner men ... More >>
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December 19, 2011
Guess where I'm eating?
Lori MidsonOver the weekend, I had the pleasure of inadvertently breakfasting next to the executive director of the Golden Chamber of Commerce, a man who takes his morning glories seriously. He highly recommended the biscuits and gravy, but I was in the mood for a proper hash and yolk-dribbli ... More >>
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December 21, 2011
Photos: Phat Thai -- a first look at the Cherry Creek version of a Carbondale hot spot
Lori Midson Phat Thai will definitely start serving at 11 a.m. today in Cherry Creek -- the place was already bustling earlier this morning as this Denver offshoot of Mark Fischer's Carbondale Phat Thai prepared to open the doors. Here's a first look:
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December 21, 2011
Eleven favorite dishes from 2011 -- and one more to usher in 2012
Lori MidsonIt hasn't been a good year for our economy, but it's been a stellar year for the Denver restaurant scene, which continues to produce culinary heroes and push the envelope. I can't even begin to guess how many meals I've eaten in restaurants over the past year, but I'm fairly certai ... More >>
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December 27, 2011
Thai Gold opens in Golden
Lori MidsonJim Abajian and his wife, Patsorn, made their first connection over Thai food: they met at the Thai restaurant she ran in Washington, D.C. where Jim was a frequent customer. So when they moved to Golden, it didn't take long for them to spot a gap in the market. "We realized that Go ... More >>
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December 29, 2011
Denver's ten best new restaurants of 2011
Lori MidsonThe digs at Trillium, one of the best restaurants to open this year.By our count, nearly 300 restaurants have opened in the metro area since January 1 -- a big increase over 2010, when just over 200 concepts (many of them food trucks) joined the scene. This past year, we saw many o ... More >>
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December 29, 2011
Guess where I'm eating?
Lori MidsonI love fresh peas immensely, but I'm definitely not a fan of frozen peas in a panang curry. Can you guess where I'm eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week's Where am I drinking/eating posts is entered into a pool -- and every Monday, we sel ... More >>
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December 30, 2011
Guess where I'm eating?
Lori MidsonOf all the Mexican meals I had this past year -- and there were dozens of them -- this was by far the worst. Worse than Blue Bonnet, worse than anything you can possibly imagine. Can you guess where I'm eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the wee ... More >>
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December 30, 2011
Announcement: We have a winner of our Trillium New Year's Eve dinner contest
Lori MidsonIt's been open for exactly 25 days -- an infant -- but Trillium, Ryan Leinonen's Scandinavian restaurant in the Ballpark neighborhood, has already found its way onto one coveted roster -- namely our "Ten Best New Restaurants in Denver" listacle. And tomorrow night, on New Year's ... More >>
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January 3, 2012
Guess where I'm eating?
Lori MidsonMy first meal of 2012 was here, at this Chinese restaurant, where a bunch of us gather every year to dish about the Denver culinary scene. Can you guess where I'm eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week's Where am I drinking/eating posts is ... More >>
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January 4, 2012
Year in review: Denver's biggest food stories in 2011
Lori MidsonOne of the biggest culinary stories of 2011? The drama at Wild Catch.Denver foodbeasts who eat up the city's culinary scene had plenty to chew on in 2011: Big-name chefs who abruptly closed their restaurants; other chefs who walked out; a restaurant that burst into flames -- and ro ... More >>
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January 4, 2012
Give us more! Denver chefs want more markets, "cheflucks" and butcher shops in 2012
Lori MidsonFor last week's "Year in Review," we recapped what the subjects of the 2011 Chef and Tell interviews would like to see less of in Denver. This time, we're serving up their wish lists of what they'd hope to find on Denver's plate in the new year - everything from year-round farmers' ... More >>
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January 4, 2012
Guess where I'm eating?
Lori Midson I'd asked for no glaze -- it came glazed. I'd asked for it mid-rare -- it arrived medium well. And the third time? Mid-raw. Perhaps the moral of the story is don't order a pork chop at a steakhouse. Can you guess where I'm eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first corr ... More >>
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January 5, 2012
Guess where I'm eating?
Lori MidsonThe best Ethiopian food I've had in the state comes from this kaleidoscopic storefront that's not in Denver, but in a town that's easily within reach. Can you guess where I'm eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week's Where am I drinking/eati ... More >>
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January 6, 2012
Guess where I'm eating?
Lori MidsonI have an unwavering affinity for the the bar where the above tacos are turned out, but those tacos -- at least last night -- tasted old and cold, and the tampiquena, which the kitchen graciously remade, originally suffered from the same chill. Can you guess where I'm eating? Sp ... More >>
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January 9, 2012
Guess where I'm eating?
Lori MidsonYes, Denver has far too many burger joints, but this one, where the above snap was flashed, is not only a keeper but a best burger contender. Can you guess where I'm eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week's Where am I drinking/eating posts ... More >>
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January 10, 2012
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Lori MidsonThere aren't too many places where you can wrap your jaws around a $2 breakfast burrito, but here, at this weird little pit stop that has a drive-thru, two bucks and tax gets you a hefty gut bomb to satisfy your morning lust. Can you guess where I'm eating? Special bonus: Anyon ... More >>
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January 10, 2012
Our ten best pizzas in Denver (and Boulder)
Lori MidsonAccording to the Interwebs, it's National Pizza Week (who knew?), which seems like as good a time as any to update our 2011 list of the metro area's best spots to stuff your piehole. Herewith, a citywide guide to the top ten palaces to achieve pizza utopia.
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January 11, 2012
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Lori MidsonBacon! What? There's nothing else to say...except ...Can you guess where I'm eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week's Where am I drinking/eating posts is entered into a pool -- and every Monday, we select one lucky winner who'll receive an ... More >>
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January 12, 2012
Guess where I'm eating?
Lori MidsonRecently, over a leisurely business lunch, I sampled a succession of mostly pedestrian dishes, but there was one standout, namely the goat curry, which I liked immensely. Can you guess where I'm eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week's Whe ... More >>
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January 12, 2012
Wild Eggs celebrates its three-millionth yolk with free breakfast for a year
Lori MidsonOh, the wild schemes that restaurants will hatch in order to get to us eat. Take Wild Eggs, for example: The Kentucky-based breakfast and lunch spot, which recently opened in Denver at 300 East Alameda, is inching toward cracking its three-millionth egg, which is enough to scramble ... More >>
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January 20, 2012
The top thirty food porn pics from the Fancy Food Show
Lori MidsonBilled as the "world's first bacon-flavored personal lubricant and massage oil," this seems like the perfect hostess gift for a PETA-pimping vegan. Keep it sizzlin', y'all. Seventeen meals in four days, excluding bakery stops; 26 miles of walking (give or take), plus an additional ... More >>
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January 23, 2012
Hawt Dog & Sausage Eatery opens in Cherry Creek
Lori Midson"No self-respecting Cherry Creek snob would go to someplace named 'Wrap Dawgs,'" wrote a frequent Cafe Society commenter when I announced that a new hot dog joint, whose name was Wrap Dawgs, planned to open at Second and Fillmore.
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January 24, 2012
Guess where I'm eating?
Lori MidsonDenver lays claim to several noteworthy Middle Eastern restaurants, but there are plenty of flops, too, including the place where the above snap was flashed. Achingly slow service, a server who's vocabulary consisted of nothing more than "no problem" and lukewarm food completely de ... More >>
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January 25, 2012
Guess where I'm eating?
Lori Midson Can you guess where I'm eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week's Where am I drinking/eating posts is entered into a pool -- and every Monday, we select one lucky winner who'll receive an EatDenver dining deck, worth up to $520 in discounts a ... More >>
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January 26, 2012
Guess where I'm eating?
Lori MidsonIf you're looking to chase away the chill, it's worth making the pilgrimage to this wiener joint that just introduced its first chili dog -- and will soon celebrate its sixth anniversary. Can you guess where I'm eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to ... More >>
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January 27, 2012
Guess where I'm eating?
Lori MidsonI'm not much of a fan of flour tortillas -- I'll order corn 99 percent of the time -- but the flour tortillas here, at this joint that makes and presses their own, have given me pause for thought. Can you guess where I'm eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct ... More >>
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January 30, 2012
Guess where I'm eating?
Lori MidsonEveryone has their guilty food pleasure. Mine is a loaded baked potato, which I'll eat just about anywhere, but here, the baked spuds, speckled with salt, are a cut above. Can you guess where I'm eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week's Wher ... More >>
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January 31, 2012
Guess where I'm drinking?
Lori Midson"We've been playing around quite a bit with our cocktail program -- and definitely improving it," says the bartender who poured me the rye and Fernet mix in the above snap, a delicious, potent cocktail that could have easily multiplied into more. Can you guess where I'm drinking? ... More >>
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January 31, 2012
Bring it! Trader Joe's product watch: Jalapeno blue cornbread mix
Lori MidsonAs we anticipate the arrival of Colorado's first Trader Joe's, the California-based grocer with a cult-like following that's allegedly building its first Colorado store somewhere in Boulder's Twenty Ninth Street (three more Trader Joe's stores are rumored for Denver, including one ... More >>
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February 1, 2012
Guess where I'm drinking?
Lori MidsonSee that jolt of java up there? What I would give to have one of those right this very minute. Can you guess where I'm drinking? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week's Where am I drinking/eating posts is entered into a pool -- and every Monday, we ... More >>
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February 2, 2012
Guess where I'm eating?
Lori MidsonI'll cop to the fact that vegetarian sushi isn't my saucer of wasabi, but I'll also admit that if I were a vegetarian, which will never, ever happen, I'd go back for this mock substitute, mainly because the chef has a very talented hand when it comes to playing with raw food. Can ... More >>
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February 3, 2012
Guess where I'm eating?
Lori MidsonThis stack of onion rings doesn't come anywhere close to the pyramid of snow outside my window, but on a day like this, a heap of onions rings, paired with a fat burger and a jug of whiskey, seems like a good way to spend the day. Can you guess where I'm eating? Special bonus: A ... More >>
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February 3, 2012
Udi's opens its fourth bread cafe downtown
Lori Midson For every restaurant that closes, another one opens -- or multiplies. That's the case with Udi's Bread Cafe, which just opened downtown, making it the fourth Udi's Bread Cafe in the metro area. The high-ceilinging, bright and airy 2,800-square-foot space sits directly behind a su ... More >>
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February 6, 2012
Guess where I'm eating?
Lori MidsonThe tamales at this strip mall Mexican in the suburbs are good -- very good -- but it's the green chile, made with jalapenos and tomatillos (and not much else), that makes the trek worth the time. Can you guess where I'm eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct ... More >>
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February 6, 2012
Five Denver/Boulder kitchen magicians who should audition for Top Chef Season 10
Lori Midson"Every season the bar gets higher, every season it means more to be the one on top - do you have what it takes to be the next TOP CHEF?" So begins the verbiage on the Bravo website, taunting cookers from around the country to audition for season ten of Top Chef, which, if you belie ... More >>
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February 7, 2012
Guess where I'm eating?
Lori MidsonWhat kind of kid doesn't like a pineapple, ham and pepperoni pizza? Mine, apparently. But he was all too happy to stuff his little belly with Girl Scout cookies, which this Italian restaurant was selling last Thursday night as part of Dine Out for Girl Scouts. Can you guess where ... More >>
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February 8, 2012
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Lori MidsonIt's not exactly tableside guacamole, but this do-it-yourself version, complete with cilantro, pico, lime wedges and a charred jalapeño, is surprisingly good for a restaurant that's not remotely renowned for its food. Can you guess where I'm eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gi ... More >>
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February 9, 2012
Guess where I'm eating?
Lori MidsonFor the record, no, this is not an omelet from Pete's Kitchen or the Denver Diner, but a Vietnamese pancake -- bánh xèo -- that's one of my go-to dishes whenever I stop in for lunch. Can you guess where I'm eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to th ... More >>
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