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Mark Tarbell

  • Blogs

    November 14, 2011

    Ivy at the Glenn opens at the Streets at SouthGlenn in Mark Tarbell's former home

    Lori Midson​When restaurateur and chef Jimmy Lambatos exited Baur's Ristorante in June, following the loss of his lease (the space, located at 1512 Curtis, is now Le Grand Bistro & Oyster Bar), he got in touch with Peter Kudla, the COO of Metropolitan Homes, owner of Russo's Kitchen Tavern ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 14, 2011

    Big Hoss Bar-B-Q opening a second outpost at the Streets at SouthGlenn

    Lori Midson​Big Hoss Bar-B-Q, Hoss Orwat's shrine to 'que in Berkeley Park, is taking up residence where the Oven, Mark Tarbell's pizza emporium at the Streets at SouthGlenn, shuttered in May. A call to Jennifer Jones, who manages the original house of smoke on Tennyson Street, produced littl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2011

    Photos: Food lust and chef candy from the 2011 Aspen Food & Wine Classic

    Lori Midson​The cognoscenti of the food world -- 5,000 strong -- descended upon Aspen this past weekend for the 29th annual Food & Wine magazine Classic, one of the most heralded culinary jubilees in the country, It was a whirlwind weekend of unparalleled gluttony, hangovers, pig parties, cele ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2011

    Restaurant roll call for May

    Black Crown Lounge is looking good on South Broadway.​The dining scene saw lots of action last month, including the opening of two new spots in the 500 block of East Colfax -- and the surprise closings of two Mark Tarbell restaurants in the Streets at SouthGlenn, including the one that served ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2011

    Tarbell's and The Oven both close at the Streets at SouthGlenn

    Lori Midson​Earlier today, I made a phone call to what has become one of our favorite restaurants in the city -- and my stomach was in knots, because just moments before dialing the digits, I received a tip suggesting that the restaurant I was calling had gone dark. Those of us at Cafe Soci ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2011

    James Beard Foundation announces 2011 semi-finalists: Frank Bonanno, Yasmin Lozada-Hissom, Frasca and ChoLon among them

    James Beard Foundation​Last November, the James Beard Foundation summoned the public to nominate its favorite chefs, restaurants and industry professionals for the 2011 awards. And after all the self-pimping and ballot-stuffing, the poll is closed. This morning, the foundation announced its ... More >>

  • Dining

    August 19, 2010

    The Oven Pizza e Vino opens second location in SouthGlenn

    James Beard Foundation​Last November, the James Beard Foundation summoned the public to nominate its favorite chefs, restaurants and industry professionals for the 2011 awards. And after all the self-pimping and ballot-stuffing, the poll is closed. This morning, the foundation announced its ... More >>

  • Dining

    August 19, 2010

    Beyond the Five Napkin Burger: Tarbell's rises to the occasion

    James Beard Foundation​Last November, the James Beard Foundation summoned the public to nominate its favorite chefs, restaurants and industry professionals for the 2011 awards. And after all the self-pimping and ballot-stuffing, the poll is closed. This morning, the foundation announced its ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2010

    Tarbell's and The Oven Pizza e Vino find a home in the new Streets at SouthGlenn

    Mark MangerTarbell's looks at home in the new Streets at SouthGlenn​My childhood memories of Southglenn are laced with meals from cheap chain restaurants, eaten in a mall that fell into disrepair after Park Meadows moved in down the street, attracting bigger crowds and better shops. Finally, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2010

    Killer Pizza coming soon to cinema screen near you -- and five favorite pizza joints to feed your pie hole while you're waiting

    Film director Adam Green, who released Frozen earlier this year and just completed Hatchet II, which you can see later this fall, has hooked up with 1492 Pictures, the production firm that produced the Harry Potter films, The Goonies and Gremlins, to bring Killer Pizza to the cinematic screen. Th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2010

    Tonight: Stone Brewery food and beer pairing at Restaurant Home

    Restaurant Home​Restaurant Home, Mark Tarbell's upscale house of home cooking at 6955 South York Street in the Streets of SouthGlenn, is hosting a food and beer pairing dinner tonight, which includes four courses prepared by chef Matt Fenton and eight brews from Stone Brewery Co. Tickets ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2010

    Tarbell's is now home at the Streets of Southglenn

    Paul Parkow, Markow SouthwestWhat's in a name? The bar at the former Home, now Tarbell's​ Mark Tarbell's new restaurant opened last fall in the Streets of Southglenn, at 6955 South York Street, but tonight it will finally celebrate its grand opening with a charity fundraiser. And it will do ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2009

    Mark & Isabella bites the dust

    Gone baby gone...​ The phone kicks callers over to a cheery-voiced hostess talking about the hours of operation and the happy-hour specials, but take a cruise by the website and the news is very plain, typed out in black against a plain background. "mark & isabella has closed its doors" Th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2009

    Could there be pho on the horizon at the Streets of SouthGlenn?

    ​As I reported here yesterday, Arizona restaurateur Mark Tarbell is just a few weeks away from opening Home, a comfort food restaurant that will join The Oven, another Tarbell restaurant, at the Streets of SouthGlenn in late November. And while that's good news for the foodniks who hang in those p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2009

    Will Home be a hit for Mark Tarbell?

    Lori MidsonRestaurateur and chef Mark Tarbell inside his new restaurant, Home​ "We want to get this one right," insists Mark Tarbell, the Arizona-based restaurateur whose Belmar restaurant, Mark & Isabella, was recently maligned by Jason Sheehan. "I believe in this restaurant, and I don't want ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 30, 2009

    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 >>

  • News

    October 29, 2009

    From the week of October 29, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2009

    Staffing Up: A new concept for Mark & Isabella

    ​ Last week, my buddy Dave Herrera over at Backbeat debuted a new bloggity thingamajig called Recast, in which he and his guys redo the soundtracks of existing movies. First one? Blade Runner -- one of the greatest movies of all time, and one with a soundtrack that already kicks some serious ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 23, 2009

    Cafe Society: Week in review

    Lori Midson​ What you might have missed this week on Cafe Society while you were commiserating with Jason Sheehan over his abysmal dinners at Mark and Isabella, the Italian restaurant run by Arizona-based hot shot restaurateur, Mark Tarbell. A man was shot dead in an altercation inside Ch ... More >>

  • Dining

    October 22, 2009

    In mourning over a meal at Mark & Isabella

    Lori Midson​ What you might have missed this week on Cafe Society while you were commiserating with Jason Sheehan over his abysmal dinners at Mark and Isabella, the Italian restaurant run by Arizona-based hot shot restaurateur, Mark Tarbell. A man was shot dead in an altercation inside Ch ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2009

    Let the dough fly: There's a pizza battle brewing at Belmar

    ​ There's a pizza battle brewing at Belmar and Virgilio Urbano, the owner of Virgilio's Pizzeria, which is across the street from Belmar at 7986 West Alameda Avenue in Lakewood, is right in the thick of it. Seems that Virgilio's has been denied acceptance into Belmar's Festival Italiano, the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2009

    Saj Mediterranean Grill to open first at the Streets of SouthGlenn

    Lori MidsonAs reported here in June, the Streets of SouthGlenn, the new retail, restaurant and residential living project sprouting in Centennial, will have a whole lot of eating places. And it looks like Saj Mediterranean Grill will be the first spot to fling open its doors -- although judging from ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 12, 2009

    An early peak at the Streets of SouthGlenn restaurants, including a new place from Mark Tarbell

    Spent this past week chasing down the restaurants and watering holes that will join Whole Foods Market at the new Streets of SouthGlenn (Arapahoe Road and University Boulevard), which will hold its grand opening Thursday, August 27 through Sunday, August 30. The majority of restaurants are familiar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 12, 2009

    The Westword.com blog shortcut, June 12 edition

    "We're not models! We're real people!" Dig in.... Today in Cafe Society: • Simms Steakhouse update. • Giggling Grizzly clan plan to turn Public House into Lizard's Bar & Grill. • A full weekend of food fun. • In answer to your question, D Bar. • An early peak at the Streets of SouthGlenn ... More >>

  • Dining

    January 29, 2009

    How Steve Ells wrapped up the fast-casual niche

    "We're not models! We're real people!" Dig in.... Today in Cafe Society: • Simms Steakhouse update. • Giggling Grizzly clan plan to turn Public House into Lizard's Bar & Grill. • A full weekend of food fun. • In answer to your question, D Bar. • An early peak at the Streets of SouthGlenn ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2009

    The List: A pizza for every day of the week

    Lala's Wine Bar Pizzeria is a bright light in a former black hole. It also happens to serve the only almost-cracker-crust pies that interest me in Denver. Still, there are other good pizzas to be found, including at the Oven, which has won the Best Pizza prize in the Best of Denver for several ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 31, 2008

    Mark your datebooks: Mark & Isabella will open in 2009

    Last month, Mark Tarbell told Jason Sheehan that he hoped to open Mark & Isabella, his new restaurant at 425 South Tellar in Belmar, by the end of this year. But we just got word that it won't officially debut until 2009. Still, given the success of The Oven, this new year's baby should b ... More >>

  • Dining

    December 11, 2008

    Hotel restaurants are at your service

    Last month, Mark Tarbell told Jason Sheehan that he hoped to open Mark & Isabella, his new restaurant at 425 South Tellar in Belmar, by the end of this year. But we just got word that it won't officially debut until 2009. Still, given the success of The Oven, this new year's baby should b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2008

    It's a boy -- and a girl! Mark Tarbell picks a name for his new restaurant.

    Mark Tarbell has finally chosen a name for the new restaurant he's putting into the old Chama space near The Oven, his great pizza restaurant in Belmar. This second spot will be called Mark & Isabella. "The name, like a good rock lyric, has no real story," he tells me (although Mark Falcone is a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 17, 2008

    The Oven's Mark Tarbell needs another name

    Mark Tarbell has finally chosen a name for the new restaurant he's putting into the old Chama space near The Oven, his great pizza restaurant in Belmar. This second spot will be called Mark & Isabella. "The name, like a good rock lyric, has no real story," he tells me (although Mark Falcone is a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 30, 2008

    Second Act for Mark Tarbell

    Mark Tarbell has finally chosen a name for the new restaurant he's putting into the old Chama space near The Oven, his great pizza restaurant in Belmar. This second spot will be called Mark & Isabella. "The name, like a good rock lyric, has no real story," he tells me (although Mark Falcone is a ... More >>

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    May 19, 2005

    Less Is More

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    March 24, 2005

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