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Matt Selby

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2012

    A sneak peek of what might make the menu at Ace

    Construction is under way at Ace, the eatery and ping pong hall that Josh and Jen Wolkon, Matt Selby, Brandon and Emily Biederman and Jeff Bustos are building next to Steuben's, which the Wolkons and Selby also own (along with Vesta Dipping Grill). And though the partners are still a few months away ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 27, 2012

    Over the weekend: Blues Traveler, Daniel Junge, Matt Selby and Buffalo Bill

    Big pics below.​You were busy this weekend. We know, because we've been keeping track of the phone you had on our Show and Tell, Backbeat Online and Cafe Society blogs, as well as our slide show page. Look below for samples featuring Blues Traveler, Oscar winner Daniel Junge, Matt Selby and B ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2012

    Four chefs give the lowdown on what makes LoDo cook

    Chefs are Denver's rock stars, and lower downtown is one hell of a stage. Last night I was lucky enough to moderate a panel of four LoDo chefs -- Jen Jasinski, Matt Selby, Tom Coohill and Max MacKissock -- who dished out restaurant tidbits (both literal and figurative) before an appreciative crowd o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2011

    Readers: Could an over-glorified prep cook make gnocchi this good?

    ​Denver chefs can be amazingly supportive of each other. Witness the comment that Matt Selby (Steuben's, Vesta Dipping Grill) posted after the first installment of the Chef and Tell interview with Annabelle Forrestal, exec chef of Vine Street Pub, Mountain Sun Pub & Brewery and Southern Sun: ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2011

    Reader: Forget throwing napkins -- throw in the towel!

    ​Does your server need your help? If your server is Kyle Garratt, who offered up "How to help your server and how not to help" in his latest In the Weeds, just refrain from tossing a dirty napkin at hi, Readers are throwing plenty of other things. Notes Douglas Stiff: I love the passion and f ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 3, 2011

    A Hairy Affair

    ​Does your server need your help? If your server is Kyle Garratt, who offered up "How to help your server and how not to help" in his latest In the Weeds, just refrain from tossing a dirty napkin at hi, Readers are throwing plenty of other things. Notes Douglas Stiff: I love the passion and f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2010

    More predictions, rants and raves from local chefs on the culinary trends of 2011

    Sustainably-farmed fish will be a big trend in 2011, say local chefs​Yesterday, several local chefs -- Michael Long (Aria and Opus); Eric Skokan (Black Cat); Brandon Biederman (Steuben's); Brad Rowell (Colt & Gray); and Troy Guard (TAG and TAG Raw Bar) -- dished on the culinary trends that wou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2010

    Vesta Dipping Grill cookbook now on sale at a store near you

    Lori Midson​I have, in my grubby little hands, a copy of the just-published Vesta Dipping Grill cookbook, 151 pages of recipes (including chef Matt Selby's fifty dipping sauces), hot food porn, biographies of Selby and owners Josh and Jen Wolkon (who also run Steuben's) and a section on the " ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2010

    The Denver FIVE host their last bash of the year tonight at the James Beard House

    ​Tonight, while the rest of us will be grubbing and imbibing at Dish, Westword's annual bash dedicated to Denver's dining culture, the chefs who comprise the Denver FIVE -- Jamey Fader, Troy Guard, Brian Laird, Matt Selby and Tyler Wiard -- will be bringing down the storied James Beard House i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2010

    This weekend: Crested Butte hosts the Denver FIVE and more

    A Flickr photo​The Crested Butte Annual Arts Festival kicks off today and runs through Sunday, August 1; among the fabulous culinary offerings are cocktail seminars, gourmet dinners and free demonstrations. But the real draw is tonight's five-course dinner prepared by the infamous Denver FIV ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2010

    After eleven years, Vesta Dipping Grill executive chef, Wade Kirwan, steps off the line

    Lori Midson ​ Eleven years ago, Wade Kirwan wandered into Vesta Dipping Grill, at 1822 Blake Street, and snagged a gig as a line cook. Just five weeks later, he was elevated to the sous chef position, which was followed by an executive sous chef stint and then five years as executive chef -- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2010

    Sunday's Taste of the Nation event at Mile High Station hottest ticket in town

    Lori Midson ​If you attend only one food-centric soiree this summer, make it Sunday's Share Our Strength Taste of the Nation event, where 30 of Denver's top restaurants, including Vesta Dipping Grill, TAG, Argyll, Black Pearl, Elway's Cherry Creek, Duo, Solera, Table 6, Venue, Opus and Marco' ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 15, 2010

    No One Goes Hungry at Share Our Strength

    Lori Midson ​If you attend only one food-centric soiree this summer, make it Sunday's Share Our Strength Taste of the Nation event, where 30 of Denver's top restaurants, including Vesta Dipping Grill, TAG, Argyll, Black Pearl, Elway's Cherry Creek, Duo, Solera, Table 6, Venue, Opus and Marco' ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 1, 2010

    Eating as Art

    Lori Midson ​If you attend only one food-centric soiree this summer, make it Sunday's Share Our Strength Taste of the Nation event, where 30 of Denver's top restaurants, including Vesta Dipping Grill, TAG, Argyll, Black Pearl, Elway's Cherry Creek, Duo, Solera, Table 6, Venue, Opus and Marco' ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 10, 2010

    Manning the Grill

    Lori Midson ​If you attend only one food-centric soiree this summer, make it Sunday's Share Our Strength Taste of the Nation event, where 30 of Denver's top restaurants, including Vesta Dipping Grill, TAG, Argyll, Black Pearl, Elway's Cherry Creek, Duo, Solera, Table 6, Venue, Opus and Marco' ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 3, 2010

    Food and Shelter

    Lori Midson ​If you attend only one food-centric soiree this summer, make it Sunday's Share Our Strength Taste of the Nation event, where 30 of Denver's top restaurants, including Vesta Dipping Grill, TAG, Argyll, Black Pearl, Elway's Cherry Creek, Duo, Solera, Table 6, Venue, Opus and Marco' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2010

    Vesta Dipping Grill and Infinite Monkey Theorem team up for a fantastic meal

    Hello there, pork belly. ​ Twirling the stem of a glass of 2009 Infinite Monkey Theorem Sauvignon Blanc between my fingers, I dive in with my nose and inhale like L.A. in the 1980s. And...nothing. I stare inquisitively into the glass and wonder when I'll be able to pick up distinct smells, whe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2010

    Tonight: Elway's, Wynkoop, Parisi, 8 Rivers events

    A Flickr photo.​Some of Denver's favorite restaurants are hosting special events tonight, featuring everything from rum to Wynkoop beer to five of the town's best chefs. First up: The Five -- Troy Guard of TAG, Jamey Fader of Lola, Matt Selby of Steuben's and Vesta, Brian Laird of Barolo and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2010

    Food Ink: Matt Selby's tatts

    Fennel, salt, pepper and lemon​As part of an upcoming photo essay project spotlighting Denver restaurant pros whose tatts are as prevalent as their dissections, burns, blisters, knife slashes and stabs, we promised that we'd post some of the best on the Cafe Society blog. Earlier this week, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2010

    Sunday's hot food ticket: Chefs Up Front

    Lori Midson Matt Selby at the 2009 Taste of the Nation event in Denver​More than twenty of Denver's star chefs will converge on the Colorado Convention Center this Sunday, March 21, for Chefs Up Front, a culinary bash to benefit Operation Frontline Colorado, a local nonprofit that fights hunge ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2010

    Food, Ink: Five notably bad food tattoos

    Tattoos have risen in popularity over the years as a permanent form of self-expression -- a branding of time and history -- but devotion and proclamation no longer stop at inking the name of your betrothed on your bicep. And just in case you haven't noticed, the food industry is hardly immune to the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2010

    Matt Selby gets called to Washington DC to cook for the Taste of America gala

    Lori Midson​On Monday, February 22, Matt Selby, executive chef of Steuben's and Vesta Dipping Grill, will join 15 of the nation's top chefs and mixologists in Washington DC, as part of the Share Our Strength contingent at the Democratic Governor's Association conference. Selby, who is the chef ... More >>

  • Dining

    February 4, 2010

    50top is the most exclusive dinner invitation in Denver

    Lori Midson​On Monday, February 22, Matt Selby, executive chef of Steuben's and Vesta Dipping Grill, will join 15 of the nation's top chefs and mixologists in Washington DC, as part of the Share Our Strength contingent at the Democratic Governor's Association conference. Selby, who is the chef ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2009

    Tonight: The Denver Five converge at Elway's for a "partio"

    The Denver Five: Keegan Gerhard, Troy Guard, Matt Selby, Jamey Fader and Tyler Wiard​The Denver Five -- Tyler Wiard, Keegan Gerhard (D Bar Desserts), Troy Guard (TAG), Matt Selby (Vesta Dipping Grill and Steuben's) and Jamey Fader (Lola and Big Red F Restaurant Group) will convene tonight at E ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2009

    Snaps from the Denver Food & Wine Classic

    Lori MidsonTyler Wiard, Jamey Fader, Troy Guard and Matt Selby​The three-day Denver Food & Wine Classic wrapped up on Saturday, September 12 with a Grand Tasting on the wet and sloppy grounds (thanks, rain) of Metro State College. To see a slideshow of all the fun, including some action snaps ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2009

    Tonight: Denver Five dinner at TAG with local winemaker Ben Parsons

    The Denver Five: Keegan Gerhard, Troy Guard, Matt Selby, Jamey Fader and Tyler Wiard​ To celebrate the fact that the Taste of Colorado won't be back for another year, the Denver Five, a cartel of homegrown chefs that get together every so often in each other's restaurant kitchens, are cooking ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 7, 2009

    Cafe Society: Week in review

    Things you might have missed this week while using the PopTart setting on your toaster... July restaurant closings and openings.Seeing Jason Sheehan in person: Check out this video of a chat he had at the Denver Press Club.Jason asking where the best Rocky Mountain oysters can be found.Sketch losing ... More >>

  • Dining

    August 6, 2009

    Interview with Matt Selby

    Things you might have missed this week while using the PopTart setting on your toaster... July restaurant closings and openings.Seeing Jason Sheehan in person: Check out this video of a chat he had at the Denver Press Club.Jason asking where the best Rocky Mountain oysters can be found.Sketch losing ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2009

    Chef and Tell: Matt Selby

    Photo by Lori MidsonThe tattooed knuckles of Vesta Dipping Grill executive chef Matt Selby​During the Taste of the Nation, the July 19 charity event that Matt Selby chef-chaired, he turned to me and uttered one word: "Wow." He was awestruck by the size of the crowd, but also by something else: ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2009

    The Westword.com blog shortcut, August 5 edition

    The Breathe boys.​Who's gonna clean up this mess? Today in Backbeat Online: • Q&A with Kyle Evans of Breathe Carolina. • Q&A with Krispy Kream of the Knux. • Tip sheet: Meet Shel, our new favorite band. • A first look at Pictureplane's new video. • MP3 Freeloader: Joy Subtraction. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2009

    Still alive after the first Denver Five

    Nancy LevineJimmy Zanon's watermelon/chile margarita​ Last night I attended the first of a quintet of dinners coming from the Denver Five, the merry band of chefs who've represented Denver so ably by cooking at the renowned James Beard House in New York City the last two years. The group consists ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 17, 2009

    Taste of the Nation is hottest ticket in town

    Photo by Lori MidsonSean Yontz and Matt Selby One of Denver's best annual culinary celebrations comes down on Sunday, July 19, at Mile High Station (2027 West Lower Colfax Avenue), this site of this year's Share Our Strength's Taste of the Nation, a fantastic food-centric event that raises funds to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2009

    Partake in tonight's Plates for the Peak at Vesta Dipping Grill

    One of the best food events of the year, Plates for the Peak, a small plates fundraiser and silent auction to benefit Urban Peak, a non-profit that saves kids from the jaws of homelessness, returns for a sixth year to Vesta Dipping Grill, 1822 Blake Street, tonight from 6 to 10 p.m. The star-st ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2009

    Top Denver chefs play with fire for charity tonight at Elway's Cherry Creek

    Real food. Sharp utensils. Big fire. A good cause. And Denver's top chefs. That's what's on tap tonight, from 6 to 9 p.m., at Elway's Cherry Creek, 2500 East First Avenue, when eleven of the town's top cookers - Tyler Wiard (Elway's, Cherry Creek); Sean Yontz (Mezcal, Tambien and Sketch); Justin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2008

    Taste of Taste of the Nation

    Real food. Sharp utensils. Big fire. A good cause. And Denver's top chefs. That's what's on tap tonight, from 6 to 9 p.m., at Elway's Cherry Creek, 2500 East First Avenue, when eleven of the town's top cookers - Tyler Wiard (Elway's, Cherry Creek); Sean Yontz (Mezcal, Tambien and Sketch); Justin ... More >>

  • Dining

    October 5, 2006

    Road Warriors

    The owners of Steuben's have region to believe.

  • Dining

    October 5, 2006

    American Idyll

    Steuben's is dedicated to regional specialties -- and that's both good and bad.

  • Dining

    June 22, 2006

    Survival of the Fittest

    How the right cuisines could conquer the world.

  • Dining

    February 16, 2006

    Vesta Dipping Grill

    What a concept!

  • Dining

    July 28, 2005

    Simmer Time

    What a concept!

  • Food & Drink

    March 24, 2005

    Best Dinner Destination for a Third Date

    Vesta Dipping Grill

  • Calendar

    April 17, 2003

    Tough Toque

    Cooks sharpen their knives, and tongues, to prepare for Battle of the Chefs.

  • Dining

    December 26, 2002

    It's My Party

    And I'll dine if I want to.

  • Dining

    October 24, 2002

    Burning Passion

    Vesta Dipping Grill plays with fire.

  • Food & Drink

    April 4, 2002

    Best Cheese Plate

    Vesta Dipping Grill

  • Dining

    August 10, 2000

    The Bite

    Denver restaurants play musical chefs.

  • Best of Denver

    June 29, 2000

    Best roast duck

    Vesta Dipping Grill

  • Dining

    July 22, 1999

    Mouthing Off

    Vesta Dipping Grill

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