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Dining
December 22, 2011
With an updated menu, the revamped Barolo Grill is flying high
Slide show: Barolo Grill is flying high
Blogs
November 2, 2011
Brandon Foster, exec chef of Vesta Dipping Grill, on Jimmy Buffett Fridays, the yuck of a yam cake and tie-dye
Lori Midson Brandon Foster Vesta Dipping Grill 1822 Blake Street 303-296-1970 www.vestagrill.com This is part one of my interview with Brandon Foster, executive chef of Vesta Dipping Grill. Part two of my interview with Foster will run tomorrow. "Sweat Hog." Those are the words inscribed ... More >>
Dining
May 12, 2011
For a Bonanno restaurant, Lou's just isn't good enough
Lori Midson Brandon Foster Vesta Dipping Grill 1822 Blake Street 303-296-1970 www.vestagrill.com This is part one of my interview with Brandon Foster, executive chef of Vesta Dipping Grill. Part two of my interview with Foster will run tomorrow. "Sweat Hog." Those are the words inscribed ... More >>
Blogs
June 25, 2010
The week in Cafe Society bloggery: Stupid lawsuits, shuttered restaurants, Biker Jim's new restaurant, Food & Wine Classic highlights, Chipotle bats 1,000 and Morton's Bob Wiltshire maligns molecular gastronomy
Lori Midson Our favorite table scraps of the week from the Cafe Society blog: 1. Holy hot dog! After more than a year of searching for a freestanding restaurant to augment his fleet of carts, Biker Jim, aka gourmet wiener hustler, finally signed a lease on a build-out space at 2145 Larimer ... More >>
Blogs
June 24, 2010
Mel's Bar and Grill will shutter after service on Saturday
Lori Midson Just got off the horn with Chad Clevenger, chef/owner of Mel's Bar and Grill, who called to say he was done -- finito -- with the restaurant that he took over from Mel Master in July 2008. "I'm pretty much over Mel's, over making Cobb salads and salmon for old people that don't w ... More >>
Blogs
December 24, 2009
Chef and Tell part two: Goose Sorensen of Solera
Lori MidsonGoose Sorensen, exec chef/owner of Solera This is part two of my interview with Goose Sorensen, executive chef of Solera. To read part one of this interview, click here. Culinary inspirations: Many of the chefs in Denver -- Jamey Fader, Tyler Wiard, Matty Selby, Sean Yontz, Bria ... More >>
Blogs
December 23, 2009
Chef and Tell with Goose Sorensen from Solera
Lori MidsonGoose Sorensen, exec chef/owner of SoleraIn 1992, Goose Sorensen, then 23, was living in Casper, a fine Wyoming town with bars and brawls and women, but there was something missing, something that Sorensen was longing to have but didn't. That something was -- wait for it -- Benniga ... More >>
Blogs
October 21, 2009
New menu for Chad Clevenger at Mel's
I had a rough time of it when last I found myself under chef Chad Clevenger's care at Mel's Restaurant in Greenwood Village. But my experience was nothing compared to how Clevenger and his crew must've felt once my review of the restaurant came out. Still, I have to give the guy credit fo ... More >>
Dining
July 23, 2009
Mel's owner Chad Clevenger has bigger pescado to fry
I had a rough time of it when last I found myself under chef Chad Clevenger's care at Mel's Restaurant in Greenwood Village. But my experience was nothing compared to how Clevenger and his crew must've felt once my review of the restaurant came out. Still, I have to give the guy credit fo ... More >>
Blogs
April 27, 2009
Mel Master pops his cork at Sketch today
Mel Master, the man who brought us Mel's (in all its incarnations) as well as numerous other notable local restaurants, returns to Denver for the first monthly wine-tasting at Sketch, 101 Broadway, where his son, Charlie, runs the bar. Mel, who's also a winemaker, will be pouring his Tortoise Cree ... More >>
Blogs
April 27, 2009
The Westword.com blog shortcut, April 27 edition
Maris the Great, in living (or at least almost living) color. Grrrrrr. Today in Backbeat Online: • Moving Pictures: Casselman's Bar & Venue, MBV, Autumn Film, Primasonic, Maris the Great, Adai, To Be Eaten and Dualistics. • A first look at the new Fray video. • Are you doing your part to hel ... More >>
Blogs
February 9, 2009
The List: Real Colorado Italian
Mark MangerLocanda del Borgo chef/owner Giancarlo Macchiarella.This week's review of Locanda del Borgo got me thinking about other spots in town where the view of Italy stops at the door -- which exist wholly as Colorado restaurants that just happen to serve Italian food. What follows is a list of ... More >>
Blogs
January 12, 2009
Adam Mali resurfaces at Nick's Cove
The January 11 Denver Post travel section included a Los Angeles Times story on Nick's Cove, a "chic, eccentric hideaway" an hour north of San Francisco -- but one with a significant Denver connection. Turns out the chef de cuisine at Nick's is none other than Adam Mali, the Montecito ch ... More >>
Dining
October 23, 2008
Charlie Master picked the wrong partner
The January 11 Denver Post travel section included a Los Angeles Times story on Nick's Cove, a "chic, eccentric hideaway" an hour north of San Francisco -- but one with a significant Denver connection. Turns out the chef de cuisine at Nick's is none other than Adam Mali, the Montecito ch ... More >>
Dining
August 28, 2008
Mel's Anti-Bistro is up for sale
The January 11 Denver Post travel section included a Los Angeles Times story on Nick's Cove, a "chic, eccentric hideaway" an hour north of San Francisco -- but one with a significant Denver connection. Turns out the chef de cuisine at Nick's is none other than Adam Mali, the Montecito ch ... More >>
Blogs
July 8, 2008
Mel's: The Signs, They Are a-Changin'
The January 11 Denver Post travel section included a Los Angeles Times story on Nick's Cove, a "chic, eccentric hideaway" an hour north of San Francisco -- but one with a significant Denver connection. Turns out the chef de cuisine at Nick's is none other than Adam Mali, the Montecito ch ... More >>
Blogs
July 4, 2008
Sheehan: A Few of My Favorite Things
The January 11 Denver Post travel section included a Los Angeles Times story on Nick's Cove, a "chic, eccentric hideaway" an hour north of San Francisco -- but one with a significant Denver connection. Turns out the chef de cuisine at Nick's is none other than Adam Mali, the Montecito ch ... More >>
Blogs
July 2, 2008
What the Hell's Up at the Former Mel's?
The January 11 Denver Post travel section included a Los Angeles Times story on Nick's Cove, a "chic, eccentric hideaway" an hour north of San Francisco -- but one with a significant Denver connection. Turns out the chef de cuisine at Nick's is none other than Adam Mali, the Montecito ch ... More >>
Dining
April 24, 2008
Hey, Rube!
Visit to a culinary tourist trap.
Dining
March 6, 2008
Agave Grill
To enter Chad Clevenger’s world, go mouth by Southwest.
Dining
November 8, 2007
TV or Not TV
Frasca is famous — so why is its chef doing an infomercial?
Dining
October 4, 2007
Taste of Denver
You have to crack a few eggs to make a Denver omelet.
Dining
April 19, 2007
Montecito
Chef Adam Mali has mastered the art of California cuisine.
Dining
April 12, 2007
All the Way
The greening of Bradford Heap.
Blogs
April 11, 2007
Sandwich Watch
The greening of Bradford Heap.
Blogs
April 11, 2007
Sandwich Watch
The greening of Bradford Heap.
Dining
February 22, 2007
Old Town
As new ethnic enclaves appear, the originals die off.
Blogs
February 16, 2007
There Goes the Neighborhood
As new ethnic enclaves appear, the originals die off.
Dining
October 19, 2006
Homecoming
Again the Masters of their doman.
Dining
May 18, 2006
Sex and the City
New York State of Mind
Dining
March 3, 2005
Californication
How Dylan Moore got his groove back at Deluxe.
Dining
December 30, 2004
Twelve-Stepping
Here's my prescription for starting the year in fine style.
Dining
June 10, 2004
Bite Me
Baby, It's a Wiard World
Dining
April 15, 2004
Bite Me
Travelin' Man
Dining
January 1, 2004
The Kid's Not All Right
It's time for Max Burgerworks to grow up.
Music
January 16, 2003
Backwash
Jerry�s kids are all right: Can the Bianchi Brothers make Denver the Deadhead center of the universe?
Dining
October 18, 2001
The Bite
Eating well for a good cause.
Dining
April 9, 1998
Mouthing Off
Eating well for a good cause.
Dining
May 15, 1997
Mouthing Off
Eating well for a good cause.
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August 22, 1996
Mouthing Off
Eating well for a good cause.
Dining
January 31, 1996
MOUTHING OFF
Eating well for a good cause.

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