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Michael Bortz

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2011

    Denver Beer Co opens today, and seasonal beers are on the menu

    ​Denver Beer Co doesn't have a kitchen, but the city's zoning inspectors may be tempted to double check. The brewery, which opens today on Platte Street, serves Kaffir Lime Wheat as fresh and nuanced as any chef's signature appetizer, a rauschbier that smells and tastes like a plate of smoked ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2010

    Tonight: Strike it while it's Hot Rocks Griller Challenge at Elway's Cherry Creek

    Lori Midson Vesta Dipping Grill executive chef Brandon Biederman and Lola and Big Red F executive chef Jamey Fader at the 2009 Hot Rocks Griller Challenge at Elway's Cherry Creek​ A swell of Denver's top kitchen masters are playing with fire tonight at Elway's Cherry Creek, 2500 East First Av ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 10, 2010

    Manning the Grill

    Lori Midson Vesta Dipping Grill executive chef Brandon Biederman and Lola and Big Red F executive chef Jamey Fader at the 2009 Hot Rocks Griller Challenge at Elway's Cherry Creek​ A swell of Denver's top kitchen masters are playing with fire tonight at Elway's Cherry Creek, 2500 East First Av ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2010

    Part two: Chef and Tell with Matt Mine from the Oceanaire Seafood Room

    Lori MidsonMatt Mine, executive chef of Oceanaire​ This is part two of Lori Midson's interview with Matt Mine, executive chef of Oceanaire. You can read part one of that interview here. Culinary inspirations: Many things, but the weather and the seasons usually play a big part in how I cook, ... More >>

  • Dining

    February 11, 2010

    The Tasting Cafe could be the recipe for healthy, inexpensive eating

    Lori MidsonMatt Mine, executive chef of Oceanaire​ This is part two of Lori Midson's interview with Matt Mine, executive chef of Oceanaire. You can read part one of that interview here. Culinary inspirations: Many things, but the weather and the seasons usually play a big part in how I cook, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2010

    A taste of the Tasting Cafe

    Ellen JaskolHow do you make kids happy with healthy food? Ask Mary Meitus.​Marty Meitus's longtime job as food editor disappeared with the Rocky Mountain News last February. But she's been putting her down-time to very good use: She created a pilot program for the Supplemental Nutrition Progra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2009

    Rooster & Moon Coffee Pub now pouring

    ​The first VFW post in the country was founded in Denver in 1899, in a building in the Golden Triangle. A century later, VFW Post #1 moved around the corner to 955 Bannock Street -- and attempted to recall its glory days by calling the bar Stewart's 1899 Saloon. It was a good spot to drink Bla ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2009

    Let them eat cake...from City Bakery

    ​ Yes, yesterday's Guess Where I'm Eating? cakes were from City Bakery, Michael Bortz's place up at 5454 Washington Street, an industrial-park setting that gives no hint of the wonderful things being created inside. Except for the smell, of course. Although Bortz breads and desserts are fea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2009

    Chefs for the Cause canceled

    Sergio Romero will not be cooking dinner at Chefs for the Cause -- and neither will anyone else.​Chefs for the Cause sounded like a philanthropic foodie's delight -- six of Denver's top chefs creating delicious food to help raise money for the Denver affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. J ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 30, 2009

    Plat du Jour

    Let Marty Meitus bring out the cook in you.

  • Dining

    January 24, 2008

    Denver Sandwich Bag

    Man does not live by bread alone – but he can try.

  • Dining

    January 17, 2008

    From Z to A

    Àbientôt, Z Cuisine.

  • Blogs

    January 15, 2008

    39 Out of 40 Thieves Agree

    Àbientôt, Z Cuisine.

  • Blogs

    January 15, 2008

    39 Out of 40 Thieves Agree

    Àbientôt, Z Cuisine.

  • Calendar

    August 9, 2007

    Food for Thought

    Àbientôt, Z Cuisine.

  • Dining

    July 21, 2005

    Bite Me

    Make a List

  • Food & Drink

    March 27, 2003

    Best Bakery for Bread

    Paradise Bakery

  • Dining

    December 26, 2002

    It's My Party

    And I'll dine if I want to.

  • Dining

    December 12, 2002

    Bite Me

    Coming In Under the Wire

  • Dining

    November 22, 2001

    The Bite

    Give us our Daily Bread.

  • Food & Drink

    March 29, 2001

    Best Breads

    Tasteez Market & Bakery

  • Best of Denver

    June 29, 2000

    Best breads

    Tasteez Market & Bakery

  • Dining

    January 6, 2000

    A Proper Setting

    Diamond Grill tries to make the cut.

  • Dining

    October 24, 1996

    Mouthing Off

    Diamond Grill tries to make the cut.

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