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May 23, 2012
Four reasons (and seven wines) that prove it's time to drink chardonnay again
"I'll have the chardonnay, thanks." After overhearing this from a nearby diner during a recent restaurant meal, followed immediately by the withering response, "Seriously? A chardonnay?" from said diner's snarky companion, we realized that chardonnay still has a bullshit reputation.
Blogs
April 16, 2012
Five examples of great service in Denver
After some service flubs at Charcoal, the subject of my most recent review, I lamented the fact that the quality of service in many of this town's restaurants has not kept up with the ever-improving food turned out by the kitchens. There are exceptions, of course, and those are worth noting because ... More >>
Blogs
December 21, 2011
The twelve wines of Christmas 2011: the rest of the best
With only a few days to go until Christmas, it's time to 'fess up: Have you been naughty or nice? For goodness' sake, here's hoping you've been on your very best behavior this year -- because then you're fully deserving of these six stupendous bottles. Read on for the continuation of last ... More >>
Blogs
September 16, 2011
In the kitchen with Uber Sausage's Brad Arguello: Apple coleslaw
Brad Arguello, who I interview in this week's Chef and Tell, spends his days slinging sausages at the Uber Sausage, the hot dog hut he opened in August. Several of his dogs are topped with apple coleslaw, a housemade recipe that thumbs its nose at mayonnaise in favor of apple cider. "My wife, ... More >>
Blogs
September 6, 2011
Four calls for entry: 'Tis the season for horror films, dancing calaveras, fine photos and wines
Fall comes on under a curtain of darkness and, conversely, a celebration of the harvest and beautiful angled sunlight; this week's calls for entry occur somewhere around the place where it all intersects, suggesting Halloween, colorful ofrendas, wine labels and sharp visions from behind the l ... More >>
Blogs
May 23, 2011
Culinary calendar for the week ahead: An Aquaponic Feast; Blues, Brews and BBQ; and more
American Craft Beer Week is over, but that doesn't mean all the food-and-drink fun has left the building: Between the annual Blues, Brews and BBQ festival at Beaver Creek Resort and dozens of events closer to home, there's plenty to fill your calendar. Here's a taste of what's ahead:
Dining
May 5, 2011
Spicy noodles are enough to keep you coming back to Silla
American Craft Beer Week is over, but that doesn't mean all the food-and-drink fun has left the building: Between the annual Blues, Brews and BBQ festival at Beaver Creek Resort and dozens of events closer to home, there's plenty to fill your calendar. Here's a taste of what's ahead:
Blogs
April 12, 2011
Lounge 5280 makes a DIA delay palatable
A little pre-flight salumi and riesling takes the edge off an irritating delay.Thanks to the years I spent traveling for work, I've got my airport routine down to a science: I usually show up with barely enough time to make my flight, so as to minimize the minutes spent on any concourse -- an ... More >>
Music
March 17, 2011
Sic Alps
Sunday, March 20, Rhinoceropolis, 303-641-9809.
Blogs
March 8, 2011
Four all-too-common restaurant wine service mistakes
What the hell is up with the wine service at certain Denver restaurants lately? A slew of recent visits to a number of reputable spots around town resulted in being treated to some pretty egregious wine service faux pas. None of these restaurants were places where you'd know better than to ex ... More >>
Calendar
February 10, 2011
Love Is Blind
What the hell is up with the wine service at certain Denver restaurants lately? A slew of recent visits to a number of reputable spots around town resulted in being treated to some pretty egregious wine service faux pas. None of these restaurants were places where you'd know better than to ex ... More >>
Blogs
November 16, 2010
Forbes Travel Guide gives a handful of Colorado restaurants four- and five-star ratings
Just in time for the holiday season, Forbes Travel Guide released its annual list of four- and five-star hotels, restaurants and spas, facilitating luxury travel planning around the U.S., Canada and, uh, China. Just 23 restaurants made the five-star cut, and 152 eateries were granted four st ... More >>
Blogs
October 7, 2010
Kimchi shortage in Korea threatens to cause national identity crisis
Mark MangerKimchi at Seoul BBQKorean barbecues have been a hot topic this week. I reviewed Seoul BBQ, 2080 South Havana Street in Aurora, and also wrote about my meal at Sik Gaek in Queens. Although both restaurants feature Korean cuisine, the two dinners could not have been more different. ... More >>
Blogs
September 10, 2010
Riedel Glass Seminar at the Tivoli today
There are a lot of rules regarding alcohol that I don't follow, but using the right glass for the right wine is a dictum that I have learned -- after hundreds of hours of personal research -- is key to giving wine the only chance to taste as the vintner wanted it to taste. You can save your ... More >>
Blogs
August 24, 2010
Tonight: Wine at the Park Hill Golf Club
Every month, the Park Hill Golf Club and Argonaut Wine & Liquor have been teaming up to offer wine tastings for a good cause. Tonight, that good cause will be Easter Seals of Colorado Head to the Park Hill Golf Club, 4141 East 35th Avenue, for the tasting, which runs from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. a ... More >>
Blogs
July 26, 2010
Del Frisco's offering half off $300 bottles of wine tonight and tomorrow
If you were planning on blowing $150 on a bottle of wine at dinner in the next couple of nights -- or if you've been dreaming about drinking luxurious Napa Cabernet Sauvignon or racy Bordeaux in steakhouse digs -- you might consider making a reservation at Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse ... More >>
Blogs
July 2, 2010
Fat, drunk and happy Fourth of July: Denver's best restaurants and bars for catching the fireworks
Samantha WebbThis Independence Day, we won't be fighting crowds in public areas, risking a ticket for an open container or grilling our own meat for all the neighbors. Instead, we're going to watch celebratory explosions in the sky while getting fat, drunk and happy on a patio around town. I ... More >>
Blogs
June 16, 2010
Ten Denver bars for ten conversations
Dissect a new boyfriend over drinks at A CoteThe Ten10 Group, a local marketing and communications firm, posts a monthly list called the 10Spot, created by former Rocky Mountain Newser Steve Foster to give residents of the Mile High City something to think about and talk about. This month's ... More >>
Blogs
June 14, 2010
Five bar types that every man should avoid during his lifetime
There comes a time in every adult's life when he or she starts to drink like an actual adult. In an ideal world, that time would coincide with the drinker's 21st birthday. Unfortunately, after December 6, 1933, "adults" lost their collective palates with the onset of Prohibition and became ... More >>
Blogs
June 8, 2010
Five Oregon wineries to make you rethink your Napa habit
For whatever reasons, Napa Valley is still viewed as the Holy Grail of wine destinations for a majority of American wine lovers. Don't get me wrong: I've been to Napa many times and there's no denying that some of the most fantastic juice in the world is produced there. But given the state ... More >>
Blogs
May 25, 2010
Swirl Girl: Three reasons why wine tops give a good screw
Enjoy a good screwThe wine world has been buzzing all month over the latest issue of Wine Spectator magazine, which has finally acknowledged that not only are screw tops (aka Stelvin closures) perfectly acceptable for wine, they actually fared better than traditional and synthetic cork in te ... More >>
Blogs
May 21, 2010
What's the perfect Colorado cocktail?
Rich Grant, the beer-loving communications director for Visit Denver, is looking for the perfect Colorado cocktail. Denver already enjoys a reputation as the Napa of craft brewing -- but Grant thinks we could use an emblematic cocktail, too. Something he could pour out for visiting journalist ... More >>
Blogs
May 19, 2010
Tonight: Top Chef winner Hosea Rosenberg cooks up a theme dinner
Hosea Rosenberg serves up a series.Jax Fish House, 928 Pearl Street in Boulder, kicks off a new dinner series tonight. Every month, Top Chef champion Hosea Rosenberg will host a dinner based on a different theme. Tonight's is "Found in Translation: Inspiration from Hong Kong." Dinner starts ... More >>
Blogs
April 29, 2010
Johnson & Wales chef Eric Stein dishes on vegetarian food (Denver has the worst), Michael Long (he's a genius) and peanut butter and jelly
Lori MidsonThis is part two of Lori Midson's Chef and Tell interview with Eric Stein, chef/instructor at Johnson & Wales. To read part one of that interview, click here. Most embarrassing moment in the kitchen: I worked for a restaurant called Adesso in Providence, Rhode Island, that featur ... More >>
Blogs
April 27, 2010
Tonight: Sip wine at a dinner or a tasting
A Flickr photo.Citron New World Bistro, 3535 South Yosemite Street, is jumping on the wine-dinner bandwagon tonight with a meal showcasing West Coast wines -- including sauvignon blanc, pinot noir, chardonnay, cabernet sauvignon and riesling -- paired with lamb, scallops, duck, filet mignon a ... More >>
Blogs
April 26, 2010
Culinary calendar for the week ahead: Learn to cook and Dine Out for Life
A Flickr photo.Got some gaps in your culinary education? There are seven different culinary workshops, discussions and demonstrations this week, plus tons of wine tastings, Dining Out for Life and the inaugural Boulder Brew and Music Festival. Keep reading for a taste of what's ahead: Monda ... More >>
Blogs
March 25, 2010
Tonight: Bourdeaux blending seminar at Strings
Vintners blend wines made from different grapes to improve or enhance the flavors and textures of wine -- and you can do the same thing at home with a little know-how and practice. Learn more from 6:30 to 9 p.m. tonight, when Vic Bourassa of Napa's Bourassa Vineyards will host a Bourdeaux Ble ... More >>
Blogs
March 22, 2010
Culinary calendar for the week ahead: Backyard chickens, mixology and more
A Flickr photo.If you want to expand your culinary knowledge, there are tons of classes this week, covering everything from backyard chicken-keeping to advanced pastry skills. Here's a taste of what's ahead: Monday, March 22 A pastry class for serious home bakers starts today at Culinary Sc ... More >>
Blogs
February 16, 2010
Swirl Girl: Upgrade your wine drinking habit, part deux
Remember all that talk about how to break up with the same boring white wines you've been holding onto for years? Now it's time to dig out of the red wine relationship ruts you've been stuck in. If you've been obsessively buying Pinot Noir ever since you saw the movie Sideways, then it's prob ... More >>
Blogs
October 9, 2009
Why I hate the word "gastropub," again
Snaps courtesy of Maggie Helseth. Thanks, Maggie! I want to make myself absolutely clear here: I hate the word "gastropub." Just to be sure, I'm going to repeat that: I hate the word gastropub. Got it, everyone? The word. Words are my business. I take them very seriously. And as far as ... More >>
Calendar
September 17, 2009
A Glass Half Full
The city pours its heart into the ten-day Denver Beer Fest.
Blogs
August 6, 2009
Tonight's shochu dinner at Elway's Cherry Creek could be the blowout food orgy of the year
By the time 5 p.m. rolls around on a work day in Japan, patrons have made their way into the nearest izakaya to knock back shochu (pronounced 'show-chew'), a clear distilled spirit, similar to vodka (sans the hangover), that can be made from rice, sugarcane, sweet potatoes, barley or buckwhea ... More >>
Blogs
April 2, 2009
IACP Conference Report: Food writers are good in bed
For those of you not yet hipped to the big foodie news in Denver this week, the International Association of Culinary Professionals is in town -- a kind of traveling circus show of food writers, food editors, food pimps, chefs, authors, wine gurus and associated tradesmen. And, of course, Jason ... More >>
Blogs
November 26, 2008
Drink Breckenridge
D'Vine Wine, a boutique winery, just opened at 211 South Main Street in Breckenridge, the fourth Colorado location of the California-based franchise. D'Vine makes handcrafted wines in its Colorado wineries, using freshly crushed grapes from Napa vineyards to create customized win ... More >>
News
September 28, 2006
Crazy Like a Fox
They like to be in America.
Film
January 19, 2006
Smiles to Go
Felicity Huffman is desperately engaging in an off-kilter road movie.
Dining
October 21, 2004
The Shlock of the New
War is hell. Cafe Bisque proves that.
Dining
March 13, 2003
Bite Me
Booze News
Dining
June 27, 2002
The Bite
The name game
Dining
June 6, 2002
Food Fetishes
Oil's Well That Ends Well.
Dining
November 13, 1997
Mouthing Off
Oil's Well That Ends Well.
Dining
August 28, 1997
Mouthing Off
Oil's Well That Ends Well.
Dining
November 21, 1996
Mouthing Off
Oil's Well That Ends Well.
News
October 17, 1996
The Boston Chicken Party
Frank Erickson's revolutionary war: Fight the Golden-based chain's use of plastic.
Dining
August 22, 1996
Mouthing Off
Frank Erickson's revolutionary war: Fight the Golden-based chain's use of plastic.
Dining
June 13, 1996
Mouthing Off
Frank Erickson's revolutionary war: Fight the Golden-based chain's use of plastic.
Film
December 27, 1995
THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL
Frank Erickson's revolutionary war: Fight the Golden-based chain's use of plastic.
Dining
October 18, 1995
MOUTHING OFF
Frank Erickson's revolutionary war: Fight the Golden-based chain's use of plastic.
Dining
October 18, 1995
GRAPE EXPECTATIONS
Frank Erickson's revolutionary war: Fight the Golden-based chain's use of plastic.
Dining
June 14, 1995
MOUTHING OFF
Frank Erickson's revolutionary war: Fight the Golden-based chain's use of plastic.
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