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May 9, 2012
Frank's Kitchen adds a dollar taco night, a deck and extended Sunday hours
It's been a year since Frank and Dina Berta, who once wrote for Nation's Restaurant News, opened Frank's Kitchen in the Whittier neighborhood, and they've spent the past twelve months building a joint that, with its homey interior and eclectic menu filled with comfort food, feels like it could have ... More >>
Dining
November 10, 2011
Dina Berta takes a break from writing to help run Frank's Kitchen
It's been a year since Frank and Dina Berta, who once wrote for Nation's Restaurant News, opened Frank's Kitchen in the Whittier neighborhood, and they've spent the past twelve months building a joint that, with its homey interior and eclectic menu filled with comfort food, feels like it could have ... More >>
Dining
November 10, 2011
Like a good neighbor, Frank's Kitchen is there
It's been a year since Frank and Dina Berta, who once wrote for Nation's Restaurant News, opened Frank's Kitchen in the Whittier neighborhood, and they've spent the past twelve months building a joint that, with its homey interior and eclectic menu filled with comfort food, feels like it could have ... More >>
Blogs
November 9, 2011
Dina Berta reveals five lessons learned after transitioning from restaurant journalist to restaurant owner
Mark MangerDina Berta traded the write stuff for the right stuff.When Dina Berta made the jump from writing about restaurants to running a restaurant, she had one insight that helped prepare her for the road ahead: "I knew a little about the industry, and I knew it was a lot of work, but also ... More >>
Blogs
November 8, 2011
Frank's Kitchen makes itself at home in the Whittier neighborhood
Mark MangerFrank and Dina Berta didn't set out to open a restaurant. Instead, they were exploring the idea of a food truck, and searching out locations for a commercial kitchen that would serve as their commissary. But then they found the storefront in the Whittier neighborhood where the Far ... More >>
Blogs
May 31, 2011
Frank's Kitchen now serving fresh comfort food in Whittier
Frank's Kitchen is now open just west of City Park.Frank and Dina Berta want their new restaurant, Frank's Kitchen, to be the go-to spot for the Whittier neighborhood. "We've gotten a very positive response," says Dina of Frank's, a breakfast and lunch joint that opened May 19. "I think the ... More >>
Blogs
April 26, 2011
Readers: Something old, something new -- Hart's and Frank's
The original interior of Hart''s Corner, updated for the future.Yesterday's Cafe Society served up news of something old, something new -- both welcome, homegrown developments on the Denver dining scene. After several months of remodeling (and some shaky years before that) Hart's Corner reo ... More >>
Blogs
April 25, 2011
Frank's Kitchen will bring diner food -- and more -- to Whittier
Frank Berta was given a diary when he was ten, and his very first entry read: "today we had chicken and it was delicious." That youthful love of food spawned a lifetime interest in cooking. And after years of owning his own contracting business, he's giving up remodeling to take that intere ... More >>
Blogs
February 15, 2011
Chipotle registers brand name ShopHouse Southeast Asian Kitchen
Steve EllsWhen news broke late last year that Chipotle's Steve Ells was drawing up plans for an Asian fast-casual concept, the company refused to divulge much. "We want to leave a little mystery," Chris Arnold, director of public relations for the company, explained. But word's starting to l ... More >>
Blogs
January 27, 2011
Mercy for Animals has a solution to Taco Bell's legal woes: Go vegan
If there's hardly any beef, then why not go vegan?Taco Bell has been sued by Alabama-based law firm Beasley Allen, which claims the chain was using too little beef in its "beef." And because this country loves meaty litigation, Taco Bell turned around and sued right back, claiming that not on ... More >>
Blogs
October 21, 2010
Panel of chefs can't identify the local food in blind taste test, but thinks the Colorado food tastes better than the New Jersey counterpart
Eating local all for naught?This year, restaurateurs nationwide surprised us by naming gardens, not food trucks, the number one trend in a poll by the National Restaurant Association. That call is testament to how firmly the locavore movement has taken hold, which is further evidenced by the ... More >>
Dining
August 6, 2009
Hed:Smashburger continues its march for world hamburger domination.
Eating local all for naught?This year, restaurateurs nationwide surprised us by naming gardens, not food trucks, the number one trend in a poll by the National Restaurant Association. That call is testament to how firmly the locavore movement has taken hold, which is further evidenced by the ... More >>
Blogs
July 30, 2009
Smashburger goes big
Mark MangerYesterday I was called out of a very important Cafe strategy meeting at the Fainting Goat to take a call from a fellow scribbler, up against a deadline at the Chicago Tribune and looking for a few words about local chain Smashburger. "Tell me," he said, "on a scale of one to ten w ... More >>
Blogs
July 27, 2009
Smashburger's a smash
Nation's Restaurant News, the bible of the food-industry world, has just named Smashburger, a homegrown burger joint that rated our Best Local Chain in the Best of Denver 2008, a 2009 Hot Concept. "We are both honored and humbled to receive this prestigious award from Nation's Restaurant Ne ... More >>
Blogs
June 4, 2009
The Westword.com blog shortcut, June 4 edition
Scotty "Magic Cyclops" Ramone. Sorry to interrupt you.... Today in Backbeat Online: • Goodbye, Magic Cyclops. Hello, Scotty Ramone. • Rainbow Music Hall now officially only a memory. • Paper Bird in search of intriguing, suitable adjective. • The Fray's not-so-secret dress rehearsal. • M ... More >>
News
May 3, 2007
You're Toast!
Franchise owners thought they'd make a fortune serving the toasted sandwiches created by Quiznos. Instead, they got burned.
Dining
March 2, 2006
Invasion!
Poi ahoy
Dining
May 16, 2002
The Bite
Glendale glows up.
Dining
March 30, 2000
The Best Is Yet to Come
Sami Kraydie's Sinbad is the real deal.
Dining
October 8, 1998
Mouthing Off
Sami Kraydie's Sinbad is the real deal.

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