Paul Reilly

Win two seats to Thursday's Victor Hugo wine dinner at Beast Bottle (winner announcement)

Announcement: We have a winner of our Victor Hugo wine dinner contest. Congrats to Sallymander1029, who guessed seventeen - the exact number of times that Aileen saw Les Misérables on Broadway. Sally, we'll send you can e-mail about how you can claim your prize. On Thursday night, at 7 p.m., the g ... More >>

Win two seats to Paul Reilly's Victor Hugo wine dinner on Thursday at Beast Bottle

On Thursday night, at 7 p.m., the grape-savvy crew at Beast Bottle, Paul and Aileen Reilly's lovely restaurant in Uptown, is hosting a Victor Hugo wine dinner. The six-course feast, most of which is paired with wines from Victor Hugo Winery, located in the lush landscape of Paso Robles, is $95 per ... More >>

A new juice bar at Ace, 4/20 parties and more on the menu this week

Ace our Best New Bar at 501 East 17th Avenue, will introduce another great feature this morning: a juice bar featuring six juice varieties. The ping pong hall/restaurant will also be offering a raw breakfast menu: nuts, dried fruits, flax and chia seeds, almond butter and honey. The juice bar at Ace ... More >>

Brunch at Beast Bottle, a beer dinner for The Jerk and more on this week's calendar

Snow may hit late tonight -- what better place to hole up than Beast Bottle? The new restaurant just introduced a mid-day brunch menu in anticipation of nice weather, but it should work just fine on a snowy day, too. Brunch service currently runs Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a..m. to 2:30 p.m. C ... More >>

Reader: Beast Bottle's menu sounds fantastic

Beast Bottle, which is owned by former Encore chef/owner Paul Reilly and his sister Aileen, opened Saturday night. Initially they'd looked at the Cherokee location, but instead the pair signed on for the spot then occupied by Olivea, bringing on chefs Wade Kirwin and James Rugile. "It's really ama ... More >>

Beast Bottle will have a single tap: a signature saison from Berthoud's City Star Brewing

When it opens in the former Olivea space on 17th Avenue, Beast Bottle, a restaurant serving rustic, sustainable dishes, will focus on the wine menu. But it will have one beer tap -- a single handle pouring a signature saison made by City Star Brewing in Berthoud. Paul C. and Aileen Reilly, the bro ... More >>

Joel Klatt gets schooled in the Denver dining scene over dinner at Squeaky Bean

In advance of the Super Bowl, 104.3 The Fan morning sports commentator Joel Klatt declared that Denver was a chain restaurant town without a unique food culture. In the course of the subsequent Twitter barrage, chef Paul Reilly of the soon-to-open Beast Bottle jumped to Denver's defense with this: ... More >>

Udi's Juice Bar, Cafe and Bakery opening January 22 at the University of Colorado-Denver campus

Soon, within the next few months, the clan behind Udi's Foods will open another full-service restaurant in a vacant space in the Lowenstein CulturePlex that, up until last April, housed Encore, Paul Reilly's former restaurant. But before that happens, Etai Bar-on, along with other members of his fam ... More >>

Paul Reilly will open Beast Bottle in the former Olivea space

"Celebrating now!" read the text from Paul Reilly, who just inked a deal to take over Olivéa, Stephanie Bonin and Keith Arnold's beloved New American restaurant, which the couple, along with exec chef John Broening and pastry chef Yasmin Lozada-Hissom (the betrothed twosome now own Spuntino), opene ... More >>

Paul Reilly walks away from Cherokee on 12th Avenue -- but not Beast Bottle

Back in September, we spilled the very good news that Paul Reilly, the former chef of Encore, which closed early this spring, would open a new dining mecca called called Beast Bottle, a restaurant, he told me, that would be nose-to-tail and "much more about the food and food practices that inspire ... More >>

Win two tickets to Linger's Necro Noche fundraiser for the GrowHaus

Update: We have a winner of our Necro Noche contest, in which we asked: "How many fish are in the demonstration aquaponics system at the GrowHaus?" Congrats to Elizabeth389, who came the closest without going over with her guess of 38. The actual number is 40. With Halloween approaching, there a ... More >>

Beast Bottle's Paul Reilly one of only eight chefs in the world to win the Jean-Louis Palladin Work Study Grant

When Paul Reilly shuttered Encore early in this year, in April, he found that he had some free time on his hands for the first time in a long time, and while he was scouring the 'hoods for a space where he could open a new restaurant, he also welcomed the opportunity to do something for himself -- s ... More >>

Round two with Wade Kirwan, exec chef of Adrift

Wade Kirwan Adrift 218 South Broadway 303-862-5749 www.facebook.com/adriftbar Part one of my interview with Wade Kirwan, executive chef of Adrift, ran yesterday; this is part two of our chat. Favorite restaurant in America: This is a tough one, but I'd say Boulevard in San Francisco. The food is ... More >>

Udi's Colfax Pizza Bar taking over the former Encore space

While Paul Reilly, the former executive chef/owner of Encore on Colfax, continues to search for a new pad to perch a restaurant, the space he left behind at 2550 East Colfax Avenue, will soon have a familiar tenant: Udi, Etai and Robin Baron, of the Udi's empire, which includes seven restaurants, a ... More >>

Hot Rocks Griller Challenge heats up Cherry Creek

The fourth annual Hot Rocks Griller Challenge at Elway's Cherry Creek last night, a benefit for the Denver Health Foundation, was hot in more ways than one: hot in temperature, with the the late spring sun beating down during the first hour or so; hot in hotties who stripped down because of that sun ... More >>

Big names on the menu for tonight's Hot Rocks Griller Challenge at Elway's

The fourth annual Hot Rocks Griller Challenge heats up this evening at Elway's Cherry Creek, 2500 East First Avenue. The party, which runs from 6 to 9 p.m., pits fifteen of Denver's top chefs against each other in a friendly competition benefiting the Denver Health Foundation.

Five things you'll always find in the fridges of the Denver FIVE

Like a lot of voyeurs, I'm intrigued by the contents of other people's refrigerators, especially the refrigerators of chefs. And apparently, so is Leigh Sullivan, the innovator behind FIVE -- five local chefs and their bar cohorts, all of whom cook (and pour) at various restaurants and venues around ... More >>

Great food, greater cause: Win tickets for two to chef Paul Reilly's Eat Drink Give event on Sunday

Paul Reilly may no longer have his own restaurant -- after a last hurrah Sunday brunch, he shuttered Encore last month when he and the landlord couldn't agree on lease terms -- but he has the support of plenty of Denver chefs, many of whom will gather on Sunday for Eat Drink Give, an annual benefit ... More >>

Our winner to Paul Reilly's Eat Drink Give benefit is...

Paul Reilly, the former executive chef/owner of Encore, which closed last month, along with a posse of local big-name chefs and mixologists, are convening in the kitchen of Yia Yia's, the home turf of chef Aaron Whitcomb, on Sunday night for Eat Drink Give, a benefit for the neo-natal ICU at Saint J ... More >>

Reader: Encore deserves an encore

The big news on the Denver dining scene last week was the sudden shuttering of Encore, the restaurant that's been part of the Lowenstein complex -- the restaurant occupies the original lobby of the theater -- since that project debuted on Colfax Avenue. But the landlord did not renew the lease, and ... More >>

Photos: Sunday's farewell brunch at Encore was an encore performance

At 10 a.m. on Sunday, when Encore, Paul Reilly's "country club" restaurant on East Colfax, opened its doors for the final time, ninety people were already standing in line to get a seat...and that was just the start of the ambush. "We got our asses kicked. I've never taken a beating like I did today ... More >>

Lola hosts Dos Casas benefit for Brent's Place

On Wednesday night, Lola hosted its fifth annual Dos Casas event benefiting Brent's place -- but the diners packed into every corner of the restaurant were the real beneficiaries, since they got to enjoy the fare of some of Denver's top chefs, who all donated their efforts. Here's what they cooked ... More >>

Encore on Colfax will close Sunday

We've had some spectacular dishes at Encore on Colfax since it opened in 2008, and the restaurant recently landed our award for Best Brunch in Best of Denver 2012, thanks to chef-owner Paul Reilly's deft skill behind the burners. Sadly, though, Encore has reached the end of its act: The restaurant ... More >>

Casa for a Cause

100 Favorite Dishes: Lamb posole from Encore

No. 32: Lamb posole from Encore

100 Favorite Dishes: Telluride jalapeño poppers from Encore

Lori Midson​ No. 49: Telluride jalapeño poppers from Encore

Announcement: We have a winner of our Harvest Week contest

Next week, EatDenver, a ring of local, independent restaurants, is hosting Harvest Week, a series of themed, multi-course pop-up dinners (and one brunch) that will take place between October 9 and 13 at the GrowHaus, an urban farm located at 4751 York Street. Last week, we announced a contest, in w ... More >>

Contest alert: Win two tickets to an EatDenver Harvest Week pop-up dinner or brunch

Tickets are going fast for EatDenver's Harvest Week, the local, independent restaurant organization's annual celebration of Colorado produce, livestock and products, including wine, beer and spirits. This year's tribute to the state's bumper crop of foodstuffs will feature a series of multi-course ... More >>

Six kick-ass Denver chefs, a stellar mixologist and one meaty sausage slinger: Foodography from the James Beard House dinner in New York

Lori MidsonTop from left to right: Tyler Wiard, Matt Selby, Bryan Dayton and Paul Reilly. Bottom from left to right: Mark DeNittis, Brandon Biederman, Jamey Fader and Enrique Socarras​When six Denver chefs, one bartender and, for good measure, a muscled and tatted sausage emperor all trotted ... More >>

James Beard House will host The Five -- and dinner prepared by ten Denver chefs

Jamey Fader and Tyler Wiard are back at the James Beard House.​Lori Midson is off on a mouth-watering mission: She's winging her way to New York City, where she'll attend tonight's dinner at the James Beard House being prepared by the Five -- which now comprises ten local chefs. The Five con ... More >>

Photos: Hot Rocks Griller Challenge, 6/15/11

Pulled pork with basil pesto, pickled red cipollini onions on brioche by Tyler Wiard at Elway's. ​The original Elway's hosted the annual Hot Rocks Griller Challenge last night, when sixteen of Denver's top chefs competed to make the best slider. The winner? Troy Guard of TAG and TAG | RAW Ba ... More >>

The Euclid Hall pig heist: The final smackdown in photos

​There was no brawl, no last-minute demands, no squealing and no bloodshed. Instead, at 5 p.m. on Sunday at Euclid Hall, two monkey-masked men jumped out of a van, raced up the stairs and delivered a pig -- a pig for ransom that had been stolen in broad daylight just over a week ago at Union ... More >>

Eating, Drinking and Giving

Encore takes a (spring) break

​Joining the throngs of kids on spring break this week is the staff of Encore, who are taking the week off to revive their mojo, while executive chef Paul Reilly creates a new menu and spruces up the joint. "A la Barolo Grill style, I'm giving the staff a week off," says Reilly, referencing t ... More >>

Tonight: FIVE dinner at Il Mondo Vecchio

Lori Midson​ Tonight, at 5 p.m., the crew of FIVE, a bumper crop of local chefs who cook their hearts out in Denver, at the James Beard House in New York and at the FOOD & WINE Classic in Aspen, are gathering at Il Mondo Vecchio for their second collaborative dinner of the year. And at the bar ... More >>

Six best bacon-centic dishes in Denver

Eat me!​ Ah, bacon. Savory, delicious bacon. Not only is it one of our favorite foodstuffs in the free world, but you can do just about anything with it, not the least of which is designing a makeshift bra. But above all else, it's the one thing that steadfastly makes us too stubborn to make t ... More >>

New Year's resolutions from Max MacKissock, Matt Selby, Mark DeNittis, Michael Long and twenty-one more Denver/Boulder chefs

Lori MidsonBrad Rowell, chef at Colt & Gray, resolves to eat twenty percent less pork fat per day and replace that with twenty percent more Schlitz​ Haven't made your New Year's resolutions yet? That makes two of us. But instead of focusing on ourselves, we prodded more than two dozen Denver/ ... More >>

FIVE inducts three new chefs and one awesome mixologist: Paul Reilly, Brandon Biederman, Enrique Socarras and Bryan Dayton

Lori MidsonFour of the new FIVE: Brandon Biederman, Bryan Dayton, Enrique Socarras and Paul Reilly. ​Last night at Roth Distributing, where state-of-the-art kitchens played house to some of Denver's top chefs and mixologists, Leigh Sullivan-Guard, the founder of FIVE -- a cartel of chefs who c ... More >>

Food and chef porn from last night's Saucey Affair soiree

Lori Midson​Last night, EatDenver, a local network of independent restaurants and 9Health Fair teamed up to host a Saucey Affair, a judged small plates and sauce showdown, the proceeds of which benefited 9Health Fair, Colorado's largest volunteer-driven healthcare program offering free and lo ... More >>

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 >>

Tonight: Wine, spirits, two chefs and dinner at Black Pearl

Nice monkey...​The Infinite Monkey Theorem Winery, along with Peach Street Distillers, a Western Slope vodka, bourbon, gin, grappa and brandy distillery, will round out the libations at Black Pearl, 1529 South Pearl Street, the venue for tonight's wine and spirits dinner spearheaded by Black ... More >>

Encore enters the New Year with a curtain call of deals

Lori Midson​If one of your New Year's resolutions is to save your pennies, Encore, the New American restaurant at 2550 East Colfax Avenue, sympathizes with your plight. To that end, exec chef Paul Reilly has introduced some swell new food specials that run Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday ... More >>

The chefs have changed, but Encore remains worthy of applause

Tonight: March of Dimes Signature Chefs Auction

​Tonight, the Colorado Chapter of the March of Dimes will host its annual Signature Chefs Auction at 6 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Denver, 650 15th Street. Tickets to the event are $150 per person and include small plates from many of Denver's top chefs, as well as live music and an auction th ... More >>

Why does Denver love green chile? Don't ask Encore's Paul Reilly.

Chef and Tell: Paul Reilly of Encore

Lori MidsonEncore executive chef Paul Reilly​ "Ever since I saw Grover waiting tables on Sesame Street, I knew I wanted to work in restaurants," says Paul Reilly. And he didn't waste much time following in Grover's footsteps, considering that he got his first taste of restaurant life while was ... More >>

The Westword.com blog shortcut, September 16 edition

​Picture this. Today in Backbeat Online: • Flier of the Week: Lipgloss. • Heavy Rotation, our top spins for the week of September 14, 2009. Today in Cafe Society: • Amnesia wins the Mix Master Bartender contest, appropriately enough. • Hosea Rosenberg hosts Colorado harvest dinner at ... More >>

Tonight: A chorus of wines and courses at Encore

​At 6:30 p.m. tonight, Encore, at 2550 East Colfax Avenue, is hosting a party-on-the-patio winemaker dinner showcasing all carbon-neutral, organic and sustainable wines from Parducci and Paul Dolan Vineyards. The eight-course menu, created by exec chef Paul Reilly, is a smorgasbord of Colorado ... More >>

Today's three square deals: Indian thali, an encore of cocktails and honoring Julia Child

​Lunch: In the blitz of lunch hour Indian buffets, India's Pearl stands out because it doesn't have a lunchtime buffet at all. Instead, the upscale curry house at 1475 South Pearl Street, offers a fantastic lunch thali, an ornate, sliver tray propped with an assortment of individual dishes, all ma ... More >>

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