Subject: Pete Marczyk

• The Bite

  May 30, 2002

• Video: Drinking wine with Pete Marczyk of Marczyk Fine Foods

  One of the best things about Marczyk Fine Foods, other than the fine foods, is that the shop, at 770 East 17th Avenue, has found a way around the out-dated Colorado blue law that keeps grocery stores from selling full-strength alcohol: the owners have simply opened a liquor store in an adjacent space. But for those who can't always make it down to Marczyk Fine Wines for tastings, owner Pete Marczyk and his crew have started posting online "video tastings", in which they sample of

  February 9, 2009

• The Westword.com blog shortcut, February 9 edition

  Ichiban. Celebrate February 9. After all, it only comes along once a year. Today in Backbeat Online: • Ichiban shows his majesty. • This just in: Denver has a thriving punk scene. • The Knew lands song on AMC's Breaking Bad. Today in Cafe Society: • Video: Drinking wine with Pete Marczyk of Marczyk Fine Foods. • Plans for North Star's replacement move ahead. • Milking It: Raisin Bran Crunch. • Bistro Vendome's Monday night Bistro Bites. Today in The Latest Word: • Media outle

  February 9, 2009

• Bite Me

  June 24, 2004

• Fine pastries at Marczyk Fine Foods

  Just got off the blower with Pete Marczyk at Marczyk Fine Foods, and he passed along a nugget of really good news: As of April 6, the market will be bringing aboard John Hinman -- renowned pastry, pie, cake and cookie guy -- as a full-time staffer.If his name sounds familiar, it should. Hinman's made pastries at Mel's and Vesta, for Dave Query at Jax. As I reported a couple of weeks ago, he was also the guy who (along with his girlfriend, Jayne Yelich) ran the Gelato Spot/Nosh space at 1439 Sout

  March 30, 2009

• Drinking with Pete (Marczyk) at Taste of Vail

  Pete Marczyk, self-described "Hooch Hound" and owner of Marczyk Fine Foods (770 East 17th Avenue), took his "Drinking with Pete" series on the road over the weekend, to Taste of Vail. Watch the video above, and see the rest of his videos at marczykfinefoods.com.

  April 6, 2009

• The earls of sandwich

  September 11, 2008

• Marczyk Fine Foods/Marczyk Fine Wines

  A fine bun on the run

  July 24, 2008

• Uplifting Charity

  Bras for the Cause raises money for breast cancer

  October 21, 2004

• Bite Me

  Gone Wishing

  August 28, 2003

• Rhyme Time

  Limericks add sauce to literary stew

  July 31, 2003

• Bug Love

  A car show to exhaust VW fans

  June 19, 2003

• Best Wine Shop for Amateurs

  Marczyk Fine Foods and Wine

  March 27, 2003

• Drinking with Pete at Union Station

  All aboard! Over the past few months a crew of chefs -- "a band of misfits," as Jamey Fader describes them, as remarkable for their appreciation of each other's work as for their own considerable talents -- have hosted a series of underground dinners for their biggest fans. The third 50 Top, as the dinners are called (the guest list is limited to fifty, and no, you can't beg or bribe your way onto that list), was held on the mezzanine of Union Station. Pete Marczyk, co-owner of Marczyk Fine

  May 14, 2009

• What's Cooking? The Marczyks' fried chicken and potato salad

  Pete Marczyk and Barbara Macfarlane do not leave their work behind when they leave Marczyk Fine Foods and head for their great old Denver house with the big, new kitchen. They usually bring a selection of some of their market's choicest ingredients home with them, and cook up a feast fit for kings ... or at least patrons of Marczyk. Every week, we'll be sharing their recipes on the Cafe Society blog. And this week, a threefer that's perfect for July 4th: Fried chicken two ways, and Pete's Mo

  July 1, 2009

• Cafe Society: Week in review

  We're out early for the Fourth of July weekend, but check below to make sure you didn't miss any of the good stuff this week.  Enjoy your sparklers.Floods and fire temporarily shutter two local barbecue joints.Where to find the best cart lunch?  Readers weigh in.Restaurant roll call for June: opened and closed.Pete Marczyk shares recipes for fried chicken two ways and his mom's famous potato salad.Jason Sheehan signs copies of Cooking Dirty and turns out not to be as tall, tattooed or

  July 2, 2009

• What's Cooking? Marczyk's Hawaiian-style pork chops

  Alexis Johnson Pete Marczyk and Barbara Macfarlane do not leave their work behind when they leave Marczyk Fine Foods and head for their great old Denver house with the big, new kitchen. They usually bring a selection of some of their market's choicest ingredients home with them, and cook up a feast fit for kings ... or at least patrons of Marczyk. Every week, we'll be sharing their recipes on the Cafe Society blog. This week, Hawaiian-style pork chops. See Pete's recipe, more photos and a vide

  July 16, 2009

• What's Cooking? Pete Marczyk conquers zucchini

  Photos by Barbara Macfarlane​ Pete Marczyk and Barbara Macfarlane do not leave their work behind when they leave Marczyk Fine Foods and head for their great old Denver house with the big, new kitchen. They usually bring a selection of some of their market's choicest ingredients home with them, and cook up a feast fit for kings ... or at least, patrons of Marczyk. Every week, Pete and Barbara serve up recipes on the Cafe Society blog. This week, just in time for the late-summer harvest, t

  August 20, 2009

• The Westword.com blog shortcut, August 20 edition

  "Should we beat you up now, or beat you up later?"​It's a different kind of boxing day. Today in Cafe Society: • The 10 worst lunch boxes ever -- and what they say about the kids who carried them. • Tequila and beer tasting tonight at the Wynkoop Brewery. • Mysteries of Sheehan's Desk: Day 7. • Silver Mine Subs tapped out in Denver. • Where am I drinking (and eating)? • What's Cooking? Pete Marczyk conquers zucchini. • Tomatoes thrown at Chipotle miss target. • Candy Girls

  August 20, 2009

• Cafe Society: Week in review

  What you might have missed this week on Cafe Society while celebrating Andrew's reopening and wondering about Brandon's...Chef and tell: an interview with Lola and Big Red F's Jamey FaderThe 10 worst lunchboxes and what they say about the kids who carried them.  Did yours make the list?Pete Marczyk demonstrated a tasty way to transform all that extra zucchini from your garden (or the store).Mike Henderson let us in on the secret of TAG's Guava Fizz.We got a sneak peak of Colt & Gray.Hav

  August 21, 2009

• What's Cooking? It's bacon, says Pete Marczyk

  Photos by Lori Midson​Pete Marczyk and Barbara Macfarlane do not leave their work behind when they leave Marczyk Fine Foods and head for their great old Denver house with the big, new kitchen. They usually bring a selection of some of their market's choicest ingredients home with them, and cook up a feast fit for kings ... or at least, patrons of Marczyk. Every week, Pete and Barbara serve up recipes on the Cafe Society blog. This week, they're all about bacon. "Happy pigs make good bac

  August 27, 2009

• The Westword.com blog shortcut, August 27 edition

  Steamy.​It's not faux. It's Pho. Today in Cafe Society: • Up Close: Pho 95. • What's Cooking? Getting corny in the kitchen with Pete Marczyk. • Spike It: Top six things that could be improved by caffeine. • Guess where I'm eating? • Candy Girls: Twilight Sweethearts, Forbidden Fruits. Today in Backbeat Online: • Black Pegasus shares his funny tour stories. • Frank E pens songs for Madonna. • Relive prom with the Inactivists. • When Rock 'n' Roll meets Hollywood: Ten Awf

  August 27, 2009

• Cafe Society: Week in review

  What you might have missed this week while chowing on some Nut Poppers...Green chile mania!  Jason ranked the top ten green chile joints in Denver, and even got some input on the best vegetarian versions.  We pitted El Taco de Mexico's chile against Santiago's and found a surprise victor.We took a look at the pizza battle brewing in Belmar.  Oh, the drama!We found out how Ky Belk, bartender at Elway's, really feels about chocolate martinis.Hey guys, Twilight Sweethearts too frou f

  August 28, 2009

• What's Cooking? Pete Marczyk's Spaghetti alla Carbonara

  Lori MidsonGuanciale, or pork jowl​First there was candied bacon, then there was corn chowder with salt pork, and now Pete Marczyk has gotten us all in a tizzy over his spaghetti alla carbonara with guanciale. "This pasta dish is considered Roman," Pete says. "It's said to have gained popularity in Italy after World War II, when American soldiers missed their bacon and eggs." Or their pork jowl, in this case; although you can make this carbonara with pancetta, "guanciale is the bomb."

  August 27, 2009

• What's cooking? Pete Marczyk makes magic with mushrooms

  All photos by Barbara Marczyk​ Pete Marczyk and Barbara Macfarlane do not leave their work behind when they leave Marczyk Fine Foods and head for their great old Denver house with the big, new kitchen. They usually bring a selection of some of their market's choicest ingredients home with them, and cook up a feast fit for kings ... or at least, patrons of Marczyk. Every week, Pete and Barbara serve up recipes on the Cafe Society blog. This week, they're making magic with mushrooms. Rust

  September 9, 2009

• Cafe Society: Week in review

  What you might have missed this week while eating peaches and honey with a steak knife...Anika Zappe, bartender at Root Down, told us about her favorite drinks and least favorite customers.Cheers!  We learned a second Toast location will open next month in Cherry Creek.Chef Mark Dym of Marco's Coal-Fired Pizza dished about his most embarrassing moment in the kitchen and let us in on the weirdest thing he's ever eaten.Pete Marczyk made magic with mushrooms.Our Candy Girls ate innocent Pumpki

  September 11, 2009

• What's cooking: Pete Marczyk moves the earth with mushrooms

  Lori Midson​ Pete Marczyk and Barbara Macfarlane do not leave their work behind when they leave Marczyk Fine Foods and head for their great old Denver house with the big, new kitchen. They often bring some of their market's choicest ingredients home with them, and cook up a feast. This is the first in a series of dinner-party recipes; they'll add one a week until they have a complete, multi-course fall menu. First up: Pete's recipe for mushroom rugula, a savory mushroom mixture that's r

  October 21, 2009

• What's cooking: Pete Marczyk rolls with risotto

  Lori Midson​Pete Marczyk and Barbara Macfarlane do not leave their work behind when they leave Marczyk Fine Foods and head for their great old Denver house with the big, new kitchen. They often bring some of their market's choicest ingredients home with them, and cook up a feast. This is the second in a series of dinner-party recipes; they'll add one a week until they have a complete, multi-course fall menu. For week one, Pete made mushroom rugula, a savory mushroom mixture that's rolled

  October 28, 2009

• What's Cooking? Dip into Gorgonzola to start Thanksgiving feast

  ​Pete Marczyk and Barbara Macfarlane do not leave their work behind when they leave Marczyk Fine Foods and head for their great old Denver house with the big, new kitchen. They often bring some of their market's choicest ingredients home with them, and cook up a feast. Last month, Pete and Barb created a multi-course autumn menu. This month, they'll continue to add one recipe a week until they have a complete, multi-course Colorado Thanksgiving menu. "My sister Mariah, who trained in Pa

  November 11, 2009

• The tale of the oxtail

  ​Oxtails are everywhere. In the new Lola bowl on the new brunch menu at Lola, in this amazing dish from Pete Marczyk at Marczyk Fine Foods. But what, exactly, is the animal that contributes its tail to these delicious preparations? Here's the answer from Marcyzk: "Ox can be any number of beasts of burden, but usually refers to castrated males. Oxtail refers to the tail of any cow. To my knowledge, oxtails for culinary use are not the docked tails of the beast, but rather the harvested

  November 16, 2009

• What's cooking: Turkey time with Pete

  ​Pete Marczyk and Barbara Macfarlane do not leave their work behind when they leave Marczyk Fine Foods and head for their great old Denver house with the big, new kitchen. They often bring some of their market's choicest ingredients home with them, and cook up a feast. Last month, Pete and Barb created a multi-course autumn menu. This month, they'll continue to add recipes until they have a complete, multi-course Colorado Thanksgiving menu. Last week, Pete made a Gorgonzola dip. Today, he

  November 18, 2009

• What's cooking: Pete Marczyk falls for carrots and squash

  ​Pete Marczyk and Barbara Macfarlane do not leave their work behind when they leave Marczyk Fine Foods and head for their great old Denver house with the big, new kitchen. They often bring some of their market's choicest ingredients home with them, and cook up a feast. Last month, Pete and Barb created a multi-course autumn menu. This month, they'll continue to add recipes until they have a complete, multi-course Colorado Thanksgiving menu. So far, Pete has made a Gorgonzola dip and taught us

  November 19, 2009