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Pizza

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2012

    Toppings cuts itself a slice of LoDo's pizza pie

    The last -- at least for now -- in the string of pizza joints coming to LoDo is set to open its doors tomorrow. Wazee Wood-Fired Pizza was the first to join the lineup, opening last December in a neighborhood that already included the Wazee Supper Club and Two-Fisted Mario's. (Both Mellow Mushroom ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2012

    Readers: Sexy marks the spot on South Pearl Street...but what spot?

    ​The action continues on South Pearl Street, where Sexy Pizza will be opening a second store in March -- although Kayvan Khalatbari, who opened the original Sexy Pizza in Capitol Hill four years ago, just signed the deal yesterday. "So we're a little busy at the moment," he told Laura Shunk. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2012

    A mediocre pizza joint inspires homemade pie with Fort Collins's Incredible Hop

    I'm sad to report that I recently tried the pizza at a local popular purveyor of it and was quite disappointed. I won't share the name of the place, seeing as how we're all especially fervent about our favorite pizza joints, and I'd prefer not to step on anyone's dough. I will say, however, that the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2012

    Parry's Pizzeria & Bar opens today in Highlands Ranch

    David Parry -- a native of Syracuse, New York -- opened his first restaurant in Parker almost six years ago with a mission to bring Denver the New York-style pizza he loved and missed. That shop, a counter service joint, gave way to a second location in Castle Rock two years ago. And today, Parry a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2012

    Blue Sushi Sake Grill could have LoDo swimming in sushi

    Last fall a load of pizza joints signed on to open in LoDo; now it looks like LoDo could soon be swimming in sushi. Blue Sushi Sake Grill, an Omaha-based chain, has signed on to take the space at 1616 16th Street that had once been half of Dixons. "We are excited to announce that we will be opening ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2012

    Reader: Basic Kneads deserves to be on a top pizza ten list...but Virgilio's?

    Pizzeria Basta produced our favorite pies in 2011.​Since the Best of Denver 2011, we've been posting occasional lists of our runners-up in some popular categories -- lists that are not only available here, but on our Best of Denver app. And, as always, certain categories provoke plenty of disc ... More >>

  • News

    December 22, 2011

    Readers praise food writers Lori Midson and Laura Shunk

    Pizzeria Basta produced our favorite pies in 2011.​Since the Best of Denver 2011, we've been posting occasional lists of our runners-up in some popular categories -- lists that are not only available here, but on our Best of Denver app. And, as always, certain categories provoke plenty of disc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2011

    ZaZa's Pizzeria opens in the DU neighborhood

    Lori Midson​There are nearly a half-dozen pizzerias slated to pop up all over Denver within the next several months, including Wazee Wood-Fired Pizza, a new joint from celebrated New York chef and restaurateur Charlie Palmer that's taking over a portion of the former Big Game space. In additi ... More >>

  • Dining

    October 20, 2011

    Buenos Aires Pizzeria provides an authentic taste of everyday Argentina

    Lori Midson​There are nearly a half-dozen pizzerias slated to pop up all over Denver within the next several months, including Wazee Wood-Fired Pizza, a new joint from celebrated New York chef and restaurateur Charlie Palmer that's taking over a portion of the former Big Game space. In additi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 11, 2011

    New York chef and restaurateur Charlie Palmer opening District Meats and Wazee Wood-Fired Pizza in former Big Game space

    Charlie Palmer wants to know how the weather is in Denver. "Is it raining? Snowing?" he asks. "No, it's beautiful," I tell him. "That's one of the reasons why I like Denver so much," says the New York-based chef and restaurateur, whose portfolio of restaurants, which spans the country, includes big ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2011

    Patio pies and libations at Marco's Coal-Fired Pizzeria

    ​Happy Place: Marco's Coal-Fired Pizzeria, 2129 Larimer Street, 303-296-7000 The Happy Hours: Monday through Friday from 3 to 6 p.m. The Deals: $3 draft beers; $4 wines by the glass; $5 specialty cocktails, $5 appetizers. Were we happy? Flip the page to find out.

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2011

    Marco's Pizza -- no, not Marco's Coal-Fired Pizzeria -- is coming to Stapleton

    ​A new Marco's Pizza is about to open in Northfield Stapleton. No, not a branch of Osteria Marco, Frank Bonanno's restaurant in Larimer Square. And not another Marco's Coal-Fired Pizzeria. Next month, Nick Costanzo will open a Marco's Pizza at 8286 Northfield Boulevard; it will be the sixth ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2011

    Reader: Enough with the food porn! Enough with the "People's Republic"!

    Lori MidsonDoes looking at food porn make you hot?​People love looking at food. Food they might possibly make for dinner, food they'll never get close to -- like this "Altitude-high food porn from the Taste of Vail." That's why pictures of food are often labeled "porn," as in Laura Shunk's "F ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2011

    Denver's six best pizzas

    Pizzeria Basta​You wouldn't believe us if we told you how many times we stuffed our piehole in our quest to find the city's best pizza in our lead-up to this year's Best of Denver issue, which, of course, included pizza -- several pizzas, as a matter of fact, starting with our best overall pic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2011

    Food Porn: Pizzeria Basta

    Mark Manger​For this week's Cafe review, I headed to Boulder and Pizzeria Basta, where chef-owner Kelly Whitaker and his partner, Alan Henkin, have been pushing to make pizza better since Basta opened in early 2010. Basta means enough, but enough will never be enough here. Here's a serving ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2011

    Basta Mobile will hit the streets in May

    ​While the new food truck guide spells uncertainty for a number of mobile concepts in Denver, Pizzeria Basta is undeterred in its plan to unleash a mobile wood-fired oven on the state of Colorado. The crew is ramping up to unveil Basta Mobile, a portable extension of the Boulder-based restaura ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2011

    Sneak peek: Boulder's Caffé

    Caffé​On Saturday night, the building at Eighteenth and Pearl in Boulder that now houses both Frasca Food & Wine and Pizzeria Locale was a frenzy of gastronomic activity: Both restaurants seem to have hit their post-expansion stride. And when we stopped by for a little Barbera, we also got a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2011

    Chef and Tell, part two: Jim Cohen on the Domino's pizza delivery, undercooked partridge and Michel Richard

    Lori Midson​ Jim Cohen The Empire Lounge & Restaurant 816 Main Street, Louisville 303-665-2521 www.theempirerestaurant.com Pizzeria da Lupo 2525 Arapahoe Avenue, Boulder 303-396-6366 www.pizzeriadalupo.com This is part two of my interview with Jim Cohen, chef/owner of The Empire Restaurant ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2011

    Empire Lounge/Pizzeria da Lupo executive chef Jim Cohen on Julia Child, the confusion over Kobe beef and why you should listen to his wife

    Lori Midson​ Jim Cohen The Empire Lounge & Restaurant 816 Main Street, Louisville 303-665-2521 www.theempirerestaurant.com Pizzeria da Lupo 2525 Arapahoe Avenue, Boulder 303-396-6366 www.pizzeriadalupo.com This is part one of my interview with Jim Cohen, chef/owner of The Empire Restaurant ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2011

    Frasca Food & Wine's Pizzeria Locale will open on Tuesday

    Pizzeria Locale​The Frasca Food & Wine expansion into two new concepts has been a trying experience for everyone involved, largely because of a specially built Italian oven that was slated to anchor the project. The first oven, shipped in pieces, was held up in Customs before it was eventually ... More >>

  • Dining

    December 9, 2010

    Whether you're working toward a hangover or killing one, Atomic Cowboy/Fat Sully's/Denver Biscuit Company can help

    Pizzeria Locale​The Frasca Food & Wine expansion into two new concepts has been a trying experience for everyone involved, largely because of a specially built Italian oven that was slated to anchor the project. The first oven, shipped in pieces, was held up in Customs before it was eventually ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2010

    Tonight: Your beer money benefits Community Food Share at Pizzeria Basta

    At Pizzeria Basta tonight, your beer money goes to charity​Forgot to donate on Colorado Gives Day? Then you might want to head down to Pizzeria Basta, 3601 Arapahoe Avenue in Boulder, for a beer. The alcohol will take the edge off your guilt, and so will the fact that your beer money's going ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2010

    Pizzeria Locale and Caffe opening pushed back to January thanks to customs problems with the oven

    Pizzeria LocalePizzeria Locale's second oven is loaded up in Napoli for transport​When Frasca Food and Wine owners Bobby Stuckey and Lachlan MacKinnon-Patterson drew up plans for Pizzeria Locale and Caffé, located on the same block as the original Boulder spot at 1738 Pearl Street, there was ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2010

    Dads & Dudes Breweria sets opening-day plans

    ​Dads & Dudes Breweria, a new pizzeria and brewpub in Aurora, 6730 South Cornerstar Way, is planning to open on November 1, after having to push back its first day by a week. Once it opens, the father-and-son team of Tom and Mason Hembree will toss pizza made from the spent grain of the beer ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2010

    Dad & Dudes Breweria plans to get a pizza the action in Aurora

    ​It's a pizza joint. No, it's a brewpub. Pizza joint! Brewpub! It's both. It's a Breweria! The father-an- son team of Tom and Mason Hembree are getting ready to open Dad & Dudes Breweria in Aurora later this month.

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2010

    Frasca reveals names of new restaurants and chef line-up of the expanding empire

    ​Construction is rolling on the new eateries slated to open next to the Frasca Food & Wine flagship at 1738 Pearl Street in Boulder, and as the expansion of the empire progresses, a few more details have been divulged. Like the names of the places.

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2010

    Empire Restaurant and Lounge chef/owner Jim Cohen to open Empire Pizza in Boulder

    Lori Midson The Empire's Jim Cohen will open a pizza joint in Boulder ​Last night, during a dinner celebrating Julia Child at the Empire Lounge and Restaurant in Louisville, at which chef-owner Jim Cohen turned out a lovely four-course meal honoring the legendary empress of French cooking, th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2010

    Boulder Organic Pizza is now open

    ​What would Cyndi Lauper think? A new pizzeria with a name reminiscent of one of the '80s-era pop singer's most notorious tunes opened up shop last week at 1175 Walnut Avenue in Boulder featuring "affordable, sustainable Southern Italian dining and drinks for eco-conscious Boulderites." Boul ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2010

    Tonight: Marco's Coal-Fired Pizzeria welcomes master pizzaiolo Roberto Caporuscio

    A Flickr photoMaster pizzaiolo Roberto Caporuscio​Master pizzaiolo Roberto Caporuscio, and chef/owner of Keste e Vino, one of New York's most touted pizzerias, is joining Mark Dym, chef/owner of Marco's Coal-Fired Pizzeria, 2129 Larimer Street, tonight for a gluten-free pizza demonstration. "R ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2010

    Chicago-style deep dish pizza coming soon to South Broadway

    Lori Midson ​Jimano's Pizzeria, a pie palace headquartered in Gurnee, Illinois, is blowing into Denver -- and bringing Chicago-style deep dish pizza with it. When Jimano's opens later this spring at 2950 South Broadway, it'll be the fourteenth outpost for former finance manager-turned-pizza-ba ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2010

    Walnut Room Pizzeria gets ready for its grand opening

    Shela BurgessInside the new Walnut Room Pizzeria​The Walnut Room Pizzeria opened a week ago at 2 Broadway, but the grand opening isn't until Saturday, February 6 -- when you can try the place out for free. "Come one, come all," says Chris Vetrano, spokesman for the Walnut Room Pizzeria and i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2010

    Part two: Chef and Tell with Virgilio Urbano from Virgilio's

    Lori Midson ​This is part two of my interview with Virgilio Urbano. To read part one of the interview, click here. Culinary inspirations: My mama, who I've always called, "ma-MAH," did all of the cooking for our family -- that's what she lives for -- and I've learned pretty much everything I ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 21, 2010

    Get a Pizza This Contest

    Lori Midson ​This is part two of my interview with Virgilio Urbano. To read part one of the interview, click here. Culinary inspirations: My mama, who I've always called, "ma-MAH," did all of the cooking for our family -- that's what she lives for -- and I've learned pretty much everything I ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2009

    Colore Pizzeria Moderna opening pushed back to next week

    Lori MidsonAs reported here a few weeks ago, Colore Pizzeria Moderna, a new pizza and pasta joint at 2700 South Broadway, was supposed to open today, but I just talked with co-owner Caroline Momo-Torres, who says that it's not going to happen. "It's like the last month of pregnancy, you know? I know ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2009

    Pizzicato Gourmet Pizza calls it quits in Capitol Hill

    "Thank you for calling Pizzicato Gourmet Pizza in Capitol Hill, Denver. Due to the economic times, we have decided to close this location."That's the message I got when I called the only Colorado outpost of the Oregon-based pizzeria earlier this afternoon to check on a rumor that the joint was shutt ... More >>

  • Dining

    January 22, 2009

    Lala's is a shining light in a former black hole

    "Thank you for calling Pizzicato Gourmet Pizza in Capitol Hill, Denver. Due to the economic times, we have decided to close this location."That's the message I got when I called the only Colorado outpost of the Oregon-based pizzeria earlier this afternoon to check on a rumor that the joint was shutt ... More >>

  • Dining

    November 6, 2008

    The Berkshire's flight of bacon fancy

    "Thank you for calling Pizzicato Gourmet Pizza in Capitol Hill, Denver. Due to the economic times, we have decided to close this location."That's the message I got when I called the only Colorado outpost of the Oregon-based pizzeria earlier this afternoon to check on a rumor that the joint was shutt ... More >>

  • Dining

    September 4, 2008

    Local eateries sum up the DNC action -- or lack thereof

    "Thank you for calling Pizzicato Gourmet Pizza in Capitol Hill, Denver. Due to the economic times, we have decided to close this location."That's the message I got when I called the only Colorado outpost of the Oregon-based pizzeria earlier this afternoon to check on a rumor that the joint was shutt ... More >>

  • Dining

    August 7, 2008

    Brooklyn M.C.'s: more authentic New York food from an authentic New York fam

    "Thank you for calling Pizzicato Gourmet Pizza in Capitol Hill, Denver. Due to the economic times, we have decided to close this location."That's the message I got when I called the only Colorado outpost of the Oregon-based pizzeria earlier this afternoon to check on a rumor that the joint was shutt ... More >>

  • Dining

    May 15, 2008

    Pizzeria Mundo

    Getting back to basics – and 75-cent PBR.

  • Dining

    May 15, 2008

    Son Set

    A dining room of one’s own.

  • Dining

    February 21, 2008

    Sazza

    If you must go for gourmet pizza, go to Sazza.

  • Dining

    July 19, 2007

    Luciano's Pizza and Wings

    A home where the Buffalo roam.

  • Dining

    December 8, 2005

    Global Crossing

    A round-the-world tour of pizza.

  • Dining

    March 10, 2005

    Bite Me

    A Tale of Two Cities

  • Dining

    February 5, 2004

    A Cut Above

    While Lil' Ricci's stumbles, Anthony's shows pizza lovers The Way.

  • Food & Drink

    March 27, 2003

    Best Pizza -- Chicago Style

    Nicolo's Chicago Style Pizza

  • Dining

    November 29, 2001

    A Little Slice of Heaven

    Pizza lovers, come to Papa.

  • Dining

    October 26, 2000

    The Bite

    Seeing Red

  • Dining

    May 1, 1997

    Mouthing Off

    Seeing Red

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