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Restaurant Reviews

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2012

    Reader: New reviewer should remember to bring a thesaurus

    The news that Laura Shunk is moving to New York and opening up a slot for a new restaurant critic inspired many readers to suggest possible candidates -- including old restaurant critic Jason Sheehan, for example. Penny Parker. And two words: Dave. Barnes. "I think more reviews should be focused o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2012

    Denver's ten best Italian restaurants

    Denver has a strong Italian history -- but until the last decade or so, this town's Italian restaurants were mostly run-of-the-mill red-sauce joints that you went to more for the convenience than the food. That's changed, though, and today's dining scene is rich with inventive and stylish fare from ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2012

    Mark Marcheselli takes over the kitchen at Satchel's on 6th

    It's been a year since Andrew Casalini and his wife, Jen Dactano, opened Satchel's on 6th, at 1710 East Sixth Avenue -- a replacement for Satchel's Market, the Park Hill market-turned-restaurant that they'd closed in the fall of 2010. Over the past twelve months, Casalini has worked hard to establis ... More >>

  • Dining

    March 29, 2012

    Best of Denver 2012: Food & Drink

    It's been a year since Andrew Casalini and his wife, Jen Dactano, opened Satchel's on 6th, at 1710 East Sixth Avenue -- a replacement for Satchel's Market, the Park Hill market-turned-restaurant that they'd closed in the fall of 2010. Over the past twelve months, Casalini has worked hard to establis ... More >>

  • Dining

    February 2, 2012

    Coohills is a safe standby for those special-ish occasions

    Photos: In the kitchen at Coohills

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2011

    New Year's Eve, New Year's Day and more on this week's culinary calendar

    We've shared our list of the top ten New Year's Eve dining events, but that's far from everything that's taking place this weekend. Keep reading to see a full rundown of what's happening before, during and after the big day; we'll continue updating the online listings until the eleventh hour. Here's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2011

    Le Grand Bistro and Oyster Bar is Robert Thompson's version of a "grand brasserie"

    Restaurateur Robert Thompson made his name in this town with Brasserie Rouge, a much-lauded, now-defunct French restaurant in the IceHouse that won our Best New Restaurant Award, then closed not long after. Thompson left town for a while, then made a strong comeback with Argyll, a basement gastropub ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2011

    Denver's five best bars in restaurants

    Lori Midson​To us, a bar seat in a restaurant isn't a consolation prize. In fact, more often than not, we'd prefer to land one of those more low-key seats instead of going all-in at a table, especially when there's an interesting cocktail list and an affable bartender to lead us through dinner ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2011

    Six Denver fast-casual restaurants with super-cool wine lists

    Madison Street is a good-looking restaurant, made better by its wine list. ​Why is it that so many of Denver's more moderately priced (referred to in the industry as "fast casual") restaurants have wine lists that make the oenophiles among us want to just give up and order a beer? It's as if t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 25, 2011

    Elise Wiggins struts "Summer Local Week" at Panzano

    Lori Midson​You've heard it all before: the local, sustainable, organic, farm-to-table, eco-conscious culinary buzzword chant that chefs, foodniks and food writers dispense to ballyhoo the food movement of the moment. Some chefs are professionally rehearsed in the hyperbole, despite the fact ... More >>

  • 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 >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2011

    Rajat Parr and Jordan Mackay's Secrets of the Sommeliers spills insight on the world of wine

    ​The sommelier title hasn't always been a glamorous one. In fact, according to Rajat Parr and Jordan Mackay's new book, Secrets of the Sommeliers, it was once a title relegated to restaurant workers who proved themselves unworthy of the kitchen, a lowly crew banished to the wine cellar for lif ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2011

    The Pinyon adds late-night hours and opens for lunch tomorrow

    Lori MidsonThe Pinyon fried chicken: now available at lunch.​We've got high hopes for The Pinyon, 1710 Pearl Street in Boulder, which wowed us so much with its fried chicken just two days after it opened, it earned a coveted spot on our 100 Favorite Dishes roster. The Pinyon has been open sin ... More >>

  • Dining

    December 16, 2010

    Barolo Grill needs to try a little harder to live up to its reputation

    Lori MidsonThe Pinyon fried chicken: now available at lunch.​We've got high hopes for The Pinyon, 1710 Pearl Street in Boulder, which wowed us so much with its fried chicken just two days after it opened, it earned a coveted spot on our 100 Favorite Dishes roster. The Pinyon has been open sin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2010

    Everything you've ever wanted to know about Lori Midson in 300 words

    ​Those of you who follow this blog have likely read my weekly Chef and Tell interviews, wherein I pepper local line monkeys with a syllabus of prying questions. We run a condensed version of their answers in print, while the entire interview runs over the course of two, sometimes three, days o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 4, 2010

    Contest alert: Win two seats to the soft opening of Olav Peterson's new restaurant

    Olav Peterson​Last month, we reported that Olav Peterson, the ex-executive chef of Bistro One, 1294 South Broadway, had vacated his gig there to open a new restaurant, which we now know will be unmasked in early December. But before Peterson's new restaurant is unleashed to the public, he's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2010

    Two master sommeliers at Boulder Wine Merchant pass the torch, and shop, to another

    ​Over the past few years, Boulder has become rife with wine educators, serving as the home for a high percentage of the country's few master sommeliers. And that is, in large part, due to Wayne Belding and Sally Mohr, owners of the Boulder Wine Merchant, 2690 Broadway, and among the first Am ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2010

    Ten things that can make a good wine bar a great wine bar

    ​ What separates a good wine bar from a great one? More than you'd think. It's an elusive mix at best: Easy-to-pinpoint characteristics can surely make you love a place at first glance, but it's the more subtle, nuanced elements that will ultimately bring you back. Here's how the best are ge ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2010

    Ondo's is serving up Spanish-style baguette sandwiches for lunch

    ​Not only did Ondo's, the tapas bar at 250 Steele Street that opened last fall, recently expanded its hours to include lunch. And the lunch menu -- and the lunch menu only -- features what owner Curt Steinbecker believes to be the only authentic bocadillos in Denver. Steinbecker describes bo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2010

    Tonight: The wines of Querciabella, Tuscany at Frasca

    A Flickr photo.​Frasca Food & Wine, 1738 Pearl Street in Boulder, is famed for its delectable dishes and extensive wine list -- and every Monday night, the restaurant offers a special four-course tasting menu, co-hosted by master sommelier Bobby Stuckey and chef Lachlan Mackinnon Patterson. T ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2010

    Swirl Girl: Four tips for ordering a great wine at a restaurant

    ​If you've ever been awarded the honor of receiving the wine list upon being seated at a restaurant, only to open it and feel as though you were trying to decipher a foreign language, take heart. There's no reason you can't choose a winning wine for yourself (and your guests) every time you d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2010

    Does winning Best New Restaurant have a Sports Illustrated jinx?

    ​Despite the lousy economy, last year saw an unprecedented number of impressive new restaurants opening in Denver - everything from Olivea to Squeaky Bean to TAG to Colt & Gray. But the team of eaters working on the Best of Denver 2010 were unanimous on which spot had earned the Best New Resta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2010

    What's the Best New Restaurant in Denver?

    Soup's on at Bones​Want to be the first to read about Denver's Best New Restaurant? Sign up for Cafe Bites, our weekly dining newsletter, right here. Every Tuesday night, Cafe Bites serves up a heaping helping of restaurant scoops. And tonight, it will reveal which restaurant will be named th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2009

    And the new, New York Times restaurant critic is...

    A Gawker.com photo of New York Times restaurant critic Frank Bruni​For weeks, ever since Frank Bruni announced that he was going to be packing it in and leaving his gig as restaurant critic for the New York Times, speculation has been running high as to who Dining section editor Pete Wells and the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2009

    Tonight: Bastille Day bashes at Bistro Vendome, Brasserie Felix and Le Central

    Bistro VendomeToday is Bastille Day, and while the really cool parties will no doubt take place on the streets of Paris, we've got plenty of celebratory bashes to storm right here in Denver, beginning with Bistro Vendome, the Frenchified spot at 1420 Larimer Street that's encouraging habitues to "si ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2009

    Best of Denver 2009: Counting down the minutes

    The Best of Denver 2009 will be released today, and as I've done over the past couple of days (with discussions of the city's best bread and places to go on a first date), I'm talking yet again about the process by which Denver's best restaurants are chosen. The category in question today?  The ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2009

    Vesta wins in Colorado Wine Industry awards

    The Colorado Wine Industry announced the winners of its 2008 Restaurant Recognition Awards Monday night. The competition, which I wrote about a few months ago in "Colorado wine sure is fine," handed out honors in two categories: Best Colorado Wine List and Best Use of Colorado Food and Wine. The be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 13, 2008

    Going green, saving green at The Kitchen

    The Colorado Wine Industry announced the winners of its 2008 Restaurant Recognition Awards Monday night. The competition, which I wrote about a few months ago in "Colorado wine sure is fine," handed out honors in two categories: Best Colorado Wine List and Best Use of Colorado Food and Wine. The be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2008

    King Aldo

    The Colorado Wine Industry announced the winners of its 2008 Restaurant Recognition Awards Monday night. The competition, which I wrote about a few months ago in "Colorado wine sure is fine," handed out honors in two categories: Best Colorado Wine List and Best Use of Colorado Food and Wine. The be ... More >>

  • Dining

    May 8, 2008

    Yanni’s Greek Taverna

    Like lamb to a slaughter….

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2008

    Criticizing the Critic

    Like lamb to a slaughter….

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2008

    Criticizing the Critic

    Like lamb to a slaughter….

  • Dining

    September 14, 2006

    Family Affair

    Steaking a claim on Jim Sullivan's next project: Oscar's.

  • Dining

    April 7, 2005

    Bite Me

    Eyes on the Prize

  • Dining

    March 31, 2005

    Bite Me

    The Rest of Denver

  • New Year's Eve

    December 16, 2004

    The biggest party of them all!

    The Rest of Denver

  • Food & Drink

    March 25, 2004

    Best Wine List

    Adega Restaurant + Wine Bar

  • Food & Drink

    March 25, 2004

    Best Chinese -- American Style

    Little Olive

  • News

    May 1, 2003

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of May 1, 2003

  • Food & Drink

    March 27, 2003

    Best Dinner Destination for Impressing a Date

    1515

  • Dining

    January 2, 2003

    In Vino Veritas

    Adega has grown into its reputation -- and grown up.

  • Dining

    October 24, 2002

    Bite Me

    The Write Stuff

  • News

    August 15, 2002

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of August 15, 2002

  • Food & Drink

    April 4, 2002

    Best Wine List in a Restaurant

    Fourth Story

  • Dining

    December 20, 2001

    Solid Old

    The Greenbriar Inn is still golden.

  • Dining

    August 30, 2001

    Kitchen Magicians

    The Pinnacle Club hopes to attract high-end diners to its lofty digs.

  • Dining

    November 16, 2000

    It's a Small World

    Tiny and terrific, Emma's is off to a great start.

  • Dining

    May 21, 1998

    Mouthing Off

    Tiny and terrific, Emma's is off to a great start.

  • Dining

    July 25, 1996

    Mouthing Off

    Tiny and terrific, Emma's is off to a great start.

  • Dining

    November 23, 1994

    MOUTHING OFF

    Tiny and terrific, Emma's is off to a great start.

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