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May 22, 2012
James Lee back at the Bitter Bar full time
A year and a half ago, award-winning bartender James Lee gave up his post as bar manager of the Bitter Bar and beverage director of the Big Red F restaurants to embark on a journey that took him first to Salida and then Denver, where he's worked with Troy Guard, Leigh Sullivan, Robert Thompson and H ... More >>
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April 11, 2012
Anika Zappe named bar manager of Punch Bowl Social, Le Grand Bistro & Oyster Bar and Argyll
It took two and a half years, but Robert Thompson, the restaurateur behind Le Grand Bistro & Oyster Bar, the former Argyll and Punch Bowl Social, finally got his wish: Anika Zappe, one of the most respected and high-profile bartenders in Denver, Thompson told me today, is now the beverage director f ... More >>
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January 11, 2012
New Denver tiki-themed bar moves forward -- but with a new name
Denver was slated to get a tiki bar, Mauka Tiki, in 2011, but when the ball dropped at the end of the year, the space at 218 South Broadway was still dark. Owners Jay Dedrick and Brett Kimball are moving ahead with their plans, says Matty Durgin, who'll be the beverage manager at the new spot (and h ... More >>
Dining
December 29, 2011
It's been a banner year for Denver restaurants... and restaurateurs
Denver was slated to get a tiki bar, Mauka Tiki, in 2011, but when the ball dropped at the end of the year, the space at 218 South Broadway was still dark. Owners Jay Dedrick and Brett Kimball are moving ahead with their plans, says Matty Durgin, who'll be the beverage manager at the new spot (and h ... More >>
Dining
November 24, 2011
At Le Grand Bistro, belly up to the bar for classic French fare
More Photos: Belly Up to the Bar at Le Grand Bistro
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November 23, 2011
Photos: Le Grand Bistro and Oyster Bar
At Le Grand Bistro and Oyster Bar, Robert Thompson's new French restaurant near the convention center and the subject of my review this week, the bar was the place to be. That dark wooden counter was my favorite place to match fat sausages to Alsatian Riesing, oysters to Muscadet, or cocktails to mo ... More >>
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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 17, 2011
100 Favorite Dishes: Pork chop from Le Grand Bistro & Oyster Bar
Lori Midson No. 53: Pork shop from Le Grand Bistro & Oyster Bar
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August 16, 2011
Danielle Blankenship: Charge for killing cat by blowing heroin smoke in its face dropped
Blankenship.Last month, Danielle Blankenship, 21, was accused of misdemeanor animal cruelty for allegedly killing her cat by blowing heroin smoke in its face -- and Boulder authorities talked about upping the charge to a felony if any heroin turned up in the cat's system. But none did, prompt ... More >>
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July 27, 2011
Reader: TAG's game of musical chairs -- and chefs -- continues
Brian Melton will soon be mixing it up at ChoLon.TAG, you're it. The fallout from TAG continues to radiate across the restaurant scene, with the news yesterday that James Lee and Michael Pacovsky are going to Le Grand Bistro & Oyster Bar, Robert Thompson's spot slated to open in the former ... More >>
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July 26, 2011
TAG departees James Lee and Michael Pacovsky sign on with Robert Thompson and Le Grand Bistro & Oyster Bar
Robert Thompson, who owns Argyll, which just closed in Cherry Creek (but will reopen in 2012 in the Baker 'hood) and the soon-to-be-open Le Grand Bistro & Oyster Bar, which has taken over the former Baur's space downtown and Punch Bowl - Social Food & Drink, slated to open in November, also i ... More >>
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July 19, 2011
Readers: Cherry Creek is getting what it deserves...and Baker doesn't want it
Toast is toast in Cherry Creek North.The hits keep coming on Cherry Creek North, which just lost Argyll and Toast, but will soon be gaining Wrap Dawgs, as Lori Midson reported yesterday. All the dish coming out of Cherry Creek prompted this from denveronaspit: First the Tattered Cover and ... More >>
Blogs
July 18, 2011
Toast burns out in Cherry Creek
Lori MidsonRobert Thompson's Argyll isn't the only restaurant that's bolted from Cherry Creek North, a tony neighborhood dotted with blinged-out boutiques and swank art galleries, but has a losing streak when it comes to dining dens, several of which have shuttered over the past few years (a ... More >>
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July 15, 2011
Argyll will close in Cherry Creek on Sunday -- and reopen next year in the Baker District
Lori MidsonArgyll, a restaurant that we have loved, stalked and ballyhooed since it opened in Cherry Creek in 2009 -- it was our Best New Restaurant pick in Westword's 2010 Best of Denver issue -- has, for quite a while, been one of the only reasons to actually make the trek to a relatively l ... More >>
Blogs
July 5, 2011
Readers: Dixons Downtown Grill served up memories as well as meals
On Friday, we posted our "Restaurant roll call for June," a compendium of the town's recent openings and closings -- some of them quite surprising, including Squeaky Bean (looking for a new home, this one with a kitchen), Baur's Ristorante (Robert Thompson of Argyle will turn the space 1t 151 ... More >>
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June 6, 2011
Reader: Plant Squeaky Bean in this neighborhood!
Squeaky Bean will get uprooted from Tejon: It was fun while it lasted.Two restaurants are looking for new homes this month. On Friday afternoon, Lori Midson broke the news that Robert Thompson will be opening Le Grand Bistro & Oyster Bar in the current home of Baur's Ristorante; owner Jimmy ... More >>
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June 3, 2011
Argyll team opening Le Grand Bistro & Oyster Bar in the former Baur's Ristorante space
Robert Thompson is on a roll. The proprietor of Argyll, a splendid gastropub in Cherry Creek, and the brainchild behind Punch Bowl, which will open in November in the Baker 'hood, has just inked a deal, complete with a 25-year lease, to take over Baur's Ristorante, Jimmy Lambatos's elegant -- ... More >>
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November 25, 2010
Better Run, Turkey
Robert Thompson is on a roll. The proprietor of Argyll, a splendid gastropub in Cherry Creek, and the brainchild behind Punch Bowl, which will open in November in the Baker 'hood, has just inked a deal, complete with a 25-year lease, to take over Baur's Ristorante, Jimmy Lambatos's elegant -- ... More >>
Blogs
October 4, 2010
The Hornet introduces Mayan Movie Mondays
The area around Broadway as it heads into SoBo is booming, what with El Diablo joining a mix that already includes Deluxe and Delite, Karma, Sweet Action and Beatrice & Woodsley. And it will just become busier next year when Robert Thompson of Argyll opens Punch Bowl, his bowling alley/diner- ... More >>
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September 17, 2010
This week in Cafe Society food bloggery: beer, Bon Appetit, Brandon Biederman and ChoLon Modern Asian Bistro
Behold the highlights from this week's Cafe Society blog: 1. With the streets of Denver flooded in suds, it's likely that you're well and truly hammered while reading this, but if you can still see the screen without covering up one eye, and you haven't had your fill of hops and barley, the ... More >>
Blogs
September 15, 2010
Big Lots on Broadway to become a big bowling alley and 24/7 diner, courtesy of Argyll's Robert Thompson
Lori MidsonYou know the boarded up Big Lots on First and Broadway -- the behemoth, 23,000-square-foot space that was reportedly going to be a Sunflower Farmers' Market, then a Staples store and, most recently, an auto body garage? Yeah, well, it's not not going to be any of those things. ... More >>
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September 8, 2010
Coming soon to Cherry Creek: Sweet Ginger Asian Bistro & Sushi
Lori MidsonWhile Cherry Creek just lost Tambien, one of the tony neighborhood's best independent restaurants, the downstairs space at 2710 East Third Avenue, formerly Plush, is poised to become Sweet Ginger Asian Bistro & Sushi. Located directly next door to -- and sharing a patio with -- ... More >>
Blogs
July 20, 2010
Food Network to feature Argyll's corned beef hash on Unique Eats
Lori Midson Just heard from Robert Thompson, owner of Argyll, the Cherry Creek gastropub that snapped up our Best of Denver 2010 Best New Restaurant award, that he got a call from the brass at the Food Network, who's sending a film crew to Denver in August or September to shoot the pub's corn ... More >>
Music
July 1, 2010
All aboard! Leigh Jones turns the Recovery Room into Bar Car
Lori Midson Just heard from Robert Thompson, owner of Argyll, the Cherry Creek gastropub that snapped up our Best of Denver 2010 Best New Restaurant award, that he got a call from the brass at the Food Network, who's sending a film crew to Denver in August or September to shoot the pub's corn ... More >>
Blogs
June 22, 2010
Argyll may put expansion on hold
Robert Thompson's Argyll was the surprise hit of 2009; despite being labeled a "gastropub," it even took top honors for Best New Restaurant in our Best of Denver 2010. Argyll was doing so well that Thompson had considered taking on the space next door to the restaurant at 2700 East Third Ave ... More >>
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June 8, 2010
Tonight: Argyll does good in a make-good
Diners on Argyll's patio will be looking at life through rose-colored glasses. Argyll Gastropub, proclaimed the Best New Restaurant in the Best of Denver 2010, is serving up a 5-Course Rose Wine Dinner tonight that's a benefit for the National Kidney Foundation. "It's our way to kick off sum ... More >>
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April 29, 2010
Argyll celebrates its first birthday with bargain-basement lunch prices
Lori Midson Argyll, the Cherry Creek gastropub (and winner of Westword's Best New Restaurant 2010 award) at 2700 East Third Avenue, is celebrating its one-year anniversary on Friday, April 30 by offering one starter and two lunch entrees for $14, excluding tax and gratuity. "We're thanking ... 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 >>
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March 31, 2010
What's the Best New Restaurant? Argyll
Inside Argyll, Denver's Best New Restaurant.Last year may have broken all records for restaurant openings in metro Denver -- despite the lousy economy. The roster literally ran from A to Z, with more than a dozen new spots all strong contenders for the Best New Restaurant award of the Best of ... More >>
Blogs
February 17, 2010
Chef and Tell with Sergio Romero from Argyll Gastropub
Lori Midson "My goal," says Sergio Romero, "is to be on a wait as often as possible, to have people love our food and eat it up, and to provide an experience that's a little different from everything else in Denver." And the exec chef of Argyll Gastropub fiercely believes that the Cherry Cree ... More >>
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January 18, 2010
Argyll Gastropub taps into vacant Plush space next door
Lori MidsonArgyll Gastropub, the subterranean grub-and-ale house at 2700 East Third Avenue, is about to get bigger -- much bigger. That's because Argyll owner Robert Thompson just snatched up the Plush space directly next door, which closed following New Year's Eve. Thompson's first priority ... More >>
Blogs
January 4, 2010
Restaurant Roll Call for 2009
Mark MangerFogo de Chao unleashed its love of meat on Denver in '09.Dozens of restaurants closed in the metro area over the past year, ranging from such old-timers as the Trail Dust Steak House, Ruth's Chris Steakhouse and Chez Jose to newcomers like XO, which both opened and closed in 2009. ... More >>
Blogs
November 27, 2009
The List: Top ten pubs with good grub
Mark MangerArgyll's food is far from average pub fare.Argyll might have saddled itself with the horrible label "gastropub," but by any name, Robert Thompson's new place is a pretty sweet bar, with seriously great food. But while the menu at Argyll, which I review here, is more ambitious than ... More >>
Dining
November 26, 2009
After my first bite at Argyll, I was ready to eat my words
Mark MangerArgyll's food is far from average pub fare.Argyll might have saddled itself with the horrible label "gastropub," but by any name, Robert Thompson's new place is a pretty sweet bar, with seriously great food. But while the menu at Argyll, which I review here, is more ambitious than ... More >>
Blogs
November 24, 2009
Argyll goes gastropubbin'
Mark MangerIt worried me that Argyll is located in a subterranean address in Cherry Creek -- which seems to almost always doom any restaurant to a slow, lingering death. It worried me that this particular subterranean address used to be the home of the Squealing Pig: a terrible excuse for an ... More >>
Blogs
October 28, 2009
There's no business like snow business at Argyll
For sunny days, Argyll Gastropub, at 2700 East Third Avenue, has a great patio. On snowy days, it has the "Snow Days Deal." At any time when it's snowing, Argyll will sell you a 20-ounce Imperial Pint of Murphy's Stout for half price -- 50 percent off the usual $5.25. That's handy news for ... More >>
Blogs
October 21, 2009
Tonight: Indulge in five courses at Argyll GastroPub
Head over to Robert Thompson's Argyll GastroPub, 2700 East Third Avenue, at 7 p.m. tonight for a five-course wine dinner featuring an array of truly decadent dishes paired with the perfect wines. Menu items include Goose Point oysters, a peach-and-goat-cheese tart, smoked trout, autumn salad ... More >>
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October 9, 2009
Why I hate the word "gastropub," again
Snaps courtesy of Maggie Helseth. Thanks, Maggie! I want to make myself absolutely clear here: I hate the word "gastropub." Just to be sure, I'm going to repeat that: I hate the word gastropub. Got it, everyone? The word. Words are my business. I take them very seriously. And as far as ... More >>
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July 31, 2009
On tap this weekend: Real beer, real food, real pub, good cause at Argyll
Argyll Public House, Robert Thompson's swanky gastropub at 2700 East Third Avenue, is hosting a service industry night from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Saturday, August 1 to benefit the Colorado Autism Society. If you work in the restaurant biz and have the cred to prove it -- "Bring a pay stub, come in ... More >>
Dining
May 14, 2009
GastronoMe
Argyll Public House, Robert Thompson's swanky gastropub at 2700 East Third Avenue, is hosting a service industry night from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Saturday, August 1 to benefit the Colorado Autism Society. If you work in the restaurant biz and have the cred to prove it -- "Bring a pay stub, come in ... More >>
Blogs
May 14, 2009
Argyll joins the brunch bunch
Argyll, and its patio, will be open for brunch this weekend.Robert Thompson's Argyll, in the old Squealing Pig space at 2700 East Third Avenue, made its debut on April 30 with a slow roll-out. First there were dinners. Then, a few days later, lunch service was added. And this Saturday, Thompson and ... More >>
Blogs
April 30, 2009
Argyll opens today
Just got word that Argyll is opening today in the former home of the Squealing Pig, 2700 East Third Avenue. It's brought to us by Robert Thompson, best known for Brasserie Rouge, our Best New Restaurant of 2004. Sadly, Brasserie Rouge didn't last (its space in the Icehouse will soon become the Iceho ... More >>
Blogs
April 28, 2009
Noca is no go
Back in December, Robert Thompson (formerly of Brasserie Rouge, the Atomic Cowboy and B-52 Billiards) announced that his Chicago company, Seasoned Development, would open its first Noca Kitchen at 1433 17th Street in Denver. "Noca Kitchen is going to be a substantial growth vehicle for us in Denver ... More >>
Blogs
March 16, 2009
Colt & Gray, a new gastropub, slated for May
Where the hell is it?I asked myself that question a half dozen times while aimlessly driving down Platte Street searching for Colt & Gray, a new gastropub opening in late May at 1553 Platte Street in the Platte River Valley. Lori MidsonIt wasn't that I couldn't find the address: The numbers were ... More >>
Blogs
December 10, 2008
Robert Thompson is headed back to Denver
When last we saw Robert Thompson, he'd closed Brasserie Rouge, was out of Atomic Cowboy, and was selling B-52 Billiards (which would become the Real World: Denver House, then Theorie). He moved on to Chicago, where he's now co-owner of Seasoned Development -- a restaurant company that just&nb ... More >>
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