Subject: Rochester

• More Messages: Musical Chairs

  June 8, 2006

• Is the Rocky Turning a Corner?

  July 2, 2007

• Hot Dog Overflow

  September 12, 2007

• Tom Golisano's sitting in the catbird seat at Invesco

  August 21, 2008

• Young Coyotes to record Daytrotter Session

  Photo: Allister AnnYoung Coyotes, still among my favorite local bands, has announced plans to record a Daytrotter session in Davenport, Iowa, on Thursday, December 4, at the end of its current cross country jaunt, which wraps later that night at the Blue Fugue in Columbia, Missouri. Only a scant few Denver bands have had the distinction so far of receiving the Daytrotter treatment. Nice work, fellas! Props.

  November 17, 2008

• Note to Top Chef: Stop sucking

  It's been three weeks since I wrote a word about this season's Top Chef on Bravo.  Know why?  Because it has been so boring and so contrived and so stupid that the episodes themselves were painful to watch -- making me less than excited about the notion of then rehashing them here. There was the bogus "Thanksgiving" episode that was filmed right in my hometown of Rochester, New York, of all places. Should've given me all sorts of fodder for a blog, right?  Wrong.  I

  December 23, 2008

• Bite Me

  October 17, 2002

• Just a little thing: Correcting a ten-year error at Parisi

  A couple days after the Second Helping I wrote for Parisi went up -- the one in which I reported how I'd accidentally tried to order spaghetti at a real estate office and proved, once again, what a boob I truly am -- I got a note from Christine Parisi letting me know that, while she'd certainly been happy for the friendly ink and loving comparisons to Locanda del Borgo, I'd made one tiny error. And it wasn't just me. What I'd done was perpetuate a false bit of history that's been making the roun

  February 16, 2009

• Bite Me

  June 17, 2004

• The Dead Pool

  January 6, 2005

• Who watches the Watchmen? Real-life superheroes.

  Turns out that real-world crime fighters -- folks such as the Colorado-based Wall Creeper, profiled in the Westword story "X" -- do more than just rid the world of evildoers. They also review movies. In this case, not just any movie, but Watchmen, the new film adaptation of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons's celebrated 1980s comic-book series/graphic novel. And who better to take on a superhero movie than superheroes themselves? Check out below for some thoughts on the film and its source, courte

  March 12, 2009

• Digesting a year's worth of my best meals in the Mile High City

  January 1, 2009

• East Side Kosher Deli

  An ethnic oasis in Denver's Little Russia.

  December 6, 2007

• Cow Town

  November 1, 2007

• The Irish Hound

  One last night to howl.

  June 28, 2007

• Osaka Sushi

  This restaurant exhibits raw power.

  June 28, 2007

• Chef Zorba’s Cuisine

  Ode to a Grecian meal.

  March 15, 2007

• Pho Saigon

  January 4, 2007

• Letters to the Editor

  From the week of 12/07/2006

  December 7, 2006

• Ghost Story

  The Turn of the Screw delivers thrills and chills.

  October 26, 2006

• American Idyll

  Steuben's is dedicated to regional specialties -- and that's both good and bad.

  October 5, 2006

• Student Council

  I miss school.

  August 31, 2006

• Wedded Bliss

  The Royal Peacock has everything to do with love.

  June 1, 2006

• On the Lamb

  Yanni's shows why great Greek cooking is better than a cuisine.

  April 13, 2006

• Free for All

  The Libertine's protagonist is a boor you can't ignore.

  March 9, 2006

• Drinking, Smoking and Screwing

  I have reservations about hotel restaurants, including Panzano.

  February 9, 2006

• Buns on the Run

  Cheeseburger, cheeseburger, cheeseburger

  February 2, 2006

• Letters to the Editor

  From the week of February 9, 2006

  February 9, 2006

• Free for All

  The Libertine's protagonist is a boor you can't ignore.

  January 12, 2006

• Worrier

  Jason Mraz is in need of a remedy.

  October 20, 2005

• On a Roll

  This Fontana Sushi goes its own way.

  October 13, 2005

• Bite Me

  Get a 'Cue

  May 12, 2005

• Horn Apart

  SNMNMNM wields weird instruments -- and an even weirder sense of humor.

  March 3, 2005

• History in the Making

  The collision of French and Vietnamese culinary traditions led to the perfection of Chez Thuy.

  October 7, 2004

• See Food

  Little India transports diners to another level. Just watch.

  September 23, 2004

• Bye-Bye, Brazil

  Tucanos is pleased to meat you, but nothing more.

  April 22, 2004

• A Cut Above

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

  February 5, 2004

• Catch a Wave

  New York's Longwave is happy together.

  July 10, 2003

• Foreign Intrigue

  Travel uncharted culinary seas at Ocean City Restaurant.

  October 3, 2002

• THE SICK BILL

  A COMPARISON OF TWO HOSPITAL BILLS SHOWS HOW COST-SHIFTING CAN KNEECAP CUSTOMERS.

  March 9, 1994

• Live from Sheehan's book signing

  We're at Katie Mullen's for the official release of Jason Sheehan's book, Cooking Dirty, and get this: There are actual people here! And they have his book! And they want him to sign it! And someone just took a picture of him! Perhaps this shouldn't be surprising, but it's always strange when people fawn over someone you know to be so regular -- even if they are that booze-swilling, chain-smoking, otherwordly-talented Rochester kind of regular. Anyway, since Sheehan has heretofore been entirel

  July 1, 2009

• Mikuni Sushi: Raw fish for amateurs

  Not surprisingly, just as there were no authentic Mexican restaurants in Rochester when I was young, there were no sushi bars, either. And definitely no sushi drive-thrus, even though sushi started out as fast food. Long before Ray Kroc came squalling into this world, preserved fish and balls of rice were being sold to weary travelers outside the walls of the fortified city of Edo (what Tokyo was before it was Tokyo).  But sushi took an unusual detour when it came to the United States. Rat

  July 7, 2009

• Mikuni makes sushi for the masses

  July 9, 2009

• Park Burger's moment to shine

  ​Sitting in the bar, I knew I needed a burger. A couple of them, maybe. Big, fat burgers, mid-rare and bleeding juice over the sides of the buns. I needed the kind of burgers they show in commercials -- straight-up porn-star burgers, all greasy and fat and bad for me. Unfortunately, the bar where I was sitting didn't have burgers (or anyway, not the kind I wanted), and besides, I had other plans. So I had a very nice piece of fish instead, restrained and lovely, set over a bed of quartere

  July 28, 2009

• Getting a hit of history at La Loma

  Three of my four food groups​ Sitting in the comfortable, Colonial dining room at La Loma on a Saturday night and watching as the waitress floats through the milling crowds, bringing me a big order of mesquite-grilled shrimp fajitas, served atop a veritable mountain of steaming, soft white onions, that real first date comes back whole: the Tex-Mex restaurant on East Ridge Road in Rochester, the sickly-sweet aftertaste of the margarita mix on my tongue, the onion-scented air and bespectacled

  August 18, 2009

• It may not be Mexican Mexican, but La Loma serves up authentic Colorado Mexican

  August 20, 2009

• In "10 Best Places to Grow Up" list, Denver kicks the crap out of Plano, Texas

  A Flickr photo​Another day, another list ranking American cities -- the latest being a U.S. News & World Report survey pinpointing the ten top communities for raising children. Yes, Denver made the top ten. Its blurb reads: "Whether they prefer snowboarding in the Rocky Mountains, biking through America's largest city park system, or heading over to Invesco Field at Mile High for a Broncos football game, Denver is a wonderful place to be a kid. Also among the country's safest big cities,

  August 21, 2009

• Only in Denver: Making a case for Federal Boulevard

  August 27, 2009

• Gregory Alan Isakov slated to tour with Ani DiFranco

  Eric Gruneisen​Okay, so is it just us or has anyone else noticed that Gregory Alan Isakov seems to have a way with the ladies? First he caught the notice of Brandi Carlile, who made a cameo on his latest record, This Empty Northern Hemisphere -- which, incidently, you can begin pre-ordering on vinyl this Friday through Suburban Home Records in advance of the vinyl release party on Saturday, October 17 at the Bluebird -- and with whom he ended up touring with. He likewise made quite the impress

  August 26, 2009

• In mourning over a meal at Mark & Isabella

  October 22, 2009