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  • Blogs

    January 17, 2012

    Eat your words! There are plenty of ethnic restaurants near the Tech Center

    The Denver Tech Center is "an area distinctly lacking in interesting ethnic food," I said in last week's review of Street Kitchen Asian Bistro. In fact, I almost expanded that sentiment to cover everything south of Hampden Avenue, an area filled with fast-casual and upscale chains that tend to over ... More >>

  • Music

    December 29, 2011

    The best national music releases of 2011

    The Denver Tech Center is "an area distinctly lacking in interesting ethnic food," I said in last week's review of Street Kitchen Asian Bistro. In fact, I almost expanded that sentiment to cover everything south of Hampden Avenue, an area filled with fast-casual and upscale chains that tend to over ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2011

    Bon Appetit calls ChoLon one of the best places in the country for "new Asian fusion"

    Lori Midson​Andrew Knowlton, the Bon Appetit food scribe, who, in the fall of last year, named Boulder the "foodiest town" in the United States, is now throwing around the culinary "F" word -- fusion -- in a story that trumpets the top six restaurants in the country to "Taste the New Asian Fus ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2011

    Vina Pho & Grill expands into Boulder

    Vina Pho & Grill​When Allyson Tran opened her first pho joint, Vina Pho & Grill, in Edgewater in 2009, she'd really been looking for a spot in Boulder. "I always wanted to go to Boulder," she says. "My first plan was to open there, but we couldn't find a location." Now she's finally had a c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2011

    PJ Harvey, Drive-By Truckers, Nicki Minaj top sellers at local stores

    ​PJ Harvey's Let England Shake, released last week on Vagrant, took the top spot at Twist & Shout and claimed the sixth spot at Albums on the Hill for the week ending February 20. The Drive-By Truckers, meanwhile, debuted at number one at Albums with their latest effort Go-Go Boots, also relea ... More >>

  • Dining

    February 3, 2011

    ChoLon presents Southeast Asian market cuisine with an upscale twist

    See photos of the menu options at ChoLon.

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2011

    ChoLon Modern Asian Bistro channels a Southeast Asian market

    Mark Manger​Just 24 hours after I returned from Asia, I was craving the cuisine I'd left behind -- and I was particularly hungry for the food stalls of the markets. So I headed straight for ChoLon Modern Asian Bistro, where Lon Symensma channeled Cholon, the Chinatown market in Saigon, when he ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2011

    Restaurant roll call for 2010

    Lori MidsonChoLon Modern Asian Bistro was one of the big restaurants to open in 2010.​While many restaurants closed in 2010, many more restaurants opened -- including such hot spots as ChoLon, Euclid Hall, Green Russell, Lou's Food Bar and, on the very last day of the year, Bittersweet. Here' ... More >>

  • Dining

    December 2, 2010

    Warming trends: The bare-bones Pho Duy provides warm comfort food just in time for winter

    Lori MidsonChoLon Modern Asian Bistro was one of the big restaurants to open in 2010.​While many restaurants closed in 2010, many more restaurants opened -- including such hot spots as ChoLon, Euclid Hall, Green Russell, Lou's Food Bar and, on the very last day of the year, Bittersweet. Here' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 20, 2010

    Swollen Members at Marquis Theater, 11/19/10

    Britt Chester​ SWOLLEN MEMBERS With Saigon • City Real • Prime Element 11.10.10 | Marquis Theatre Originally scheduled to take place the Summit Music Hall, last night's Swollen Members show was moved to the Marquis Theater. The dichotomy of confused Christian rock fans hoping to see Red ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2010

    ChoLon Modern Asian Bistro set to open in early October

    Lon Symensma will open ChoLon Modern Asian Bistro on October 1​Back in March, I christened Lon Symensma one of the sexiest chefs on the culinary planet, a pronouncement by which I still stand, especially since unearthing a Youtube video of the hot shot kitchen magician foraging for food around ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2009

    Restaurant Roll Call for November

    Lori MidsonGB Fish & Chips opened a second location on the last day of November.​RESTAURANTS OPENING IN NOVEMBER Aboba, 5810 West Alameda Avenue Archive Room, 5601 Olde Wadsworth Boulevard, Arvada Beaver Dam, 7545 East Iliff Avenue Buckin' Harleys, 1451 Cortez Street Cafe Colorado, 287 Colu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2009

    Chef and Tell with Mary Nguyen of Parallel 17

    Mary Nguyen, executive chef/owner of Parallel 17​"Food is the one thing that I grew up knowing would bring family and friends together, soothe wounds and mend hearts as well as improve any party or celebration," says Mary Nguyen, chef-owner of the Vietnamese-French bistro Parallel 17. "I enter ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 23, 2009

    Sugar High: Sugar Bakeshop doughnuts and Sweet Action hot chocolate float

    Liz Kellermeyer​Welcome to the first installment of our new feature, Sugar High. Check back here every Friday to see where we indulged our sweet tooth during the week.   Granted, the chilly weather doesn't make an ice cream shop immediately leap to mind when considering where to warm the b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 28, 2009

    The List: Denver's top ten pho spots

    ​ Pho is the most recognizable example of the Vietnamese canon, a street food lifted whole from the avenues of Saigon and Bien Hoa and brought to the United States by waves of immigrants who came here following the war and the reconstruction. Many of those immigrants washed up in Denver, wh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 29, 2009

    Vesta Dipping Grill puts the happy back in happy hour

    As ambassadors of good will, good drinks and good food, Vesta Dipping Grill, 1822 Blake Street, recently awarded free happy hours to thirty local businesses and non-profits, which, as you can imagine, made for some damn happy employees who'll get a few more hours of happy time at Vesta's bar with fr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2009

    Best of Denver 2009: Bread alert

    The 25th annual Best of Denver issue officially hits the streets (and this site) on March 26, and now that the hundred-plus food awards have been decided, I'm revisiting some of my favorite tales from this year's always-weird awards process.  Kinda like encounter therapy, and cheaper than going ... More >>

  • Dining

    February 14, 2008

    Tibet's Restaurant

    If this chef is good enough for the Dalai Lama, he’s good enough for you.

  • Blogs

    January 1, 2008

    Best of Denver Winners from 1995

    Ah, 1995: a time when entire Best Of categories were devoted to the O.J. Simpson trial, Bernie Bickerstaff and Dikembe Mutombo were still dominating the sports pages, and Mel's Bar and Grill was still new. Check out the winners from our 1995 Best Of issue after the jump.

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2007

    Best of Westword Winners: 1989

    Ah, 1995: a time when entire Best Of categories were devoted to the O.J. Simpson trial, Bernie Bickerstaff and Dikembe Mutombo were still dominating the sports pages, and Mel's Bar and Grill was still new. Check out the winners from our 1995 Best Of issue after the jump.

  • Blogs

    August 1, 2007

    Tacos the Town

    Ah, 1995: a time when entire Best Of categories were devoted to the O.J. Simpson trial, Bernie Bickerstaff and Dikembe Mutombo were still dominating the sports pages, and Mel's Bar and Grill was still new. Check out the winners from our 1995 Best Of issue after the jump.

  • Blogs

    August 1, 2007

    Tacos the Town

    Ah, 1995: a time when entire Best Of categories were devoted to the O.J. Simpson trial, Bernie Bickerstaff and Dikembe Mutombo were still dominating the sports pages, and Mel's Bar and Grill was still new. Check out the winners from our 1995 Best Of issue after the jump.

  • Blogs

    July 31, 2007

    Kangaroo Road Kill -- Sleepy Mad Max

    Ah, 1995: a time when entire Best Of categories were devoted to the O.J. Simpson trial, Bernie Bickerstaff and Dikembe Mutombo were still dominating the sports pages, and Mel's Bar and Grill was still new. Check out the winners from our 1995 Best Of issue after the jump.

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2007

    Postscript to Honkin' Tonkin

    Ah, 1995: a time when entire Best Of categories were devoted to the O.J. Simpson trial, Bernie Bickerstaff and Dikembe Mutombo were still dominating the sports pages, and Mel's Bar and Grill was still new. Check out the winners from our 1995 Best Of issue after the jump.

  • Blogs

    July 17, 2007

    Honkin' Tonkin

    Ah, 1995: a time when entire Best Of categories were devoted to the O.J. Simpson trial, Bernie Bickerstaff and Dikembe Mutombo were still dominating the sports pages, and Mel's Bar and Grill was still new. Check out the winners from our 1995 Best Of issue after the jump.

  • Dining

    February 22, 2007

    Old Town

    As new ethnic enclaves appear, the originals die off.

  • Dining

    January 11, 2007

    Palace Chinese & Vietnamese Cuisine

    Don’t judge a cook by this cover.

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2006

    Sum kind of Wonderful

    Don’t judge a cook by this cover.

  • Dining

    September 28, 2006

    Elvis Lives

    Vietnam House is a rock star.

  • Dining

    May 25, 2006

    Strip Tease

    Viaggio and New Orient create a common border between Italy and Vietnam.

  • Dining

    March 2, 2006

    Hold the Line

    Parallel Seventeen revives culinary history.

  • Calendar

    November 10, 2005

    Talking Shop

    There’s plenty to enjoy along Upper 15th Street.

  • News

    September 15, 2005

    The Last Refugees

    This family's roots are in Vietnam, but the next generation is branching out.

  • Dining

    July 28, 2005

    Green Light

    Head for the hills -- the hill country of Sapa.

  • Food & Drink

    March 24, 2005

    Best Breakfast Soup

    Pho 79

  • Culture

    November 25, 2004

    Life's a Cabaret

    Jacques Brel really is alive in this splendid Theatre Cafe revival.

  • Dining

    August 19, 2004

    So Pho, So Good

    Pho 79 is my tome on the range.

  • Food & Drink

    March 25, 2004

    Best Vietnamese Restaurant

    New Saigon

  • Film

    February 6, 2003

    Quiet Strength

    A provocative adaptation of Graham Greene's Vietnam views will have audiences talking.

  • Film

    August 9, 2001

    Secret Worlds

    The Vertical Ray of the Sun offers up a rich slice of Vietnamese family life.

  • Food & Drink

    March 29, 2001

    Best Vietnamese Restaurant

    New Saigon

  • Dining

    August 27, 1998

    Missed Saigon

    New Saigon

  • Dining

    February 26, 1998

    The Nam of the Game

    New Saigon

  • Dining

    June 19, 1997

    Bowled Over

    New Saigon

  • News

    November 28, 1996

    His Life

    Vinh Ngoc Le counts his blessings.

  • Dining

    April 18, 1996

    Miss Saigon?

    Vinh Ngoc Le counts his blessings.

  • Dining

    September 6, 1995

    'NAM YANKEES

    Vinh Ngoc Le counts his blessings.

  • Dining

    July 26, 1995

    MOUTHING OFF

    Vinh Ngoc Le counts his blessings.

  • Dining

    April 27, 1994

    SOUP'S ON

    Vinh Ngoc Le counts his blessings.

  • Film

    March 9, 1994

    A FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC MASTERPIECE

    Vinh Ngoc Le counts his blessings.

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