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  • Blogs

    October 28, 2011

    Imperial Chinese Restaurant owner Johnny Hsu reflects on the evolution of Chinese restaurants in Denver

    Imperial Chinese Restaurant​Before Liu Zeng Qun opened Chef Liu's Authentic Chinese Cuisine, his own Szechuan restaurant in Aurora which I review this week, he spent eight years working for the man who secured the visa that brought him over here: Johnny Hsu. Hsu is the owner of Imperial Chine ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 6, 2011

    A photo-centric preview of the new Linger

    Lori Midson​We've seen a succession of restaurant openings over the last several months, but Linger, the second restaurant from Justin Cucci, the owner/chef of Root Down, may very well be the most anticipated new arrival of the year. And after a remarkably good dinner there last week, at whic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2011

    Lon Symensma, exec chef of ChoLon, rips on bird's nests, extols the virtues of lop chong and admits that his favorite macaroni and cheese is made with Velveeta

    Lori Midson​ Lon Symensma ChoLon Modern Asian Bistro 1555 Blake Street 303-353-5223 www.cholon.com This is part one of my interview with Lon Symensma, executive chef of ChoLon Modern Asian Bistro. Part two of that interview will run in this space tomorrow. Lon Symensma talks faster than a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2011

    Preview: A Vietnamese adoptee takes a long journey home in Steve Stajich's Mekong Joe

    ​Operation Babylift, which flew hundreds of babies out of Vietnam after the 1975 fall of Saigon for adoption in the United States, has faded from national memory. But for actor Joe Wandell, born Hai Tran Thai and the son of a Vietnamese woman and a GI, it remains the central fact of his life. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 21, 2010

    Ludacris, Melo, Lala and Sway stop by George Washington High School for Get Schooled tour

    Samantha Baker​ Ludacris, Carmelo Anthony, his wife, Lala Vasquez, and Sway Calloway from MTV surprised 1400 students at George Washington High School on Friday afternoon for the Get Schooled national challenge and tour, aimed at engaging students and their families to help improve high schoo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2009

    Ask the Critic: Forget Anthony Bourdain, these restaurants stand on their own

    ​ We have been shamelessly shilling for Anthony Bourdain for the past few days, talking about his upcoming trip to Denver, giving away tickets to his lecture and Q&A on November 18, throwing up pictures of him whenever we can. Shameless? Absolutely. Not for nothing, the man is very popular ... More >>

  • Dining

    August 27, 2009

    Bowled over by Pho 95

    ​ We have been shamelessly shilling for Anthony Bourdain for the past few days, talking about his upcoming trip to Denver, giving away tickets to his lecture and Q&A on November 18, throwing up pictures of him whenever we can. Shameless? Absolutely. Not for nothing, the man is very popular ... More >>

  • Dining

    March 5, 2009

    More Chinese food, more Vietnamese food - all good news

    ​ We have been shamelessly shilling for Anthony Bourdain for the past few days, talking about his upcoming trip to Denver, giving away tickets to his lecture and Q&A on November 18, throwing up pictures of him whenever we can. Shameless? Absolutely. Not for nothing, the man is very popular ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2007

    Best of Westword 1991 Winners

    ​ We have been shamelessly shilling for Anthony Bourdain for the past few days, talking about his upcoming trip to Denver, giving away tickets to his lecture and Q&A on November 18, throwing up pictures of him whenever we can. Shameless? Absolutely. Not for nothing, the man is very popular ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 20, 2007

    The Best of Westword 1990

    ​ We have been shamelessly shilling for Anthony Bourdain for the past few days, talking about his upcoming trip to Denver, giving away tickets to his lecture and Q&A on November 18, throwing up pictures of him whenever we can. Shameless? Absolutely. Not for nothing, the man is very popular ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 17, 2007

    The Best of Denver Winners from 1985

    ​ We have been shamelessly shilling for Anthony Bourdain for the past few days, talking about his upcoming trip to Denver, giving away tickets to his lecture and Q&A on November 18, throwing up pictures of him whenever we can. Shameless? Absolutely. Not for nothing, the man is very popular ... More >>

  • Goods & Services

    March 29, 2007
  • Dining

    August 31, 2006

    Fair Game

    The Taste of Colorado loses some regulars.

  • Dining

    September 15, 2005

    The Next Big Thing

    At Pho Fusion, one good turn deserves another.

  • Film

    July 21, 2005

    Free at Last

    A harrowing journey leads to America, then to someplace better.

  • Dining

    May 26, 2005

    The Eye of the Noodle

    In the contest of man and machine, I'll take Chef's Noodle House any day.

  • Dining

    August 5, 2004

    The Truck Stops Here

    I brake for breakfast at Johnson's Corner.

  • Dining

    February 12, 2004

    Bite Me

    Social Studies

  • Dining

    June 20, 2002

    A Family Affair

    John's serves up a very tasty slice of life.

  • Film

    September 20, 2001

    Our House

    Together is a bittersweet look at '70s commune life...in Sweden.

  • Film

    August 16, 2001

    Hollywood's Long March to War

    The release of Apocalypse Now Redux sharpens the debate over the moral complexities of the battlefield.

  • Dining

    May 17, 2001

    The Bite

    A landmark eatery changes ownership, while Jeff’s keeps things kosher in southeast Denver.

  • News

    January 11, 2001

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of January 11, 2001

  • News

    January 4, 2001

    Party! Party!

    Better late than never, Denver proves.

  • Dining

    September 14, 2000

    The Bite

    Former Post food critic gets into hot water over a plagiarism charge.

  • Dining

    June 22, 2000

    Noodling Around

    These two eateries should bowl you over.

  • Dining

    June 17, 1999

    Sauced Horizons

    These two eateries should bowl you over.

  • News

    July 3, 1997

    A Native Is Restless

    Weary Denver computer programmer Thom Lancy dreams of retracing the Kon-tiki expedition to the South Seas.

  • News

    July 3, 1997

    Little Boy Lust

    How a Denver teacher of the year victimized a Vietnamese immigrant family.

  • Music

    October 5, 1994

    WORDS OF MOUTH

    How a Denver teacher of the year victimized a Vietnamese immigrant family.

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