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TGI Friday's Inc.

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2012

    TGI Friday's cooks up new menu items: It's all about the details

    I used to work at TGI Friday's -- I was young, I needed the money -- and when customers would ask me what they should order, I unfailingly advised them to stick to appetizers and cocktails: no mussy, no fussy, and no details for me to screw up.

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2012

    Ten Mexican fast-food guilty pleasures

    Mexican fare from fast-food chains usually isn't authentic, healthy or even pretty, but it's irresistible. And we all indulge from time to time -- hitting the window at Taco Bell at 2 a.m. after a night of mainlining vodka gimlets; finding any excuse to grab a sunflower-seed-stuffed veggie burrito a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2012

    Five things Applebee's is already doing right

    Applebee's just hired hot Boulder-based Crispin Porter Bogusky -- the same creative outfit that Arby's recently signed -- to give the ubiquitous American meat-starch-veg spot an image boost of some kind. But here's the rub: Unlike Arby's, Applebee's doesn't really need a facelift. If the chain's g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2011

    Union Station developers bite into a delicious project

    ​Union Station was once a bustling spot, but as fewer people decided to "travel by train," as its neon sign advises, more and more businesses pulled out of the station. By the early '80s, the only refreshment options were a soda fountain in the lobby, the classic Caboose Lounge and, for two gl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2011

    Five things Olive Garden should dump...now

    ​Olive Garden just announced that it would be kicking fries and milkshakes off of the children's menu at all its restaurants, replacing them with smoothies and grapes. This move is designed to please parents who drag their squirming spawn into the post-popular Italian chain, but it's tough bre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2011

    Thirty overused, irritating and just plain awful food words and phrases that make our mouth hurt

    ​There are words, cliches and phrases that we, as food writers, use far too often, and while we're all probably guilty of making your nostrils flare when we use some of the very same vocabulary that we're now going to criticize, it's when other food writers use these annoying and overused word ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2011

    Lola's Don Julio bartending competition serves up "luxury drops"

    Jenny AnBrian Melton's drink included coconut powder, maple agave, sea salt and toasted coconut.​Fourteen bartenders. Twenty minutes. One winner of an iPad. That was roughly the formula for the bartending competition Sunday night at Lola, sponsored by Don Julio. Using either Don Julio's Reposa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2011

    Colorado Cocktail Project will leave you shaken, possibly stirred

    ​Café Society's obsession with the quest for a Colorado cocktail dates back to the day when Rich Grant of Visit Denver got a call from a reporter for a national magazine who was looking for the quintessential Colorado drink to include in a story about landmark libations. But while some towns ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 6, 2011

    Food Channel's top ten dessert trends for 2011: two out of ten ain't bad

    ​If you hear it from the Food Channel, then it must be true. This crew's latest list -- of top ten dessert trends -- includes mass wedding cake genocide, tableside theatrics, Cinnamon Twists from Taco Bell, beer paired with doughnuts, two-fisting nuts (and yes, "two-fisting" is being used as ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2011

    Readers: Was T.G.I. Friday's ever cool?

    ​T.G.I. Friday's -- which has five restaurants in the metro area and a frightening number around the country -- is trying to update its image with craft beer and other specials. But is it too little, too late? Our "Top Five Reasons T.G.I. Friday's isn't cool anymore" is bringing out fans and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2011

    Top five reasons T.G.I. Friday's isn't cool anymore

    T.G.I. Friday's new craft-beer-soaked Angus steak.​T.G.I. Friday's would be so much cooler if the chain would just embrace and enjoy the fact that it's a punchline. Being a joke isn't necessarily a bad thing. Charlie Sheen, Tom Tancredo and the entire cast of Jersey Shore get it and make it ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2011

    After months of repair limbo, Samba Room finally pulls the plug

    ​It's been many, many months since floor leaks forced the closure of Samba Room in Larimer Square, but as late as December of 2010, the company, along with Larimer Associates, the group that owns the space, were optimistic that the place would eventually reopen. It wasn't to be. E Brands, the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2010

    Mike Adams, kitchen magician of Racines, on hunting, fishing, chitlins and the thrill of the mushroom hunt

    Lori Midson​This is part one of Lori Midson's interview with Mike Adams, the executive chef of Racines. Part two of that interview will run in this space tomorrow. Mike Adams Racines 650 Sherman Street 303-595-0418 www.racinesrestaurant.com "Are you seriously going to write that?" asks Mike ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2010

    T.G.I. Friday's gets crafty with a New Belgium Brewing tasting party

    ​We knew rap had gone mainstream when Will Smith's The Fresh Prince of Bel Air began airing in 1990, and we know craft beer has done the same now that T.G.I. Friday's is pairing its new menu items with selected beers from New Belgium Brewing. On December 21, the casual dining chain will host ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2010

    T.G.I. Friday's the latest restaurant company to use Denver as a taste-test market

    T.G.I. Friday'sIn Denver only, ahi tuna with avocado crisps​Following in the footsteps of several national restaurant chains and other food businesses, T.G.I. Friday's is using Denver to test both a new look and new menu items, including dishes with more fresh and made-from-scratch ingredients ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2010

    Ask the bartender: Giving all those old bar terms the finger

    ​Sean Kenyon knows how to pour out both drinks and advice. A third-generation bar man with almost 25 years behind the bar, he is a student of cocktail history, a United States Bartenders Guild-certified Spirits Professional and a BAR Ready graduate of the prestigious Beverage Alcohol Resource ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2010

    Quaker Steak & Lube is coming to Colorado

    ​A restaurant that sounds like the motor sports centered version of a TGI Fridays is expanding into Colorado. The Sharon, Pennsylvania-based Quaker Steak & Lube has one of the most confusing and vaguely lewd names we've ever heard of, and its bringing its wings and ribs and steaks to Westminst ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2010

    Chef and Tell with Samir Mohammad from the Village Cork

    Lori Midson ​Samir Mohammad The Village Cork 1300 South Pearl Street 303-282-8399 www.villagecork.com Long before Samir Mohammad could legally drive a car, he'd flipped burgers, rolled taquitos, tossed pizzas, blistered his hands cooking red and green chile, washed dishes, waited tables, pr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2009

    Will Denver man become greatest bartender in the world (of T.G.I. Friday's)?

    ​Since the late 1980's, T.G.I. Friday's has held an international bartending championship for its own employees, granting the winner the no surprise title of "Greatest T.G.I. Friday's Bartender in the World." And this year, Colorado's own Brad Kaplan of Thornton took the Colorado/Texas region ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2009

    Ten London fast food joints that should come to Denver

    In case you've been living in a Kentucky Fried Chicken bucket, and haven't heard the news, Chipotle is opening its first London store in April of next year. This got me thinking...which, if any, Brit-Based fast food joints might be cool to have in our humble burg? I haven't been to London, so g ... More >>

  • Dining

    September 24, 2009

    Nate Windham dishes dirt on the "dirty" martini

    In case you've been living in a Kentucky Fried Chicken bucket, and haven't heard the news, Chipotle is opening its first London store in April of next year. This got me thinking...which, if any, Brit-Based fast food joints might be cool to have in our humble burg? I haven't been to London, so g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2009

    Free food and other delicious deals on Tax Day

    In honor of putting another tax season behind us, many eateries are offering free and discounted deals. Here's a short list: All Cinnnabon outlets will give away free, mini-cinnamon rolls from 5 to 8 pm., while Micky D's is offering free small hot McCafé or medium iced McCafé coffee all day. B ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2009

    Buffalonians (Buffalites?) outraged, strike back against smog-filled, crime-ridden Denver

    A Flickr photoBuffalo: It has more than nine bars. Trust me. So I wrote a little ditty yesterday about cities to which I'd like to see Jay Cutler get traded, because I think Jay Cutler needs to learn a little lesson about the grass and its greenness. He thinks it's greener on the other side. I thin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2008

    Thanksgiving Dinner Fantasy Draft: What dishes would you pick?

    The Thanksgiving dinner table is a sacred place, and we all have a vision of the perfect holiday meal. But what are the most important dishes? If it came down to stuffing or turkey, which would you choose? We can all be thankful such decisions rarely come to pass, for we Americans can always find r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2008

    Hell's Kitchen: The Game

    The Thanksgiving dinner table is a sacred place, and we all have a vision of the perfect holiday meal. But what are the most important dishes? If it came down to stuffing or turkey, which would you choose? We can all be thankful such decisions rarely come to pass, for we Americans can always find r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 6, 2008

    Cool People Do Like Denver. Take That, Seattle!

    The Thanksgiving dinner table is a sacred place, and we all have a vision of the perfect holiday meal. But what are the most important dishes? If it came down to stuffing or turkey, which would you choose? We can all be thankful such decisions rarely come to pass, for we Americans can always find r ... More >>

  • Dining

    April 10, 2008

    Movie Tavern

    Fried and frazzled.

  • News

    March 13, 2008

    Hope for the Colorado Rockies Springs Eternal

    A What's So Funny special report from spring training in Tucson.

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2008

    Pundit Watch: Frank Luntz

    A What's So Funny special report from spring training in Tucson.

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2008

    The Real Results of the Colorado Caucuses

    A What's So Funny special report from spring training in Tucson.

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2008

    Criticizing the Critic

    A What's So Funny special report from spring training in Tucson.

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2008

    Criticizing the Critic

    A What's So Funny special report from spring training in Tucson.

  • Dining

    April 5, 2007

    Islamorada Fish Company

    Happy birthday to me.

  • Dining

    December 28, 2006

    T.G.I. Friday’s

    A good bet any day of the week.

  • Dining

    March 31, 2005

    Bite Me

    The Rest of Denver

  • Dining

    March 17, 2005

    Cry Fowl

    Sparrow should be grounded.

  • Music

    August 19, 2004

    The Beatdown

    Bashing hip-hop is not going to solve LoDo's recent problems.

  • Dining

    March 18, 2004

    Bite Me

    To Serve and Protect

  • Dining

    February 5, 2004

    Bite Me

    All Atkins, All the Time

  • Dining

    November 6, 2003

    Slice of Life

    All Atkins, All the Time

  • Dining

    October 30, 2003

    The Sporting Life

    One good Brewery Bar deserves another.

  • News

    October 4, 2001

    Out of the Box

    Her parents kept her prisoner in a storage unit, but words set Jodi Jill free.

  • Film

    August 2, 2001

    Give Him an Inch

    John Cameron Mitchell takes a mile with his all-purpose, silly-fun musical Hedwig.

  • Dining

    March 12, 1998

    Mouthing Off

    John Cameron Mitchell takes a mile with his all-purpose, silly-fun musical Hedwig.

  • Dining

    June 12, 1997

    Mouthing Off

    John Cameron Mitchell takes a mile with his all-purpose, silly-fun musical Hedwig.

  • Dining

    March 28, 1996

    Mouthing Off

    John Cameron Mitchell takes a mile with his all-purpose, silly-fun musical Hedwig.

  • Dining

    January 31, 1996

    MOUTHING OFF

    John Cameron Mitchell takes a mile with his all-purpose, silly-fun musical Hedwig.

  • News

    January 11, 1995

    OFF LIMITS

    John Cameron Mitchell takes a mile with his all-purpose, silly-fun musical Hedwig.

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