Thailand

Pho 96 keeps it warm and simple

In A Federal Case, I'll be eating my way up Federal Boulevard -- south to north -- within Denver city limits. I'll be skipping the national chains and per-scoop Chinese joints, but otherwise I'll report from every vinyl booth, walk-up window and bar stool where food is served. Here's the report on t ... More >>

Curtis Park Creamery, Squeaky Bean and other names that leave you clueless...

Naming a restaurant isn't the same as naming a baby. When you name a newborn, you have no idea what kind of personality the kid is going to have. Restaurateurs, however, know exactly what to expect from their new kitchen (in terms of cuisine, at least), and generally pick names that convey this to d ... More >>

Studio F pop-up dinner series with Jenna Johansen begins tonight

Jenna Johansen will celebrate the debut of Bravo's new reality show Around the World in 80 Plates at Studio F, 1801 Wynkoop Street, with a series of globally-inspired pop-up dinners starting tonight. Johansen is one of twelve chefs competing on the show for $150,000 in prize money. "I'm thrilled to ... More >>

Street Kitchen's veggie options hit Asia's highlights

Although Russo's, the spot next door, closed last month, Street Kitchen Asian Bistro has managed to capture a decent-sized lunch crowd in this strip of restaurants that sits, like an oasis, amidst chains and office complexes. (Marco's Coal-Fired Pizzeria is another Street Kitchen neighbor.) The Stre ... More >>

Jenna Johansen, former exec chef of Dish, in Edwards, goes Around the World in 80 Plates on Bravo TV's new chef reality show

Jenna Johansen, the former exec chef -- and still part-owner -- of Dish restaurant, in Edwards (she's now in Denver, engaged to Il Mondo Vecchio sausage king Mark DeNittis, who's involved with a new project, Salumeria Cansano in Wash Park), is strutting her culinary prowess on a new Bravo TV show, A ... More >>

Karma Asian's wide vegetarian selection has something for everyone

​Karma Asian is small, tucked into the middle of a block on a busy stretch of Broadway, but the menu encompasses a pan-Asian theme with options from Vietnam, China, Japan and Thailand. And almost everything on Karma's menu is already vegetarian/vegan or can be made with tofu and veggies, so do ... More >>

Reader: Tebow on your Year in Review cover was a bad call

Eleven favorite dishes from 2011 -- and one more to usher in 2012

Lori Midson​It hasn't been a good year for our economy, but it's been a stellar year for the Denver restaurant scene, which continues to produce culinary heroes and push the envelope. I can't even begin to guess how many meals I've eaten in restaurants over the past year, but I'm fairly certai ... More >>

Utumporn Killoran takes her cooking inside at Thai Street Food Restaurant

Slide show: Thai Street Food Restaurant photos

100 Favorite Dishes: Mole verde with carnitas from Tarasco's

Lori Midson​ No. 54: Carnitas with mole verde from Tarasco's

Thanawat Bates, exec chef of the Palace Arms, on his James Beard Dinner nightmare

Thanawat Bates Palace Arms at the Brown Palace 321 17th Street 303-297-3111 www.brownpalace.com/dining This is part one of my interview with Thanawat Bates, exec chef of the Palace Arms at the Brown Palace. Part two of my interview with Bates will run tomorrow. The definition of culture shock? Spe ... More >>

100 Favorite Dishes: Samosas from the British Bulldog

No. 55: Samosas from the British Bulldog

Infected Mushroom, Skylab, Opiou and more on this weekend's Dance Card

Infected Mushroom.​If you're into live psychedelic trance, then you've heard of Infected Mushroom, and you probably even bought tickets to the outfit's Fox Theatre appearance tonight. (8:30 p.m., all ages, $30-$32) And if that's not your cup of tea -- or record of choice -- then keep reading, ... More >>

100 Favorite Dishes: Chili gobi from Jai Ho

Lori Midson​ No. 61: Chili gobi from Jai Ho

The Panang curry is a hot item at U.S. Thai

100 Favorite Dishes: Luther burger from Crave

Lori Midson​ No. 65: Luther burger from Crave The scene at Crave, especially on weekends, can be complete pandemonium, with bodies crushed to the walls, standing in wait to wrap their jaws around what may very well be the most off-the-wall burger inventions this city has ever seen. Head burg ... More >>

100 Favorite Dishes: Sea scallop and rock shrimp noodle bowl from Bones

Lori Midson​ No. 66: Sea scallop and rock shrimp noodle bowl from Bones Like a lot of people, I spent the majority of my years as an undergraduate obsessed with keeping my waistline shaped to a size two (those days are long, long gone) and spending whatever leftover scholarship money I had o ... More >>

Stick to the sticky rice (or wings) at Woody's Wings n Things

What I craved -- but not exactly what I got.​After I put out my call for Laotian food recommendations, a number of readers suggested that I head to Woody's Wings n Things, a dark, sparsely-decorated strip-mall joint in Westminser that serves, yes, chicken wings -- in addition to a long list of ... More >>

Reader: Hot Thai food, with a beach towel on the side

Some like it hot -- and US Thai delivers.​It's not easy finding Laotian food in Denver, as Laura Shunk discovered after her recent return from a trip to Southeast Asia. On the hunt, she dropped by Edgewater's US Thai, which has an owner from Laos, a chef who's cooked all over Thailand, some s ... More >>

Sweet Ginger Asian Bistro & Sushi will open this month in Cherry Creek

Lori Midson​Sweet Ginger Asian Bistro & Sushi will open later this month at 2710 East Third Avenue, in the subterranean space that was formerly home to Plush. "We want to try and open before Thanksgiving, and we should have our liquor license by next week," says owner Julie He, a restaurant v ... More >>

Opas Sinprasong pleads guilty to running his Siamese Plate restaurants like slave ships

Daily CameraOpas Sinprasong.​When it came to taking advantage of his employees, Opas Sinprasong, who owned several Boulder-area Siamese Plate restaurants, appears to have been an expert. Sinprasong pleaded guilty to harboring illegal aliens and failing to pay taxes -- offenses likely to result ... More >>

Skew will bring culture on a stick to the DU 'hood in November

​Culture on a stick. That's the new concept that Hutch Phanichamnuay and his wife, Wattra Phairatphiboon, are bringing to the University of Denver neighborhood in November when they unleash Skew, a fast-casual joint at 2070 South University, located in the former Stick-e Star space, which clo ... More >>

Tonight: StrEat Chefs get rolling at Chautauqua

​Boulder's Chautauqua provides the stunning setting for StrEat Chefs, a sampling of street food from all over the world, from the roads of Bangkok to the beaches of Mexico, delivered straight to your plate. Tonight, Hosea Rosenberg (the Top Chef winner who's introducing his own StrEat Chefs ... More >>

Cafe Society: Week in review

Lori Midson Mussels from Argyll Gastropub​What you may have missed this week on Cafe Society while bickering over whether Argyll, Colt & Gray, Olivea or TAG should have walked away with the Best New Restaurant award in this year's Best of Denver 2010 (Argyll, if you didn't already know, won th ... More >>

Elephants You’ll Remember

Wild Bangkok taking over the wild site of Chopsticks & Sushi

Lori Midson​Back in October, Yan de Yang, the owner of Chopsticks & Sushi at 1630 Welton Street, shot and killed Lloyd Running Bear, allegedly in self defense. While that's all being sorted out behind bars and closed doors, Yang's former restaurant is showing new signs of life with bright sig ... More >>

You be the judge as out-of-town snow virgins vie to become spokesmen for Colorado

The Colorado Department of Tourism will have some interesting spokespeople this winter -- namely, people who have never seen snow before. They're giving three finalists a three month, all expenses paid joy ride through the amusement park we call home. All the winners have to do is document their e ... More >>

Update: Pad Thai on the go ...

Yesterday, I got a very nice note from loyal reader Jason Marsell, hipping me to some killer street food in one of the most unlikely of places.Pad Thai on the 16th Street Mall.I was both intrigued and highly skeptical -- my first blush of overwhelming enthusiasm giving way to some more sober and res ... More >>

Good Works

Sandra Renteria's folk art forms a children's book.

Dynamite Warrior

Midnight Madness at the Esquire Theatre

Sweet Basil Gin Rickey

Capital Grille

The Town of Win-Win

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It's a Mall World

Denver's strip-mall restaurants explore new territories.

Letters to the Editor

From the week of March 9, 2006

Green Light

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

Flick Pick

Aurora Asian Film Festival

Take That!

Yummy Yummy Tasty Thai has all you care to eat -- and then some.

Flick Pick

Imelda

Best Cheap Travel

Capitol Hill Books

Bite Me

Get Your Goat

Stupor Freak

Kids may not mind that Freaky Friday has already been done to death, but you might.

Check, Please!

Readers give our food critic something to chew on.

Hole in One

While Moongate rises, Little Panda falls short.

Check, Please!

Give our food critic something to chew on.

Uncommon Valor

Jodi Foster gets to know Chow Yun-Fat in Anna and the King.

Spice World

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