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Reader: Park Meadows could use some new restaurants

The idea for Grand Lux Cafe came to life when the Venetian Resort, Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas asked David Overton, founder of the Cheesecake Factory chain, to create an upscale casual restaurant concept for their property. But what happened in Vegas should have stayed in Vegas -- or at least out ... More >>

Reader: How are Arby's and other chains still in business when they serve such crud?

What are the worst fast-food joints in the country? Last week Jenn Wohletz offered her list of five chain restaurants that should be put in chains, for various crimes against humanity, good taste -- and often any taste at all. One of the culprit's? Arby's, which reminded a reader when "one of the k ... More >>

Reader: When I go out to eat, I don't want to eat what someone else has decided is healthy

For her most recent review, Gretchen Kurtz went to True Food Kitchen -- a restaurant that definitely focuses on good food that's good for you, even if the menu isn't overt about its good intentions. But when you go out to eat, do you want someone else to have decided what's healthy for you? See a ... More >>

Cream and butter can make food taste better -- but True Food Kitchen doesn't use that trick

When the Center for Science in the Public Interest handed out its Xtreme Eating Awards last month for the least nutritious dishes in the nation, people yawned. Except PR people, that is -- they went into overdrive. The list was as shocking as ever, but the truth simply doesn't hurt as much when you ... More >>

Weekend's best EDM: VS, Chris Malinchak, Roger Sanchez, Michal Menert and more

Hallelujah! It's finally Friday. Feel like cutting loose this weekend, having a few cocktails and then cutting a rug like nobody's watching? You've come to exactly the right place. As with every week around this time, we've put together a full rundown of the best EDM options available to you, and th ... More >>

Ignacio Leon, exec chef of Paxia and Los Carboncitos, on the wild rabbit, helping the homeless and Mexican food

Ignacio Leon Los Carboncitos 3757 Pecos Street 303-458-0880 www.loscarboncitos.com Paxia 4001 Tejon Street 720-583-6860 www.paxiadenver.com This is part one of my interview with Ignacio Leon, exec chef of Paxia and Los Carboncitos; part two of our conversation will run tomorrow. Ignacio Leon has ... More >>

Ambria will serve its final meal on Saturday night and look to relocate to a smaller space

It's been an...interesting year for Ambria, the American-Mediterranean restaurant that managing partner Steve Halliday opened on the 16th Street Mall in November 2011. Halliday, who revamped the space, a former Ling & Louie's where he was also a partner, brought in a big-name chef in Jeremy Kittelso ... More >>

Thirty years in, the 16th Street Mall is still going strong

Ten things to do for $10 this weekend, May 18-20, 2012

The evenings are getting warmer here in the Queen City of the Plains, and that just means that more and more events are popping up. It's easy to go out on a budget this weekend, whether you enjoy biking to an adult prom, seeing surf-themed burlesque, or dancing at a pink party. As always, it's all l ... More >>

Ambria exec chef Jeremy Kittelson gets fired...at the Cheesecake Factory

Some of the best food I've had this year came from the kitchen of Ambria, a Mediterranean-New American restaurant on the 16th Street Mall, whose line was built -- and quarterbacked -- by Jeremy Kittelson, a brilliant kitchen magician whose culinary background is more than impressive: He cooked at Vo ... More >>

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 >>

Robert Bogart, executive chef of Elway's Downtown, raps on strange guest requests, one roof and how he wishes that cooks would get the respect they deserve

Lori Midson​Robert Bogart Elway's Downtown 1881 Curtis Street 303-312-3107 www.elways.com This is part one of Lori Midson's interview with Robert Bogart, executive chef of Elway's Downtown. Part two of that interview will run in this space tomorrow. Robert Bogart, a former Marine who becam ... More >>

One-Star Routine

Wanda James's advice to critics of The Daily Show's Denver weed story: "Chill"

Wanda James gets licked on "The Daily Show."​The Daily Show's send-up of the Denver medical-marijuana scene earlier this week didn't thrill everyone in the MMJ community. Westword marijuana critic William Breathes, in a post about what viewers didn't see, noted reading "blogs and posts from f ... More >>

Mellow Mushroom to open at Tabor Center

​Mellow Mushroom outlets are popping up like, well, mushrooms. Another outlet of the Georgia-based pizza chain is slated to open next June in the Tabor Center, joining a line-up that already includes the Cheesecake Factory, Green Fine Salad, Corner Bakery and Ling & Louie's. There are over a ... More >>

Dodger Talk host treats Denver like a joke

Ken Levine.​Ken Levine, the host of the Los Angeles Dodgers post-game radio show called Dodger Talk, is a comedy writer whose TV credits include Cheers, Frasier and The Simpsons -- good shows all. But Denverites may not be terribly amused by his latest offering, a blog headlined "Things To Do ... More >>

Today only: Half-price cheesecake from the factory of the same name

​So, you know that old cliche, "If you can't say something nice about someone, then shut the fuck up"? I'm going to follow that advice here and just spell it out: Folks, today is National Cheesecake Day, and in honor of the high-calorie, right-to-your-butt occasion, the Cheesecake Factory is offer ... More >>

Theatre of the Irrational: Confronting anti-abortion protesters on the 16th Street Mall

Grand Lux Cafe

What happened in Vegas should have stayed there.

Lots of Lux

Holiday Rush

Restaurants unwrap a few surprises.

Nobody Is Safe from the Zombies

Horror Show

Zombies are attacking this city.

A Real Ghost Story

Did an urban legend inspire a true tragedy?

Letters to the Editor

From the week of January 8, 2004

Walk This Way

Doing time on the 16th Street Mall.

Country Cookin'

Charity begins at home.

Charm School

Pesce Fresco gets fresh with Denver diners.

The Bite

The pie's the limit.

Counter Claim

California Pizza Kitchen makes a compelling argument for quality casual dining.

The Basement Tapes

Buca di Beppo brings chain restaurants to a new low.

Mall in the Family

While other downtown malls died, Boulder’s was a real success story. But then came the chains and other Block-busters.

Norm Clarke's Diary: The Lost Pages

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Mall Flounders

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Letters

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Factory Reject

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Letters

Uptown Grill

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Big Deal

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