Welcome to In the Weeds. Kyle will be right with you — most likely to complain about something. Usually he is pleasant, but this is his place to blow off some steam. Don’t take it personally; he just needs to vent because he’s been doing this for about thirteen years…
Nicolo’s Chicago-Style Pizza, 1205 East 13th Avenue, has completed its expansion into the space formerly inhabited by Cricket on the Hill. The joint now has more seats, slick new televisions, an arcade game and a pool table. The renovation came with a new menu: The pizza is about the only…
Ramon Campos, owner of Empanada Express Grill in Golden, hopes to have his second restaurant open by tomorrow, Christmas Eve at the latest. The new spot is taking over the former home of a Mexican joint at 4301 West 44th Avenue, just off Tennyson Street. And even if the doors…
Before his first NFL start, in yesterday’s game with the Oakland Raiders, quarterback Tim Tebow tweeted “Psalms 23:4.” The popular passage reads: “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they…
Welcome to In the Weeds. Kyle will be right with you — most likely to complain about something. Usually he is pleasant, but this is his place to blow off some steam. Don’t take it personally; he just needs to vent because he’s been doing this for about thirteen years…
It was a Festivus miracle for one prisoner in an Orange County jail. For two months, a convicted drug dealer received meals free of the salami he didn’t like by claiming devotion to Festivus, the holiday celebrated by the Costanza family on Seinfeld. Any Denver inmates who caught wind of…
Cupcakes were the dessert trend a couple of years ago. But now? They’re racist. At least, that’s the claim that some people made after viewing the “Hip Hop Cupcakes” ad for Duncan Hines’ Amazing Glazes chocolate syrup. The company pulled the ad — initially posted in November — after it…
While food is necessary for survival, the energy waste involved in the delivery of food is anything but. Now the U.K.-based Foodtubes Project thinks it has the solution: a system of underground food-delivery pipelines powered by air pressure. Foodtubes estimates that its delivery system, which mimics the way water, gas…
The holidays bring out the crazy in multi-tasking moms. As the seasons turn and after all the “My kid didn’t fail third grade English” bumper stickers have been purchased, they turn their attention to cookie-exchange parties. For me, the Christmas cookie chain of events has always been as follows: Mom…
In an apparent last-ditch attempt to make the “Dumbest Criminals of the Year” list, an El Jebel man allegedly broke into the Fine Line Bar & Grill early Tuesday morning, stole some cash and started a fire while trying to make himself nachos. He was caught that afternoon when he…
If you have a foodie to shop for this year, think about a good mixer or some quality wine. Because unless you’re looking for one of those awkward exchanges when your friend opens the gift, looks very confused and then lets out an insincere “Thaaanks, this is great,” you don’t…
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 — all designed to help the restaurant break out of the casual-dining crowd. And…
A story in last week’s New York Times Magazine about a child on a 90 percent fat diet was not an expose of child abuse. The article described a family’s desperate attempt to control nine-year-old Sam’s epilepsy by feeding him bacon and butter in quantities only Costco can supply. It’s…
If a truck pulling a large barbecue smoker pulls up next to you on the street, you might be in for some free food. As part of its new social media campaign, Big Papa’s BBQ will be sending a mobile emissary to several locations around town, where it will dish…
Barolo Grill isn’t the only restaurant that’s unearthing truffles this fall: The Flagstaff House, at 1138 Flagstaff Road in Boulder, is also playing around with truffles, thanks to executive chef Mark Monette, who’s created a five-course truffle-tasting menu for those who get all giddy during the truffle season. “They’re in…
There was a time when diners desiring truffles would have to grab their specially trained pig or dog and hunt the ripe grounds of Italy or France. That, or fork over upwards of $2,200 a pound for white truffles. Luckily for Denver foodies, the bosses at Barolo Grill, 3030 East…
For those of you sick of French fries and more in the mood for Toby Keith’s Freedom fries, help is on the way. Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar & Grill, 8260 Northfield Boulevard, is holding its soft opening on Tuesday, November 16, pending city approval of the fire and…
