Mark Monette Flagstaff House 1138 Flagstaff Drive, Boulder 303-442-4640 www.flagstaffhouse.com This is part one of my interview with Mark Monette, executive chef of the Flagstaff House. Part two of my chat with Monette will run in this space tomorrow. While Boulder today is renowned for its culinary scene, back in…
If the Bank Bar & Grill has been your neighborhood watering hole for the past several years, grab a beer and weep, because it’s gone. In fact, save for the distressed red brick walls, which have anchored the two-tiered space for decades, little remains of the former sports bar that…
At this year’s Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, a huge Colorado contingent made a showing, including a chef who knows — as well as anyone — how to pump out a killer pizza. Yes, I’m eating at the Classic, but can you guess the restaurant that created the pizza?…
The cognoscenti of the food world — 5,000 strong — descended upon Aspen this past weekend for the 29th annual Food & Wine magazine Classic, one of the most heralded culinary jubilees in the country. It was a whirlwind weekend of unparalleled gluttony, hangovers, pig parties, celebrity chef sightings and…
There are numerous kitchens across the city that have made us weep tears of joy with their brilliant twists and takes on Brussels sprouts, but the Brussels and bacon combination, which is what we got at the restaurant where the above snap was flashed, has long worn out its welcome…
The original Elway’s hosted the annual Hot Rocks Griller Challenge last night, when sixteen of Denver’s top chefs competed to make the best slider. The winner? Troy Guard of TAG and TAG | RAW Bar, for his kangaroo slider with piquillo pepper remoulade, spinach and pickled cipollini onions (with a…
WTF? There’s nothing I loathe more than a bona fide taqueria that goes gringo on me. But that’s exactly what’s happened at this Mexican outpost that’s suddenly tainting its gorditas with yellow cheese, watering down its salsas to appease a shy palate and serving barbacoa that tastes as though it’s…
Jared Brant Satchel’s on 6th 1710 East Sixth Avenue 303-399-2560 www.satchelson6th.com This is part two of my interview with Jared Brant, executive chef of Satchel’s on 6th. Part one of that interview ran in this space yesterday. Favorite restaurant in America: That’s a very hard question to answer. There are…
Several weeks ago, Esquire Food scribe (and restaurant critic) John Mariani sank his teeth into the Colorado food climate, noshing his way through Denver, Boulder and the mountains to get a taste of what’s cooking in Colorado. And he clearly has a sweet tooth, because he just compiled a roster…
I’ve worked my way through just about everything on the menu at this buzzy food temple that’s turning out first-rate dishes, including the mussels in the above pic. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s Where am I drinking/eating…
Jared Brant Satchel’s on 6th 1710 East Sixth Avenue 303-399-2560 www.satchelson6th.com This is part one of my interview with Jared Brant, executive chef of Satchel’s on 6th. Part two of that interview will run in this space tomorrow. If you’ve eaten at Satchel’s on 6th and loved the food, you…
“Opening Cuba Cuba as a 23-year-old punk and creating something that, even after ten years, people still enjoy, is my biggest accomplishment,” said Enrique Socarras, the executive chef of Cuba Cuba, when I interviewed him earlier this year. Socarras and his sister, Kristy, opened Cuba Cuba in 2001, and while…
No. 61: Chili gobi from Jai Ho…
There are some people who have a mad crush on corned beef hash straight from the can. I can’t stand the stench of the stuff, much less stomach it, which is why I’m always on the hunt for scratch-made hash. I found one at the restaurant where the above snap…
On Sunday afternoon, following brunch service, the Squeaky Bean, one of our favorite restaurants on the planet, closed — not because the joint was in the toilet, or the entire kitchen crew walked out, or owner Johnny Ballen told one too many bad bean jokes. That had nothing to do…
We’re revving up a special project here at Cafe Society headquarters, one that will remain a closely guarded secret for the time being, but we can tell you this much: It involves Denver’s street-food scene. And we need your help to get it off and rolling: If you own or…
There’s nothing better than a duo of jumbo-size liquid libations — and a beer shooter — to start your Sunday morning off right, especially when you get to enjoy them on the sun-beamed patio of a sidewalk cafe in one of Denver’s most vibrant ‘hoods. Can you guess where I’m…
There’s a new fleet of street-food slingers in town, several of which made their debut on Saturday during Denver’s first Food Truck Showcase, a mob squad of mobile food vendors that took over the parking lot of the Festival Plaza at Mile High. Some of the new trucks — Route…
If you’ve got a full calendar tomorrow, clear it. Motoring on the heels of Civic Center Eats, the Justice League of Street Food bash, which kicked off its summer season last Saturday, and before that, the Food Truck Renegades grub fest that took center stage when nearly a dozen food…
At last night’s Share Our Strength’s Taste of the Nation gastronomic romp, thirty restaurants fed hundreds of bellies at Mile High Station as part of the non-profit’s effort to end childhood hunger in Colorado. Along with sensational foodstuffs, the soiree also pimped some of the city’s best star-tenders, who battled…
Always on the hunt for al pastor tacos, I found what I was looking for (and a whole lot more) at an off-the-beaten-path taqueria far from Federal Boulevard. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s Where am I drinking/eating…
In this week’s Chef and Tell interview with Chris Cina, executive chef of Hideaway Steakhouse, the self-described “goof” talks about his biggest cooking disaster (he made a bride spill tears — but not on purpose); the culinary wizardry of Troy Guard; his addiction to acid; and the trials and tribulations…
