Drew Middleton Gaia Bistro 1551 South Pearl Street 303-777-5699 www.gaiabistro.com “Cooking wasn’t my passion; music was,” says Drew Middleton, who moved from San Antonio to Denver in 2001 at the coaxing of a music producer who was interested in signing Middleton’s former band, Medicine, after hearing a demo CD. “We…
It’s 5:15 p.m., which means there’s still plenty of time to squeeze in a reservation at one of the 281 restaurants participating in Denver Restaurant Week. We just scoured opentable.com for available seats between 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. and here’s what we found:…
“I’ve been in the food racket for a long time, and I enjoy food and seeking our trends,” says Chip Eakins, who opened Walk-In Burgers at 2255 Sheridan Boulevard, in the former space belonging to Sister’s Pizza and Mussels, on February 18. “I started traveling quite a bit and realized…
As a countdown to the Best of Denver 2010, coming April 1, Cafe Society is serving up, in no particular order, a hundred of our favorite dishes in Denver. Send your own nominations to cafe@westword.com…
See that nearly straight line of lettuce and tomatoes in the above snap? That was the best thing about the entire plate, which, to put it bluntly, sucked. It could have been my fault for not ordering the joint’s signature item, but considering everything here is cooked in a commissary…
It’s 5:15 p.m., which means there’s still plenty of time to squeeze in a reservation at one of the 281 restaurants participating in Denver Restaurant Week. We just scoured opentable.com for available seats between 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. and here’s what we found:…
Hey, culture snobs: The next time you think about tossing your ticket stub to the tenth performance of Phantom, think twice. Dixons Downtown Grill, 1610 16th Street, is offering 20 percent off your tab (food only) every time you present a manager with a stub or ticket from the Denver…
As a countdown to the Best of Denver 2010, coming April 1, Cafe Society is serving up, in no particular order, a hundred of our favorite dishes in Denver. Send your own nominations to cafe@westword.com…
“Help us outnumber the cranky wine haters!” plead Mary Kent and Quince Rickard. That’s the Facebook page plea from the owners of Sienna Wine Bar & Small Plates, which will open soon at 3422 East 12th Avenue if tonight’s liquor-license hearing, scheduled for 6 p.m. at the Denver Department of…
After a somewhat chilly reception compounded by an hour of shivering in an incredibly chilly lounge area, the bread pudding in the above snap was the warmest part of the entire evening — even with the vanilla bean ice cream…
As a countdown to the Best of Denver 2010, coming April 1, Cafe Society is serving up, in no particular order, a hundred of our favorite dishes in Denver. Send your own nominations to cafe@westword.com…
Rumors are flying that the forever vacant Il Fornaio space at 1631 Wazee Street is finally getting fresh blood, specifically from TurnTable Restaurant Group trio Jeffrey Chodorow, his son Zach and Dan Smith, the former president of Jillian’s restaurant and entertainment complexes. Smith, along with the Chodorows, who are also…
“The kitchen closes in five minutes,” warned the bartender, glancing anxiously at the clock. I quickly scanned the long menu before ordering a pair of fish tacos and the piquant shrimp cocktail paired with cold chips that had obviously been made long, long before they landed on my plate. But…
As a countdown to the Best of Denver 2010, coming April 1, Cafe Society is serving up, in no particular order, a hundred of our favorite dishes in Denver. Send your own nominations to cafe@westword.com…
Restaurant and chef semifinalists for the 2010 James Beard Foundation Awards were released this morning, which gives all the nominees exactly 32 days to chew on their success before the five finalists in each category are announced on Monday, March 22. The winners will be revealed on Monday, May 3…
This is part two of Sergio Romero’s Chef and Tell interview. To read part one, click here…
Just when it looked like the turbulence — a menu revamp just three weeks after opening and a relocation to Redskins territory for the former Denver Broncos football coach for whom the restaurant is named — at Shanahan’s, the multi-million dollar steakery and seafood house at 5085 South Syracuse Street,…
Reservation lines all over town are ringing off the hook with customers snatching up seats for Denver Restaurant Week, which begins today and, as you may already know, is really two weeks long. “We did a survey of restaurants, and the vast majority favored two weeks,” says Rich Grant, communications…
The woman whooshed through the doors and out into the snow, the words tumbling out of her mouth faster than a Ferrari flying down a stretch of straight asphalt. She was from San Francisco, a tourist, the perfect display of a catwalk model — faultless makeup, Pilates calves and a…
As a countdown to the Best of Denver 2010, coming April 1, Cafe Society is serving up, in no particular order, a hundred of our favorite dishes in Denver. Send your own nominations to cafe@westword.com…
Pete Marczyk and Barbara Macfarlane do not leave their work behind when they leave Marczyk Fine Foods and head for their great old Denver house with the big, new kitchen. They often bring some of their market’s choicest ingredients home with them, and cook up a feast. The trick, says…
“My goal,” says Sergio Romero, “is to be on a wait as often as possible, to have people love our food and eat it up, and to provide an experience that’s a little different from everything else in Denver.” And the exec chef of Argyll Gastropub fiercely believes that the…
