We’re gathered here today to celebrate the start of a prosperous tomato season — and all that comes with it, including this tomato soup that gets a wallop from a jolt of curry. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to a…
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 a spacious kitchen. They often bring some of their market’s choicest ingredients home with them and cook up a feast. Whitney Ariss, the merchandising…
“Standing in an empty parking lot four years ago, I never dreamed that we’d be so successful, or that the city would embrace the Justice League they way it did,” reflects Delores Tronco, who, along with a entrepreneurial cartel of committed chefs, restaurateurs and street-food slingers, started the Justice League…
Jonah Munson Walnut Room 3131 Walnut Street 303-295-1868 2 Broadway 303-736-6750 thewalnutroom.com This is part one of my interview with Jonah Munson, exec chef of the Walnut Room. Part two of our conversation will run tomorrow. “I started cooking when I was really young, and we had family dinners nearly…
In early June, Lon Symensma, the exec chef of ChoLon Modern Asian Bistro, along with his co-sous chef, Jeff Stoneking, traveled to Vietnam, Singapore and Malaysia, a two-week journey that all started because of Symensma’s affinity for fish sauce — specifically Red Boat Fish Sauce, made with salted, black anchovies…
The Denver Burger Battle, one of summer’s most sizzling culinary celebrations, takes place Thursday, August 8 at Sculpture Park, where a dozen restaurants from across the state — Park Burger, Juicy Burgers & Dogs, Grind, Larkburger, Highland Tap & Burger, Candlelight Tavern, TAG Burger Bar, Jax Fish House, EDGE, Punch…
The beer list at this neighborhood watering hole far outshines its menu, which pimps a handful of sandwiches, like a hefty but otherwise average corned beef sandwich that doesn’t get any redemption from the lukewarm tater tots. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first…
Years ago, Bruce Feirstein wrote a satirical book proclaiming that real men don’t eat quiche. That’s definitely not true at this bakery, where plenty of men camp out with their Apple products…and eat quiche. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to…
Over the years, Fort Collins has amassed a cauldron of awards: top downtown in the country; a best vacation destination for beer lovers; one of the ten best cities to retire; a top-ten college town; and the best city in which to live — and work — if you’re a…
Come October, Mary Nguyen, chef-owner of Parallel Seventeen and Street Kitchen Asian Bistro, will unleash a third restaurant: Olive & Finch Eatery, Bakery & Market will open at 1552 East 17th Avenue, just two doors down from Parallel Seventeen, Nguyen’s Vietnamese bistro — but the new spot won’t be an…
Cafe Society dished up five Guess Where? contests last week, ranging from a guacamole tostada from La Cocinita, to a deconstructed Greek salad from Rioja, to a caddy of tongue-numbing, chile-spiked condiments from an Aurora Thai restaurant. Last week’s other Guess Where posts, including answers: – Guess where I’m eating…
Gretchen Kurtz found a lot to love at DiFranco’s, the tiny but mighty Italian restaurant that she reviewed this week. On a recent Tuesday night, she reports, “couples, friends and families were pouring into this shoebox-sized restaurant faster than seats at the community counter and two small tables could open…
While Mustard’s Last Stand, a wiener joint that started in Boulder, is still two decades shy of the 55-year milestone that Taco House celebrated this year, the iconic Chicago-style hot dog institution, which also pimps a location near the University of Denver, is certainly a stalwart, and this weekend, at…
Tortas aren’t as common in Denver as burritos, tacos and enchiladas, all of which are indicative of this city’s defiant obsession with Mexican food, but the mighty torta, Mexico’s president of sandwiches, is popping up along pavements throughout the city, the latest of which is Tortisimas, which just opened at…
The ladies who were lunching on the patio of this long-standing Mexican joint were a sight to behold, their neon orange dye jobs brighter than the cheese sprinkled on my guacamole tostada. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to a Guess…
Robert Cherenzia learned how to make bagels in New York before hauling his baking secrets to Park City, Utah, where the Detroit native opened his own bagel shop and, he says, “fell in love with the restaurant industry.” Years later, he moved to Denver, doing time at Wolfgang Puck Express…
It’s been years since I’ve eaten artichoke dip — and I rarely see it on menus, especially menus that focus on pizza, but, hey, there’s guacamole on the board, too…so why not artichoke dip? Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to…
Sergio Romo La Sandía Cantina 8340 Northfield Boulevard 303-373-9100 richardsandoval.com/lasandiacantina In part one of my interview with Sergio Romo, exec chef of La Sandia Northfield, the Mexico-born kitchen commander weighed in on servers who need a kick in the butt, explained why his molcajete bests a blender and insisted that…
Happy National Tequila Day! Yep, here we go with another reason to get drunk, just because you can, and the bar crew at both Pinche Taqueria locations is happy to help you achieve a stupor throughout the day with $4 house margaritas and free tequila sippers courtesy of several tequila…
My Big Fat Greek Cafe, a joint where gyros and green chile — and gyros smothered with green chile — shared space on the menu with big, fat Greek burgers, Greek salads and a strip steak for the bargain price of $6.99, has closed on South Broadway after its owner…
It’s dishes like this deconstructed Greek salad that have catapulted the restaurant’s chef to one of Denver’s best…and most recognized. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to a Guess Where post is entered into a pool — and every Monday, we…
Sergio Romo La Sandía Cantina 8340 Northfield Boulevard 303-373-9100 richardsandoval.com/lasandiacantina This is part one of my interview with Sergio Romo, exec chef of La Sandia; part two of our chat will run tomorrow. Sergio Romo started his cooking career at the wee age of six, working at his father’s bakery,…
