Food & Drink

‘Twas the day before Christmas, and all through the room, the tables were stirring with sandwiches to consume. Stacked high and mighty with pig on pig, it was too much for one, even a belly that’s big. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first…

Jorel Pierce Euclid Hall 1317 14th Street 303-595-4255 www.euclidhall.com This is part one of Lori Midson’s interview with Jorel Pierce, executive chef of Euclid Hall. Part two of that interview will run in this space tomorrow. “You can’t write that! I’m not a pussy!” Jorel Pierce, the stove sultan who…

Less than a week after Veggie Girl Amber Taufen waxed rhapsodic about a recent meal at Masalaa, the vegetarian Indian joint at 3140 South Parker Road, the quarters are dark, the only sign of life a typed sign taped to the window citing a “temporary closure” due to “maintenance” issues…

Not surprisingly, Xarchy’s lament about the lack of good ethnic eating in this town inspired many suggestions — and a few excellent insults (read them all here). Still, for efficient put-downs, it’s hard to beat this from Harvey, who took commenter Alanis to task for suggesting that a free brunch…

There was a time in my life when I ate ramen once a week, and I’m not talking about that cheap brick of noodles that came with a sodium-loaded packet of flavoring. I’m talking rich broth, thick with animal fat and laden with noodles, pork belly, seaweed, scallions and a…

Say so long to Pho Havana: The Vietnamese restaurant that took over the space at 10400 East Sixth Avenue, which had been home for more than a decade to Chef’s Noodle House, was only open for six months. The phone there is now disconnected; no word yet on what will…

Larkburger, the gourmet burger barn that started in the high country — specifically, Edwards — and spawned siblings in Greenwood Village, Boulder and Fort Collins, is bringing its Black Angus beef to West Washington Park, taking over part of the behemoth square footage that belonged to Blockbuster Video at 340…

I’m a sucker for good salsas, and the caddy of four (plus the house salsa) that graces your table at this bustling taqueria is filled with plastic squats of freshly made, intense concoctions that dance across your tongue like ballerinas on a stage. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special…

Boulder, insists Phil Armstrong, the founder of HUSH, and, for a nanosecond, the general manager of Radex Bistro, which closed last October, needs more breakfast joints. Alec Schuler, owner/executive chef of Arugula, a farm-to-table restaurant in Boulder, shares the same sentiment, and when two restaurant minds think alike, things happen…

The sommelier title hasn’t always been a glamorous one. In fact, according to Rajat Parr and Jordan Mackay’s new book, Secrets of the Sommeliers, it was once a title relegated to restaurant workers who proved themselves unworthy of the kitchen, a lowly crew banished to the wine cellar for life…

Cozy Cottage has grown into a House: On Sunday, the breakfast-and-lunch spot opened in its new location at 4363 Tennyson Street, formerly occupied by House (and Gemelli’s before that). The old Cozy Cottage location, at 2423 South Downing Street, closed at the end of November, but owner Michael Mueller has…

Last week Govinda’s Buffet, a vegetarian mainstay, announced that it would be open Tuesdays through Thursdays for lunch, in addition to regular dinner hours on Friday and Saturday. But as it turns out, Govinda’s had more good news cooking: The restaurant will be open for lunch on Friday and Saturday…

In 2011, Denver should resolve to get better ethnic restaurants. That’s the word from Xarchy, who just found our post about Travel & Leisure slapping this city for its poor selection of ethnic eateries. The mag’s survey was conducted more than a year ago, but the situation hasn’t changed, according…

I checked the clock nervously, willing the car in front of me to step on the gas. “GO!” I yelled, six inches from the guy’s bumper. Mercifully, there was a break in the traffic and I zipped around the old white sedan, resisting the urge to cut it off entirely…

There are three sushi restaurants within a three-block radius in downtown Boulder — and each of them is almost always full. One caters to college kids who come for fusion rolls and cheap drink specials, another attracts crowds with sake bombs and a wide selection of nigiri. And then there’s…

Bittersweet, Olav Peterson’s new garden-to-table restaurant at 500 East Alameda Avenue opened on New Year’s Eve, after a series of unexpected construction delays that turned the dining room into an igloo, thanks to gale-force winds whipping through a light socket…