Say what you will about the guilty train wreck that is the Twilight series, but the indulgent fluff that’s being spooned up by teenage girls (and voyeuristic women) the world over has got a lot of people laughing all the way to the bank. Including Gina Meyers, who penned Love…
Bob Wiltshire Morton’s Steakhouse 1710 Wynkoop Street 303-825-3353 www.mortons.com This is part one of Lori Midson’ Chef and Tell interview with Bob Wiltshire, To read part two of that interview, check back here tomorrow. Blame Bob Wiltshire’s mother and a vocational high school for his culinary prowess. “When I was…
Sometimes, even here in king-sized America, you just can’t eat the whole thing. Maybe it’s because you’re actually paying attention to portion control, or maybe your Mom still fixes meals to feed an entire farm crew who’s been toiling in the fields since before dawn. Either way, there will be…
The smart people at the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale University just delivered a brand-spankin’ new study that shows a correlation between licensed cartoon characters and kids’ affinity for snacks. A motley crew of forty munchkins between the ages of four and six was subjected to…
Each month, Jax Fish House, 928 Pearl Street in Boulder, has been welcoming back Top Chef winner Hosea Rosenberg for the aptly named Hosea Rosenberg Monthly Dinner Series. June’s theme: “New Found Love for New Orleans.” Dinner starts at 6 p.m. tonight and costs $100; sign up at 303-444-1811 or…
Greenwood Village, with its affluent socialites, mega-priced steakhouses and chain horrors, wallet-robbing boutiques and multi-million dollar mansions, is hardly the kind of suburb where you’d expect to find what may very well be the most interesting Indian restaurant in the city. But it’s there, just a samosa’s fling from Cool…
I’ve been on the front lines of the service industry long enough to have seen some pretty weird requests accommodated. I once came upon a diner who wanted to have his food cut into little pieces by the chef, just the way his mother did when he was five. I…
On a recent Friday night on the patio of a bar that’s dormant during the day but overflowing after 11 p.m. when the dance floor becomes a sweat pit, a gaggle of girls paraded trays of fruity adult slushies from table to table. Can you guess where I’m drinking? Special…
Slim Cessna hasn’t lived in Denver for a decade but that doesn’t mean he’s forgotten where he came from. Cessna, who fronts the band Slim Cessna’s Auto Club, has lived in Pittsburgh since 2000 but still practices and records his brand of country-punk-gospel rock in Colorado — all but one…
What separates a good wine bar from a great one? More than you’d think. It’s an elusive mix at best: Easy-to-pinpoint characteristics can surely make you love a place at first glance, but it’s the more subtle, nuanced elements that will ultimately bring you back. Here’s how the best are…
While Jean-Philippe Failyau races to get Park & Co., a new burger barn at 439 East 17th Avenue, open by the first week in July, the owner of Park Burger, 1890 South Pearl Street, is basking in the accolades bestowed upon his Platt Park joint by Bon Appetit magazine, which,…
Last Sunday night, on the lovely property of Colorado’s Best Beef Ranch, Phil Armstrong waxed poetic about Hush Denver’s mission to highlight the people who create great restaurants. It was the launch dinner of Hush Boulder, and the chef and restaurant Armstrong extolled was Tim Payne, executive chef of Terroir…
To celebrate the opening of its tenth Colorado location at 2073 South Colorado Boulevard, Mad Greens is tossing free salads today from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. According to manager Ben Pappas, lines haven’t started forming yet, but they’re ready for action. Customers can choose from any one of Mad…
Hometown burrito hero Chipotle tends to launch quirky marketing campaigns that inspire strong reactions — sometimes adoration, sometimes not. But all we can say about the restaurant chain’s latest gimmick — emblazoning its takeaway bags with garbled Latin usually used as placeholder text and translating more or less into a…
Robert Thompson’s Argyll was the surprise hit of 2009; despite being labeled a “gastropub,” it even took top honors for Best New Restaurant in our Best of Denver 2010. Argyll was doing so well that Thompson had considered taking on the space next door to the restaurant at 2700 East…
Organic soda-company Oogave is taking over the universe, boasts Gannon Merrell, the company’s Fulcrum of Finance, and it’s starting with Colorado. As two new flavors hit local convenience-store shelves, this boast may not be far off. The soda’s namesake refers to the agave nectar that Stephen Anson used as an…
All eating contests are created equal — but some are more equal than others. Tonight’s inaugural Mezcal Taco Eating Contest rises above the rest simply because — well, have you ever eaten a taco? They’re a lot messier than your average hot dog, is all we’re saying. The contest comprises…
Camp food is known more for functionality than taste: If you can keep it from spoiling and it gives you energy, it’s on the list. But tonight, Outdoor Divas and Savory Spice Shop are hosting a class to spice up your camp cooking. The Spicy Divas Cooking Class starts at…
Thus ends four days of liver damage, debauchery, hangovers, embarrassments and a swollen stomach. The 2010 Food & Wine Classic in Aspen officially came to a close yesterday, and while the weekend isn’t without its fuzzy moments, my brain isn’t so washed up that I’m not without a fleet of…
Good Housekeeping has been keeping an eye on a lot of buns lately. The ladies’ magazine recently voted Boulder-based Rudi’s Organic Bakery’s buns the hottest of them all. Rudi’s buns won out over the likes of Sara Lee and Pepperidge Farm buns in a taste test comparing eight brands of…
Last week, if you recall, I brought you a list of five bar types adults should avoid. Now I’m back with a rundown of what your drink order says about you. Most bartenders aren’t judgmental people. We never really want to bite the hand that feeds. If you want your…
Pay-what-you-want is coming to Boulder. A new cafe modeled after Denver’s SAME Cafe is in the works with the operating name Community Cafe and a guiding philosophy of “giving back, giving forward.” Sandy Robinson, the brains behind the restaurant, says two things inspired her to pursue the pay-what-you-want model: a…
