A sign that Deluxe Burger is coming

Last fall, Dylan Moore revealed that for the next outpost in his empire, which already includes Deluxe and Delite, he’d be moving off that hip block on Broadway. And as this new billboard (right by Yazoo downtown) shows, Moore is partnering with Mod Living, the hip decor store at 5327…

Tonight: Free tequila at Tambien

Head to Tambien, 250 Steele Street, tonight from 7 to 9 p.m. for Beyond Jose, a free tequila tasting for women (and the men who love them); stick around until 10, when the $1 taco special starts. For more information, call 303-333-1763. For information on dozens of culinary events around…

Someone’s in The Kitchen…but it’s not Jason Sheehan

There are a few things that I like about Boulder and many that I don’t. For example, it bothers me that Boulder exists where it does, snugged up tight against the base of the Flatirons, frantically humping the leg of a mountain range that would be that much more splendid…

Sweet Action Ice Cream is frozen over till February

Here we are in the dead of winter with 60-degree temperatures. Sweet. If only Sweet Action Ice Cream, the awesome addiction at 52 Broadway that churns out flavors like brown sugar banana, blueberry lavender, baklava and salted butterscotch and Stranahan’s caramel brickle, wasn’t taking the WHOLE MONTH OF JANUARY OFF…

Guess where I’m drinking?

Yee haw! The National Western Stock Show is in town, which means that wannabe Westerners are playing cowboy at bars all over town. But this saloon is the real thing. Can you guess where I’m drinking? Post your answer — with an actual address for this bar, or enough details…

Guess where he was eating?

Just got this note from an Ohio man, who needs someone with a more encyclopedic knowledge of the Denver dining scene than I possess: “My wife and I will be there the weekend of February 6. As a kid I’m pretty sure we drove through Denver on our way back…

Guess where I’m eating?

The pizzas at this slice of life are being pumped out at a record pace, which isn’t surprising, considering their perfect crusts and premium toppings. Which pizza palace has tossed me a new favorite? Special bonus: Every Friday, anyone who gave the first correct answer to any of the week’s…

McDonald’s: These two aren’t lovin’ it

People love McDonald’s in the worst way. And as two recent incidents show, although there have been billions served by the burger chain, it has not always been happily. On December 27, a still-unidentified woman completely trashed a McDonald’s in Kansas City because she didn’t like her hamburger. A 99-cent…

Tonight: A twisted pot luck

From 6 to 9 p.m. tonight, Twisted Pine Brewing Co., at 3201 Walnut Street in Boulder, will host the inaugural Twisted Pine Potluck, a dinner devoted to dishes that include Twisted Pine brew as an ingredient. Prizes will be awarded for the top three dishes, and it only costs $5…

The scent is gone from Aroma Cafe & Grill

The waft of spices have stopped escaping from the kitchen at Aroma Cafe & Grill, an Indian-Mediterranean restaurant that opened last May at 2017 South University Boulevard. The dining room is still intact, but the lights are dark, the phone number has been disconnected and the signage has disappeared. Better…

New Monday Night Specials menu at Lola

Lola launched its new Monday night specials menu last week, and although the pork rinds shown at right weren’t our favorite, there are many, many dishes on the roster that deserve all-star billing. Among them: shrimp albondigas in tomato “soup” with pappas quesadilla for $9, an achiote chicken taco or…

The knife, the bathtub, the butcher and the corpse

We know how much chefs love their knives — “It’s hurt me, I’ve hurt it, and we’re still together,” joked Kyle Fitzgerald in last week’s Chef and Tell interview — but Heiko K, a slasher chef in Germany, took butchery to a whole new level when he dismembered a man…

Happy fortieth birthday to My Brother’s Bar

On January 12, 1970, Jim and Angelo Karagas opened my My Brother’s Bar, which forty years later is still one of this town’s best watering holes, despite having never had a sign out front. When the brothers bought the building at 2376 15th Street, it had already been a bar…

Puerto Vallarta Mexican Restaurant picks up and crawls…north

Puerto Vallarta, the coastal Mexican joint that occupied a corner lot at 75 South Federal Boulevard for as long there’s been shrimp in the sea (okay, that’s a slight exaggeration) is now bordered up with blond wood. But if that’s where you migrated to get your mariscos, don’t heave: The…

Culinary calendar for the week ahead: Raw food and Females on Fire

There’s a lot going on in the local culinary world this week, from raw food to Females on fire, bourbon to beer. Here’s a taste of what’s ahead: Monday, January 11: Stephanie Tourles, author of Raw Energy: 124 Raw Food Recipes for Energy Bars, Smoothies and Other Snacks to Supercharge…

Guess where I’m eating?

New menu. New chef. And one amazing new dish. Which not-so-new restaurant is off to a great start in 2010? Special bonus: Every Friday, anyone who gave the first correct answer to any of the week’s Where am I drinking/eating posts will be entered in a pool — and we’ll…

Top five most notable bacon novelties

In this here ‘Merica, we can never just cherish a food. It has to become a preoccupation — an “anything-you-can-do-I-can-do-better” obsession. We always have to take it one step further, and we don’t give a damn about integrity or redneckery. Case in point: bacon. The Goddess of Pork. The sublime…