Have you ever watched one of Gordon Ramsay’s shows — he’s the temperamental chef who owns a string of restaurants and throws tantrums on such television tirades as Hell’s Kitchen and Kitchen Nightmares — and thought, “I’d really love to see him try that shtick with me”? Well, here’s an…
Oh, ick. In one of the worst mouth picks of the week, the Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America, a national trade organization representing the wholesale tier of the wine and spirits industry, plucked Sarah Palin, the former beauty pageant bimbo, governor of Russia Alaska and 2008 Republican vice presidential…
I thought I’d had the worst margarita ever — until I took a sip of this one. I don’t know why bars insist on using crappy sweet and sour mix. Hey, 1965 is calling and wants their shitty mixers back. That said, I do like their televisions for watching football…
The delicate, crisp little cookie is technically a tuile, but not to Minney Beasley’s founder Harmon Canon. “I just never use that word,” he confesses. To Canon, they are simply almond lace cookies, made from a recipe handed down from his great aunt Minnie Beasley. What makes them tuiles is…
As a countdown to the Best of Denver 2010, coming April 1, Cafe Society is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in Denver. Send your own nominations to cafe@westword.com…
Shanahan’s just opened on Christmas Eve at 5085 South Syracuse Street, and there was a one-hour wait for a table in the 130-seat dining room, even with a reservation on Saturday night. But if you were waiting for the duck or osso bucco on the opening menu, you could wait…
Yes, we Westworders love our charcuterie. And this plate, stripped down to the quintessential French style (the proprietor of this establishment would have it no other way), comes courtesy of a charcutier who graduated from Johnson and Wales. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Every Friday, anyone who…
If you’ve turned on the tube lately, you’re aware that some psychopath almost blew up Detroit with his underwear on Christmas, you’ve watched certain talking heads make complete idiots of themselves regarding the devastation in Haiti, and you’ve seen Kim Karsdashian’s new soft porn commercial for Carl’s Jr…
Avery Tap Room, 5763 Arapahoe Avenue in Boulder, releases its Black Tot Imperial Oatmeal Stout (aged in Gosling Rum barrels) today; the limited, one-time release will be celebrated with Black Tot Day: Then and Now. Visit the tap room between 5 and 8 p.m. for a taster ($3 a piece)…
Spell-check screwed Bradley Smoker when the company sent out a press release yesterday with a chicken wings recipe that called for “a little fine grated ptarmigan.” What they meant to write, of course, was Parmesan, but somehow the grouse sneaked in there instead. This is either the result of a…
Thunderbird Burgers and BBQ, 1530 Blake Street, has apparently given up the thunder, since a Sanborn and Company for sale sign now resides in its window. If you were partial to the joint’s Kahuna burger with grilled pineapple and teriyaki sauce, or the BBQ burger, you’ll need to make the…
“Rise & Shine was started by Seth Rubin after he decided working for others was a bad idea. He combined his love of great coffee and good, old-fashioned, Southern-style biscuits to create the concept of a biscuit kitchen and cafe.” According to its Facebook page, that’s the back-story behind Rise…
Kyle Fitzgerald, kitchen magician of the Old Blinking Light and the subject of last week’s Chef and Tell interview, is making plans now for Super Bowl food, which includes the following recipe for tequila cocktail sauce, a boozier version of the classic that pairs well, says Fitzgerald, with spicy crab…
It’s a fact: Post-holiday season, everyone is broke — and, ironically, pretty much everyone could really use a cheap drink. Randolph’s, 1776 Grant Street, is here for you with its Thirsty Thursdays promotion. Enjoy a Breckenridge Avalanche amber ale draw for only $1 when you present your Randolph’s VIP card…
As a countdown to the Best of Denver 2010, coming April 1, Cafe Society is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in Denver. Send your own nominations to cafe@westword.com…
This is part two of Midson’s interview with Sheila Lucero, head chef of Jax Fish House. To read part one of the interview, click here. Culinary inspirations: My dad. He’s a great cook who’s got an unbelievable passion for food. I’ve always wanted to cook like him. The seasons are…
You don’t have to be a marathon runner to appreciate the relationship between food and your physical well-being. That’s the message that Deena Kastor — Olympic bronze medalist and former Alamosa resident — plans to share in a cookbook that’s not about counting calories and fat content, but about how…
Pork-chop-on-a-stick: It’s what’s for dinner. And lunch. And breakfast, if you can guess where I’m eating. 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 pull out one lucky…
Swing Thai started serving yesterday in the Jet Hotel, 1612 Wazee Street. This fourth location of the homegrown chain took over the space left open when XO closed ten weeks ago. To make sure that Swing Thai doesn’t suffer the same fate, Buddhist monks will perform a blessing at the…
Only in Denver. Only at 1222 Glenarm. On one side, fine French food at CY Steak, Cliff Young’s new restaurant. And on the other? The Diamond Cabaret, whose emissaries have been spotted at the Stock Show, touting whiskey specials and “topless square dances” all week. And tonight only: topless bull…
Cinderblock sober and with a few moments to mull, I could probably sound intelligent on the subject of whiskey — on the differences between bourbon, scotch, single-malt, straight, blended, Kentucky, Tennessee, Irish, Canadian, Japanese, etc., as well as why it’s sometimes spelled with an ‘e’ and other times not. My…
At the Boulder Farmers’ Market a couple of summers back, John Long — round, garrulous, deeply knowledgeable about Colorado agriculture and the quintessential pig farmer — put his arm around my shoulders and led me to a booth where chefs from The Kitchen were serving his product: pulled pork on…
