Culinary Cruising: Class Dismissed

Marisol, the author of The Lady, the Chef and the Courtesan, a sensual, romantic novel that comes complete with recipes, last month left landlocked Denver for a stint as a celebrity chef. She sent Westword regular missives from her temporary home: a cruise ship. But not everything went according to…

Community Spirits

Expect to drink a lot of red wine – and pay a hefty bar tab – at the new, and popular, Community Table Night at Parisi, a northwest Denver hotspot at 4401 Tennyson Street. If you’re shy, you’ll need a glass or two to get into the spirit of things,…

You’re a Good Patio: Charlie Brown’s

Summertime, and the living is breezy. Denver diners and drinkers are obsessed with patios — and restaurateurs are obsessed with giving them what they want. Whether it’s just a couple of chairs stuck out on the sidewalk or acres of elaborate decks, almost every joint in town has an outdoor…

Milking It: Princess Gems cereal

Princess Gems Disney Magic Selections Rating: Two and a half spoons out of four Cereal description: The main cereal pieces are made of oats shaped like puffy stars with a hole in the middle, as if they’ve been blasted by a Disney super-villain armed with a .44 magnum. In addition,…

Culinary Cruising: Beer Instead of Wine

Marisol, the author of The Lady, the Chef and the Courtesan, a sensual, romantic novel that comes complete with recipes, has left landlocked Denver for a stint as a celebrity chef. She’s sending daily missives from her temporary home: a cruise ship. Somewhere near La Havre: The day after tomorrow,…

Culinary Cruising: Time for a Manicure

Marisol, the author of The Lady, the Chef and the Courtesan, a sensual, romantic novel that comes complete with recipes, has left landlocked Denver for a stint as a celebrity chef. She’s sending daily missives from her temporary home: a cruise ship. Cadiz, Spain: Cadiz is the oldest city in…

Culinary Cruising: Menu Change

Marisol, the author of The Lady, the Chef and the Courtesan, a sensual, romantic novel that comes complete with recipes, has left landlocked Denver for a stint as a celebrity chef. She’s sending daily missives from her temporary home: a cruise ship. Marseille (or so we thought): If you’ve been…

Chow Down For Charity

With summer comes grilling and overeating, usually one as a result of the other. But some people like a little competitive juice with their meal, and they take this idea to the next level. Welcome to the ongoing Steve’s Snappin’ Dogs hot dog eating contest – created to raise money…

Pass Around the Cup for One of Denver’s Top Roasters

You may have noticed that your favorite local cup of joe has lately tasted a bit off, even a tad bitter. If so, there’s a reason: The local coffee community has been shaken to its core by painful news about one of its key members: 26-year-old Semeon Abay, head roaster…

In the Ballpark: Meadowlark

If you’re tired of the downtown crowd or simply looking for a mid-show break from the Larimer Lounge, the Meadowlark’s patio is a true urban oasis. It’s big and dark and often quiet, and coming here is like slipping away from a party and into someone’s back yard to share…

Candy Girls: Indiana Jones Special Edition Candy

This week, the Candy Girls decided to try a few of the limited edition flavors released by the Mars candy company to celebrate the release of the first Indiana Jones film in almost 20 years. The Snickers Adventure Bar promises to “Satisfy your taste for adventure! Rich Chocolate. Crunchy nuts…

Gluten-Free Food Fair

Forget low-carb; those with celiac disease, the most common genetic autoimmune disease, have to pay attention to every kind of tasty gluten (wheat, rye, and oats) product they’re offered or risk severe illness, not just severe damage to their waistline. Luckily, the Denver metro chapter of CSA (Celiac Sprue Association)…

Culinary Cruising: The Bored Millionaire

Marisol, the author of The Lady, the Chef and the Courtesan, a sensual, romantic novel that comes complete with recipes, has left landlocked Denver for a stint as a celebrity chef. She’s sending daily missives from her temporary home: a cruise ship. A few days later: Monte Carlo I have…

Get to the Points: Kiva Restaurant

After a one-year hiatus (and some lackluster years before then), Juneteenth is coming back to Welton Street this year. A celebration of the day when African-Americans in Texas learned that they’d been freed — more than a year after Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation — Juneteenth is observed around…

Culinary Cruising: Power Struggle

Marisol, the author of The Lady, the Chef and the Courtesan, a sensual, romantic novel that comes complete with recipes, has left landlocked Denver for a stint as a celebrity chef. She’s sending daily missives from her temporary home: a cruise ship. Day Four: Civitavecchia-Rome, Italy Ship entertainers are on…

Fine China

Here’s the deal of the day: Charlie Huang, owner of Jing in the Landmark project at 5370 East Greenwood Village Plaza in Greenwood Village and Little Ollie’s at 2363 East Third Avenue, will donate 100 percent of all proceeds from lunch and dinner at both restaurants to today to victims…

Beer Cheaters Pour It On

The Wall Street Journal on Saturday, June 7, got to the soggy bottom of a problem that has people across the country hopping mad: short pours, or the practice of using smaller than pint-sized beer glasses in bars and restaurants or glasses with thick bottoms and rims. Or even –…

Coleman’s Soul Food

When I was a young man of nineteen, maybe twenty, I spent three weeks living in a motel in Detroit. The particulars of how I found myself in such a sorry state — staying in a room where, on my first night, I found a dead rat under the bed…

R&R Denver

Have you heard the one about the straight guy and the gay bar? Here’s how it goes: Guy walks into a bar alone. He pulls up a stool and is greeted by the bartender, who introduces himself as Dan. Dan asks for an ID, holds out his hand for a…

Goin’ South

Duy Pham has moved around a lot over the past few years. He first made a name for himself as the very young chef at Tante Louise (4900 East Colfax Avenue, now home to the Cork House) when it was run by Corky Douglass. He was the exec at Opal…

Sex in the City: Elway’s

While Elway’s patio can be a perfectly civilized place to while away an hour — or six — this space should be a lot wilder tonight, when Elway’s kicks off its first Wednesday night patio party, Live from Elway’s Backyard, and the action spills onto the sidewalk beyond the restaurant…

Take a Bite of Cafe Bites

Chinook Tavern is staying put — at least for now. Originally, the Georg family planned to pack up their restaurant at 265 Detroit Street this month, and move their restaurant down south. But now they’ll be open in Cherry Creek at least through October. You’d already know this if you…