Marty Steinke, exec chef of Linger: “Anonymity is paramount”

Marty Steinke Linger 2030 West 30th Avenue 303-993-3120 lingerdenver.com This is part one of my interview with Marty Steinke, exec chef of Linger; part two of our conversation will run tomorrow. It’s a good thing that Marty Steinke doesn’t hold grudges against grease, because if he did, he might never…

Tarasco’s New Latino Cuisine: Tamales on my mind

In A Federal Case, I’ll be eating my way up Federal Boulevard — south to north — within Denver city limits. I’ll be skipping the national chains and per-scoop Chinese joints, but otherwise I’ll report from every vinyl booth, walk-up window and bar stool where food is served. Here’s the…

Reader: No way would Bastien’s spring for this much parsley

Just about every day, Cafe Society posts a mystery dish/drink ordered somewhere in the metro area, and asks readers to guess where we’re eating; every Monday we award one of the previous week’s winning answers an EatDenver deck. And the guesses have been coming out of the circa ’70s woodwork…

Tonight: Kachina will pair local beasts with beers from AC Golden

Kachina Southwestern Grill, 10600 Westminster Boulevard in Westminster, continues its “Beast & Beer” dinner series showcasing locally raised meat and Colorado craft beer. Tonight’s feast features pork from Cone Ranch paired with brews from AC Golden Brewing Co. See also: – Photos: Behind the Scenes at Kachina – Patrick Hartnett,…

Denver’s fifty most essential restaurants, No. 50: Vesta Dipping Grill

What defines an essential restaurant? Several opinionated friends and I were recently discussing that topic during dinner at a trendy newcomer that’s amassed a flurry of flattery since opening its doors. It’s a restaurant-of-the-moment, but will it still be relevant in six months? Will the crowds continue to jam the…

Comrade Brewing will salute southeast Denver in 2014

Welkome to the Party. That’s the slogan for Comrade Brewing, which plans to open in southeast Denver next year with “back-to-basics” beers and a tongue-in-cheek nod to Communism. “People talk a lot about the camaraderie in the craft-beer industry. It’s a very friendly community, so that is actually the theme,”…

Yaffa’s Savory has been a real education for Yaffa Hanouna

Many people dream about doing something different with their lives. Yaffa Hanouna, chef-owner of Yaffa’s Savory, actually did it. After fifteen years as the director of two preschools in Aurora, in February she opened Yaffa’s Savory, a Mediterranean cafe and market at 2200 South Monaco Parkway. See also: Photos of…

Guess where I’m eating a dish straight out of the ’70s?

Everything about this restaurant, from the music and the decor, to the dried parsley that wreaths the plates and the medley of painstakingly overcooked vegetables, screams old-school weariness. Bonus points, though, for the thick pork chop, which managed to arrive properly grilled. But the burgundy mushroom sauce? As dated as…

Firedough heats up the dining scene in southeast Denver

The odd name of Firedough Mediterranean Grill, Bakery & Pies says it all. This new outpost in Centennial specializes in savory pies (known as “manoushi”), but it also offers marinated and char-grilled meats, fresh bread and salads and other Mediterranean specialties, many from family recipes handed down for decades by…

Celebrate National Lemonade Day for a good cause at Red Robin

It’s National Lemonade Day, and local Red Robin restaurants are setting up lemonade stands to raise funds for Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to finding better treatments and ultimately cures for all kids with cancer. See also: – Red Robin’s Burger Works delivers signature dishes in a…

Diebolt Brewing opens in Sunnyside

Diebolt Brewing in the Sunnyside neighborhood opened quietly this past weekend with limited hours and just two beers on tap. But owner Jack Diebolt and his parents, who moved to Denver to help, plan to ramp things up significantly over the next couple of weeks. Located on residential Mariposa Street…

Brown Water Coffee roasts good beans for a good cause

Ricky Padilla, founder of Brown Water Coffee, doesn’t think his company’s mission ends with serving good coffee. He also wants that coffee to support good works. See also: – Denver’s ten top coffee shops for work productivity – Thump Coffee will start brewing in Capitol Hill in late August -…