Food & Drink

I had no desire to spend my Sunday evening at a Denver Restaurant Week table, but when a friend snagged a prime-time reservation at a restaurant that rarely, if ever, has prime-time reservations available, I fell back on my promise. And I’m glad I did, because the service, despite butt-to-butt…

Thai Bistro, 5924 South Kipling Street in Littleton, has been lauded with several Best of Denver awards for Best Thai Restaurant, and it measures up just as strongly when it comes to its vegetarian dishes. The tofu, in particular, stands out: If you like nothing better than perfectly fried, crispy-on-the-outside,…

He’s been called a “hero of sustainability,” his name appears on Time Magazine’s 2010 list of the 100 Most Influential People in the World, and his best-selling books, including The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, have made him one of the high priests of practicing — and…

“It all began in 2007,” begins the conversation with John Davidson, “when the landlord violated my non-compete clause four months after we opened — and Pajama Baking Company opened just a few doors down from me. We had to split business, which isn’t what I’d signed up for.”…

J. Wilson, who was named Beerdrinker of the Year this past weekend at the Wynkoop Brewing Company, has gone through trials before. Last spring, for example, he lived for 46 days on nothing but water and dopplebock (a German style of beer) that a local brewery in Iowa, where he…

I fell in love with Greece while sitting at a rickety wooden table at a cafe in Corinth, picking at a brick of feta. My infatuation was initially superficial, of course; the country is beautiful viewed from the deck of a boat navigating around white islands on the royal-blue sea,…

As beer pairings go, few are more classic than the briny oyster and the heady stout; the two have been matched since the eighteenth century, when the beer was first made. Sometime in the early twentieth century, beermakers began crafting their stouts to pair with oysters — or using oysters…

When Louisville’s Viceroy of India changed over to Delhi Darbar, not much changed — the Indian restaurant served up the same menu as its predecessor, albeit under a different name. But even with a fresh moniker, the owners couldn’t make Indian food work in that location, and Delhi Darbar closed…

​No one’s saying you have to go meatless just because it’s Monday — but as incentive to join the growing movement, every week we’re offering an animal-free recipe. If you’ve tried our banana walnut muffins or peanut-butter cookies, then you know vegan baking isn’t nearly as difficult as it’s made…

It’s been an interesting past few years for James Mazzio, whose culinary career took a giant leap forward in 1999, when the then-Boulder chef of the long-gone 15 Degrees, snagged a Food & Wine magazine Best New Chef crown. Since then, Mazzio has cooked in numerous kitchens throughout the state,…

Denver Restaurant Week — or, as Row 14 chef Jensen Cummings coined it, “Denver Restaurant Half Month” — began in earnest on Saturday night, with 340 food temples across the metro area offering multi-course menus for two for $52.80. Chef Troy Guard and his crew from TAG and TAG RAW…

Arby’s just signed hot, Boulder-based Crispin Porter + Bogusky to polish its image. But it’s going to take more than a “Good Mood Food” slogan to create a good bottom line for this company, so Jenn Wohletz suggested her own fast five fixes for Arby’s . Here’s a sixth: Bottle…

The Village Greek opened on Tuesday, February 21, at 6886 South Clinton Street in Englewood, an area that could use more ethnic flavor. The restaurant is owned by Stanley Pappas and managed by his chef/brother Steve Pappas. For more information — including details on this weekend’s special of roast leg…