Last November, the James Beard Foundation summoned the public to nominate its favorite chefs, restaurants and industry professionals for the 2011 awards. And after all the self-pimping and ballot-stuffing, the poll is closed. This morning, the foundation announced its 2011 list of semi-finalist nominees. And Colorado made a strong showing…
Jim Cohen The Empire Lounge & Restaurant 816 Main Street, Louisville 303-665-2521 www.theempirerestaurant.com Pizzeria da Lupo 2525 Arapahoe Avenue, Boulder 303-396-6366 www.pizzeriadalupo.com This is part two of my interview with Jim Cohen, chef/owner of The Empire Restaurant and Lounge and Pizzeria da Lupo. Part one of that interview ran yesterday…
The Platte River Valley and Highland neighborhoods will be the beneficiaries of a new brewery this summer, when Charlie Berger and Patrick Crawford open Denver Beer Co in a former auto repair shop at 1695 Platte Street. Just up the street from Proto’s Pizza and Paris on the Platte, the…
JR Johnson brought Mr. Greenjeans, a vegetable market in Edgewater, to life after a couple of beers in the Providence Tavern. “I noticed people want to stay around the neighborhood,” he says. “And I looked across the street and thought it would be a great place for a vegetable stand.”…
Opinions are revving up in advance of today’s food-truck meeting at the Downtown Denver Partnership, where stakeholders — among them mobile food vendors, restaurant owners, downtown businesses, city agencies and neighborhood groups — will have a preliminary discussion of the role of food trucks in Denver, and whether regulations that…
Amendment XXI Wines will present a Single Malt Scotch Tasting with Robert Sickler, who’ll will guide participants through Scotland’s portfolio. The tasting, which starts at 5 p.m., is free; for more information, call 303-477-5646. For information on dozens of culinary events around town, visit our online Food & Drink listings…
No. 68: Risotto frutti di mare from Firenze a Tavola Upstairs, in the convivial, bright-lit dining room of Parisi, the tables are littered with irresistible airy pizzas and housemade pastas, frilly salads and hearty sandwiches, and there’s not an empty seat in the house. Downstairs, in Firenze a Tavola, the…
Welcome to In the Weeds. Kyle will be right with you — most likely to complain about something. Usually he is pleasant, but this is his place to blow off some steam. Don’t take it personally; he just needs to vent because he’s been doing this for about thirteen years…
Sean Kenyon knows how to pour out both drinks and advice. A third-generation bar man with almost 25 years behind the bar, he is a student of cocktail history, a United States Bartenders Guild-certified Spirits Professional and a BAR Ready graduate of the prestigious Beverage Alcohol Resource Program. You can…
Organixx, the modified fast-casual restaurant at 1520 Blake Street, does 75 percent of its business during lunch hours. Which is somewhat surprising, considering the tasty breakfast and dinner offerings, with several vegetarian options and a handful of vegan delicacies. In other words, if you’re looking for a vegetarian or vegan…
Pete Marczyk and Barbara Macfarlane do not leave their work behind when they leave Marczyk Fine Foods and head for their great old Denver house with the big, new kitchen. They often bring some of their market’s choicest ingredients home with them, and cook up a feast. “It’s winter, so…
Trotted the kid out last night for Chinese food, which, for him, is sesame chicken — “the best in Denver” according to the menu, a declaration that may be the largest overstatement so far this year. And since I can’t stand the stuff, I ordered from the dim sum menu,…
After reading comments about hats, even ballcaps, being prohibited at the Tavern Downtown — which seemed ironic for a joint that had just been named Sports Bar of the Year by the national Nightclub & Bar — I contacted Frank Schultz, the founder of the Tavern Hospitality Group that owns…
This week’s spring-like weather has us excited for the days of summer when we can linger on a patio and catch the beams of the sun with a drink in hand. Like a margarita. At the Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant. In anticipation of summer, the downtown outpost of that local…
As far as Brian Phetteplace can determine, the last time the city revised the rules for mobile food vendors — at least the rules as they applied to downtown — was back in 1996, long before anyone anticipated the current race of food trucks. And now, as the manager of…
Jim Cohen The Empire Lounge & Restaurant 816 Main Street, Louisville 303-665-2521 www.theempirerestaurant.com Pizzeria da Lupo 2525 Arapahoe Avenue, Boulder 303-396-6366 www.pizzeriadalupo.com This is part one of my interview with Jim Cohen, chef/owner of The Empire Restaurant and Lounge and Pizzeria da Lupo. Part two of that interview will run…
Valentine’s Day came early for Ben Parsons, winemaker/owner of the Infinite Monkey Theorem winery. Not in the form of chocolate-covered corkscrews or any other such frippery; the gift he received was something every Colorado winemaker has been pining away for: a Wine Spectator score of 88 points. So when Parsons…
The area around 26th Avenue and Federal Bouldevard is already the town’s best neighborhood for breakfast burritos: Jack-n-Grill is serving its $2 special; across the street, you can get a legendary to-go burrito through the Santiago’s drive-through, and around the corner, Araujo’s Restaurant is selling a decent 99 cent breakfast…
It’s patio weather this week, a rare winter opportunity to play hooky and the enjoy the sunshine while you’re eating at one of Snooze’s three metro locations (particularly the original Snooze, if you don’t mind watching the action at the Bumuda Triangle). Unless you’re S_lh, of course, who posted this…
Pinkies up! At 7 p.m. tonight, Seven Cups, the tea shop at 1882 South Pearl Street, will present “Are There Tannins in My Tea?,” a talk in which tea expert Donna Fellman will discuss the chemistry of a cup. Admission is free; for more info, call 303-777-2877 or go to…
Over four decades ago, Stella Cordova took over the Chubby Burger Drive-In from its owner, and she soon turned Chubby’s into a Colorado icon, renowned for serving the gravy-like green chile she’d learned to make while growing up in Pueblo. Stella passed away in 2009 at the age of 100,…
Ah, bacon. Savory, delicious bacon. Not only is it one of our favorite foodstuffs in the free world, but you can do just about anything with it, not the least of which is designing a makeshift bra. But above all else, it’s the one thing that steadfastly makes us too…
