Food & Drink

Wanna hold my Whopper? That line, or a close facsimile of it, is what a masturbating Longmont man allegedly told a hapless Burger King employee yesterday as he pulled up to the drive-thru window. Although it wasn’t very creative, it was certainly straightforward when it comes to fast-food penis puns…

“I know! Can you believe it? We finally got the book through the doors!” That was elated response from Jennifer Jasinski, the chef/owner of Rioja, Euclid Hall and Bistro Vendôme, when I spoke with her late yesterday afternoon, two days after 5,000 copies of her Rioja cookbook, The Perfect Bite,…

Roslyn Grill, the colorful dive at 504 East Colfax Avenue, wasn’t open to see the new year start; by then a sign had been posted on the door, claiming that the bar is closed for remodeling. There was never a Roslyn at the Roslyn Grill — and not much of…

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. While the gluttony…

Michael Roberts has the scoop on Richard Troupe, the Longmont man charged with dropping trou at a Longmont Burger King and asking a staffer to hold his “whopper.” But Longmont Police spokesman Jeff Satur isn’t laughing, and neither is the young woman who turned down Troupe’s offer. “There’s been some…

Jorel Pierce, the saucy chef at Euclid Hall, told all — almost all — to Lori Midson for his recent Chef and Tell interview, and readers appreciated his candid comments (if not the sausages around his neck, an homage to a recent photo with Jen Jasinski). Here’s the view from…

Truffles are the rock stars of the edible universe. They smell like pungent earth, sweaty sex and crushed garlic. A mere shaving of truffle atop a bowl of hot buttered pasta is enough to evoke primal passion and raw emotion in the most stoic of human beings. So watching truffles…

Japoix, the sleek Japanese/French spot at 975 Lincoln Street, has applied for a cabaret license in order to host live music acts and DJs. A hearing on the application is slated for February 4. “We don’t want to change the restaurant or lounge feel, but if we want to have…

As promised, , Fleur Bistro opened today at 1225 Logan Street after a soft opening with family and friends last night. The restaurant will serve casual American cuisine for breakfast, lunch and dinner from 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. on weekdays and 6:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. on weekends. For…

Next Monday, Boulder’s Bácaro Venetian Taverna, 921 Pearl Street, will unveil a new menu wrapped in a new concept. While the restaurant has been serving up Venetian fare since 1998, about a year ago, Italian-born Fabio Flagiello took the top toque, putting a more traditional bend on the menu, and…

Derek Macias, a tractor/trailer driver for UPS, was heading to work one day when he saw a for-sale sign on the building at 3763 Wynkoop Street that once held Hospoda, a strange little Czech restaurant that served oddly great green chile. That sign spoke to him. “I’ve always wanted to…

No. 85: Fried Brussels sprouts from Panzano The culinary landscape of America is currently experiencing a Brussels Sprouts revolution, which says a lot about the way the food tide is turning in this country, especially when you consider the fact that the sprout, once a submissive throwaway cabbage-y thing that…

While some chefs say that burrata has had its heyday — that it’s overstayed its welcome — I’m on the opposing side, still very much enamored with the thin-shelled mozzarella oozing with warm cream. At the restaurant where the above snap was shot, the kitchen pools the Italian cheese in…

You’re a little drunk, the music’s bumpin’, and suddenly…you’re hungry. Really, really hungry. But many bars don’t serve food (chips and beef jerky don’t count; neither do Totino’s pizzas warmed in a microwave). Time to dial D.P. Dough. D.P. Dough opened in November at 1228 East Colfax Avenue, where it…

Jorel Pierce Euclid Hall 1317 14th Street 303-595-4255 www.euclidhall.com This is part two of Lori Midson’s interview with Jorel Pierce, executive chef of Euclid Hall. Part one of that interview ran in this space yesterday. Favorite restaurant in America: Blue Ribbon in Manhattan is just what it is — and…

The McDonald’s Restaurant at 300 South Broadway (on the corner of Alameda and Lincoln) is handing out free oatmeal today from 7 to 9 a.m. Their “Sweet Harmony Oatmeal” street team is luring customers into the store parking lot to give out free, full-sized samples of their new fruit &…

In his most recent In the Weeds, Kyle Garratt listed the “Five Things Kids Should Not Do in Restaurants” — a topic that you’d think would be far more controversial than hot tea or lousy tippers. For a very lively discussion of this issue, read the comments following Melanie Asmar’s…