It was a Festivus miracle for one prisoner in an Orange County jail. For two months, a convicted drug dealer received meals free of the salami he didn’t like by claiming devotion to Festivus, the holiday celebrated by the Costanza family on Seinfeld. Any Denver inmates who caught wind of…
Chef Andrew Lubatty of Avenue Grill taught last night’s “Christmas Morning Breakfast” class at the Seasoned Chef Cooking School, and he was all for using pre-made puff pastry, room-temperature eggs and bacon grease. But he’s not a fan of over-adulterated fruits or substituting Danish Fontina for Italian in a frittata…
As we report in this week’s Off Limits, there’s a good explanation why you can’t buy growlers of craft beer at Denver International Airport (as you can at the Portland airport, as Jonathan Shikes recently discovered): Colorado law limits the sale of growlers — those 64-ounce containers that can be…
The Christmas tree of rosemary almost pushed me over the edge — but after I removed the greenery, I found this cocktail both festive and delicious. Can you guess where I’m drinking? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s Where am I drinking/eating posts is…
It’s not easy finding vegetarian barbecue in Denver — and it will be harder after Wolfe’s, the barbecue joint on Colfax that’s known for its rubbed and smoked tofu, closes after a last hurrah on Christmas Day. But take heart, herbivores: You can still get righteous barbecued tofu at the…
Last weekend, during a birthday celebration of a bunch of kindred Sagittarians — those of us, allege the astrology experts, who are optimistic and freedom-loving, jovial and good-humored, honest and straightforward and intellectual and philosophical — the kitchen wizard who commands the line insisted on marking the occasion (a combined…
Last week, Ezra Mamuth and Nate Barnett were giddy with excitement, eagerly anticipating the unveiling of Stick it to Me, a truck that’ll specialize in gourmet food on a stick, at this Friday’s tacky sweater party at the Atomic Cowboy, 3237 East Colfax Avenue. But the truck launch, unfortunately, has…
Last night, a posse of local food scribes got a sneak peek of Bittersweet, Olav Peterson’s new restaurant at 500 East Alameda Avenue, which will open to the public for dinner on Saturday. The garden-to-table, artisanal food temple, which Peterson oversees with his wife, Melissa Severson, sprouted — and grew…
Jorge de la Torre Johnson & Wales University www.jwu.edu This is part one of Lori Midson’s interview with Jorge de la Torre, dean of culinary education at Johnson & Wales University. Part two of that interview will run in this space tomorrow. “I’m a little worried about this interview,” confesses…
“Does anyone know of a restaurant in all of the Tech Center that 1) doesn’t serve pre-packaged/out of the bag/straight from the can ingredients; 2) actually uses fresh ingredients which is sort of like #1; 3) makes food in the kitchen as opposed to having it made for them in…
Taco Bell has introduced two new sauces, which Jenn Wohletz reviewed here yesterday. But the chain’s most fiery condiment is very, very bland compared to the comments her post inspired, including this one from Joe: Good bet that if these sauces were served at a “respectable” Mexican restaurant (like Tacos…
All four Colorado Larkburger locations (including the store at 8000 East Belleview Avenue in Englewood) are serving up a special deal today: Between 11 a.m. and 9 p.m., a portion of the proceeds will benefit Roundup River Ranch, which provides camping experiences for children with serious illnesses. For more info,…
Back in September, Brendon Doyle, the head chef of Jonesy’s EatBar, parted ways with Jonesy’s owner Leigh Jones. “I want a chef that has kitchen manager capabilities, and that’s not Brendon,” said Jones at the time. Doyle, for his part, made it clear that he was looking for “some good…
I can hardly believe how much the Denver dining scene has changed over the last few years. What was once a town with just a few options has become a sea of stars, with great new restaurants giving diners better choices than they’ve ever had before. It’s an exciting time…
The last time we wrote about 2011 food trend predictions, it was October, and we thought the whole thing was a mite premature.But now that it’s December, just about every publication on the planet is jumping on the trend-prediction bandwagon, telling us what’s going to be hot in 2011. The…
We knew rap had gone mainstream when Will Smith’s The Fresh Prince of Bel Air began airing in 1990, and we know craft beer has done the same now that T.G.I. Friday’s is pairing its new menu items with selected beers from New Belgium Brewing. On December 21, the casual…
At this convivial Italian joint, where the owner knows everyone’s name (and everyone knows hers), the menu is punctuated with homespun classics from the boot-shaped peninsula, including ravioli, slicked with marinara, sheeted with mozzarella and flecked with parsley and Parmesan. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who…
We heard earlier this morning that the Penalty Box Bar & Grill, 1862 South Wadsworth Boulevard, was slated to close its doors later this month. But now we’re wondering if “later this month” was code for “immediately.”…
Have you ever found yourself pondering the notion that if your goal was to drink a bottle of wine every day from today until your last day on this earth, you’d never have to try the same wine twice? A nobler task may never present itself to you, so what…
No. 94: Seafood soup from Farro Matthew Franklin spent nearly eighteen years hunched over the burners at 240 Union, elevating that restaurant to easily the best feedlot on the west side of town — and part of what made 240 Union such a smash hit was Franklin’s unassailable mad talents…
Taco Bell’s menu has changed over the years. There was once a Zesty Chicken Border Bowl, the bright spot on a menu that was otherwise cheap, greasy, sloppy, over-seasoned, and about as tasty as tongue-plundering a piece of newspaper from the floor of a dog kennel. Taco Bell no longer…
For many travelers at Denver International Airport, a meal at the colorful Que Bueno — with cold beers and fiery hot sauces — has been more than enough consolation prize for a delayed flight. But this longtime eating oasis on Concourse B, right by gate 52, is out of commission…
