Food & Drink

A few weeks ago, when I reviewed Euclid Hall, I wrote that I’d noticed a certain shortcoming common to chefs who’d trained under Wolfgang Puck. “They’re excellent cooks with mastery of technique,” I mused, “but they’re not innovative chefs.” Plenty of readers took issue with that. And now I’m ready…

As expected, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration — the cop-calling Debbie Downer in a room full of people who just want to party — decided yesterday that caffeinated alcoholic beverages are unsafe and gave a handful of companies, including Phusion Products, which makes Four Loko, fifteen days to change…

It’s nice when contests end the way they should. Of the three finalists, Morgan is the master technician, cool and generally unflappable, and Danielle is strong on taste, not quite as strong on finesse. But Yigit, who has both heart and an impressive range of skills, wound up winning the…

There’s nothing like a bodacious slice of chocolate cake to end a meal that begins with chicken wings and continues through cheeseburgers and a really, really lackluster plate of enchiladas. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s Where am…

The newest Jack-n-Grill, 9310 Sheridan Boulevard, had just opened its doors, and already there was a food warrior attempting — and epically failing — to stuff the New Mexican joint’s notorious seven-pound burrito down his throat. “There’s no way I can finish this, no way,” he bemoaned before pushing the…

“This is my seventh book tour,” said Michael Chiarello, standing in the kitchen at Boulder’s Frasca Food & Wine, 1738 Pearl Street. “But this? This is just hanging out with the guys.” Amid a countrywide tour to promote his recently released cookbook, Chiarello, chef-owner of Napa Valley’s Bottega, wine producer…

Coffee at The Point opened for business this week, with the full beverage, food and dessert menu available to Crossroads Theater patrons next door and anyone else who needs a kidney-punch of espresso made with Denver’s own Novo coffee. Owners Ryan Cobbins, his wife Maggie and brother Donovan have morphed…

Matt Anderson Bistro Vendôme 1420 Larimer Street 303-825-3232 www.bistrovendome.com This is part two of Lori Midson’s interview with Matt Anderson, chef of Bistro Vendôme. Part one of that interview delves into Anderson’s take on WHIRL, EVOO, brains and Bourdain. Culinary inspirations: The seasons, and the way they make me feel…

It’s not a done deal — yet — but Dedria Catalano, who owns Nonna’s Chicago Bistro and Bella Vino Wine Bar, 6603 Leetsdale Drive, is thisclose to securing a second space at the Streets at SouthGlenn in Centennial, joining Tarbell’s, Pho 95, Saj Mediterranean Grill, Snooze and a whole litter…

Last week, a certain Denver restaurant, with locations throughout the country, dumped a carpetbag of calzones on our doorstep, which were promptly snatched up — and devoured — by the gluttonous Westword crew. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the…

Last Friday, Green Russell, 1422 Larimer Street, the sexy new subterranean addition to Frank Bonanno’s expanding group of restaurants, opened to the public. And on the first night of business, a constant stream of people flowed through the pie shop kitchen door, filling the bar and tables in the low-lit…

Although Denver is a vegetarian-friendly place, it’s not always easy to find a decent meat-free breakfast. And as difficult as it can be for vegetarians to scrounge up a place that serves meat substitutes, vegans have it even worse: Just try finding an egg-, dairy- and meat-free breakfast anywhere other…

For a long, long time, we had to take our uppers and downers the old-fashioned way, popping an Adderall with a beer, or drinking a vodka-Red Bull, the nightclub cocktail of champions. The big alcohol producers wanted in on the fun, so several created caffeinated malt beverages, sold in cans…