Elway’s was hot, hot, hot at last night’s Hot Rocks Griller Challenge, a benefit for the men’s programs at Denver Health. Governor Bill Ritter welcomed the crowd — and got to speak from experience about Denver Health’s care, since he spent several days in the hospital in March after his…
La Brisa Mexican Restaurant 375 South Pearl Street 303-282-4790…
The first episode of Top Chef D.C. aired last night, and like every other food obsessive I know, I was glued to the set. Now in its seventh season, at this point the show is pretty much pure formula — Quickfire Challenge, chefs’ race through Whole Foods, Elimination Challenge, critics’…
In the basement of the Wynkoop Brewing Company, Joshua Willett and Jason Zumbrunnen are rolling out the brewery’s next big thing. Silverback Pale Ale, a brand new beer in a brand new can, will hit a limited number of liquor stores as soon as this weekend, but first the beer…
The new season of Man V. Foodstarted last night, and featured Adam Richman attempted to become a Wing King at the West End Tavern, a challenge that involves eating fifty wings in half-an-hour. Since the challenge was introduced almost a year ago, fifteen eaters have been crowned Wing King. Richman…
This is part two of Lori Midson’s interview with Jon Emanuel. To read part one of that interview, click here. Culinary inspirations: Without a doubt, my dad is my number-one culinary inspiration. When I was a real little guy, he was taking classes for his job, which kept him away…
I am not a dieter. I am not equipped with the willpower required to say no to delicious morsels like pork belly buns or triple creme brie or basically anything that’s battered and fried. Likewise, I’m never going to forgo a particularly good bread basket; in fact, I’m going to…
Starting today, the glitterati of the food world will descend upon Aspen, when that glitter gulch town uncorks the Food & Wine magazine Classic, four days of over-the-top gluttony overrun with super-star chefs and their wide-eyed Food Network groupies who fork over nearly $1,200 to catch a glimpse of Mario…
Every year, competitors and ‘cue lovers from around the country flock to Frisco for the annual Colorado BBQ Challenge. It’s a Kansas City Barbecue Society-sanctioned event, which basically means that the barbecue is going to be authentic (read: really freakin’ tasty), and winners will therefore have even more reason to…
Seven hundred and twenty-six steps. Every morning she counts the steps, one by one. She counts them as she walks past frat brothers staggering back home from the night before, past early-morning hipsters in Wayfarers burning butts, past yogis traveling from the cafe to the studio. This is not Indianapolis,…
I’ve never understood all the ranting and raving about PBR and hipsters, the media claims and blogger hate that fixies and Williamsburg wannabes drink it ironically. Maybe it’s true that a few self-image-humping a-holes who don’t like the taste and could afford a pricier brew drink it anyway because it’s…
Following in the footsteps of fellow Colorado-based fast-casual chains like Chipotle, Noodles & Company and Qdoba, Bombay Bowl is swinging for the fences. Amar Singh, founder of the restaurant at 12023 East Arapahoe Road in Centennial, expects to open two dozen more restaurants within the next five years in Colorado…
A Japanese/French fusion restaurant is going into the one-time nine75 spot in the Beauvallon building. Lawrence Yee, former front-of-the-house man at Jing, plans to open Japoix at 975 Lincoln Street in mid-August. While the Beauvallon building, which is still swathed in scaffolding, has seemed jinxed, one former tenant is optimistic…
Man V. Food guy, no shot; the fat baldie who eats it all, nada. Anthony Bourdain? No way — although Paula Deen might have a chance. What is it that these culinary whizzes won’t dare do? They wouldn’t go near these creations cooked up by lunatics. For example, the blog…
The New York food scene is renowned for all sorts of things, but green chile isn’t one of them. That, as we all know, is a Colorado thing. But Dennis Krieger, a New Yorker, insists that his pork green chile, a family recipe, will put all others to shame. “I…
In March, Adam Richman traveled to Boulder — 926 Pearl Street, to be precise — to tackle the Wing King Challenge at the West End Tavern: fifty chicken wings in thirty minutes. Since the West End introduced the contest a year ago, only fifteen people have managed to finish, even…
Lakewood’s Cafe Jordano has gotten some love on these pages before, from a series of Best Of awards (including 2009’s Best Strip-Mall Italian Restaurant) to a glittering review in 2004 by Jason Sheehan. It deserves all of those accolades. But I like the place for a different reason — although…
Summer means beer. Summer also means ice cream. So why not combine the two? Beer floats, beer shakes and other beery desserts are gaining popularity as beer and food culture grows. And while Colorado doesn’t yet boast a Beer Float Showdown like L.A., you can find plenty of places to…
Izakaya Den 1518 South Pearl Street 303-777-0691 www.izakayaden.net…
Five bucks for three cheese-blanketed mini burgers in one of the most expensive restaurants in town is a good deal, not just here, but anywhere. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s Where am I drinking/eating posts is entered…
El Diablo may be the most appropriate name ever for a restaurant. Jesse Morreale, who took on the massive project of renovating the old First Avenue Hotel at First and Broadway, turning the front area into a restaurant he named El Diablo (an adjacent portion is already Sketch), was in…
There are good chefs and chefs who do good: Jon Emanuel is both. During his career, the head cooker at Project Angel Heart has fed everyone from rocket scientists to garbage men, but his position at Project Angel Heart — a Denver nonprofit that dishes out 800 meals a day…
