Hunter Pritchett’s first job on the line, at fourteen, was slinging fried fish at a Long John Silver’s, a gig that certainly could have persuaded him to go in a very different direction from cooking. But Pritchett, the executive chef of Luca d’Italia, wasn’t deterred, cooking at restaurants around the…
In a recent interview on Esquire.com, Wolfgang Puck commented on chefs’ well-roundedness — or surprising lack thereof. “You have many anxious chefs who know how to cook twenty recipes really well, but they don’t have a good foundation for other things,” he said. Kristen Cofrades, who, along with her husband…
There has never been a shortage of beer in Golden, Colorado. But until this month, there had only been one brewery in town that wasn’t named Coors. On Saturday, however, Cannonball Creek Brewery will open its doors, joining Golden City Brewery, which has been the town’s “second largest brewery” since…
For concrete proof that I’m not a food snob, all you have to to do is look at those pepperoni rolls in the above snap. Nor am I ashamed to admit that I liked those little suckers…especially when chased with a stout. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus:…
David Payne Jelly Cafe 600 East 13th Avenue, 303-831-6301 1700 East Evans Avenue, 720-596-4108 www.eatmorejelly.com This is part two of my interview with David Payne, executive chef of Jelly; part two of our interview ran yesterday. Favorite dish on your menu: I love our French toast with freshly grated nutmeg,…
Tom Ryan, Smashburger’s founder and chief concept officer, yesterday hosted the official unveiling of the new, redesigned Smashburger location at 6305 East Hampden Avenue, walking guests through an eight-course menu of Smashburger items as well as a tour of the store. It was a blast, and I discovered that Smashburger’s…
Mark Antonation has been eating his way up Federal Boulevard in the weekly series, A Federal Case. Yesterday, he landed at Cafe Chihuahua, where he ordered a pregnant burrito. See also: – Cafe Chihuahua is pregnant with possibilities – Andy’s Kitchen Asian Express is worth a risky left on Federal…
Lucky Pie Pizza & Tap House, 1610 16th Street, is hosting a four-course dinner paired with cocktails crafted with select spirits from Leopold Bros. Distillery tonight. Founder Todd Leopold will attend the dinner and discuss his distilling process with guests…
After watching Top Chef this season, I have a new theory on why chefs don’t like brunch. Maybe it’s not, as many restaurateurs suggest, because the meal is a disruption to the kitchen’s regular routine. Instead, could it be that they’re secretly afraid of cranking out omelets as brown and…
After watching Top Chef this season, I have a new theory on why chefs don’t like brunch. Maybe it’s not, as many restaurateurs suggest, because the meal is a disruption to the kitchen’s regular routine. Instead, could it be that they’re secretly afraid of cranking out omelets as brown and…
The long-awaited Corner House officially opened today. Partner, general manager and executive chef Matt Selby — who recently left a fifteen-year chef stint with the Vesta Dipping Grill group — and his crew are now cooking up his personal take on a seasonally-driven menu in a hip new space in…
In A Federal Case, I’ll be eating my way up Federal Boulevard – south to north – within Denver city limits. I’ll be skipping the national chains and per-scoop Chinese joints, but otherwise I’ll report from every vinyl booth, walk-up window and bar stool where food is served. Here’s the…
Restaurants and clubs have come and gone in the 900 block of Lincoln Street, and come and gone again — but Dazzle Restaurant and Lounge just celebrated its fifteenth birthday last night. And as befits a great jazz club, it threw one hell of a party. Keep reading for pictures…
Kim Jordan, the CEO of New Belgium Brewing in Fort Collins, is no longer the majority owner of the company she co-founded in 1991. Instead, Jordan is just one of 456 owners as of December 28, when she sold her family’s 59 percent stake to the now 100 percent employee-owned…
David Payne Jelly Cafe 600 East 13th Avenue, 303-831-6301 1700 East Evans Avenue, 720-596-4108 www.eatmorejelly.com This is part one of my interview with David Payne, executive chef of Jelly Cafe; part two of our chat will run tomorrow. My mom,” sighs David Payne, “wasn’t a good cook. At all.” Peppers…
For the past three years, certified sommelier and chef Kendra Anderson has penned a weekly “Swirl Girl” wine column for Westword, giving readers — novices and bona fide oenophiles alike — crash courses that detail her love for the grape, and now she’s taken her passion one step further. Anderson…
The Wynkoop Brewing Company will debut its newest canned beer next week — one with some unusual Colorado ingredients. No, it’s not Rocky Mountain Oyster Stout — although two-packs of that ballsy beer will also be released in cans soon. The beer is called Belgorado and it’s made almost entirely…
Several restaurateurs apparently made new year’s resolutions to give their places a facelift. After more than a decade holding down a prime corner in Larimer Square, Tamayo has closed for a major renovation of both the space and the menu. The original Jelly is only two years old, but it’s…
Lucky Pie Pizza & Tap House has been showcasing select craft breweries at its LoDo location, 1610 16th Street, every Wednesday at 4 p.m. And today, the pizzeria will surrender its taps to three brews from Great Divide Brewing. See also: -Good execution turns into good pizza at Lucky Pie…
By 9 a.m. this morning, Westword pot critic William Breathes had received at least three e-mails asking how he felt about his “real identity” being outed in the New York Times today by Frank Bruni, the former Times restaurant critic turned columnist. In a piece titled “Colorado’s Marijuana Muddle,” Bruni…
New Belgium Brewing in Fort Collins will debut a new series of seasonal beers this year, most of them focused on a new or unsual variety of hops. The Hop Kitchen beers, as the series is called, will be sold only in 22-ounce bomber bottles and on draft. “People want…
It’s a roster that includes some of the biggest and boldest names in Denver’s culinary landscape: Matt Selby, Sean Yontz, Ian Kleinman, Kevin Morrison and Jorel Pierce. Those are the five chefs that Leigh Sullivan, president of Leigh Sullivan Enterprises, has chosen to round out this year’s FIVE, a jackpot…
