We all have super-secret snacks that taste straight righteous to us, but would send other people scampering to discharge their tummy floaters into the nearest lavatory. Munchies so bizarre and immoral that a food writer hobnobbing with the gentry, sipping champagne and spearing delicate bits of seared ahi dipped in…
Mark Monette has been interested in food since he ate pounds of pancakes at the Boulder Village Inn that his father managed in the ’60s. Although his culinary training took him far afield, he ultimately returned to Boulder to run the kitchen at the Flagstaff House, which his family had…
Although gluten intolerance is gaining mainstream attention, Rudi’s bakery has long been on the bandwagon, having rolled out its own version of gluten-free bread last year. And from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today, Restaurant 4580 in Boulder will host Rudi’s Gluten-Free Bakery Recipe Contest Cook-Off. For all the details,…
We love a good taco here at Cafe Society, and we’re willing to hit the pavement all over town to find a good one. While the streets of Denver are filled with street tacos, only a handful rise to the top. Here are Denver’s five best:…
In the 1960s, Boulder’s Greenbriar Inn transformed a building that dated back to1873 into a restaurant, a spot near Lefthand Canyon that attracted wedding parties and special-occasion celebrations with an ostentatious menu of now-dated, then-staples of fine dining, mostly heavily sauced dishes prepared tableside. The eatery has evolved since then,…
Several months ago, Peter and Mara Soutiere nabbed the tiny hallway space behind their Pearl Street-facing restaurant, Tahona Tequila Bistro, and began drawing up plans for an intimate restaurant that would share a kitchen with Tahona. At that time, the couple was still finessing plans and unwilling to divulge details…
The Colorado Cocktail Project, with its mission to create the official Colorado Cocktail, will celebrate this state’s most liquid assets at the Museum of Contemporary Art on Sunday and Monday, June 26-27. On Sunday, Colorado distillers will be at the MCA to pour their products, while learned lecturers talk about…
The Colorado Cocktail Project, with its mission to create the official Colorado Cocktail, will celebrate this state’s most liquid assets at the Museum of Contemporary Art on Sunday and Monday, June 26-27. We’ve already profiled many of the bartenders who’ve submitted recipes for the contest; the ten finalists will pour…
Nearly three years ago, in July of 2008, the original Chinook Tavern, one of Denver’s only German restaurants, shuttered in Cherry Creek, and while the family who owns Chinook — manager Clemens Georg, executive chef Markus Georg, patriarch Manfred Georg, and matriarch Lieselotte Georg — had secured a new parcel…
I’m definitely a bread head, but for the love of loaves, there’s absolutely no reason to suffocate an otherwise decent breakfast sandwich with enough bread to wallpaper the walls. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s Where am I…
Wings and beer is one of the most perfect combinations in edible history. But what about wings and craft beer? Do big, bold flavors help or hurt Buffalo’s spicy gift to the world? The Wing Hut in Aurora is going to try to answer that question — along with another…
MillerCoors celebrated the first day of summer by kicking off a summer sweepstakes that will send one winner and four friends deep into the heart of the Blue Moon Brewing Co. @ the Sandlot where they can hang out with the brewmasters and spend the day making beer with them…
Mark Monette Flagstaff House 1138 Flagstaff Drive, Boulder 303-442-4640 www.flagstaffhouse.com This is part two of my interview with Mark Monette, executive chef of the Flagstaff House. Part one of that interview, in which Monette talks about cooking with Thomas Keller and his disdain for duck tongues, ran yesterday. Culinary inspirations:…
Zi Fusion seemed to suffer from an identity crisis from the start. It was originally going to open last fall as Zi Cuisine — but that sounded dangerously close to Z Cuisine, Patrick Dupay’s popular French restaurant in Highland. So Zi Cuisine quickly changed its name to Zi Fusion, which…
Brussel sprouts and bacon is a dish that may have worn out its welcome, as Lori Midson suggests in this Guess where I’m eating? post, but the Guess where? games she serves up every day still attract plenty of players — and wise-ass comments, like this one from dmc: But…
Frank Bonanno, one of Denver’s busiest restaurateurs, has scheduled himself in for a wine dinner at Luca d’Italia tonight. Dinner starts at 6:30 p.m. and costs $95; for more info, call 303-832-6600 or visit www.lucadenver.com. For information on dozens of culinary events around town, visit our online Food & Drink…
Sean Kenyon knows how to pour out both drinks and advice. A third-generation bar man with almost 25 years behind the bar, he is a student of cocktail history, a United States Bartenders Guild-certified Spirits Professional and a BAR Ready graduate of the prestigious Beverage Alcohol Resource Program. You can…
Plans have been in the works for a Bubba Chinos to move into the old Fanny’s flower store on East Colfax since late last year, when Leonard Cordova’s expanding empire picked up the lease on the location. After a paint job and patio renovation, the place finally opened this month…
This week’s review took me to Taco Mex, a boxy red and white building on East Colfax that makes tacos al pastor the traditional way, in a tent in the parking lot. Those tacos were my favorite find at the eatery, though I enjoyed eating my way through the rest…
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. Yesterday was the…
Being a vegetarian or vegan sometimes means you’re not always sure whether something like Civic Center Eats is a good plan for lunch. Sure, there will be dozens of selections — but how many of those cater to a vegetarian palate? Plenty, as it turns out. When we visited the…
New Belgium Brewing celebrates its twentieth anniversary — and two decades of spreading the word about better beer — next Tuesday. Founded in Fort Collins in 1991, the brewery has gone from the basement of a house to become the third largest craft brewer in the nation, and it now…
