Last December, we embarked on a culinary sojourn that took us through our favorite dishes in the Mile High City — one hundred, to be exact — as a precursor to the Best of Denver issue. Now we’re back with round two, counting down (in no particular order) a hundred…
At this suburban Mexican joint that’s far from the land of Federal Boulevard taquerias, the focus is on California-style Mexican, which means that the smother love of green chile isn’t front and center. But if you’re hankering for carnitas, taquitos or carne asada fries, it’s a reliable, if not inspiring,…
A few days ago, we got a call from Tom, a reader who was interested in trying Persian food but didn’t know where to find it. “Is there any restaurant in the metro Denver area serving Persian food?” he asked. For him, and for others who might have the same…
Rhett Songer Zi Fusion 7340 South Clinton Street, Englewood 720-934-6402 www.ziasian.com This is part one of Lori Midson’s interview with Rhett Songer, the executive chef of Zi Fusion. Part two of Songer’s interview will run in this space tomorrow. “It’s absolutely silly that it’s such a no-no word in the…
The second round of 100 Favorite Dishes really got readers’ engines running. Yesterday, Jonny Hamel raved about the mac & cheese from Walt’s Mobile Bistro: One fateful First Friday on Santa Fe, I ran into a fruitful dilemma. Which Denver mobile food truck should I try? Denver Biscuit Boys, Steubens,…
The Sauvignon blanc was chilled, the chocolate-Nutella fondue was hot, and the filet mignon crostini appetizers were disappearing faster than free parking spots downtown — and all for a good cause. Last night, Marlowe’s hosted Wine and Food From Around the World, a fundraiser for the Denver Voice, the newspaper…
Jeb, a Cafe Society reader, is on the prowl to locate the staff/cooks from Pho Van Noodle Souper, which closed earlier this year at 472 South Federal Boulevard. Here’s his plea: Hello! I’m in need of assistance, please. My favorite pho place, which was the former Richard Lee Noodle House…
I spent plenty of hours drinking tap beer over board games back when the Atomic Cowboy, 3237 East Colfax Avenue, was just a fun bar, a great place for socializing that kept the alcohol flowing and the food list negligible…
Last December, we embarked on a culinary sojourn that took us through our favorite dishes in the Mile High City — one hundred, to be exact — as a precursor to the Best of Denver issue. Now we’re back with round two, counting down (in no particular order) a hundred…
When Frasca Food & Wine owners Bobby Stuckey and Lachlan MacKinnon-Patterson drew up plans for Pizzeria Locale and Caffé, located on the same block as the original Boulder spot at 1738 Pearl Street, there was an essential element at play: a custom-made oven from the Ferrara family in Napoli, a…
Chocolate chip pancakes powdered with sugar: It’s what’s for breakfast, brunch or lunch at this feedlot that flips flapjacks of every flavor. 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 into a pool…
If you weren’t one of the kids who stole the plastic Baby Jesus from the local church’s Nativity scene, then you were probably one of the good kids. While I never stole one, the preacher’s daughter did that fateful night in 1997 — but that’s a Christmas story for another…
If you’re searching for ideas to stuff a foodnik’s stocking this Christmas, we know of at least one gift that’s definitely worth giving: EatDenver, a culinary cavalry of locally owned independent restaurants, has just released its 2011 Dining Decks, a collection of 52 cards, each pimping $10 off any $25…
Lori Midson just started serving her second round of her 100 Favorite Dishes yesterday, but readers are already dishing up plenty of their own favorites. And then David stirred the pot by giving the Italian wedding soup at the Squeaky Bean, Midson’s first pick, a fail for including cheese…
A former bar owner will be moving into the governor’s office at the State Capitol — so it only makes sense that a bartender will be soon be serving as chief of staff of the House Democrats, now the minority party. Paul Weissmann has been both a state senator and…
Lala’s Wine Bar + Pizzeria, 410 East Seventh Avenue, will host a Bacon & Wine pairing at 5 p.m. tonight, featuring four bacon dishes with wines to match. Just $15 could put you in hog heaven; for more info, call 303-861-9463 or go to www.lalaswinebar.com. For information on dozens of…
There’s a fine line between a manageable and unmanageable hangover, and I was delicately toeing it a few Sundays ago. The night before, I’d met friends at the Atomic Cowboy, where we’d shared a couple of thin-crust pizzas before knocking back PBRs over an increasingly difficult game of Connect Four…
I stopped by Jonesy’s EatBar for a beer and a chat with a friend. I’d already eaten dinner, but halfway through my Breckenridge Vanilla Porter, when my server popped by, the words “We’ll have the mac & cheese fries” spilled out of my mouth like a flood through a crumbling…
On Saturday, Cherry Creek unmasked its newest food temple, Sweet Ginger Asian Bistro & Sushi, at 2710 East Third Avenue in the below-street-level space that, most recently, was the stamping ground of Plush. Owners Julie and Joe He (he’s the sushi chef) used to run Jason’s Thai Asian Bistro &…
Two and a half months ago, we reported that kitchen veteran Theo Adley had taken over the old Bimbamboo spot in Boulder at 1710 Pearl Street and was planning to open The Pinyon, a neighborhood joint with local, seasonal dishes supplemented by American classics. Now, the remodel of the space…
Ah, Christmas: The season of giving, receiving, in-law spats, road rage, parking-lot clusterfucks, check-out line massacres and cookbooks and food books — the ones that you hope will end up wrapped under the tree, right alongside the iPod, iPhone and iPad. Over the course of the last year, as part…
Wine may be the liquid of choice at this global food temple that recently emerged as something different from its original incarnation, but the cocktail curriculum, which includes the sake-based libation in the above snap, is certainly no sloucher. Can you guess where I’m drinking? Special bonus: Anyone who gives…
