Another little piece of my heart: D’Corazon

Here is a city where I can get breakfast burritos (delivered to the office, if necessary), tacos on almost every corner, decent (though never fantastic) green chile, the combined cuisines of Puebla and Michoacan and Chihuahua and the D.F., all without being assaulted for flaunting my literacy, without having to…

Vita ditches brunch and moves to lunch

Vita, winner of our Best Cocktail Menu in 2007, has one of the best views in Denver, which you can enjoy from both rooftop and street-side patios. But that wasn’t enough to draw the brunch crowds, even though next-door neighbor Lola keeps packing them in. So Vita is trying something…

Primebar poised for a May opening in the former Palomino space

Just got word that Primebar, a “new restaurant concept dedicated to fusing delectable dining with a sophisticated nightlife atmosphere” (according to the press release), is slated to open in the former Palomino space at 1515 Arapahoe Street in early May. Hungry for more, I just checked out Primebar’s website:Denver’s newest…

V.G. Burgers currently homeless as well as meatless

Two weeks ago, we reported the impending move of  V.G. Burgers to a new space at 1650 Broadway in Boulder.Well, the meatless, 100 percent plant-based emporium has closed its original home at 3267 28th Street, but perhaps a bit prematurely — because the new spot won’t be ready for a…

IACP Conference Report: Chocolate Threesome

For those of you not yet hipped to the big foodie news in Denverlast week, the International Association of Culinary Professionals wasin town — a kind of traveling circus show of food writers, foodeditors, food pimps, chefs, authors, wine gurus and associatedtradesmen. And, of course, Jason Sheehan was embedded right…

Women rule the kitchen at Cafe Options

Women rule the world (or at least the kitchen) at Cafe Options, a new breakfast and lunch spot that opened last week at 1650 Curtis Street on the bottom level of the U.S. Bank Tower building. The cafe, a fast-casual concept courtesy of of Work Options for Women, a non-profit…

The Boulder Farmers’ Market gets a chilly start

It’s not easy weighing mesclun mix while wearing thick mittens. But that’s one of the things you learn to do when you live in this crazy state of Colorado. Saturday, April 4, was the first day of the state’s preeminent farmers’ market (rooted in Boulder, of course), a day when…

Quiznos’ take on toasty oven love

Last week, I expressed my confusion regarding the Quiznos campaign for its new Toasty Torpedo. Although I still can’t get over the peculiar oven-man sexual chemistry, I suppose I can rest a little easier after this relatively ambiguous explanation for the ads from Rebecca Steinfort, chief marketing officer for Quiznos:…

Milking It: Kellogg’s Corn Pops

Corn Pops Kellogg’s Rating: Three spoons out of four Cereal description: Oversized, yellowish carb wads of varying sizes and shapes. Unlike popcorn, which suggests kernels turned inside out, these pieces seem to have been overinflated and thickened. If they were a little spongier, they could double as packing material…

IACP Conference Report: Dispatches from the front lines

For those of you not yet hipped to the big foodie news in Denver this week, the International Association of Culinary Professionals is in town — a kind of traveling circus show of food writers, food editors, food pimps, chefs, authors, wine gurus and associated tradesmen. And, of course, Jason…

Blizzard blasts the Taste of Vail…but it’s all good

or barbecued flank steak sliders (better than anything else, which isn’t saying much) — because everything edible had been dumped on.  With snow. And it sucked. But at least the people were cool, and more important, there was an Argonaut of alcohol.  The Taste of Vail runs through tomorrow, and while stuffing your face…

Cafe Society: Week in Review

In case you missed it…Marczyk’s is bringing aboard pastry chef John Hinman. Brownies, blondies, whoopie pies and bacon-chocolate chip cookies coming soon.  Hawaiian plate lunch comes to Boulder, ruined by hippies.  The International Association of Culinary Professionals conference is in town.  Our bloggers make some recommendations for dining, including mandatory ethnic joints…

Baur’s pairs smack talk with liquor and a four-course meal

With Denver’s “First Ever Denver Pairing Competition” set for this Tuesday, April 7, at Baur’s Ristorante, 1512 Curtis Street, the hype is definitely building, and Avery Brewing Company’s Ted Whitney seems confident. “I really feel badly for everyone trying to out-pair the Avery team; in many ways it’s just not…

Quiznos’ toasty oven love

I am comfortably ensconced in the 18-35 male demographic that so many companies are desperate to grab. And we are relatively easy. Give us something with closeups of food, perverted humor, boobies or LeBron James, and we will mindlessly buy your product.So, I should be enjoying the new ad from Denver-based Quiznos:…

Our Weekly Bread: Aye Conyo at Buchi Café Cubano

The sandwich: Aye Conyo What’s on it: Cuban roast pork, ham, Swiss cheese, pickles, onions, mustard, pepperoni, turkey, hot peppers and Key lime mayo on Cuban bread. Where to get it: Buchi Café Cubano (2651 West 38th Avenue, 303-458-1328) How much: $8.75 I would like to tell you about the…

It’s a battle of the boozes at Baur’s

When I sit down for a fancy four-course meal, I don’t ask for too much. Just the basics: maybe some friends, some warm bread….and three separate beverage teams trying to pair each course in a battle royale for my taste buds. Next Tuesday, Denver will bear witness to what is…

IACP Conference Report: Food writers are good in bed

For those of you not yet hipped to the big foodie news in Denver this week, the International Association of Culinary Professionals is in town — a kind of traveling circus show of food writers, food editors, food pimps, chefs, authors, wine gurus and associated tradesmen. And, of course, Jason…

Veggie Girl: US Thai Cafe

Sometimes noodles are just noodles. But thankfully, some noodles rise to the level of the drunken noodles from US Thai Café. There must be some kind of black magic that goes into getting the sauce just right, because I’ve had a lot of drunken noodles and none of them made…