TJ Hobbs, who now heads the kitchen at Ghost Plate & Tap, was raised in rural Minnesota, and his first job was working on an organic farm — so he understands the farm-to-table concept. And he’d like to see the “farm to table” moniker disappear in 2013. “Not the use…
The group in the car knew me well, but on that particular night, I had a hard time swapping stories and laughing along. I was distracted, pondering what I’d find when we finally got to Azitra, an Indian restaurant that opened near FlatIron Crossing in 2011. According to the website,…
The chef who originally created the dish in the above snap — Bahia-style shrimp — is no longer cooking at the restaurant where it’s served, but his legacy lives on in bold fashion, thanks to this tropical, Brazilian-inspired bowl of fulfillment that’s throttled with punctuated flavors, fresh herbs and pronounced…
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. Thumbprint jam cookies…
Back in early February, Amanda Faison, food editor at 5280 magazine, unleashed the news that Troy Guard, the chef/owner of TAG, TAG RAW BAR and TAG Burger Bar, would open a new Mexican restaurant, along with a bakery, in the Ballpark ‘hood. And while Guard will oversee the still-unnamed south-of-the-border…
TJ Hobbs Ghost Plate & Tap 800 18th Street 303-297-1738 www.ghostdenver.com This is part one of my interview with TJ Hobbs, chef of Ghost Plate & Tap; part two of our interview will run tomorrow. TJ Hobbs remembers rushing through dinner to watch The Simpsons. It’s not that his parents…
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…
Denver lost a piece of its dining history when Leo Goto recently passed away. His Leo’s Place was one of the most popular places in town after it opened in 1970; Goto went on to turn the Wellshire Inn into a fine-dining restaurant. And his smiling presence was a constant…
On Sunday, Cochon 555 arrives in Vail, pitting five Colorado chefs against one another in a pig-centric showdown, where one of those chefs will be crowned the “prince or princess of porc.” As a precursor to that swine smackdown, I started the process early, troughing through a plate of pork…
Snarf’s, our homegrown sub-shop chain, will be giving more customers the opportunity to snarf down salads and toasted subs: It plans to open fifty new stores by 2018, both in and outside of Colorado. And Snarf’s will stock those stores with its addictive pickled-vegetable giardiniera, the better to hook whole…
Federal Boulevard is full of pho restaurants, and one took a hit early yesterday morning when a fight started outside Maxim Lounge around 2 a.m., moving from the venue’s parking lot out onto the street. Then a Honda Civic with a ski rack struck three people in the parking lot…
There are a lot of good Mediterranean restaurants in town, places with great falafel, hummus or baba ghanouj. But for a good Mediterranean restaurant to rise to great, it should not only execute the staples well, but also offer dishes that go beyond the basics. And for vegetarian and vegan…
Denver diners love hot wings — and hate anyone who criticizes their favorites. Yesterday Jenn Wohletz wrote about her trip to the Buffalo Wild Wings outpost at 8255 South Chester Street in Englewood, where she liked the Blazin’ wings and not much else. The sports-bar atmosphere and conversation, in particular:…
Here’s where the pig puns start: Two years ago, at the Ritz-Carlton in Denver, five Colorado chefs — Alex Seidel (Fruition and Fruition Farms); Lachlan MacKinnon-Patterson (Frasca Food & Wine); Kelly Liken (Restaurant Kelly Liken); Frank Bonanno (Bonanno Concepts); and Jennifer Jasinski (Rioja, Euclid Hall and Bistro Vendome) — went…
Just over two weeks ago, Gaetano’s, the long-standing newly remodeled Italian restaurant on the corner of 38th Avenue and Tejon, was nailed by a Ford Probe that careened through the sidewalk patio, breaking windows and causing the iconic restaurant, which has a string of bad luck when it comes to…
One of our food and drink categories in our Best of Denver issue, which will be published later this month, is best bakery, and over the weekend, several of us sampled the treats from this local bakery, which never fails to satisfy our sweet fetishes. Can you guess where I’m…
I don’t love sports — unless you count roller derby, which holds more of a prurient interest — and I really don’t love sports fans. But I do love the kind of food that sports fans eat while watching games, especially chicken wings. There’s nothing more satisfying than reeking up…
Cafe Society dished up four Guess Where? contests last week, ranging from a michelada the size of Mexico from El Tepehuan, to a platter of oysters, not from the sushi case at King Soopers, as one commenter quipped, but from Land of Sushi, to a “prego” burrito that just about…
After two and a half years, Cantina Laredo has folded its umbrellas at the Streets at SouthGlenn, and the location has been wiped off the website of the Texas-based chain, which has restaurants in a dozen states (as well as the United Arab Emirates). But there’s still a Cantina Laredo…
The weather can’t seem to make up its mind whether it’s winter or spring, but this soup (inspired by the soup you’ll frequently find at WaterCourse Foods) is good no matter what the temperature is outside. The curry and spices add a little heat, and the coconut milk smooths that…
For the first time, we’re doing our Best of Denver Readers’ Poll voting in two rounds — and last week, after we closed out the first round, we revealed the leading vote-getters. Some of the results were eye-opening (and wince-inducing). for example, the finalists for Best Italian Restaurant? Maggiano’s, Gaetano’s,…
Ole, a new Italian spot that boasts a “Brazilian” kick, opened yesterday at 1043 Broadway, in the former home of Luciano’s Pizza and Wings. Last fall a pizza joint was slated to go into the space, but instead it’s turned into a soccer-themed hang-out, with a menu that’s focused on…
