“It’s my husband’s fault,” declares Terri Lack. “All of it.” Still, there could be worse things than getting the blame for your wife’s infatuation with Italian food, to which Lack admits a serious addiction. “My husband comes from an Italian family, and when I first went to his parents’ house,…
You’ll have to wait another day or two before clamoring for a space at the Squeaky Bean, which had hoped to open today in its lovely new digs in LoDo. “We have our certificate of occupancy, and the city has signed off on our liquor license, but we’re waiting on…
The family who owns this Chinese/Thai/Vietnamese/sushi restaurant had congregated at a table in the middle of the dining room to share lunch, and the food they had in front of them was far different from the food we had in front of us; they were eating the stuff you find…
No one’s saying you have to go meatless just because it’s Monday — but as incentive to join the growing movement, every week we’re offering an animal-free recipe. Caesar salad is a popular way to get your fix of leafy greens, and no wonder: The roughage is deliciously crisp, creamy,…
Last week, Cafe Society dished up six Guess Where? contests, including a magenta-hued beet cocktail from Root Down, a tropical Caribbean cocktail from Adrift, a tomato pie that hails from Zydeco’s and an unworthy plate of camarones a la diabla from El Coyotito #3, a long-standing Mexican joint where the…
The Squeaky Bean opens this week — just a year after it abruptly left its tiny, original home in LoHi — in a big space at 1500 Wynkoop Street. That’s the last warehouse to be renovated in LoDo, and it’s a stunning job. Judging from Lori Midson’s first look at…
Contrary to popular belief, cheesemongers do not actually cure cheese — they handle it — and tomorrow, at the third annual Cheesemonger Invitational in Long Island, New York, 45 of them from around the country will be tested on their handling skills, with the winner walking away with $1,000 in…
Four Seasons Hotel Denver announced today that it’s closing Level 3 — the popular rooftop pool bar that was open once a week to the public throughout the summer. “Level 3 was a great addition to the Denver night-life scene,” says general manager Theirry Kennel. “However, we’ve decided to keep…
Tomato season is starting to take root, and here, at this restaurant, the tomato pie is a perfect way to celebrate the fruit of the vine. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s Guess Where posts is entered into…
“The Bean is back.” That was the overriding footnote last night at the Squeaky Bean, the tongue-in-cheek restaurant that Bean king Johnny Ballen originally unleashed in Highland in May of 2009. And during the three years that the Squeaky Bean resided in Highland, it generated a cult following, thanks to…
Three Denver restaurants will have new patios for summer time enjoyment. EDGE, at the Four Seasons Hotel downtown, opens its renovated outdoor patio on June 26, featuring new planters and an enclosed cover to protect eaters from chilly nights on the town…
Above the heads of passersby, James Bertini’s bees are flying in circles around the entrance to their new home: a small tube set in the red brick wall at Denver Urban Homesteading. Though the bees are still orienting themselves with the ins and outs of their glass-windowed beehive, soon they’ll…
People have a love/hate relationship with frozen dinners. They hate the calories, the fat, the sodium and the bloated, gassy abdominal episodes that often follow eating them. But they love the convenience, the price, the fast preparation and, perhaps most of all, the delicious flavors of cognitive dissonance. At the…
Mrs. Fields Famous Brands, which owns both the Mrs. Fields cookie chain and TCBY Yogurt, has relocated its corporate headquarters from Salt Lake City to Broomfield. Mrs. Fields — and yes, there really is a Mrs. (Debbie) Fields, who opened her first chocolate chip cookie store in 1977 — has…
Jenna Johansen got the boot from Bravo’s Around the World in 80 Plates this week, after making it through seven countries — and countless challenges. “When I came on to this competition, I thought this would be an adventure, and I thought that there would be a lot more cooking,”…
A steady trickle of African immigrants has made the Denver metro area, and Aurora specifically, a haven for quality African cuisine. But closer to downtown, and just down from the white-hot TAXI development in RiNo, is a taste of Somalia at the Safari Cafe…
It’s been several months since Bravo’s Around the World in 80 Plates was filmed in cities spanning the globe, but the memories for hometown chef and contestant Jenna Johansen, who made it through seven countries — and countless challenges — before she was given the boot in last night’s Thailand…
This week’s Westword includes Laura Shunk’s last review, of Fruition; earlier today, she posted her list of “Denver spots I’ll miss most..” Since we announced a month ago that Laura was moving to New York, Westword has received a smorgasbord of applications for her food-writing job. And although Eater recently…
All of us — chefs included — gasped in awe when this arrived at our table. And despite the flood of fresh herbs and rivers of soy, the fresh calms tasted like they’d just been plucked from the sea. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives…
Hugo Matheson The Kitchen Boulder & [Upstairs]; The Kitchen Denver 1039 Pearl Street, Boulder; 303-544-5973 1530 16th Street, Denver; 303-623-3127 www.thekitchencommunity.com This is the second installment of my chat with Hugo Matheson, exec chef of The Kitchen. Read part one of Matheson’s interview. Favorite restaurant in America: After all these…
It’s hard to find a good cheese sandwich these days. Sure, plenty of delis, sub shops and even some fast-food chains are serving up sammies like they just became stylish, but few make a really superior cheese sandwich. The exception to this rule? Which Wich?, a diminutive sub chain out…
Hugo Matheson, the co-owner of the original Kitchen in Boulder, along with the new Kitchen Denver, is obsessed with the business. “I live and breathe every detail of the restaurants,” he says in this week’s Chef and Tell interview. “I can’t imagine doing anything else.” No matter how stupid restaurant…
