Denver Restaurant Half Month, not surprisingly, is bringing out the glutton in all of us, and while rezzies are filling up fast, it’s not too late to stamp your name on a seat at one of the 340 feedlots offering multi-course feasts between now and March 9, when the culinary…
Late last year, we learned that changes were in the works for a slot in Boulder’s Twenty Ninth Street development most recently home to Ruby’s Diner: Flatirons restaurateur Chris Dailey had picked up the space and was planning to build out StarLite Diner & Lounge…
In pondering the purchase of some local eggs recently, I recalled an article I’d read about the terminology of egg labels and how misleading they can be. So I was hesitant to buy “free-range” eggs, but I really wanted to make crepes and decided to pull the trigger. Unfortunately, I…
I had no desire to spend my Sunday evening at a Denver Restaurant Week table, but when a friend snagged a prime-time reservation at a restaurant that rarely, if ever, has prime-time reservations available, I fell back on my promise. And I’m glad I did, because the service, despite butt-to-butt…
Thai Bistro, 5924 South Kipling Street in Littleton, has been lauded with several Best of Denver awards for Best Thai Restaurant, and it measures up just as strongly when it comes to its vegetarian dishes. The tofu, in particular, stands out: If you like nothing better than perfectly fried, crispy-on-the-outside,…
He’s been called a “hero of sustainability,” his name appears on Time Magazine’s 2010 list of the 100 Most Influential People in the World, and his best-selling books, including The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, have made him one of the high priests of practicing — and…
“It all began in 2007,” begins the conversation with John Davidson, “when the landlord violated my non-compete clause four months after we opened — and Pajama Baking Company opened just a few doors down from me. We had to split business, which isn’t what I’d signed up for.”…
J. Wilson, who was named Beerdrinker of the Year this past weekend at the Wynkoop Brewing Company, has gone through trials before. Last spring, for example, he lived for 46 days on nothing but water and dopplebock (a German style of beer) that a local brewery in Iowa, where he…
I fell in love with Greece while sitting at a rickety wooden table at a cafe in Corinth, picking at a brick of feta. My infatuation was initially superficial, of course; the country is beautiful viewed from the deck of a boat navigating around white islands on the royal-blue sea,…
As beer pairings go, few are more classic than the briny oyster and the heady stout; the two have been matched since the eighteenth century, when the beer was first made. Sometime in the early twentieth century, beermakers began crafting their stouts to pair with oysters — or using oysters…
When Louisville’s Viceroy of India changed over to Delhi Darbar, not much changed — the Indian restaurant served up the same menu as its predecessor, albeit under a different name. But even with a fresh moniker, the owners couldn’t make Indian food work in that location, and Delhi Darbar closed…
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. If you’ve tried our banana walnut muffins or peanut-butter cookies, then you know vegan baking isn’t nearly as difficult as it’s made…
It’s been an interesting past few years for James Mazzio, whose culinary career took a giant leap forward in 1999, when the then-Boulder chef of the long-gone 15 Degrees, snagged a Food & Wine magazine Best New Chef crown. Since then, Mazzio has cooked in numerous kitchens throughout the state,…
Denver Restaurant Week — or, as Row 14 chef Jensen Cummings coined it, “Denver Restaurant Half Month” — began in earnest on Saturday night, with 340 food temples across the metro area offering multi-course menus for two for $52.80. Chef Troy Guard and his crew from TAG and TAG RAW…
Arby’s just signed hot, Boulder-based Crispin Porter + Bogusky to polish its image. But it’s going to take more than a “Good Mood Food” slogan to create a good bottom line for this company, so Jenn Wohletz suggested her own fast five fixes for Arby’s . Here’s a sixth: Bottle…
The Village Greek opened on Tuesday, February 21, at 6886 South Clinton Street in Englewood, an area that could use more ethnic flavor. The restaurant is owned by Stanley Pappas and managed by his chef/brother Steve Pappas. For more information — including details on this weekend’s special of roast leg…
Denver Restaurant Week(s) gets under way tomorrow, with more than 300 metro-area grub houses offering one of the best culinary deals of the year: multi-course meals for the fixed price of $52.80 for two, or $26.40 if you’re solo, excluding tax and gratuity. And because we believe that everyone should…
If Rayme Rossello was worried that Comida Cantina, her new brick-and-mortar that just opened in the Prospect development in Longmont, wouldn’t be a hit in the ritzy ‘hood, the gazillion bodies who packed the joint last weekend should alleviate any concerns. Rossello, who launched her hot-pink Comida food truck in…
I love that more and more Mexican joints are adding molcajetes to their menus, although of the half-dozen or so I’ve sampled over the past six months, this was the most disappointing: rough and tough meats, no charred jalapenos, no sizzle and no flavor. Can you guess where I’m eating?…
“This scallop recipe is a simple, seasonal dish that can be easily executed by a home cook — and it’s a definite crowd-pleaser,” says Ambria executive chef Jeremy Kittelson, who’s featured in this week’s Chef and Tell interview. The agrodolce, which means “sweet and sour” in Italian, can be made…
We’ve all heard how you can’t turn a sow’s ear into a silk purse, but Arby’s would have to do something close to really compete with fast-food rivals like McDonald’s, Taco Bell and Subway. To help pull off this miracle, Arby’s recently added new CMO Russ Klein (he jumped ship…
The Top Chef crew came to Denver this week, auditioning chefs for the tenth season of the Bravo show. “We’ve had auditions before in Denver, but never a proper casting call, and it was time to see what the city’s chefs really had to offer,” Hunter Braun, Top Chef’s senior…
