On Sunday, while Tim Tebow fans prayed that God would grant the Broncos a victory over the San Diego Chargers, we prayed that the generous pours of vodka in our Bloody Marys wouldn’t make us tumble off our bar stools. Can you guess where I’m drinking? Special bonus: Anyone who…
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. Green bean casserole is a holiday favorite, but cream-of-mushroom soup is not a vegan-friendly ingredient. This recipe includes a flavorful sauce that’s…
Cafe Society served up four Guess where contests last week, ranging from a dogcentric beer at Denver Beer Co. to a plate of gruisidos at Los Dos Potrillos to this rabbit cassoulet. For correctly identifying it as coming from Cheeky Monk, Ashley H wins an EatDenver deck…
The news that Wanda James and Scott Durrah, the owners of the just-shuttered 8 Rivers, will be opening Jezebel’s, a new Southern restaurant, in the former home of the Squeaky Bean at 3301 Tejon Street, next to Rosa Linda’s Mexican Restaurant, did not inspire the roll-out of the welcome wagon…
Andrew Starr is a choc-tease. He and his chocolatier partner, Jennifer Spielman, own Black Star Chocolates, and they create exciting, luscious and downright sensual confections. Since their chocolate creations are handmade, small-batch and filled with fresh, seasonal herbs and flowers, thought, they are available in limited quantities — at limited…
Maggi Kelly needed a change. The single mom of four was working as a sales rep for Skirt Sports, but that job had her traveling around six states from her home in Longmont. Then a friend told the self-described health nut and marathon runner about a coffee kiosk at Saint…
Nothing says the holidays are here more than a Mexican breakfast, Christmas-style — smothered in both red and green — served up alongside some excellent early decorations. 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…
Mike Peshek Lou’s Food Bar 1851 West 38th Avenue 303-458-0336 www.lousfoodbar This is part two of my interview with Mike Peshek, exec chef of Lou’s Food Bar. Part one of my chat with Peshek ran earlier this week. Favorite restaurant in America: Pizzeria Regina in Boston. The service is terrible,…
Let us give thanks not just for the bargains at Dollar Tree — as Jenn Wohletz did in “Get your Thanksgiving dinner from the Dollar Tree” — but also the samples at Whole Foods, as described in “Whole Foods woos shoppers.” The double whammy of dishes inspired this from GFTW:…
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. In case you’ve…
In Mexico City, you’ll encounter gruisidos on just about every street corner, but in Denver, the stew is a rarity, except at this Mexican restaurant, where guisado de puerco shares space on the menu alongside more pedestrian staples like tacos and enchiladas. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus:…
Mike Peshek Lou’s Food Bar 1851 West 38th Avenue 303-458-0336 www.lousfoodbar “See the spaghetti and meatballs?” asks Mike Peshek, pointing to a vat of fat orbs glossed with an herby tomato sauce. “That’s one of our favorite dishes — and one of our most popular staff meals.” A dishwasher, who’s…
There are plenty of places to get your holiday trimmings, but the Whole Foods stores smooth over their Whole Paycheck nickname by serving above-average complimentary samples of holiday fare before they empty our wallets. The Capitol Hill store is doing free samples every Wednesday from 5 to 7 p.m., and…
Fans of Voodoo Doughnuts would be very thankful if the Portland, Oregon-based chain opened an outlet here — and recent rumors suggest one could be coming our way. Not fast enough to satisfy Brains76, though:…
Quiznos, a national sandwich chain, whose corporate headquarters (and one of its dwindling sub shops) are located at 1001 17th Street, is about to get some stiff competition when Udi’s Bread Cafe, bread baron Udi Bar-on’s tribute to loaves, opens directly behind the sandwich chain early next year…
Since Drew Shader took over the Atomic Cowboy in 2004, it’s evolved — with the help of his wife, Ashleigh — into five different concepts. The bar is front and center, but it houses two restaurants — Denver Biscuit Company and Fat Sully’s — and serves as the commissary kitchen…
The biggest misconception about a vegetarian diet is probably that it consists of salad, salad and more salad. And although these Veggie Girl posts have showcased the wide range of dishes available to vegetarians, the truth is that when you stop eating meat, your tastebuds can change — and you…
Over the years, there have been a number of people who’ve made an impression on me with regard to food. One of them is my old boss, close friend and head brewer at Great Divide Brewing, Taylor Rees. Back in the day, he’d painfully watch me throw away my hard-earned…
Did you hear what happened to the Energizer Bunny? He got arrested for assault and battery. Despite the fact that this week is all about turkey, the eye-rolling Thumper jokes were running rampant at this bar that serves a hearty rabbit cassoulet. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus:…
Having just put down a three-pound peanut-butter-bacon cheeseburger, my hands still covered in peanut butter, I stared at just less than a pound of fries, amazed at how much I hated the curly bastards and how slowly I was consuming them…
It’s been a wild ride for Wild Catch, the new fishhouse that saw its chef/partner and most of its staff (above) walk out this weekend, leaving the place high and dry. Justin Brunson, an owner of Masterpiece Deli who joined with Taste owner Daniel Kulhman on the restaurant, told Lori…
So I’ll be in town for the weekend,” Jeff told me. “Pick a restaurant.” It should have been a simple task — there are dozens of joints in this town that would work well for a collegial catch-up — but Jeff is one of my oldest friends. And though food…
