For proof that the cupcake trend is far from wearing out its welcome, look no further than Rosie Cakes, a new cupcake rig that hit the road running in September, after the woman behind the wheel, Rosie Desjardins, gave up a gig go-go dancing in Hollywood to unleash a cupcake-mobile…
Popular diets speak to our society’s insatiable desire to pin blame for the saddlebags and love handles on some evil type of food. But if you think stuffing yourself with meat and cheese (since you’re cutting carbs) is a surefire way to get thin, you’re probably not going to like…
Sweet Ginger Asian Bistro & Sushi will open later this month at 2710 East Third Avenue, in the subterranean space that was formerly home to Plush. “We want to try and open before Thanksgiving, and we should have our liquor license by next week,” says owner Julie He, a restaurant…
Running from the rain/sleet/snow/graupel/hail of yesterday, I ducked into one of my favorite restaurants, grabbed a stool at the bar, knocked back a Mirror Pond Pale Ale and tucked into a quartet of cheeses, all of which are made from the milk of water buffalo. Can you guess where I’m…
Eric Skokan Black Cat 1964 13th Street, Boulder 303-444-5500 www.blackcatboulder.com This is part one of Lori Midson’s interview with Eric Skokan, exec chef/owner of Black Cat in Boulder. Part two of that interview will run in this space tomorrow. In the exhibition kitchen, the Black Cat crew is breaking down…
When Pete and Ann Pflum envisioned H Burger Co, the burger joint they put into a new spot at 1555 Blake Street, they designed a space and menu that they hoped would lure downtown dinner crowds to a block that, historically, has emptied out after 5 p.m…
Cafe Society can’t get enough of Lotus of Siam. When she was in Las Vegas last week, Patricia Calhoun twice ventured off the Strip to visit the northern Thai restaurant in its original location, a silly strip mall off Sahara Avenue. That was after a strong endorsement from Lori Midson,…
Stir Cooking School, the lovechild of Katy Hume, a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America in New York, will unmask a new Denver culinary academy, focusing on kitchen techniques for the home cook, on November 20, at 3215 Zuni Street in Highland…
Residents of the neighborhood where this restaurant/bar resides were out in full force on a recent Friday night, handing out back-pats, handshakes and compliments to one of the owners, who recommended the fried pickles, which, like everything else we tried, were proof that when the kitchen gets it right, naysayers…
Some enticing photos have been posted on Facebook by Bryan Dayton and Steve Redzikowski, depicting the new kitchen, dining room and bar of Oak at 14th, going into 1400 Pearl Street in Boulder. The photos are especially exciting because they show a complete restaurant. Which means that opening day of…
It’s that time of year again, when chefs from all over the country send out e-mails begging their loyal customers to nominate them for a James Beard Foundation Award, otherwise known as the “Oscars of the food universe.”…
In the photo above, you see an array of beauty products — vegan beauty products — that are animal-cruelty-free, oxide-free, paraben-free, sulfate-free, silicone-free. And they could be entirely free for you! We have bottles of hair cleanser, conditioner, body wash, hair masque and hydrating body oil to give away –…
Pam and Charlie Nathan, proprietors of the Blue Cow in Morrison, have added a pop-art installation right above the entrance to their building: a blue spotted cow driving through Red Rocks…
Domino’s Pizza is as American as apple pie — and just as starchy. The pizza purveyor has been all over American TV, telling us how good it is; now it looks as though Domino’s strategy of brainwashing the masses has been exported to the Land of the Rising Sun. Domino’s…
It was a hot summer day when I first encountered the magic of the Inventing Room. I’d hiked several blocks from the office to Tiri’s Garden, the downtown lot where a gaggle of mobile vendors had started making regular stops. Ian Kleinman’s cart was among them, that day serving everything…
Just over a year ago, when I spoke with Gabriela Bossy, the owner of Cilantro Fusion, a south-of-the-border storefront at 1531 Stout Street, she was optimistic that her Mexican joint would woo downtowners with its green chile, mole enchiladas and Oaxacan huevos rancheros. “We’ve been so busy, and I know…
After a rambunctious Saturday night that resulted in a head-pounding hangover, I stumbled out of bed on Sunday morning desperate for nourishment. I wasn’t feeling menudo, dim sum, posole or, God forbid, liquor, but I was craving bread, which is how I ended up spending nearly $30 on croissants, blue-cheese-and…
On Saturday night, the ritzy new Four Seasons hotel, which opened on October 19, hosted one of the most amazing blowout parties of the year, attracting well over 1,000 movers and shakers, who forked over $325 each to partake in the revelry, which included stilt walkers, a mechanical bull, aerial…
Q Worldly Barbecue and Lounge, the subterranean house of smoked pig, international sauces, corn fritters and live blues bands, shuttered on Sunday after two and half years in Cherry Creek. “The short version is that the crappy economy and all the summer construction that was going on in Cherry Creek…
Last month the Kitchen’s Hugo Matheson and Kimbal Musk picked up the lease on along, narrow spot at 1035 Pearl Street in Boulder, where, come spring, they’ll open the Kitchen Cafe, a pub steeped in the food values of the Kitchen. In doing so, they’ll try to rid the spot…
We’ve long been fans of happy hour at the Boulder outpost of Jax Fish House, 928 Pearl Street, where we can put down dozens of cold, briny oysters at just a dollar a pop. But if it’s seafood you’re after, the kitchen once run by Top Chef Season 5 winner…
Last week, San Francisco banned toys from McDonald’s Happy Meals, which as of December 1 cannot contain more than 600 calories — or a plaything! But that’s not the only unhappy McDonald’s news. While working at a McDonald’s outlet in Brazil for a dozen years, a store manager managed to…
