Restaurants

The interior is pink and green, the furniture is modern and the whole outfit looks an awful lot like a Pinkberry, but Ty Mai says he’s never heard of Pinkberry…

We’re officially nervous that PETA is taking over the world. Mario Batali, head of an empire that’s entrenched in pork fat, beef cheeks and cured meat, is writing a vegetarian cookbook. First Meatless Monday and now this? What’s the deal?…

Earlier this year, president of Colorado Bartenders Guild Bryan Dayton was set to leave his five-year post as bar manager of Frasca Food & Wine and head to the Bitter Bar–until his own project kicked into high gear instead. After months of keeping mum about that project, Dayton just told…

Those of you who’ve eaten the trio of tacos in the above snap will recognize their origin immediately. For those of you who haven’t had the pleasure of inhaling those tacos, your next opportunity is as soon as tomorrow at a local farmers’ market. Can you guess where I’m eating?…

Are you the Food Network’s next star? The Next Food Network Star, the culinary reality series that will wrap up its current season on Sunday, is holding an open casting call in Denver for the first time. “We are looking for people who are full of personality, passionate about cooking…

The Larkburger burger has come a long way since it was first featured on the bar menu of Larkspur Restaurant in Vail. In fact, that burger has proven to be the sandwich that launched a thousand ships. Or at least four…

So, that friendly little contest we’ve been rolling out over the past week — the one where we were giving away free tickets to EatDenver’s Harvest Week pre-party at Balistreri Vineyards on Sunday, August 15? That contest has concluded and we have our fifty lucky-ducky winners, ten from each day…

Back in May, we reported that the Purple Martini, the cocktail lounge in the Tabor Center, had been seized by the city for failing to pay taxes. The place reopened for a few weeks, but early this month, it went dark for good…

Three words: Bloody Mary bar. Fourth word: YUM! Can you guess where I’m drinking? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s Where am I drinking/eating posts is entered into a pool — and every Monday, we select one lucky winner who’ll receive an EatDenver dining…

Swift’s Steak House #4 just got a liquor license and will soon start pouring booze, as well as serving dinner. But that’s not all that’s changing at the Greek diner, located at 8 South Broadway…

Are the folks at Bravo as bored with Top Chef as some viewers have started to be? No photos of the food on the website this week. No insider blogs. No Michael Voltaggio telling us how to make the winning dishes, which is the only way I can figure out…

Watermelon won’t be in season much longer, which is why it would behoove you to get your butt over to the joint that refreshed my day with its watermelon salad, bolstered by crushed pistachios, turmeric-dusted rings of pickled onion, housemade cheese curds and verdant arugula leaves. Can you guess where…

Frasca Food & Wine’s chef and co-owner Lachlan MacKinnon-Patterson has amassed a number of awards for his kitchen talents, but now he’s earned one for how he lives his life when he’s not on the line: Food & Wine listed him as one of the country’s top 10 healthiest chefs…

EatDenver’s Harvest Week, a seven-day jubilation that pays homage to Colorado’s bountiful crops, sprouts the week of August 21, when nearly forty of the city’s best independent restaurants will pimp seasonal menus showcasing locally sourced ingredients and products. But before that happens, there’s going to be a little party, and…

Mark DeNittis Il Mondo Vecchio 1174 South Cherokee Street 303-744-6328 mondovecchio.net This is part two of Lori Midson’s interview with Mark DeNittis, the salumi emperor of Il mondo Vecchio. To read the first part of that interview, click here. Culinary inspirations: My grandparents, both paternal and maternal, gave me a…

In the small town of Newport, Oregon, residents were suddenly startled by the extra benefit of the pink shrimp that they’d bought in local markets: It glowed in the dark…

From the weird sandwich files comes another baffler–Denny’s unleashed a little twist on the grilled cheese sandwich this week that’s made with four fried mozzarella sticks encased in melted American cheese between two slices of sourdough toast and served with a side of marinara for dipping purposes…

Opa!” The word burst from my lips as flames shot two feet into the air from a square of cheese and our waitress jumped back to avoid having her eyebrows singed off. My brother looked at me quizzically; given my usual aversion to dining stunts, I was just as surprised…

After two years behind the burners of Bistro One, the French-American food temple at 1294 South Broadway, Olav Peterson is striking out on his own, retiring his whites from that kitchen to make way for his own place, a garden-to-table restaurant somewhere in central Denver…

Unless you were a super early bird, you probably missed this morning’s giveaways at Denver’s newest Panera Bread. Today, during its grand opening, the cafe gave away “mystery” gift cards — worth anywhere from $5 to $50 — to its first 100 customers…

Shannon Ross waited a year to secure a spot on the 16th Street mall, but now that she has one — she set up shop at 16th and Curtis on July 1 — she’s turning out sweet and savory crepes from the griddle pan in her tiny stand, which she…

The restaurant scene is exploding at the edge of Highland — where LoHi SteakBar and Squeaky Bean joined the lineup last summer, and Highland Tap and Burger will soon open in the former home of Aztec Sol and Panaderia Guadalajara, at 2223 West 32nd Avenue. But the scene is just…