Maybe it’s the ridiculous, intolerable heat that made this week so weird and wacky, and the Cafe Society trolls — specifically “Recession” and “Poutiner” and all your other bogus aliases (we’ve got your IP address, schmuck) — so moronic and volatile. Whatever the cause, the last five days of foodosphere…
Last night, during a dinner celebrating Julia Child at the Empire Lounge and Restaurant in Louisville, at which chef-owner Jim Cohen turned out a lovely four-course meal honoring the legendary empress of French cooking, the conversation turned to pizza. Turns out that while Cohen is a habitue of French cuisine,…
If you attend only one food-centric soiree this summer, make it Sunday’s Share Our Strength Taste of the Nation event, where 30 of Denver’s top restaurants, including Vesta Dipping Grill, TAG, Argyll, Black Pearl, Elway’s Cherry Creek, Duo, Solera, Table 6, Venue, Opus and Marco’s Coal-Fired Pizzeria, will dish out…
No, that feijoada in the above snap is not from Cafe Brazil — not even close. If you’ve eaten at the joint from which it hails, you’ll get this immediately. If not, then it behooves you to do your research, because it’s arguably the best feijoada in the city. Can…
What’s the best way to garner a bunch of attention for a terrible idea? Do what Mark Kirkland did and get a fraudulent money manager to invest millions of dollars. When that money manager gets sued by the SEC, bingo, national headlines…
Beginning this week, Carmelo Anthony’s personal chef Daniel Young, Whole Foods Rocky Mountain Bakehouse head baker Safa Hamze and other local chefs and professionals are strutting their kitchen skills as part of a new Denver Public Schools program that will incorporate produce from school gardens and reduce the amount of…
Applebee’s is scheduled to unveil its new took today at the store at 410 South Colorado Boulevard. That’s one of the sixteen Front Range restaurants owned by AmRest, LLC, the second-largest Applebee’s franchisee in the United States, which is remodeling restaurants from Loveland to Colorado Springs, giving them not just…
When Euclid Hall Bar & Kitchen, Jennifer Jasinski’s new late-night tavern, opens on Wednesday, August 4, Denver grubniks are going to drop to their knees in gratitude, especially if the food is anywhere near as fantastic as it was during a recent menu preview, at which Jasinksi, (who also owns…
Last night, Kenny Gilbert finally won the big one — the Elimination Challenge — and the look of relief on his face was palpable. He’s been an obvious contender from the beginning on this season of Top Chef, but various glitches kept him from what he obviously feels is his…
Admittedly the photo sucks, but the dish, sliced Colorado lamb straddling a smooth puree of cauliflower playfully accessorized by fits and bursts of dusts and powders and a block of hash augmented with crab meat, made me want to explore the entire menu, which is full of twists and turns…
Ripe tomatoes or no, Potager’s taking a vacation. The Capitol Hill bastion of local, organic and seasonal fare will be dormant from this Sunday, July 18 through Wednesday, August 4, reopening for dinner on Thursday, August 5. It’s not a new thing. Potager closes its doors for vacation twice a…
Chuck James 1515 Restaurant 1515 Market Street 303-571-0011 www.1515restaurant.com This is part two of my interview with Chuck James, executive chef of Restaurant 1515. to read part one of that interview, click here. What you’d like to see more of in Denver from a culinary standpoint: I’d love to see…
On a balmy summer night, Andrew Casalini is standing outside the vibrant, creamsicle-colored building that houses Satchel’s Market, chatting with a north Park Hill neighbor out walking his dog. From the sidewalk, the restaurant looks quiet. But inside, a loud mix of ’80s hits from the Smiths and Depeche Mode…
Smashburger, the homegrown burger chain that’s multiplying faster than Mickey D’s, was set to beef up the Tabor Center back in early July, but a case of inaccurate measurements — 13 inches to be exact — smashed the opening date, which is now slated for the third or fourth week…
Peet’s Coffee and Tea will open its fourth Colorado location — its second in Denver — next month on the 16th Street Mall. The java joint will be located in the Sheraton Hotel, located at 1550 Court Place, just off the lobby. A spokesperson for Peet’s, who asked to remain…
Because there’s no such thing as too many happy hours, Steuben’s, unequivocally one of the happiest hangouts in Denver, is tossing four hours of mid-day happy times into its daily mix. The retro diner already hosts a happy hour every night between 10 p.m. and close that features a burger…
Full disclosure: Although I get invited frequently, I rarely attend special dinners or food tours of any kind — and, yes, it’s because I’m a vegetarian. It’s not, however, because I’m afraid I’ll accidentally ingest meat. It’s because I think it’s an insult to the chef to leave perfectly good…
See that plate in the above pic? That speaks summer to me, with its heap of frisee, quivering egg that spills yolk the hue of a newly painted school bus, bacon and shaved asparagus. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to…
It’s just after eight on a Tuesday night when Chuck James slides into a booth after a long day on the line at 1515 Restaurant. He lets a heavy sigh escape before he springs into conversation. “This is the highlight of my career,” he says. “I mean, seriously, I’m going…
It’s been almost forty years since Ed Novak opened the Broker Restaurant, at 821 17th Street, which has been serving up complimentary bowls of peel-and-eat shrimp to crowds for generations. The restaurant is still a mainstay for its unique dining room — it’s located in the basement of a former…
Another day, another mobile food cart hits the streets of Denver. The Sprout House, the vegan/vegetarian brainchild of 24-year-old Trevor Smith, launched today on the northeast corner of 17th and Lincoln Streets. Smith, who says he’s held “just about every imaginable restaurant position” possible, graduated last year with a business…
Three of the four mobile concepts caught in the crossfire of an ugly battle between two prominent markets appear to have worked out agreements that will allow them to continue peddling their gourmet treats. Pinche Tacos, whose alter-ego is Tacos Borrachos, was back at Civic Center Eats under its new…
