There are some chefs who insist on being called, well, “Chef,” and then there are other kitchen wizards, like Bob Blair, who roll their eyes, shake their heads and politely ask that you don’t address them as “Chef” at all. “I’m a cook,” argues Blair, whose real job is executive…
You gotta give Bobby Stuckey props. Anyone who’s willing to endure the clownish theatrics of Kathie Lee Gifford, co-bubble head host of NBC’s Today show, deserves his day in the spotlight, which is exactly where Stuckey, the master sommelier at Boulder’s Frasca Food & Wine, will be this morning when…
For those of you wondering where to grab some grub around 44th and Tejon, you’re in luck. Open less than a month, Cielito Lindo, a stucco storefront at 4401 Tejon Street, is pushing Mexican eats and treats from its polished quarters tricked out with bare woods and bright tile. It…
In Nepal, momo — the small, white-flour dumplings that represent the Nepali contribution to world dumpling culture — are used as currency. Goats and yaks can be bartered for on the streets with buckets of momo. A fine woman is said to be worth her weight in momo. There’s a…
Perhaps the third time’s a charm. That’s what Isaac Torres is betting on when he and his father, Raul, open Saucy at 2200 Market Street in the space that formerly held Otto’s Grill (for a nanosecond) and before that, Brix. “We’re doing a family-run barbecue joint where you can get…
I spent years trying to find a decent fish fry in this city, a fish fry that would transport me, however briefly, back to the Mick-ridden streets of my youth, where Fridays always saw legions of fathers trooping home through the streets, laden with steaming bags of take-away fish and…
After almost eight years of eating in Denver, writing about Denver and dragging Denver’s gastronaut community along with me, willing or not, to every pho shop, sushi bar, French restaurant and African goat butcher I could bluff my way into, I’ve decided that it’s time for me to step aside…
As a countdown to the Best of Denver 2010, coming April 1, Cafe Society is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in Denver. Send your own nominations to cafe@westword.com…
Beginning at 11:30 a.m. today, all metro area Jamba Juice locations are doling out free food, specifically the national chain’s California flatbreads. The four “great-tasting” (we’ll decide that) “guilt-free” varieties — Tomo Artichoko, Smokehouse Chicken, MediterranYum and Four Cheesy — will be available until 2 p.m. or until the stores…
Not that anyone needs an another excuse to eat tacos, but Jim ‘N Nick’s Bar-B-Q has declared Tuesday the day of the taco. And while barbecue and tacos may not sound harmonious on the surface, the principle behind “low and slow” cooking crosses any border. “When it comes to honoring…
Want to know why food is a great beat? Because there’s always someone out there who’s gonna think of jamming a full serving of pasta primavera into a waffle cone and selling it on the street (as pictured above). Usually, these people are going to be coming from a place…
Whether or not this is a shockingly discouraging testament to the page turners of America or Guy Fieri threatening to jam his back-ass headwords sunglasses down the throats of anyone who doesn’t purchase his books, it’s still a fact: Guy Fieri, who just dove into Denver with his “Culinary Road…
If you’re bummed because you missed National Noodle Ring day last week, take heart: Today is National Bouillabaisse Day! Not that this classic French stew needs its own day to be validated, but if you’ve ever slurped a truly wonderful bouillabaisse, you know it’s hard to beat. According to the…
It’s still getting its sea legs, but Den Deli and Seafood Market, the third in a mini empire of chow houses from Toshi and Yasu Kizaki, the two brothers who also run Sushi Den (1487 South Pearl) and Izakaya Den (1518 South Pearl), officially opened at 1501 South Pearl early…
As a countdown to the Best of Denver 2010, coming April 1, Cafe Society is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in Denver. Send your own nominations to cafe@westword.com. Number 78: The Fries at Encore…
Long before other Denver restaurants started offering pico de gallo — or naming themselves Pico De Gallo — this Mexican eatery was making fans with its “special” salsa. Among the fans eating there Sunday night: former mayor Wellington Webb and some of his extended family and, just a table away,…
Gravy boats are waiting to sail you away to the land of bigger pant sizes this holiday. But Denver dietitian Suzanne Martin, a registered nurse with a Ph.D., says you can still enjoy waist-busting pleasures responsibly, and has served up some tips on how to navigate the holiday table. But…
Anyone who buys a DINR deck is a winner: For $50, you get 52 cards, each offering a $10 discount at a local, independent restaurant. You can buy the decks at any Tattered Cover location or at www.eatdenver.com — but you can also win one right here. Every Friday for…
What you missed this week on Cafe Society while you were contemplating how you were going to sneak your way into Hush, the new “underground” supper club in Boulder that’ll be all exclusive and private and well, hush-hush: It’s not hush-hush that the (almost) iconic Cherry Creek Egg Shell is…
I heard this week from Ian Kleinman — our own personal Mr. Wizard, the man who brought molecular gastronomy to Westminster and blew the heads clean off almost everyone who was lucky enough to walk through the doors of O’s Steak and Seafood when he was running his molecular gastronomy…
Dear Mr. X, I’m admittedly smitten with your new cocktail lineup, but here’s the problem: I’ll drink one and want two, three, four more. And see, I’m normally toting my kid around with me, and since he’s only ten and incredibly impressionable, I have to either drink responsibly, which limits…
It’s rough out there. Stores and restaurants are shuttering their doors faster than it takes Colorado’s sunshine to melt the snow, and long-standing icons of the grocery store format (see Albertsons), have been forced to roll back locations everywhere, including Colorado. So it’s no surprise that Sunflower Farmers Market is…growing?…
