Restaurants

For all of you who think I don’t do anything all day, here’s a snap of the aftermath of yesterday’s Cafe Society meeting. Where were we? Post your answer as a comment…

How do you kick off the first day of summer? (Yes, some people say it starts in late June — but I say it’s after the last day of finals!). Failing in my goal of waking up face down, possibly naked, and definitely hungover somewhere in Boulder, I went to…

The Uptown ‘hood has no shortage of restaurants, but Olivéa, the new food temple from John Broening, Yasmin Lozada-Hisson, Keith Arnold and Stephanie Bonin (the foursome behind Duo), located at 719 East 17th Avenue in the former Aix space, could be just what the neighborhood’s been waiting for: an upbeat,…

I hear from a lot of cranky (or just plain pissed off) readers every week.  Some weeks they’re complaining about my reviewing style (“All he talks about is himself!”), some weeks they’ve complaining about my review of someone’s favorite restaurant (“Only an idiot wouldn’t think Root Down was the best…

Tony’s, Tony’s, Tony’s! The highly touted butcher, deli and upscale market from the southern suburbs is roughly two weeks away from finally opening in the 900 block of Broadway. The dark-red and white striped awnings went up this morning, and a couple of trees were planted near the planned patio…

Thanks to the wonders of technology, I’m going to start posting quick snaps from some of the restaurants I visit during the week. Your mission? To guess where I was gorging myself, using nothing more than the clues in the photos. Sorry, no prizes — just bragging rights and another…

Trail Mix Crunch Cranberry Vanilla cereal Post Rating: Two spoons out of four Cereal description: An amalgamation of different grains — wheat, oats, barley, rice — blended with dried cranberries, almonds and plenty more. This potpourri produces a munch that’s marked more by dissimilarity than consistency — a crazy compendium…

Soon the lines will be forming outside of Snooze, the popular breakfast spot in the Ballpark neighborhood. So popular, in fact, that owner Jon Schlegel decided to create a second Snooze.  “I’d say that we’re screening a lot of places right now,” he told me a couple of months ago…

What you might have missed on this week’s Cafe Society…The much anticipated Pho on 6th opened, along with Olivea and Otto’s Grill.We got to the root of owner Justin Cucci’s dismissal of Root Down’s executive chef, Ryan Leinonen.Jason Sheehan geeked out with the Geeks Who Drink and fought a pack…

After a few delays and some dark days, Pizza Republica is finally opening at 4 p.m. today at 5375 Landmark Place in Greenwood Village.Here’s how the Jet Entertainment Group, which also owns the Jet Hotel and Nine75, describes its latest restaurant on the company’s website: “Pizza Republica focuses on homemade…

Went to Mo’s last night. No, not Mo’ Tacos, which is right next to Mona’s at 123 South Broadway. And not Moe’s Original BBQ and Bowl, further down the strip at 3295 South Broadway, right by the Gothic Theatre. And not any of the three Moe’s Broadway Bagel outposts in…

A year ago, we came to you with a simple pink maltball that tasted like Barbie, and the Candy Girls were born.  In addition to this momentous anniversary, Aubrey has even bigger news to commemorate with the birth of her baby boy last night!  What better way to celebrate the concurrence…

This just in from Olav Peterson at Bistro One (1294 South Broadway). Come May 15, Peterson and his crew at the award-winning neighborhood bistro will stop serving lunch. According to Peterson, this is just a temporary thing, something he’s doing for the summer.  And he plans on replacing the vanishing lunches with…

Like all good journalists, I get most of my news from Gawker.  Actually, I get most of my news (at least that portion of my news that doesn’t involve the swine flu, robots, UFO sightings or the coming zombie apocalypse) from my wife, Laura, who gets her news from Gawker…

Joel Warner, who recently wrote a Casa Bonita survival guide as a public service for anyone headed to that bastard child of Disneyland and Tijuana in the heart of Lakewood, has news for fans of the colossal Mexican restaurant/amusement park. Casa Bonita is looking for a new recruit for its…

I love to have new dining experiences — but while being vegetarian creates some limitations, I’ve discovered that pregnancy really makes eating out challenging. Soft cheeses are a no-no nowadays and undercooked eggs will have to wait a few more days, until the baby is born. So will wine and…

When the state seized the Recovery Room (819 Colorado Boulevard) for nonpayment of taxes last January, it was a temporary flatline for the legendary dive. But Chris Campbell and Mark Lane, who have owned the Old Towne Tavern (2410 West Main Street, Littleton) for the past four years, stepped in…

Just got off the phone with a gobsmacked Jack Martinez, the patriarch behind Jack-n-Grill, the family-owned New Mexican joint at 2524 Federal Boulevard whose gut-busting seven-pound burrito, recently featured on the Travel Channel’s Man v. Food, was apparently a prelude to bigger and better things to come–a colossal shout out…

Bigos. Flaki. Czerwony barszcz, with or without uszka. Kapusniak. Pyzy, placek and kiszka. I’m pretty good with languages, particularly on my favorite conversational topics of food, kitchens and cooks. My pronunciation might be embarrassingly bad, but I can say “please,” ask after individual ingredients, order, appreciate and offer thanks with…

Okay, so Polish food is excellent, as I discuss in this week’s review of Cracovia. Potatoes, potatoes, potatoes and pork. But you know what’s even better, in a weird way? Eastern European-Colorado fusion. That’s what I had at Hospoda, the place that first-time restaurateurs Vlad and Irene Lesner opened last…

Just hit Nomelie Cupcakes at 19751 East Main Street in Parker. According to the website, the joint technically closes between 2 and 4 p.m. on weekdays — and maybe I’m just being crazy here, but wouldn’t you think that a cupcake maker (or at least a cupcake maker who actually…

Good news for all you barbecue fanatics out in the eastern ‘burbs: Shead’s is back in the barbecue game. As reported here a few weeks ago, the former home of Sabo Tropical Grill (and, before that, the plain old Tropical Grill) at 12203 East Iliff Avenue in Aurora (literally ten…