The food at Thai Lotus is a pleasant surprise. It makes me wonder what else I have missed, overlooked, passed by without a second glance. I’ve been to Chianti, and Venice before that—what? Ten times, maybe? A dozen? Which means that ten or a dozen times before I’d been within…
We traded this for ballerinas? First, Bravo Ristorante dropped is opera-singing waiters. Now the Supreme Court is closed for renovation (although its web site has yet to reflect that), and when it reopens, it will be as Katie Mullen’s Irish Pub, the first location in this country for a family…
Gustavo Arellano, author of the weekly Ask a Mexican and the go-to guy for all things Mexican, was born in in Orange County, California, the son of a legal immigrant and an illegal immigrant. He tells his family’s story — and so much more — in his new book, Orange…
Eric Skokan should get out of the kitchen and check his bathrooms. What the f@&k is that smell? Okay, so I thought my review of Black Cat, chef Eric Skokan’s place in Boulder, turned out pretty well, with a nice story, some dick jokes, a pleasing arc — going from…
Late last week, I got word from Duy Pham that his new restaurant — in Pueblo, of all places — is just about done. “Buildout, total remodel,” he told me. “I just spent $5,000 on an awning, dude!” He’s hoping to roll out the red carpet at Restaurant Fifteen Twenty-One…
Do you know your Qilaishan Long Wu from your Huang Zhi Xiang? Well, neither do I. But Greg Fellman does. Fellman is the owner of Seven Cups, the three-month-old Chinese tea house that held its grand opening party on Saturday, September 13. On a warm, late summer day, the store…
Barbie as The Island Princess Cereal Kellogg’s Rating: Three spoons out of four Cereal description: Corn and oat flour bits squeezed into red and purple heart shapes — the latter apparently intended as a subtle tribute to our brave soldiers in uniform. These nuggets are supplemented by marshmallows available in…
The menu at Landmark is as empty as Scarlet Johansson. Dinner and a movie…it sounds like such a good idea, right? A movie theater with a restaurant inside? A place where you can get something a little more substantial than a soggy bag of popcorn and a box of Goobers?…
Gettin’ grilled. Chedd’s 1906 Pearl Street 303-386-3998 The Ultimate Gouda and havarti on Dakota bread $5.50 I wanted to like this sandwich and I wanted to like Chedd’s. The concept it so good: one of the greatest American comfort foods, grilled cheese sandwiches, some of them with added ingredients, done…
Have you ever dined with us before?” our server asked. She was penny-bright, scrubbed and polished in her house livery (black on black), standing with her hands folded in front of her and a spark in her eyes that bordered on fanaticism — a glow of barely contained glee at…
From the minute it opened almost two years ago at the foot of Littleton’s original downtown, Toast was one of the single greatest breakfast bars I’d ever found. The kitchen brought an almost fine-dining commitment to the cooking of bacon, eggs and (of course) toast; poured great coffee; and did…
Has Chipotle got a deal for you! A free burrito or burrito bowl — but just today, and just at the new Chipotle Mexican Grill in Silverthorne, at 247 Rainbow Street, which officially opens Friday. If you live within 25 miles of Silverthorne, taking advantage of this freebie won’t cost…
Eric Skokan back in control of his kitchen. “Have you ever dined with us before?” our server asked. She was penny-bright, scrubbed and polished in her house livery (black on black), standing with her hands folded in front of her and a spark in her eyes that bordered on fanaticism…
Ahmad Alkiteb and his hookah get the hook. Over at 2594 South Colorado Boulevard, Aladdin Café (and grill and hookah bar) has gone dark. Trying to find out when and why, I called all the numbers I had for the place, which I’d reviewed — and liked — back in…
The mutt marriage of Irish and Mexican cuisine in cantina/pubs across the country is one of the least explicable combos imaginable — but it’s also one of the most successful. Witness Jose O’Shea’s, which celebrates “thirty years of stamping out gringo food’ this month. Since September 1978, Jose O’Shea’s has…
Double Chocolate Cookie Crisp General Mills Rating: Three spoons out of four Cereal description: Corn discs sprayed with cocoa-flavored confectionery coating and speckled with dark blobs meant to suggest chocolate chips — and from a distance, they really do resemble them. Close up, however, they look more like dark, potentially…
As we’ve reported, the Masters family is looking to unload the space at 1120 East Sixth Avenue, where Mel and Janey Master got their local restaurant start thirty years ago as partners in Dudley’s. Since then, the spot has been Chives and Piscos, then Montecito when the Masters took it…
These are surely one of the most perplexing candies that we have ever come across. Graciously bestowed upon us by Liz’s helpful brother Jonathan, the package proclaims that “Gerrit’s Satellite Wafers have been on the American Market for over 40 years,” and goes on to say that they are a…
From 4-8 p.m. on Saturday, September 13, Seven Cups will host a grand opening celebration with a traditional Lion Dance, a Gong Fu demonstration, free samples of Chinese moon cakes, traditional Chinese music and a tea tasting with Zhuping Hodge, a certified tea master from China who’s a co-owner of…
First came Lime, the restaurant/nightclub that debuted almost seven years ago in a basement space with a walk-out patio in Larimer Square (1424, to be exact, once home to the beloved Cafe Promenade) and still packs in the crowds. Then came Lime XS, at 730 East Sixth Avenue, which also…
Some locations just seem doomed. The latest black hole: 121 Clayton Lane, which on Monday swallowed Prime 121 after two years of struggle and a chapter 11 filing in May. The first occupant of this address didn’t even last that long: Bob’s Steak & Chop House, home of the giant,…
Libertines though they may be, chefs love making sushi because sushi is so limiting, so rigorous in what is allowed and what is not, so rooted in tradition and steeped in modernity. There is nowhere to hide with sushi, no cover for mistakes or dumbassery. You’re either on your game…
