The James Beard Foundation has just released its list — its long list — of semi-finalists, and several Denver area restaurants and chefs have made the cut. Jorel Pierce may have gotten bumped from Top Chef early, but the exec chef at Euclid Hall made the cut for Rising Star…
Ole! The former Luciano’s space at 1043 Broadway will not become Pizza Pizza, as was rumored last fall, but Ole, which promises “Italian with a Brazilian kick!” (Which means it’s no relation to the Ole in Commerce City, a Mexican joint.) The sign is on the window and door of…
Yesterday, after a few days of soft openings and friends-and-family dinners, Udi’s Pizza, Cafe & Bar opened in the former Encore space in the Lowenstein CulturePlex. The brightly remodeled restaurant, which flaunts an open kitchen displaying a tiled, wood-fired pizza oven, a blue-and-camel-hued dining room bedecked with maple accents, C-shaped…
When we’re working on the Best of Denver, we consider anything in metro Denver fair game — when you’re hungry, you don’t draw the line at Hampden. But Aurora is proud of its restaurants, and yesterday Visit Aurora launched its first online voter’s choice poll, Aurora’s Eats & Drinks, to…
Let us be the first to admit that the photo above is not of the highest quality — but that’s what happens when something share-worthy sneaks up on you when you’re least expecting it: You leave your nice, food-worthy camera at home and end up stealing a photo with your…
Yesterday Jenn Wohletz weighed in on the European horse-meat “scandal,” revealing that not only would she eat horse, she’d eat it again. “It’s horse meat, not poison, and if horse meat were sold at grocery stores here in the States, I might be nibbling on a haunch of roasted mustang…
In the latest attempt to boost sales — and reel in the meatless and Friday fish-eating Catholic customers — McDonald’s has introduced McFish Bites. I decided to bite on this latest innovation, and recently visited the McDonald’s at 3350 Colorado Boulevard — one of my favorite stores, since it’s decorated…
Brittany Hill, the first upscale restaurant in Thornton (and one with a legendary view) is back in business. After closing in 2007, the legendary spot went through several ownership/management changes; now it’s reopened as a Crystal Rose event and wedding venue. But it’s also reintroduced its brunch, which started up…
Kale is an ideal way to get your leafy greens; the vegetable is packed with nutrients. And this salad adds a little creaminess to kale, allowing you to indulge a bit while you’re still doing something awesome for your body. Adapting the recipe from http://cookieandkate.com, we added some more tahini…
Alex Gurevich, who owns Limón, a Latin American lounge in Uptown, as well as My other Bar on Seventh Avenue, wasn’t in the market for a third restaurant, but after his ex-wife vacated Bisque last June, the Cherry Creek North space became available. And since Gurevich held the note to…
By now we’ve all heard about the European horse-meat “scandal,” with bits of Mr. Ed being discovered in processed frozen-beef products — everything from Burger King hamburger patties to lasagna. But why the hell is everyone freaking out? It’s horse meat, not poison, and if horse meat were sold at…
Last week Gretchen Kurtz reviewed Cafe Byblos, a new Mediterranean restaurant whose sunny interior and bright flavors transported her to a much warmer place. Over the last few months, Cafe Byblos has collected many fans…but not of its pita, apparently. See also: – Review: A quick trip to a land…
Denver finally got snow again this week, but Gretchen Kurtz found a warming trend at Cafe Byblos, the restaurant she reviewed this week. For Chef and Tell, Lori Midson interviewed Jeremy Thomas, chef of Le Grand Bistro & Oyster Bar. And Mark Antonation continued his culinary tour of Federal Boulevard…
Whenever we have people over, it seems there’s always someone who doesn’t eat meat. I’m sympathetic to the cause; after all, I grew up in a house with a vegetarian. To complicate matters, guests often aren’t fond of soy, so I’m always on the lookout for riffs on rice and…
Last fall, in early September, Andrew Zimmern, host of the Travel Channel’s Bizarre Foods, jetted to Denver, his film crew on his heels, to film footage of an upcoming episode of his wildly popular television show, in which Zimmern stuffs his gullet with foodstuffs that some people would find peculiar…
The java was a little cold, and so was the soup, but the eggs Benedict at this wee breakfast and lunch spot were simply perfect, the lemon-smooched hollandaise and yolk-soaked eggs draping the salty sheets of ham lurking beneath. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives…
While much of the action on South Pearl Street centers on the 1400 South block — where Tavern Platt Park will break ground in March, and Izakaya Den will move in May — there’s plenty of activity four blocks south. That’s where the original Park Burger expanded last year, Makan…
At 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, the phone call that Steve Ballas and his wife, Linda, had been waiting eleven months to get, finally came. On the other end of the horn was Keith Montoya, owner of Denver-based Doc 1 Solutions, and the local partner with LS Travel Retail, a multi-billion…
Announcement: We have a winner of our free Guinness for a year from Fado Irish Pub contest. The actual number of Guinness pints served during the month of March, 2012, was 13,854. Ericwrites came the closest without going over with his guess of 12,656. Congrats! On Friday, Fado Irish Pub…
Brittany Hill is back in business. The first upscale restaurant to open in Thornton — a special-occasion place renowned for its view — closed in 2007, and went through several ownership/management changes as various ventures attempted to resurrect the legendary spot. Now it’s reopened as a Crystal Rose event and…
Is Denver a chain-restaurant town? That’s what Joel Klatt declared on talk-radio before the Super Bowl, and that’s exactly the image that Mark Antonation hoped to dispel when he invited Klatt to dinner at Squeaky Bean. Where they ate some amazing things, including cauliflower couscous. See also: – Joel Klatt…
Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it…and repeat it. On Sunday, a car crash outside of Gaetano’s sent a minivan spinning off West 38th Avenue up to the restaurant’s front door, and pushed a Ford Probe right through the patio on Tejon Street into one of the…
