Restaurants

With the day dedicated to love bearing down upon us, our minds churn to delicious yet decadent products that we can share with another — or use to assuage our sad, single, solo hunger…

Cafe Society dished out seven Guess Where? contests last week, ranging from a Champagne cocktail bobbing with exploding passionfruit pearls from Japoix, to hot and sour soup (that was neither) from Jaya Asian Grill, to a saucy ham, cheese and pepperoni pizza. For correctly linking that pizza to Colore, Marble…

The news that Trader Joe’s had filed papers with the Colorado Secretary of State’s office to start doing business in Colorado — specifically, at Boulder’s Twenty-Ninth Street project — has fans of the California-based, German-owned store salivating, extolling such Joe’s specialities as Jalapeno Blue Cornbread Mix and Old Fashioned Cinnamon…

For the past several months, farmer, forager and chef Eric Skokan, who owns Black Cat restaurant in Boulder and Black Cat Farm in Niwot, has been quietly working behind the scenes to unearth his second restaurant, Bramble & Hare, which will open soon at 1970 Thirteenth Street, directly next door…

I’m against effing up champagne or sparkling wine by adding any type of flavor — but these extremely interesting, tasty and exploding passionfruit pearls may have changed my mind. Can you guess where I’m drinking? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s Where am I…

No. 39: Pad Thai pig’s ears from Euclid Hall…

As we anticipate the arrival of Colorado’s first Trader Joe’s, the California-based grocer with a cult-like following that’s allegedly building its first Colorado store somewhere in Boulder’s Twenty Ninth Street (three more Trader Joe’s stores are rumored for Denver), we thought we’d give you a taste of what we’re currently…

As is often the case, this hot-and-sour soup was neither hot nor sour, which is why there’s a tray of chile paste and vinegar in the background. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s Where am I drinking/eating posts…

Like most major holidays, Valentine’s Day is a day for foodies and, even more important, foodies for the day (FFTD). FFTDs plan romantic dinners; try to convey deep, passionate love through chocolate selections; and purchase just the right edible gifts to show their partners how much they care about their…

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and if you’re anything like me, that means you’re thinking about Pizza Hut’s $10 Dinner Box promotion. You say you’re not thinking about Pizza Hut’s $10 Dinner Box promotion? Well, you should be…

Sweet…and sour. Laura Shunk just served up her list of Denver’s ten best dessert spots — including the churros she raved about in this week’s review of Pinche Taqueria. But for some readers, it was definitely not enough of a good thing:…

Late last year,Tony Pasquini was making changes to his 25-year-old chain of pizzerias, building out a Cherry Creek address, which opened in late January, and getting ready to ink a deal for a new spot on East Colfax. At the same time, he was quietly buying back his franchises, bringing…

No. 40: Rail Yard cheddar soup from Ghost Plate & Tap…

The so-called “Local Foods, Local Jobs Act,” a bill sponsored by state senator Gail Schwartz that would allow small growers and producers to sell their goods directly to consumers, has passed the full Colorado Senate. It now heads to the House, which recently passed a similar bill, sponsored by embattled…

For the record, no, this is not an omelet from Pete’s Kitchen or the Denver Diner, but a Vietnamese pancake — bánh xèo — that’s one of my go-to dishes whenever I stop in for lunch. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct…

The words Pinche Tacos may be lettered across the food truck that Kevin Morrison revved up almost two years ago, but the irreverent name didn’t fly when he wanted to put a food cart on the 16th Street Mall. Or when he wanted to open a restaurant whose working name…

J. Michael Melton Zydeco’s 1730 Wynkoop Street 303-293-2887 www.zydecosdenver.com This is part two of my chat with J. Michael Melton, exec chef of Zydeco’s. Part one of our interview ran in this space yesterday. Favorite Denver/Boulder restaurant(s) other than your own: I eat at Tom’s Home Cookin’ once a week…

South Pearl Street has seen more than its fair share of action this year. But in the 1800 block of South Pearl, it’s all about growth — not the closings that marked the start of the new year on the 1400 South block, where India’s Pearl, Pearl Street Grill and…

Does anyone remember Wolfgang Puck’s place in Cherry Creek? Not after they’ve had a bite of the goat curry at Phat Thai, the restaurant that Mark Fischer opened in December in that same spot at 2900 East Second Avenue. The goat curry rates a spot on our list of 100…

If Jean-Philippe Failyau, the owner of the original Park Burger in Platt Park, passes inspections tomorrow, his packed-to-the-rafters burger joint will reopen on Sunday with dozens of additional seats, new burgers, a free-standing bar and, God willing, waits that don’t stretch to an hour…

Gary Lee Bomar inked a deal on a dilapidated property at 176 South Broadway last year, intending to build a bar and restaurant that would serve up smoked meats and cheeses and also feature an expansive patio, which would frequently feature live music. Before the hammers started swinging, though, his…

I didn’t notice many changes to this restaurant, despite it closing in January for renovations — but that could have been because I was fixated on this pomegranate kumquat caipirinha. Can you guess where I’m drinking? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s Where am…