It’s not exactly tableside guacamole, but this do-it-yourself version, complete with cilantro, pico, lime wedges and a charred jalapeño, is surprisingly good for a restaurant that’s not remotely renowned for its food. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s…
J. Michael Melton Zydeco’s 1730 Wynkoop Street 303-293-2887 www.zydecosdenver.com This is part one of my chat with J. Michael Melton, exec chef of Zydeco’s. Part two of our interview will run in this space tomorrow. I got the gift of the Southern double name,” drawls J. Michael Melton in his…
Leigh Sullivan founded FIVE, a group of Denver chefs who cook across the country, back in 2008; the lineup, like Sullivan herself, has gone through some changes over the years. Sullivan recently relaunched her own marketing/public relations company, Leigh Sullivan Enterprises, and just announced the latest lineup of FIVE, which…
I’ve never been a meat and potatoes kind of guy. I don’t eat much meat for one, and I’m just as content with potatoes being the main course as I’m with their being on the side, if not more so. My buddy Jeff, on the other hand, is that type…
We’ve seen a number of the area’s most successful food trucks cement permanent locations over the last year or so, inking deals on restaurant spaces that allow them to expand their mobile brands into fuller service (and often alcohol-supplemented) ventures. The latest to do so is Comida, a big, pink…
If you’ve been wondering how Leigh Sullivan is doing since her departure from TAG last year, the answer is “better than ever.”…
Freshcraft, which opened in 2010 on Blake Street, has earned nods from us for having a fantastic bottled beer list, and we’ve been looking at the myriad vegetarian options on the menu for quite some time, but we only managed to make it to the craft-beer-and-fresh-food joint this past Monday…
No. 41: Goat curry from Phat Thai…
What kind of kid doesn’t like a pineapple, ham and pepperoni pizza? Mine, apparently. But he was all too happy to stuff his little belly with Girl Scout cookies, which this Italian restaurant was selling last Thursday night as part of Dine Out for Girl Scouts. Can you guess where…
Get a first look at the renovated Club 404 Saturday night, when the Denver Cruisers hold their “I (Heart) Cruisers” event at the venerable watering hole at 404 Broadway — which will now be known as the Denver Wheel Club 404. Like the space, the name has a history. “The…
Taco Bell is currently making the same mistake that gets you in trouble playing Risk: dividing your army. Taco Bell undoubtedly owns the late-night fast-food crowd, and it doesn’t seem to be hurting at lunch or dinner, either. But thrusting its big burrito into the already crowded breakfast scene is…
Top Chef casting agents are coming to Denver — as well as several other major metropolitan cities — to test potential talent for the tenth season of the Bravo show. Notes the website: “Every season the bar gets higher, every season it means more to be the one on top…
Fuck,” I whispered. My friend’s giggle urged me on. “Fuck. Fuck, fuck fuck,” I said, a little louder. She kept laughing, so I kept saying the word, applying it to our surroundings. “Fucking playground!” I shouted. “Fucking swing! Fucking ball! Fucking Anthony!” By now my friend was screaming with laughter,…
Mei Liu had always been a home cook, but a few years ago, she made her first foray into a professional kitchen, starting a small Chinese restaurant with a group of friends in Austin, Texas. Not long after, Mei, along with her daughter Grace, and son, Gary, drew up plans…
Over the last few months, Ernie Brooks has been building out a small hut at Streets at SouthGlenn, preparing to open Yo’Cheese, a walk-up shop that would turn out gourmet grilled cheese and tomato soup…
“Every season the bar gets higher, every season it means more to be the one on top — do you have what it takes to be the next TOP CHEF?” So begins the wording on the Bravo website, taunting cookers from around the country to audition for the tenth season…
The tamales at this strip mall Mexican in the suburbs are good — very good — but it’s the green chile, made with jalapenos and tomatillos (and not much else), that makes the trek worth the time. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first…
No one’s saying you have to go meatless just because it’s Monday — but as incentive to join the growing movement, every week we’re offering an animal-free recipe. The best thing about this jambalaya? You don’t have to forgo this recipe during Lent — or on any other day, because…
We’ve followed Benny Armas since he was cooking up Mexican food in the kitchen of the old Oak Alley (that building is now home to Hanson’s). In the ’80s, he finally opened his own place at 225 East Seventh Avenue (now Mizuna), then moved across the street to a bigger…
Cafe Society served up seven Guess where? contests last week, ranging from Mexican cervezas at Satellite Bar to a tower of golden onion rings at Charcoal to a duo of bathroom doors at a local bar that gave Patty Calhoun pause before peeing. Those bathrooms belong to Three Lions, and…
While My Sweet Bakery has closed in Berkeley, the Baker neighborhood is living up to its name, and is now home to a number of bakeries, sweet spots and coffee shops, with more — including Happy Coffee — still to come. Is it too much of a good thing?…
For every restaurant that closes, another one opens — or multiplies. That’s the case with Udi’s Bread Cafe, which just opened downtown, making it the fourth Udi’s Bread Cafe in the metro area. The high-ceilinging, bright and airy 2,800-square-foot space sits directly behind a substandard Quiznos, which recently saved itself…
