The lovely weather we’ve been experiencing this week is apparently coming to end this weekend, which, for me, means a warm bowl of soup, and the posole at this Mexican joint is exactly what I’d like to have in front of me when the flakes begin to fall. Can you…
Hideaway Kitchen + Bar may be tucked in an out-of-the-way location in Genesee, behind the Chart House, but locals have had no trouble finding it since it opened on November 1. “It’s going really well, with no promotion at all,” says executive chef Michael Powers. And he expects things to…
When 86-year-old newspaper columnist Marilyn Hagerty wrote her now-famous review of a North Dakota Olive Garden back in March, I wouldn’t say that her story changed the path of restaurant reviews everywhere — or even anywhere. But it did give food writers, myself included, an appreciation for the fact that…
Darrel Truett Barolo Grill 3030 East Sixth Avenue 303-393-1040 www.barologrilldenver.com This is part two of my interview with Darrel Truett, exec chef of Barolo Grill. Part one of our chat ran yesterday. What do you enjoy most about your craft? The instant gratification of pleasing a guest. I can prepare…
Colorado has an official State Dance (square), an official State Fossil (stegosaurus) and not one, but two official State Songs (“Where the Columbines Grow” and “Rocky Mountain High”). It has no official food — but Governor John Hickenlooper’s reference to favorite munchie snacks could soon change that. See also: -…
It’s been a good run, but at the end of November Heidi’s Brooklyn Deli will close its original spot in Highland. Brooklyn-to-Denver transplants Heidi and Steve Naples opened the place in the summer of 1997, and today a chain of franchised soup-and-sandwich Heidi’s outlets stretch from California to Maine. But…
In those sultry, late-August days before I started eating for a living, Westword’s former Cafe critics offered advice on how I should handle my new position. Kyle Wagner, now travel editor of the Denver Post, suggested I tell people I’m a pet sitter, because otherwise I’ll spend every minute of…
The tenth season of Bravo’s Top Chef starts tonight, with three Colorado chefs among the competitors: Eliza Gavin of Telluride’s 221 South Oak; Jorel Pierce, the executive chef of Euclid Hall; and Tyler Wiard, exec chef at Elway’s Cherry Creek and culinary director of the Elway’s group (which currently includes…
The original location of Heidi’s Brooklyn Deli, at 3130 Lowell Boulevard, will close on Monday, November 26, due to an unresolvable dispute with the landlord. Owners Heidi and Steve Naples are currently looking for a new space in the area, but plans are still tentative. See also: – Tavern 13…
There were sighs of relief across the country when the polls closed yesterday (followed, in some quarters, by cries of anguish). But nowhere were the sighs more heartfelt than at Rosa Linda’s Mexican Cafe, which had landed in the center of the storm after word went out that the family-run…
Darrel Truett Barolo Grill 3030 East Sixth Avenue 303-393-1040 www.barologrilldenver.com This is part one of my interview with Darrel Truett, exec chef of Barolo Grill. Part two of our chat will run tomorrow. Darrel Truett has spent the entire morning on the horn, negotiating the price of black truffles. They’ve…
Seven-year-old Miles Louison was browsing through a cookbook when he saw something that caught his eye: sushi made out of candy. Five years later, he’s the owner of Sushimee Candy, and is known as the Candy Sushi Kid. Business is going swimmingly. See also: – Lyla Padden has a successful…
Just shy of its fourth birthday, Venue has closed its doors. Owner Holly Hartnett had opened her restaurant in the former Highland home of 8 Rivers on November 12, 2008, and although the place met with early acclaim — especially for chef James Rugile, now working with Frank Bonanno –…
The days of walking out of class and finding a wide array of food trucks to choose from on the Auraria campus are over. Well, not exactly over — but things have changed. On November 1, a new policy went into effect that limits any gourmet food-truck visits to the…
The lovely old building a 777 East 17th Avenue has been home to many restaurants over the past few decades: the French Quarter (which explains the New Orleans look), the Peacock, the Dome, Majorca (where the owners commissioned an exorcism), Toby’s and, finally, J.R.’s, a legendary gay bar in town…
We’re down to the wire. Tonight, we’ll learn whether Barack Obama retains his chair in the Oval Office, or if that other guy — Mitch — will really create those “twelve million new jobs” he’s promised. See also: – Best Specialty Pizza – 2011 – Ten best patios on the…
My favorite Ethiopian restaurant in Denver is Nile, a dark, moody and bustling restaurant in Aurora frequented by huge crowds of East Africans. The restaurant where I ordered the azifa, a cold salad made with green lentils, is the exact opposite of Nile: eerily quiet and a bit too bright,…
Earlier this year, in April, the staff from Venue, a New American restaurant in Highland, took a few days off to go on a fishing sabbatical. And now it appears that the sabbatical has turned into a permanent vacation. See also: – Chef and Tell with James Rugile of Venue…
Places like Saj Mediterranean Grill, at 6955 South York Street in the Streets at SouthGlenn, can seem intimidating to the uninitiated. Anytime you have to line up to place an order, there’s the potential for an extensive, awkward interaction with the person behind the counter to determine exactly what each…
There’s a lot going on right now in the culinary universe, but tonight’s fundraiser at Star Bar goes way beyond food and drink. Early last month, Mike Bass, a 39-year-old line cook at Biker Jim’s, had a stroke, and within an hour, he had another. And his medical bills, as…
When Brad Arguello, along with his partners, Henry Dematteis and Alex Gschwend, opened Über Sausage in July of 2011, they sourced all of their franks from Continental Sausage, the same local company that Biker Jim — and several other restaurants — use to procure their meat candy. And while the…
Cafe Society served up four Guess Where? contests last week, ranging from a flaky house-baked biscuit topped with bacon and egg from Hi-Rise, to a pomp-and-circumstance breakfast burrito from Fooducopia’s Corner Store and Cafe, to a perfect whiskey cocktail…
