Before the Communist takeover of China forced thousands of people to leave their homeland for an island off shore, the Taiwanese had an aversion to eating beef. The ox was a working animal on Taiwan, worthy of reverence for its essential place in daily life and considered sacred by Buddhists…
About a month ago, TIME columnist Josh Ozersky scored some major d-bag points when he wrote a piece in which he threw conventional wedding catering under the bus to wax poetic on the chefs who provided food at his own special day — while conveniently forgetting to mention the fact…
The forthcoming August 31 issue of Wine Spectator includes the publication’s annual roundup of the world’s best restaurants for wine. More than 3,700 eateries, chosen for their commitment to excellence in their wine programs and large lists, were deemed worthy of the coveted mention…
2 Girls 1 Cup may be the most notorious internet porn video of this generation, portraying two girls doing hideously disgusting things with one cup and some unsavory bodily functions. Seriously NSFW (Wikipedia link). Google it in private if you must. So when a Glasgow woman found out that her…
Want a free Doublicious sandwich from KFC? Put on some other fast food chain’s garb and rush over to an outpost, then, because KFC is offering free samples of the boneless chicken filet sandwich to the first ten people dressed in the full uniform of a competitor today. And if…
What’s with all the sandwiches? 2010 has seen some terrible twists on the lunchtime classic, and with new groundbreaking market bombs lowering the common denominator each week, there’s no end in sight. Craftcans.com recently poked a little fun at the Candwich, pairing the canned sandwiches with canned beers – we…
While the rest of us sweltered in the heat this weekend, Kelly Whitaker and his crew at Pizzeria Basta in Boulder finished planting an urban garden, using a tiny plot of land behind the restaurant’s commercial space for three beds full of tomatoes, peppers, kale, basil, rosemary, and other herbs…
What’s the best way to garner a bunch of attention for a terrible idea? Do what Mark Kirkland did and get a fraudulent money manager to invest millions of dollars. When that money manager gets sued by the SEC, bingo, national headlines…
Biologically speaking, humans are bound by just a couple of things: we’ve got to eat and we’ve got to procreate. Sex and food, then, have potential to walk a similar emotional line — and elicit similar types of reactions. I recently equated sex to La Tur cheese, the tangy, creamy…
On a balmy summer night, Andrew Casalini is standing outside the vibrant, creamsicle-colored building that houses Satchel’s Market, chatting with a north Park Hill neighbor out walking his dog. From the sidewalk, the restaurant looks quiet. But inside, a loud mix of ’80s hits from the Smiths and Depeche Mode…
It’s been almost forty years since Ed Novak opened the Broker Restaurant, at 821 17th Street, which has been serving up complimentary bowls of peel-and-eat shrimp to crowds for generations. The restaurant is still a mainstay for its unique dining room — it’s located in the basement of a former…
Three of the four mobile concepts caught in the crossfire of an ugly battle between two prominent markets appear to have worked out agreements that will allow them to continue peddling their gourmet treats. Pinche Tacos, whose alter-ego is Tacos Borrachos, was back at Civic Center Eats under its new…
I wanted to pout last night when my server at Sushi Sasa, 2401 15th Street, told me omakase, the chef’s tasting menu, was unavailable. His excuse: the chef is currently in Japan, and apparently no one else can make those selections. Sensing my disappointment, he quickly suggested waiter-kase, promising to…
Since the mid-1980s, crowds of hipsters have populated the dark rooms at Paris on the Platte, 1553 Platte Street, sipping espresso and smoking cigarettes (until December of last year, when the joint finally went non-smoking) in one of Denver’s favorite alternative coffeehouses. Now, the crew at Paris is taking its…
Since master sommelier Bobby Stuckey and chef Lachlan MacKinnon-Patterson left the French Laundry to open a neighborhood restaurant in Boulder six years ago, Frasca Food and Wine has won national accolades, attracted top-name guest chefs and pushed out the edges of what’s possible when it comes to dining out in…
On a rare slow Sunday night at Amu Sake Bar and Grill, a robed chef stands behind the wooden bar, pressing gingerly but firmly on a large knife to shave paper-thin strips of daikon radish for a garnish. We watch, mesmerized, leaning back in our chairs at the sushi bar,…
Yorba. Rocco. Steubaru. Those were just three of the many name suggestions the Steuben’s Food Truck crew got after they announced they were holding a contest to name the vehicle doling out gravy fries and fried pork “Steuby” snacks all over town. Convinced the truck is a girl, the gang…
A month ago, when Samba Room went dark and a sign appeared in the window of the restaurant at 1460 Larimer Street announcing that the space was under “construction,” Joe Vostrejs, COO of Larimer Associates, started getting calls. Restaurateurs were interested in leasing this corner spot in hot-hot Larimer Square,…
Pizzeria Basta is not the kind of place you stumble upon. You’d never find it if you weren’t looking, unless you happened to be perusing property in one of Boulder’s still half-empty upscale eco-housing complexes. The small restaurant is tucked into an invisible courtyard, flanked by colorful industrial jigsaw puzzle…
One of the hardest reservations to get in Boulder County these days isn’t even in a restaurant. It’s on a farm. Meadowlark Farm Dinners is a roving troupe of chefs and servers that pack their cookware into a bus and make meals of seasonal ingredients at the farms from whence…
This Independence Day, we won’t be fighting crowds in public areas, risking a ticket for an open container or grilling our own meat for all the neighbors. Instead, we’re going to watch celebratory explosions in the sky while getting fat, drunk and happy on a patio around town. If you’re…
About a month ago, if you’ll recall, I raked my former idol, Mario Batali, over the coals for jumping on the bandwagon of the cute veggie campaign, Meatless Monday. And in the aftermath, as was only fair, I was chastised for my pigheadedness (no pun intended). But as my comments…
