Guess where I’m eating guacamole with bacon?

Avocados are good for you. And while adding bacon to your guacamole may not be the healthiest choice, it definitely makes good taste even better. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to a Guess Where post is entered into a pool…

Still snowing? Shovel up an Irish coffee at McCormick’s

When I was at McCormick’s Fish House & Bar during last week’s Monday blizzard, I spotted a tray loaded with mugs of Irish coffee. Decades ago, McCormick & Schmick’s had started offering Irish coffee for a buck at their LoDo outpost whenever it snowed, and after Landry’s bought the chain,…

Guess where I’m eating this meatloaf…and Velveeta?

Baby, it’s cold outside. Wouldn’t a nice, warm plate of meatloaf and Velveeta on toast taste good right now? Can you guess where I’m eating? And while you’re at it, if you know of other spots around town that feature Velveeta in a dish, please share the info in the…

Reader: Watching Guy Fieri eat is true torture

Guy Fieri has visited Sam’s #3, Steuben’s and Fat Sully’s. And during last night’s episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, he made it to Highland Tavern, where he devoured a pastrami sandwich and some of the kitchen’s homemade tater tots. But while Denver restaurants appreciate national attention, is this really…

Guess where I’m eating this green chile cheeseburger?

Who says you can’t teach an old kitchen dog new tricks? This restaurant, which will celebrate its thirtieth anniversary in Denver in 2013, just added a half-dozen new items to its already massive menu, including a commendable green chile cheeseburger. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who…

Reader: Your Federal series is the best foodie thing ever

In A Federal Case, Mark Antonation has been eating his way up Federal Boulevard, stopping at every non-chain joint he can find. Last week, he made it to Hong Kong Barbecue — an excellent consolation prize for his disappointing stop at Pho 555 the week before. See also: – Hong…

Denver B-cycle celebrates Earth Day with deals today

Celebrate Earth Day 2013 while the sun is still shining! Today’s Earth Day also marks the third anniversary for Denver Bike Sharing, which launched Denver’s B-cycle system on April 22, 2010. To get the day rolling, Denver B-cycle is offering annual memberships at a discounted annual rate of $59 through…

4/20 shooting at Civic Center Park: What I saw and heard

Civic Center is quiet this morning: the grass raked, the trash collected…and the crime scene tape down. The Denver Police Department had used it to cordone off the southeast corner of the park after after multiple shots rang out — stampeding the crowds and leaving three 4/20 celebrants with bullet…

Racines is a Dining Out for Life lifer!

Start counting your pennies — and your calories. Dining Out for Life is a week from today, and you’ll definitely want to dine out early and often on Thursday, April 25. Over 300 Denver area restaurants will be participating in Dining Out for Life, an annual fundraiser for Project Angel…

Reader: Uncle is plagiarism at its finest!

“I’m a cook, not a chef, and I really have absolutely no idea what I’m doing,” Tommy Lee tells Lori Midson in this week’s Chef and Tell interview. But he does it well enough that Uncle, his noodle bar in LoHi, just won our Best New Restaurant award in the…

Lechuga’s is for sale for $3 million — there goes the neighborhood!

A river of red sauce used to run through northwest Denver, where many first-generation Italian Americans settled and opened their own restaurants — which were later taken over by second- and third-generation Italian Americans. But those red-sauce joints have been disappearing; Pagliacci’s, Longo’s Subway Tavern and Carbone’s Italian Sausage Deli…