Food & Drink

No. 49: Telluride jalapeño poppers from Encore…

At Aurora’s Jai Ho, Bollywood blares on the televisions, the long menu features some of the least helpful descriptions we’ve ever seen and the servers provide equally confusing assistance. But despite the quirks, the food — mostly Southern Indian — is stellar, from the delicious dosas to the curries to…

Five years ago, Scottsdale-based Ling & Louie’s opened its first restaurant in Northfield at Stapleton, bringing the city an outpost of the small Asian-fusion chain that serves far Eastern twists on everything from meatloaf to mussels in addition to plenty of noodle bowls, potstickers and fried rice…

In this week’s Chef and Tell interview, Patrick Horvat, the head chef of Venue, weighs in on crappy Mexican joints, six guys who just love to make great food and culinary tips for the home cook. “Start with the basics and go from there,” Horvat advises. His recipe for beef…

I still love the dishes turned out from this Thai kitchen, but no longer do I believe that it’s the city’s top Thai restaurant. Guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s Where am I drinking/eating posts is entered into a pool…

This Sunday night, at 7 p.m. on FOX, The Simpsons will dish up a food-centric episode, in which oh-my-god! star chefs Mario Batali, Anthony Bourdain and Gordon Ramsay all appear in animated cameos. It’s all part of a weird dream that Marge has about starting a food blog called “The…

Readers are raving about Lori Midson’s Chef and Tell interview with Patrick Horvat, the exec chef at Venue. Among those commenting? Former Venue exec chef James Rugile: Great interview Patrick, I’m overdue to come up and see you. Let’s grab a beer sometime soon. Cheers, buddy! And that inspired this…

The week’s top foodie fracas started when TMZ posted photos of Anthony Bourdain and his then-sous chef in a pool, nakie-nakie-eggs-and-bakey. Apparently the photos were twelve-year-old shots taken during a Caribbean vacation by Bourdain’s now ex-wife, and Bourdain had no reservations about showing off his Taylor pork roll. But why…

Brauns closed its doors at 1055 Auraria Parkway this spring after nine years; the Pepsi Center, which owns the building, did not renew the lease. Now the space is getting ready to pour again: Aramark, which has the concessions contract at the Pepsi Center, is in charge of the kitchen…

There’s no shortage of Indian restaurants in this city, but with the exception of a few — Jai Ho and Masalaa — they’re mostly carbon copies of one another. Add now we can add another mimic to the lineup: India’s Best Restaurant & Bar, which opened recently in a Littleton…

You never hear a word about this suburban restaurant that just does what it does without any fanfare, but the food, which spans the globe (but leans toward the Mediterranean), holds its own — even if one night is devoted to (groan) prime rib. Guess where I’m eating? Special bonus:…

Patrick Horvat Venue 3609 West 32nd Avenue 303-477-0477 www.venuebistro.com This is part two of my interview. Part one of my interview with Patrick Horvat ran in this space yesterday. Favorite restaurant in America: Marotta’s, in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. It was where I got my start in the business, and it…

Superfoods are the latest cool diet trend, despite the fact that most people couldn’t pick an antioxidant or a free-radical out of a lineup. Sometimes knowing why some foods are better for you (clever marketing tool) than others isn’t as important as carting around an expensive bottle of acai-blueberry-spinach-blah juice…

On November 17, metro Denver will finally get its own Steak ‘n Shake, a link in a chain that started in Normal, Illinois, back in 1934, and proclaims that it’s “Famous for Steakburgers.” Aimee can’t wait:…