It’s time to put Top Chef out of its misery. At this point the show has deteriorated so wretchedly that half the time I forget to watch and have to play catch-up later. I didn’t find myself rooting for any of the remaining six chefs this week, or hoping anyone…
In cartoon world, Matt Groening brought us Duff beer, and Hanna-Barbera created fast food brontosaurus ribs. In books, C.S. Lewis is responsible for the Turkish delight with which the White Witch tempted Edmund in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, and we can credit Lewis Carroll for the growth-inducing…
A couple of months back, we saw a tweet from Frank Bonanno asking his Twitter followers whether Denver would rather see doughnuts or pie. Denver must have said pie. The chef, whose expanding restaurant group includes Mizuna, Bones, Osteria Marco and Luca d’Italia, acquired a lease on a 5,000-square-foot subterranean…
Pete Marczyk and Barbara Macfarlane do not leave their work behind when they leave Marczyk Fine Foods and head for their great old Denver house with the big, new kitchen. They often bring some of their market’s choicest ingredients home with them, and cook up a feast. It’s peach season…
When head pastry chef Nathan Miller’s last day at The Kitchen, 1039 Pearl Street, rolls around, it will mark, almost to the day, his sixth anniversary working at the restaurant — six years of decadent sticky toffee pudding; six years of rich soufflé-like pot au chocolate; and six years of…
This year, the Minnesota State Fair is introducing corn dog pizza and camel-on-a-stick to its fair-worthy menu. Meanwhile, Iowa debuted octopus-shaped “octodogs,” and offered deep-fried pineapple and a number of other weird creations at its state fair, which wrapped up this past Sunday. Deep in the heart of Texas, fairgoers…
The final Highlands Chef Collaborative Dinner of the year is exactly six days away, and take our word for it: You don’t want to miss it. Why, you ask? Well, consider this: The five participating chefs — Max Mackissock (Squeaky Bean); James Rugile (Venue); Brad Rowell (Colt & Gray); Tyler…
August 19 was the deadline for breweries across the country to submit samples of their beers to the Boulder-based Brewers Association for judging at this year’s Great American Beer Festival, which will be held September 16-18 at the Colorado Convention Center. And the pressure is on — especially for Dry…
Kim and Jake Rosenbarger bake a lot of cakes for special occasions, but they’re just as likely to give customers a reason to come into their Boulder confectionery to enjoy dessert for no occasion at all. At Kim and Jake’s Cakes, 641 South Broadway, the couple has offered treats since…
This is part two of Lori Midson’s interview with Second Home Kitchen + Bar chef Jeff Bolton. To read part one of that Q&A, click here Rules of conduct in your kitchen: Have fun, don’t screw around when it’s business time, and be proud of every plate that you serve…
Top Chef does Telluride? Well, sort of. It was more like Iron Chef than Top Chef during last week’s culinary competition pitting a clutch of Telluride chefs against one another during the “World Wine Tasting & Telluride Top Chef Competition Fundraiser.”…
There are days, I admit, that I’m utterly devoid of discipline — days where you can shove a plate of carne asada fries under my chin, all doped up with cheese, sour cream and guacamole, and I’ll inhale them as though they were my last meal before being sentenced to…
At 6:30 p.m. tonight, Black Cat Restaurant, 1964 13th Street in Boulder, presents In Our Own Backyard Wine Dinner, a multi-course collaboration between chef/farmer Eric Skokan and master sommelier Richard Betts. It starts at 6:30 p.m. and costs $85; call 303-444-9110 or visit www.blackcatboulder.com. For information on dozens of culinary…
There are plenty of distractions at El Paraiso. The ostentatious color scheme is dizzying from the second you spot the facade of the massive restaurant, stained mustard yellow, through the surrounding trees. Inside, every inch of wall space not covered with Mexican pastoral murals is adorned with streamers and dollar-store…
When I was a teenager looking for trouble in Denver, I had relatively few choices downtown. There was always Larimer Square, though, where I got into more than my fair share of shenanigans at Soapy Smith’s Double Eagle Bar, the Bratskellar and Josephina’s. Today Larimer Square is more popular than…
EatDenver’s Harvest Week, a seven-day jubilation that pays homage to Colorado’s bountiful crops, sprouted on Monday, with nearly forty of the city’s top independent restaurants strutting seasonal menus showcasing locally sourced ingredients, libations and products. Think it’s too late to snatch a seat at one of the restaurants celebrating Harvest…
After opening El Paraiso, the restaurant at 4690 Harlan Street that’s the subject of my review this week, Luis Ochoa discovered how hard it was to find certain Mexican items in Colorado. So he took matters into his own hands and opened El Mercadito at 3125 Federal Boulevard, lining the…
The Place: Brasserie Ten Ten, 1011 Walnut Street, Bouder, 303-998-1010 The Hours: Daily from 3 to 6:30 p.m. The Deals: Food specials, $2 to $6; cocktails, draft beer and wine, $3.25 to $6…
FreshCraft, which quietly opened its doors last week, held a grand opening last night, complete with a horse-drawn beer delivery from the Wynkoop Brewing Company — which has its Tut’s Royal Gold on tap at FreshCraft — giveaways and other events. The LoDo restaurant, at 1530 Blake Street, uses the…
If you ask Lawrence Yee whether he’s had it up to his crown with the construction mess at the Beauvallon, whose barrage of scaffolding nearly blocks the front door of his new restaurant, Japoix, he’ll accentuate the positive. “I have a lot of confidence that after the Beauvallon is finished…
Today is the 200th birthday of the can, and the Can Manufacturers Institute is inviting Americans to “by acknowledging its consistent relevance in our past, present and future.” The can was born – according to CMI — on August 25, 1810, “when Englishman Peter Durand was granted a patent for…
Bring a lawn chair or picnic blanket to Governor’s Park, the public green space next door to the Governor’s Mansion at Seventh and Logan, for Movie Under the Moon, a free screening of Bottle Shock sponsored by LaLa’s Wine Bar + Pizzeria. The film begins at 8:30 p.m., and proceeds…
