Reader: Can’t wait to eat Brian Laird’s food again

There have been several big restaurant openings in the past month — including Old Major and Beast + Bottle — but diners are already setting their sights on fall, when Brian Laird, longtime chef at Barolo (and most recently at Sketch and consulting with the Armoury), will open his own…

Udi’s on Colfax offering a special Passover menu this week

Passover began yesterday, and Udi’s Pizza Cafe & Bar, 2550 East Colfax Avenue, is honoring the holiday with a special Passover menu. The latest addition to the Udi’s chain will offer the four-course menu through Saturday, March 30. Keep reading for a look at the selection. See also: – Photos:…

Photos: Bubba Chinos has a new hip-hop mural by Stale Art

People may debate the quality of the food at Bubba Chinos, but no one is going to quibble over the quality of the mural that local artist P.J. Sierra, also known as Stale Art, painted behind the first Bubba Chinos at 160 Federal Boulevard last week. Danielle Lirette stopped by…

Yard House goes the extra yard with its Eat Late options

Yard House is known for its massive beer lineup and almost as massive menu, but its new Eat Late menu, offered from 10 p.m. to close in all 43 locations, focuses on a handful of serious dishes — including a black truffle cheeseburger and Monte Cristo pops — priced well…

Guess where I’m eating a goat, lamb, steak and pork parrillada?

There are Mexican feasts — and then there are paradillas, aluminum trays, beneath which lie burning coals, exposing the best eats from south of the border, so large in scope that even a soccer team can’t crush it. This restaurant, which serves nearly two dozen paradillas, recently added a slew…

Quick (vegan) chili for a chilly Meatless Monday

Chili’s one of those stick-to-your-ribs dishes that’s perfect for snowy spring days, especially when you don’t want to spend a lot of time in the kitchen. This very basic recipe can be modified to taste; you can add meat-replacement crumbles, use less garlic or toss in a dollop of maple…

Reader: Park Meadows could use some new restaurants

The idea for Grand Lux Cafe came to life when the Venetian Resort, Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas asked David Overton, founder of the Cheesecake Factory chain, to create an upscale casual restaurant concept for their property. But what happened in Vegas should have stayed in Vegas — or…

West End Tap House opens today on Tennyson Street

The West End Tap House, at 3945 Tennyson Street, opened this afternoon and is hoping for a quiet weekend to sort out the kinks and the glitches before it gets rolling next week. The new pub features twenty craft beer on tap, mostly from Colorado, as well as twenty wines…

Guess where I’m eating a diner breakfast…for dinner?

This was the first time I’ve been to this diner during the daylight, but morning, noon and night, breakfast is on the menu, and while it’s more conducive to a 2 a.m. grease soak — after a few beers or ten are swishing in your belly — breakfast for dinner…

Blake Street Tavern turning basement into a game room

Three years ago, Blake Street Tavern moved a block south from the spot it had been for close to seven years, into the massive warehouse space at 2301 Blake Street that had once been home to Polly Esther’s (and many clubs before that). The first floor was filled with a…