Food, in all its lusty glory, was on display last weekend at the Fancy Food Show in San Francisco — an immense marketplace of hedonistic gluttony that showcased more than 80,000 products from 35 countries, in every edible and drinkable ilk imaginable. See also: – Trends without end: chef predictions…
Anybody suing a fast-food chain is news, especially if the lawsuit is petty, outlandish or an obvious attempt at a cash-grab by people who clearly have some time on their hands. The recent lawsuit filed by two New Jersey males against Subway, based on the assertion that the $5 footlong…
One of the best parts about Colorado’s craft beer scene is that it changes constantly. From one week to the next, beer geeks can hit a new taproom, try an innovative new brew, head to a packed festival and generally make friends in other states jealous. The last year saw…
There was absolutely nothing wrong with this dish — it was lovely…and healthy — but watching my friend dig her spoon into the chicken liver mousse made it difficult to concentrate on all those vegetables. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer…
Marg’s Taco Bistro, the urbanized “world tacos” spot that has locations in Cherry Creek and LoDo last year, is planning a new location in Uptown. The restaurant owners, Uptown Margs and Dave McBride, have applied for a liquor license at 500 East 19th Avenue, near Las Delicias and Jonesy’s Eatbar…
It was a little late coming out of the gate — the opening was slated for New Year’s Eve — but last night, the Armoury, a new pub that’s themed around live music and European football, unlocked its doors in the Ballpark neighborhood. See also: – Armoury, an “old-world pub,”…
In case you haven’t heard the collective war cries rising up from the citizens of Boulder, Colorado, they are about to get their first Walmart — one of the new “neighborhood market” concepts. Walmart pisses off liberals everywhere, and it’s not the big-box chain with the best ethics record –…
Guy Fieri is back in town, Lori Midson reports, visiting establishments ranging from the Denver Biscuit Company to Prohibition to the Highland Tavern for his show Diners, Drive-ins and Dives . Some readers are fed up with Fieri, but still see benefits in his visits here: See also: – Love…
Pizzeria Locale, 1738 Pearl Street in Boulder, is marking two years in business with a special happy-hour deal beginning today and running through next Thursday, January 31. See also: -Pizzeria Locale opening in Denver in the former Il Vicino space on Broadway -Reader: Please don’t dumb down Boulder’s Pizzeria Locale…
Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill, the homegrown healthy Mediterranean chain, will celebrate its fifth birthday by offering Colorado customers five days of deep discounts — beginning on Saturday, January 26 — on some of its popular items, including an entire day of free falafel balls. And Garbanzo is also treating itself to…
As an omnivore, I’m happy with pretty much anything you can shelter inside a bun. But as I wrote in this week’s review of TAG Burger Bar, Troy Guard’s vegetarian patty, a springy mash-up of soybeans, chickpeas and herbs, left me a few inches short of satisfied. So earlier this…
In case you haven’t heard, Guy Fieri, the bleached-blond, back-of-the-head-sunglass-obsessed Food Network TV personality that foodniks love to loathe, is prancing around Denver, his film crew on his heels. He’s here, of course, to film footage for Triple D, otherwise known as Diners, Drive-ins and Dives — and it’s not…
I just returned from San Francisco, where I pigged out on everything from oysters and noodles to quail and “world peace” peanut muscovado milk. I also made the unfortunate mistake of hitting up an Indian restaurant — Dosa, if you want to to know — that sucked, but the vegetarian…
As the Rackhouse Pub gets ready to host the Strange Days Beer Festival this Sunday (also known as Save Our Strange), the trademark dispute between Denver’s Strange Brewing and a similarly named homebrew shop in Massachusetts doesn’t appear to be going away anytime soon. The sold-out fest includes beers from…
Tony Cherry Creek, that swanky enclave full of chic boutiques and restaurants where stilettos and furs far outweigh flip-flops and fleece, is seemingly — inexplicably — becoming a Mexican-food mecca. See also: – Machete will bring tacos and tequila to Cherry Creek – Photos: Margs Taco Bistro opens today in…
George Eder Pizza Republica 5375 Landmark Place, Greenwood Village 720-489-2030 www.pizzarepublica.com This is part two of my interview with George Eder, exec chef of Pizza Republica; part one of our conversation ran yesterday. Favorite Denver/Boulder restaurant(s) other than your own: Frasca, Beatrice & Woodsley, Fruition and Ian Kleinman’s pop-up doughnut…
Last April, Eric Chiappetta, the former chef of Pizza Republica, along with his wife, Jamie, left the piehole world behind to open Chia’s Breakfast & Lunch Counter in Golden. But last week, the couple shut the doors. See also: – Chia’s Breakfast & Lunch Counter is set to open next…
Smashburger has been a smash hit since the homegrown chain was introduced in 2006. Since then, it’s built a dozen stores in the metro area — and expanded not just throughout the United States, but across the ocean. And in the next year, the company plans to open another sixty…
Zink Kitchen + Bar, 7801 East Orchard Road, in the lower level of the Double Tree in Englewood, is offering a special three-course menu paired with wine for $50. The menu is available during dinner at Zink until Sunday, January 27. Keep reading for a look at the selection…
There’s a debate raging in food circles about tasting menus and whether chefs have become tyrants by forcing multi-hour parades of plates on unwitting guests. For now, Troy Guard’s name doesn’t factor into that discussion, but I wouldn’t put forty courses past him. After all, this is a chef who…
There’s nothing quite like a bubbling-hot chicken pot pie when the weather is chilly (despite today’s projected warm forecast, the air was was anything but balmy), and that’s exactly what I ordered for lunch at an off-the-radar restaurant in the suburbs that serves its pot pie in a cast-iron skillet,…
Red Ginger opened its doors today in the former home of Sonoda’s at 550 Broadway. The restaurant is serving a range of Asian fusion dishes — including sushi currently discounted by 50 percent — but the new owners didn’t make any significant changes to the space. In fact, those doors…
