Years ago, Bruce Feirstein wrote a satirical book proclaiming that real men don’t eat quiche. That’s definitely not true at this bakery, where plenty of men camp out with their Apple products…and eat quiche. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to…
Over the years, Fort Collins has amassed a cauldron of awards: top downtown in the country; a best vacation destination for beer lovers; one of the ten best cities to retire; a top-ten college town; and the best city in which to live — and work — if you’re a…
Come October, Mary Nguyen, chef-owner of Parallel Seventeen and Street Kitchen Asian Bistro, will unleash a third restaurant: Olive & Finch Eatery, Bakery & Market will open at 1552 East 17th Avenue, just two doors down from Parallel Seventeen, Nguyen’s Vietnamese bistro — but the new spot won’t be an…
Cafe Society dished up five Guess Where? contests last week, ranging from a guacamole tostada from La Cocinita, to a deconstructed Greek salad from Rioja, to a caddy of tongue-numbing, chile-spiked condiments from an Aurora Thai restaurant. Last week’s other Guess Where posts, including answers: – Guess where I’m eating…
We’re beginning to enjoy some of the fruits of our gardening labor — and now is a good time to pick zucchini, before they get toomonstrous (and flavorless). This stuffed zucchini recipe (adapted from Vegan With a Vengeance) features olives and capers for a meaty, briny flavor, which is perfectly…
Gretchen Kurtz found a lot to love at DiFranco’s, the tiny but mighty Italian restaurant that she reviewed this week. On a recent Tuesday night, she reports, “couples, friends and families were pouring into this shoebox-sized restaurant faster than seats at the community counter and two small tables could open…
Tortas aren’t as common in Denver as burritos, tacos and enchiladas, all of which are indicative of this city’s defiant obsession with Mexican food, but the mighty torta, Mexico’s president of sandwiches, is popping up along pavements throughout the city, the latest of which is Tortisimas, which just opened at…
The Museum of Contemporary Art Denver is known for its wide range of rotating exhibitions that promote creative expression and innovative art and ideas. But whether you’re there to check out exhibits like the Electrical Room, an installation of tangled material, or to hang out in the bubble garden, you…
The ladies who were lunching on the patio of this long-standing Mexican joint were a sight to behold, their neon orange dye jobs brighter than the cheese sprinkled on my guacamole tostada. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to a Guess…
The update of food offerings at Denver International Airport continues — although the latest addition isn’t quite as glitzy as Elway’s, which joined the lineup last month (more on that below). A second Einstein Bros. Bagels is now open in the main terminal, serving bagels, snack and sandwiches from 5…
Colorado foodie dreams were realized when Trader Joe’s finally decided to open two stores in this state in 2013: one in Denver at the southeast corner of East Eighth Avenue and Colorado Boulevard (with an adjacent beer and wine shop) and one in Boulder at the Twenty-Ninth Street mall. Construction…
Chefs may debate the value of a cooking-school degree, but Ryan DiFranco, owner of DiFranco’s, which I review this week, has no regrets about school of another kind. “I use a lot of the stuff I learned in business school,” he says, everything from supply-chain management to inventory control to…
Edward Vanegas says he’s drawing a line between traditional Thailand and the vital Thailand of today with his Longmont eatery, Urban Thai. “There’s an older senior population that is the traditional Thai people that you come in contact with. They are very connected to the traditions,” says Vanegas, who officially…
Robert Cherenzia learned how to make bagels in New York before hauling his baking secrets to Park City, Utah, where the Detroit native opened his own bagel shop and, he says, “fell in love with the restaurant industry.” Years later, he moved to Denver, doing time at Wolfgang Puck Express…
It’s been years since I’ve eaten artichoke dip — and I rarely see it on menus, especially menus that focus on pizza, but, hey, there’s guacamole on the board, too…so why not artichoke dip? Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to…
Sergio Romo La Sandía Cantina 8340 Northfield Boulevard 303-373-9100 richardsandoval.com/lasandiacantina In part one of my interview with Sergio Romo, exec chef of La Sandia Northfield, the Mexico-born kitchen commander weighed in on servers who need a kick in the butt, explained why his molcajete bests a blender and insisted that…
It’s been a long haul — owners Keith Winyard and Pete Satchell did much of the work themselves, and weathered floods and other disasters during construction — but Churchill’s Public House officially opens its doors to the public today. Churchill’s is located in the heart of LoHi, Denver’s hottest restaurant…
Rafael Najera just opened Agave Taco Bar in Washington Park, in the former home of The Local. Najera is the longtime executive chef of Washington Park Grille and Max Gill and Grill, and Agave is owned by the same pair who own those two restaurants. And what’s on the menu…
Happy National Tequila Day! Yep, here we go with another reason to get drunk, just because you can, and the bar crew at both Pinche Taqueria locations is happy to help you achieve a stupor throughout the day with $4 house margaritas and free tequila sippers courtesy of several tequila…
My Big Fat Greek Cafe, a joint where gyros and green chile — and gyros smothered with green chile — shared space on the menu with big, fat Greek burgers, Greek salads and a strip steak for the bargain price of $6.99, has closed on South Broadway after its owner…
It’s dishes like this deconstructed Greek salad that have catapulted the restaurant’s chef to one of Denver’s best…and most recognized. 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 — and every Monday, we…
Sergio Romo La Sandía Cantina 8340 Northfield Boulevard 303-373-9100 richardsandoval.com/lasandiacantina This is part one of my interview with Sergio Romo, exec chef of La Sandia; part two of our chat will run tomorrow. Sergio Romo started his cooking career at the wee age of six, working at his father’s bakery,…
