Once upon a time, the French onion soup at this convivial cafe was the best in the city, but the bowl that recently landed on the counter — disappointingly watery, insipid, thin and devoid of salt and pepper — left me scratching my head. Can you guess where I’m eating?…
Oh. My. God. It’s a freakin’ miracle! No, really, now you can have your daily bread with — holy crap — Jesus! All while chugging down your morning jolts of java with a side of Lucky Charms. This is not a gag gift, people. No, we’re talking about a genuine…
The RTD board won’t decide which of two competing partnerships will redevelop Union Station until next Tuesday, but the Union Station Neighborhood Co. upped the ante this week by revealing that the market/food hall it’s proposed to put in the historic space would be run by none other than the…
Surfing through Craigslist ads is always a fun time, and answering them can be pretty entertaining as well. It’s neat — and telling — to respond to an ad for a used convection oven and get a middle-aged married man looking for sex, respond to an ad for a part-time…
The area around Union Station has recently gained several high-profile restaurants, including Coohills and Charlie Palmer’s pair of spots, District Meats and Wazee Wood-Fired Pizza (opening next week), with The Kitchen and the Squeaky Bean coming next year. Now Union Station itself could gain some flashy new tenants. On Tuesday,…
“We, the citizens of Boulder County, in order to create a more perfect food system, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the common need, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of a food system free from the influences of corporate power, and ensure public land free from…
Food scribe, nomad, caustic tongue wagger and self-proclaimed “bad boy” Anthony Bourdain is never — never — at a loss for words, but back in August, when he was a guest on Real Time will Bill Maher, Bourdain dropped an extra special zinger when Maher asked him which he preferred:…
Annabelle Forrestal Vine Street Pub, Mountain Sun Pub & Brewery and Southern Sun www.mountainsunpub.com This is part two of my interview with Annabelle Forrestal, exec chef of Vine Street Pub in Denver and Mountain Sun Pub & Brewery and Southern Sun in Boulder. Part one of my interview with Forrestal…
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. If you’re one…
Denver chefs can be amazingly supportive of each other. Witness the comment that Matt Selby (Steuben’s, Vesta Dipping Grill) posted after the first installment of the Chef and Tell interview with Annabelle Forrestal, exec chef of Vine Street Pub, Mountain Sun Pub & Brewery and Southern Sun: Writes Selby: Chef…
For over sixty years, Club 404 has been a landmark on Broadway. But owner Jerry Feld — who bought the place before he was legally old enough to have a liquor license — has issued last call for the legendary dive, which I profiled here three years ago, when it…
Three weeks ago, on a Saturday, notable chef Justin Brunson sailed away from Wild Catch, the sustainable seafood restaurant he opened with Daniel Kuhlman in late August, after alleging that Kuhlman refused to reveal the restaurant’s financials. Brunson’s staff — both the front and back of the house — followed…
Jonesing for breakfast on 17th Avenue on a recent weekday, we stopped by WaterCourse Foods, hoping to score some breakfast tacos, a plate of French toast, even a vegan pastry. But sadly, our plans were foiled: The restaurant was dark, and new hours posted indicated that WaterCourse now opens at…
The Denver Police Department has arrested two men suspected of several robberies in the metro area who’d been dubbed the “Crummy Cookie Bandits.” Nineteen-year-old Rodney Mitchell and 33-year-old Dartanian Mitchell were taken into custody last night at the Blockbuster video parking lot on Colfax Avenue. Both are being held in…
After six months in business, Oak at Fourteenth was really building momentum this past spring, nabbing accolades from around the country that culminated in its listing in the March Food & Wine as one of the country’s best new bars. That honor arrived the same week that a fire erupted…
My best friend just turned fifty, and every year for her birthday, it’s tradition to celebrate at the restaurant where the above shot was snapped — a restaurant that’s definitely not known for its tacos. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer…
Annabelle Forrestal Vine Street Pub, Mountain Sun Pub & Brewery and Southern Sun www.mountainsunpub.com If you want to pick a perfect melon, Annabelle Forrestal suggests that you pick her brain. Growing up in St. Louis, Forrestal, now the executive chef of Vine Street Pub in Denver and Southern Sun and…
Many chefs are sour on baking, but enough sour beer convinced Patrick Langlois to come up with a gingerbread cookie recipe that worked perfectly with Crooked Stave Wild Wild Brett Orange. That no-baking chef business gets a rise out of Mantonat:…
A handwritten sign in the front alcove at Mama Sanninos asks diners to wait to be seated, and since just two servers were tending to a large, lingering lunch crowd, wait I did. While I waited, I studied my surroundings — and there was a lot to look at. Family…
Ryan Leinonen isn’t shy about his goals: “I want to have one of the top five restaurants in Denver,” he says while hunched over a plate of steelhead trout, one of the Scandinavian-inspired dishes on his menu at Trilllium, which opens tonight in the Ballpark neighborhood. “There’s no reason why…
After it got rolling in the summer of 2010, the mobile food movement really picked up speed, with new trucks hitting the pavement just about every week. Last spring Comida, a big, pink, Boulder-based taco truck (wo)manned by Rayme Rossello, a longtime member of the Boulder restaurant scene and one…
Last Wednesday, there was a lot more cooking in Chili Verde’s kitchen than the traditional Pueblan fare. Thanks to a fryer that caught flames, the entire kitchen almost ended up well done. Luckily, the fire didn’t spread, and Eder Yanez-Mota, who owns the restaurant at 3700 Tejon Street with his…
