“I’m looking at it across the street,” says Joe Vostrejs, COO of Larimer Associates, gazing through his office window at Ocean Prime, the restaurant in the old Z Gallerie space. “They’re ready.” Not long after restaurateur Cameron Mitchell took on this prime spot on the corner of Larimer Square, he…
Welcome to In the Weeds. Kyle will be right with you — most likely to complain about something. Usually he is pleasant, but this is his place to blow off some steam. Don’t take it personally; he just needs to vent because he’s been doing this for about thirteen years…
Lori Midson’s Chef and Tell interview with Rachel Kesley of Watercourse Foods is already inspiring plenty of meaty comments, including this joke: Q: What beverage goes best with a vegetarian meal? A: Flat beer. But the comment that really captures the spirit of Chef and Tell comes from Diner:…
A couple of months ago, Bayleaf traded in its digs at 850 Pearl Street in Boulder for a move up the mall, relocating to a larger spot at 1222 Pearl. That left the market’s old storefront vacant, and opened up an opportunity for another purveyor to move in. Turns out,…
White Fence Farm, that Lakewood hot spot for good ‘ol Southern cooking and family entertainment, is closed until February 1 for its annual cleaning and to let the staff take vacations. Open since 1973, White Fence is an always an adventure into agriculture with its kid-friendly atmosphere, petting zoo, gift…
I may eat just about every meal at a restaurant, but I rarely return to the same spots unless I’m doing a review. This is partly because of job-related time constraints and partly my own gastronomic distraction: There are just too many restaurants to explore in Denver to warrant returning…
It’s a new year, which means new menu items at Rooster & Moon, the coffee pub that’s become one of the Golden Triangle’s best places to snag a snack and some joe. For breakfast (available all day), Rooster & Moon serves up City Bakery pastries, Mame’s breakfast burritos (the vegetarian…
“Denver chose us,” claims Cameron Mitchell, the president and founder of Cameron Mitchell Restaurants, which includes Ocean Prime, the two-tiered steak and seafood supper club that opens Thursday on Larimer Square, in the former Z Gallery space at 1465 Larimer Street. “We want to build two to three restaurants each…
The Frasca Food & Wine expansion into two new concepts has been a trying experience for everyone involved, largely because of a specially built Italian oven that was slated to anchor the project. The first oven, shipped in pieces, was held up in Customs before it was eventually destroyed. The…
No. 80: Larb nua from Taste of Thailand. Taste of Thailand chef/owner Noy Farrell, who has been turning out Thai food since 1994 from the kitchen confines of her faithfully crowded restaurant across the street from Swedish Hospital, grows vegetables, berries, herbs and various varieties of garlic from her own…
Rachel Kesley WaterCourse Foods 837 East 17th Avenue 303-832-7313 www.watercoursefoods.com This is part one of Lori Midson’s interview with Rachel Kesley, executive chef of WaterCourse Foods. In part two of that interview, Kesley dishes on umeboshi vinegar, the traveling food cart and eating a buzz button. The best advice from…
Their hatred of the column blinded a few readers to the fact that Jenn Wohletz took over yesterday’s In the Weeds shift from Kyle Garratt. (Yes, many, many writers pay the bills with restaurant jobs.) But a few discerning folks homed in on the critical point in Jenn’s piece: the…
Think caffeinated malt liquor was the most creative thing you’d ever find in a can? Wrong. A Panamanian company just put twelve ounces of hard liquor in a can, and it’s on sale right now in the Caribbean and South America…
It’s no surprise that there’s no mention of cuisine in Czech Point Denver, the event series created around Opera Colorado’s production of Rusalka. Most people think of Czech food as heavy and uninspired. But that’s only when you look at it from the outside, or read descriptions in bland tourist…
Displaced Jets and Steelers fans shouldn’t be deprived of their right to get drunk, eat bar food and scream in public with their football brethren just because they live in Denver. And they won’t be, thanks to a few local bars that will provide a spot for otherwise lonely Jets…
The big opening on Larimer Square this month will be Ocean Prime, which sets sail on Thursday, after a fundraiser for the Hospice of Denver tomorrow. Ocean Prime is opening right on schedule — unlike Samba Room. That spot closed more than seven months ago, so that a leak dripping…
Sabor Latino, the South American and Mexican restaurant at 4340 West 35th Avenue, reopened yesterday after being closed two weeks for remodeling. Sabor will continue to serve empanadas, paella, Mexican plates and other Latin staples, but now on new tables and bar countertops, and in a freshly painted dining room…
If you’re heading up to Copper Mountain to take advantage of the foot and a half or so of snow that has fallen on the ski area in the past 24 hours, you might want to make time in all that powder thrashing for a powdered doughnut. After three months…
After a two-week trip, I’m back at Cafe Society, picking up where I left off at the beginning of the year. Where was I?In Southeast Asia, where, amid the obligatory adventures in tourism, I attempted to gain a better understanding of the cuisine of that region. I made my way…
Years ago, when I lived in San Diego and Los Angeles, I’d end my drunken nights of debauchery holed up at a taqueria, where Cali-style burritos were slung 24/7. My favorite taqueria in the world is in Santa Barbara, but my second favorite is right here in the heart of…
Welcome to In the Weeds. Kyle has generously agreed to give me a shift or two on this column. I’ve been in the food-service industry for eighteen years, back and front of the house. Waiting tables is one of those jobs that make you want to gnaw on the end…
Our report that an upcoming establishment called Sports Orgy is now looking for servers — or “players,” according to the Craigslist ad, who must “have the look and the attitude of the ‘sports icon, model,’ and/or possess the natural beauty that being physically fit brings to a person” — inspired…
