The documentary What’s Organic About Organic? is being screened at various places around the metro area, including the Mercury Cafe tonight. I caught the film at the Nomad last night, at an event that was a Boulder local-food orgy: surprisingly good turnip green pesto on baguette and duck confit salad…
Every so often, when the mood hits, I get a fetish for fajitas. But while these were passable, they were nowhere near perfect. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s Where am I drinking/eating posts is entered into a…
Curses collide! No sooner does the Best of Denver hit the street every year than, almost inevitably, one of our picks meets with disaster. This year, the apparent victim is our Best Breakfast Under $2 — which we gave to Gordo Loco, a burrito/burger joint that opened early this year…
Grub Street New York, the blog that’s the online voice of New York Magazine, just rounded up 101 favorite pastas across the country, posting photos of ravioli, tagliatelle, orzo and rigatoni in a pasta porn slideshow (and before you get cranky with us, “porn” was Grub Street’s word). And in…
The ground may be dusted with white powder, but a little snow isn’t enough to put the breaks on the ten street food trucks and carts that will feed mouths on the Auraria Campus beginning at 10 a.m. as part of Innovation Day, an event hosted by Metro State’s Center…
This is part two of my interview with Luke Mewbourn, executive chef of Table Mountain Inn Grill & Cantina. In part one of that interview, Mewbourn harps on foie gras and Lady Gaga and hails the righteousness of Jim’s Burger Haven. Luke Mewbourn Table Mountain Inn Grill & Cantina 1310…
For decades, Westword readers have voted for McDonald’s as the spot where you can find the Best French Fries. That’s just one of the many reasons why the annual Best of Denver issues always emphasize our editorial picks. Another reason: The readers generally pick Taco Bell for Best Taco. Democracy…
When Boulder-based advertising firm Crispin Porter + Bogusky set began constructing a marketing campaign to sell more carrots, its creative team studied consumers’ “carrot habits,” and learned all about the importance of crunch and snackability. The team wanted to reach “savvy snackers,” explains Tiffany Rolfe, the firm’s vice president and…
In an ideal world, we’d all cook seasonally and locally, procuring our ingredients from farmers’ markets — and when we dined out, we’d eat only at local, independently owned restaurants. But this isn’t Shangri-La, it’s the real world — and in the real world, convenience sometimes takes priority. That’s where…
Early last month, the Sundance Channel unleashed news that it would begin airing a new series this summer with Burgundy-born Ludo Lefebvre, the classically trained French chef who resides (when he’s not living out of a suitcase) in Los Angeles and travels across the sweeping American landscape with his wife…
After having my cholesterol checked — and getting a surprising thumbs up from the doc — I celebrated as anyone who has low cholesterol would: with a steak and butter-soaked baked potato. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s…
Luke Mewbourn Table Mountain Inn Grill & Cantina 1310 Washington Avenue, Golden 303-216-8040 www.tablemountaininn.com This is part one of my interview with Luke Mewbourn, executive chef of Table Mountain Inn Grill & Cantina. Part two of this interview will run tomorrow. Denver native Luke Mewbourn has defied the odds, racking…
Is the concept of students bringing lunch from home dying a hideous death — just like live social interaction and Gilbert Gottfried’s career? At Little Village Academy on Chicago’s west side, students are not allowed to bring lunches from home unless they have a medical excuse, so they have two…
Swimclub32 was the hippest spot in town when it opened six years ago — but it was a misfit in its Highland neighborhood. And two years ago, the place got a major overhaul when owner Grant Gingerich traded out the dark, signless concept for a bright Mexican joint. He named…
Thanks to the years I spent traveling for work, I’ve got my airport routine down to a science: I usually show up with barely enough time to make my flight, so as to minimize the minutes spent on any concourse — and eliminate my intake of crappy food consumed out…
With all the great restaurants and the amazing farmers’ market in Boulder, you sometimes feel like you’re living in some food fairytale here. But when you don’t jump down the rabbit hole, it’s not hard to see how bleak the situation is around the rest of the world. And it’s…
Last month, Phil Armstrong, the founder of HUSH Concepts, let loose NOMAD — one-off dinners that “pop-up” at various venues throughout the city, their addresses kept off the radar until just hours before the dinners begin. James Mazzio was tapped to be the chef for the March dinners, but a…
A long, long, long time ago, before Denver became inundated with Philly cheesesteak joints, this was my favorite place to get my fix. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s Where am I drinking/eating posts is entered into a…
Want to run a restaurant in Five Points? Here’s an ad from Craigslist: Newly renovated and ready-to-go restaurant/bar facility is looking for an owner/operator to run an upscale TACO BAR concept. Located in the heart of Denver’s up-and-coming Five Points/Whittier/Curtis Park neighborhood. Facility already has existing liquor license in place,…
I went to Swimclub32 more times than I liked to admit, since the dark den in the heart of Highland was haunted by a crowd more common to the depths of LoDo. My friends and I were fascinated by the hordes of men bathed in Acqua di Gio, the women…
Once he decided he truly wanted to be part of the neighborhood, Grant Gingerich abandoned his addled Swimclub32 concept and instead returned to the area’s roots with a Mexican restaurant — albeit one in a tricked-out, contemporary form. It was a smart move, since this slice of northwest Denver has…
I have never been to a Jack in the Box, but as I was making the descent into Denver this weekend after a jaunt to Vail, I saw one just off Sixth Avenue and Colfax — and I got a sudden urge to go there. But then I got permanently…
