David Lindberg Bonanno Brothers Pizzeria 8439 Park Meadows Center Drive, Lone Tree 303-799-8900 bonannobrotherspizzeria.com This is part two of my interview with Dave Lindberg, exec chef of Bonanno Brothers Pizzeria; part one of our conversation ran yesterday. Most memorable meal in Denver that you’ve ever had: My going-away dinner at…

Frank Bonanno still spends most of his time in the kitchen, cooking, hanging out with his chefs and, when the moods strikes, engaging them in battle — in this case, a burger battle. Yesterday, Bonanno, who owns Mizuna, Bones, Luca d’Italia, Osteria Marco, Lou’s Food Bar, Bonanno Brothers Pizzeria, Wednesday’s…

No shame in ordering a frozen strawberry margarita, even one that’s poured in one of those ridiculous bright green glasses molded with cacti. Can you guess where I’m drinking? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to a Guess Where post is entered into a pool — and…

David Lindberg Bonanno Brothers Pizzeria 8439 Park Meadows Center Drive, Lone Tree 303-799-8900 bonannobrotherspizzeria.com This is part one of my interview with Dave Lindberg, exec chef of Bonanno Brothers Pizzeria; part two of our chat will run tomorrow. Imagine — no sugar, so salt, no butter. “My mom didn’t understand…

Earlier today, just minutes before Scratch Burrito & Happy Tap opened in Berkeley, exec chef-owner Clay Markwell was peering over his kitchen crew, advising them how to wrap, roll and twist the corners on the aluminum foil that hug the bulging burritos emerging from the kitchen. By noon, an hour…

Just about everything we had for dinner at this restaurant, whose seats are mostly occupied by folks in their golden years dreaming of a first-class seat to faraway places, was woefully uneventful, but the lobster, which my kid insisted on ordering just to prove that he could, was easily –…

There are plenty of noteworthy liquid assets at this bar that just introduced brunch, including a do-it-yourself Bloody Mary bar, but for a non-alcoholic pick-me-up, the Greek frappé is the ideal morning jolt of java. Can you guess where I’m drinking? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer…

Uno mas. The Spanish verbiage translates to “one more,” and for Patrick Mangold-White, that’s “one more tequila, one more taco, one more for the neighborhood and one more ‘What the hell are you thinking?'” Years ago, when I first met Mangold-White, who also owns Kaos Pizzeria (he co-owns Gaia Bistro,…

Cafe Society served up three Guess Where? contests last week, zigzagging from a steak streaked with pesto from the Archive Room, to a pudgy burger with Parmesan-dusted fries from Crave, to a bowl of edamame beans from a restaurant that prepares them in a refreshingly different way…

“We’re moving Phat Thai — we just don’t have a forwarding address yet,” quips Mark Fischer, the owner-executive chef of Phat Thai in Cheery Creek, a restaurant that Fischer describes as “a curious new breed of southeast Asian eatery, offering imaginative food and tasty drinks inspired by travels to Thailand,…

Despite the salt factor — there’s a lot of it in this dish — I love the fresh take on edamame beans, which benefit from a jumble of stinging chiles, garlic and cilantro. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to a…

Last year, on Top Chef Seattle, Jorel Pierce, chef de cuisine at Euclid Hall, was the first contestant booted by judge Tom Colicchio, who had dubious issues with Pierce’s chicken butchery skills. And that could have signaled the end of Pierce’s presence on the national screen. But it didn’t. On…

The season premiere of Bravo’s Top Chef Masters will hit televisions on Wednesday, July 24, and among the contestants battling for $100,000 in prize money — money that will benefit a charity of the winning chef’s choice — is Jennifer Jasinski, exec chef and owner of Rioja, Euclid Hall and…

A burger with fries is an indulgence that I try to stay away from, but every so often, the urge just hits, as it did last weekend, and while this is a joint where you can get your burger topped with just about everything the burger gods are willing to…

Duy Pham Epernay 1080 14th Street 303-573-5000 This is part two of my interview with Duy Pham, exec chef of Epernay; part one of our chat ran yesterday. What’s the best food- or kitchen-related gift you’ve been given? I have three. The first is when Corky Douglass, the owner of…

Last night at Green Russell, six local bartenders — Joe Hines (Williams & Graham); Kevin Burke (Colt & Gray); Gerard Collier (Corner House); Ragen Horacek (Ace); Randy Layman (Steuben’s); and host Adam Hodak, the star bartender of Bonanno Concepts — battled for supremacy in the Colorado Wine Cocktail Celebration competition,…

How far does she go? You’ll have to tune into Bravo beginning on Wednesday, July 24 to see whether or not Jennifer Jasinski, executive chef of Rioja, makes it all the way on Top Chef Masters. Jasinski, who just won the Best Chef Southwest James Beard Foundation award — and…

Duy Pham Epernay 1080 14th Street 303-573-5000 This is part one of my interview with Duy Pham, exec chef of Epernay; part two of our chat will run tomorrow. epernaylounge.com We’re boat people,” chuckles Duy Pham — but he’s dead serious. Born in Saigon, Pham snuck out of Vietnam with…

It wasn’t the first time I’d seen a pig splayed across a state in all its fleshy glory. Or even the second or third. My fascination with pigs — and with butchery — extends over several years, but while I’ve witnessed numerous butchers, their starched aprons splashed with blood, their…