Every taqueria does its gorditas differently, and while I love the puff of masa, these flat gorditas, turned out at a taqueria that also pimps some of the best al pastor tacos in the city, are every bit as delicious as their counterparts. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special…
Tony Clement Roam 1033 East 17th Avenue 720-382-2935 www.denverseafoodrestaurants.com This is part one of my interview with Tony Clement, exec chef of Roam. Part two of our chat will run in this space tomorrow. A few months ago, when the former Wild Catch temporarily shuttered after then-executive chef Justin Brunson…
No. 38: Panna cotta from Il Posto…
If you demolish this for breakfast, God only knows how you’re going to manage lunch. 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 pool — and every Monday, we select one…
Last June, Lance Barto was working as the exec chef at Strings, but he was ready to make a move, which led him to Craigslist, and while he was scouring restaurant-industry gigs, he came across one advert in particular that caught his eye…
“We had no idea that we’d have so many people coming through the doors. It was completely unexpected,” says Thoa Nguyen. And, in fact, the kitchen ran out of bread not once, but several times last week — a week that marked the opening of New Saigon Bakery & Deli,…
I’m a firm believer that burrata is one of those cheeses that should stand on its own, bereft of needless distractions — especially when those distractions are bitter. This restaurant, however, clearly sees it differently, even if the visibility of the burrata is anything but clear. Can you guess where…
Cafe Society dished out seven Guess Where? contests last week, ranging from a Champagne cocktail bobbing with exploding passionfruit pearls from Japoix, to hot and sour soup (that was neither) from Jaya Asian Grill, to a saucy ham, cheese and pepperoni pizza. For correctly linking that pizza to Colore, Marble…
For the past several months, farmer, forager and chef Eric Skokan, who owns Black Cat restaurant in Boulder and Black Cat Farm in Niwot, has been quietly working behind the scenes to unearth his second restaurant, Bramble & Hare, which will open soon at 1970 Thirteenth Street, directly next door…
No. 39: Pad Thai pig’s ears from Euclid Hall…
As is often the case, this hot-and-sour soup was neither hot nor sour, which is why there’s a tray of chile paste and vinegar in the background. 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…
No. 40: Rail Yard cheddar soup from Ghost Plate & Tap…
For the record, no, this is not an omelet from Pete’s Kitchen or the Denver Diner, but a Vietnamese pancake — bánh xèo — that’s one of my go-to dishes whenever I stop in for lunch. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct…
J. Michael Melton Zydeco’s 1730 Wynkoop Street 303-293-2887 www.zydecosdenver.com This is part two of my chat with J. Michael Melton, exec chef of Zydeco’s. Part one of our interview ran in this space yesterday. Favorite Denver/Boulder restaurant(s) other than your own: I eat at Tom’s Home Cookin’ once a week…
Female bartenders deserve just as much credit as their male counterparts, insists Ivy Mix, who along with her partner, Lynnette Marrero, founded Speed Rack, a national women-only mixology battle that pits eight to sixteen maiden bar bosses from each city against one another for an opportunity to win a cocktail-centric…
If Jean-Philippe Failyau, the owner of the original Park Burger in Platt Park, passes inspections tomorrow, his packed-to-the-rafters burger joint will reopen on Sunday with dozens of additional seats, new burgers, a free-standing bar and, God willing, waits that don’t stretch to an hour…
It’s not exactly tableside guacamole, but this do-it-yourself version, complete with cilantro, pico, lime wedges and a charred jalapeño, is surprisingly good for a restaurant that’s not remotely renowned for its food. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s…
J. Michael Melton Zydeco’s 1730 Wynkoop Street 303-293-2887 www.zydecosdenver.com This is part one of my chat with J. Michael Melton, exec chef of Zydeco’s. Part two of our interview will run in this space tomorrow. I got the gift of the Southern double name,” drawls J. Michael Melton in his…
If you’ve been wondering how Leigh Sullivan is doing since her departure from TAG last year, the answer is “better than ever.”…
No. 41: Goat curry from Phat Thai…
What kind of kid doesn’t like a pineapple, ham and pepperoni pizza? Mine, apparently. But he was all too happy to stuff his little belly with Girl Scout cookies, which this Italian restaurant was selling last Thursday night as part of Dine Out for Girl Scouts. Can you guess where…
“Every season the bar gets higher, every season it means more to be the one on top — do you have what it takes to be the next TOP CHEF?” So begins the wording on the Bravo website, taunting cookers from around the country to audition for the tenth season…
