Graham Bumpers Mother’s Rating: Three spoons out of four Cereal description: Corn, oat and rice mashed together and then molded into thick, gently curved, boldly rippled rectangles. They resemble outdoor-recliner cushions made of wood, or perhaps swimming pool rafts destined to sink to the bottom in a matter of seconds…
Restaurant work can involve unexpected hazards. Last Thursday was the third installment of the Riverfront Fashion show, a series held at the foot of the Millennium Bridge that’s become a real hit in town. But one former host at a nearby restaurant is still recovering from the hit she took…
Tonight, Campo De Fiori, 300 Fillmore Street, is hosting an advance kickoff party for Harvest Week, a weeklong homage to Colorado produce and products that takes place in September at metro restaurants, all of which are members of DINR, the Denver Independent Network of Restaurants. Tonight’s pre-party, which starts at…
One of my first columns was about the way green chile changes on the way from southern New Mexico to Denver — from the pure verde kick in Hatch to the thin, soupy sauce of Albuquerque, and the steady thickening as you travel north along the green chile trail until…
What you might have missed this week on Cafe Society while celebrating Andrew’s reopening and wondering about Brandon’s…Chef and tell: an interview with Lola and Big Red F’s Jamey FaderThe 10 worst lunchboxes and what they say about the kids who carried them. Did yours make the list?Pete Marczyk demonstrated…
Things are heating up on Larimer Street. Hutch & Spoon opened two weeks ago at 3090 Larimer Street, and just two days ago, Larimer Hot House got up and running at 2810 Larimer, in the space formerly occupied by Espo Gelato. The restaurant, owned by Eric Chiappetta, the guy who…
Saw this while I was wandering around South Federal Boulevard yesterday afternoon looking for soup. Ba Le has always been one of the best places in town to get a sandwich–probably the best place to get banh mi, and certainly the cheapest. But now, it looks like it’ll also be…
The plate you see above was yesterday’s lunch. That’s brazenly hot chili sauce in the ramekin and on the sides of the plate. I always ask for extra, a request often met with raised eyebrows from the staff. What can I say? I’m a sucker for the stuff. Where was…
If you don’t have big plans this weekend, then head to the hills for the Mesa Verde Country Food, Wine and Art Festival, which kicks off Saturday and continues Sunday. The mountain festival peddles foodstuffs from several local and regional restaurants, farmers and producers (if you do nothing else, seek…
One of the loveliest patios in downtown Denver is finally being resurrected. Since February 15, the day Buenos Aires Grill served its last dinner at 2191 Arapahoe Street, that patio has been off limits, but now that the crew from the Whiskey Bar has snapped up the space, we’ll soon…
After closing earlier this week for a quick remodel, Andrews on Lincoln, at 1111 Lincoln Street, will reopen tonight with a full menu and an alter-ego: While one side of the space will remain a bar/restaurant, the other will be The Stage at Andrews, with live entertainment. For full details,…
Yesterday, I talked about my infamous Richard Nixon mask — which hung in a place of honor at my desk for years before being packed away in a box to await our move to more expansive editorial digs. Today, the story behind memento that hung right next to Tricky Dick:…
The eating event of the weekend is the inaugural Cherry Creek North Food and Wine festival, a three-day eating and drinking blowout on Fillmore Plaza that celebrates the culinary arts. The festival includes chef demonstrations by Tyler Wiard (Elway’s), Michel Walthere (MiniBAR) and Jeff Bolton (Second Home Kitchen & Bar);…
If you have a killer spoon collection, you may as well open a restaurant. That wasn’t quite the way it happened for Tracy Zimmer, the owner and executive chef of Hutch & Spoon, a breakfast-and-lunch joint that opened two weeks ago in the 125-year-old Charpiot building at 3090 Larimer Street…
We’re suckers for a beautiful sucker. We can appreciate the way that candy on a stick is both form and function — a stylish way to eat a favorite treat while keeping your hands free from stickiness. Sadly, this Hello Kitty marshmallow pop, while strangely beautiful with its shimmering sugar…
I am not, nor have I ever been, a sweets person. For the most part, chocolate does absolutely nothing for me, although I do have an affinity for Vosges milk chocolate bar with smoked bacon. Because, you know, it’s BACON. But you could pretty much shove a box of chocolates,…
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 usually bring a selection of some of their market’s choicest ingredients home with them, and cook up a feast…
Small plates, big flavors. Where am I drinking — and eating — and drinking?…
“Around 1996, two guys were sitting around discussing their future. It was soon decided to leave the Midwest and travel to the base of the Rockies to seek fame and fortune, and that’s when they developed a ‘nugget’ of an idea for a fast food operation,” says the Silver Mine…
Every kid knew it: lunchboxes meant something. And it wasn’t just that you were a fan of whatever it was that you sported on your lunchtime luggage. It was your proclamation of identity. A window into your third-grade, paste-eating soul. So the question was this: with what are you aligning…
Because of an office construction project, I had to clear off my desk — which meant moving seven years of accumulation. Every morning, I’ll share another uncovered item with you. Yes, folks, that is it. The famous Richard Nixon mask which I wore to protect my precious anonymity at all…
Tonight, from 6:30 to 9 p.m., the Wynkoop Brewery, 1634 18th Street, is hosting a beer and tequila tasting dinner with tequila honcho Modesta Catagena, an agave expert with Brown Forman, one of the largest wine and spirit companies in the country. To complement those half dozen tequilas and craft…
