This week’s review of Star Kitchen (2917 West Mississippi Avenue) ignores one very important part of the menu: namely, everything that isn’t dim sum. But the omission was deliberate because, given the choice between eating dim sum and eating almost anything else in the world, I’m going to go for…
For more photos of Star Kitchen’s dim sum, go to westword.com/slideshow I woke up to the sound of pigeons beating themselves against the porch eaves. It was sunny, ridiculously warm and clear, beautiful for Colorado in February. Global warming or whatever. The world was coming to an end, but in…
Just a few minutes from one of the best Chinese breakfasts in Denver (Star Kitchen, reviewed this week) is one of the best breakfast joints in America: Breakfast King. And for a change, it ain’t just me singing the praises of this perfect greasy spoon at Santa Fe and Mississippi,…
New Belgium Brewing, which began canning its signature Fat Tire amber ale last summer, will release a second aluminum-clad brew, Sunshine Wheat, in April or May. The move gives more credence to the growing popularity of canned craft beers – a trend that began in 2002 when the Oskar Blues…
In this week’s Westword, on newsstands and online a little later today, Jason Sheehan discovers the dim-sum deliciousness of Star Kitchen (2917 West Mississippi; 303-936-0089). See Mark Manger’s photos at westword.com/slideshow…
The Sandwich: Italian Sub Where to get it: Summerhill Market (5614 East Cedar Avenue, 303-377-2979, www.mysummerhillmarket.com) What’s on it: Capicola, ham, salami, provolone, lettuce and tomatoes, mayo, oil and vinegar, roasted peppers and sweet merlot onions on a baguette. How much: $5.99 There are those who say size doesn’t matter…
Say what you want about Whole Foods (or “whole paycheck,” as its also known), but at least some of your money is going to something worthy. Whole Foods created the Whole Planet Foundation in 2006 to create even better relations with the producers of its products in foreign countries. The…
At a recent appearance in California, Anthony Bourdain revealed that the first article he ever wrote was supposed to appear in an alternative paper, the New York Press. According to the Santa Barbara Independent story: After finishing the op ed that would later inspire Kitchen Confidential, Bourdain remembered aloud how…
Good food for a good cause: At 6:30 p.m. tonight, Restaurant 4580, the neighborhood place that Martin and Susan Hammer opened three years ago at 4580 Broadway in Boulder, will host a benefit for the Lost Girls of Sudan. CSAW supports eighteen of these refugees in Boulder, and will collect…
I sat with my book and asked for tea. The host brought me a pot of fresh green tea, loose-leaf, still steeping. I opened my book, thinking I would have to wait for the first cart to come my way, but but the cart ladies, having spied me, descended like…
After years of serving up old-fashioned, red-sauce Italian at 53rd and Sheridan, Amici’s has made the leap into the 21st century with a new spot at 4330 Wadsworth Boulevard in Wheat Ridge. This address once belonged to Gemini Restaurant, but it’s barely recognizable. Gone is the high, peaked roof, as…
Top Chef Hosea Rosenberg is officially a very busy man. We all saw Rosenberg, the chef of Jax in Boulder, come out on top on Top Chef last week, and he’s been on the talk-show circuit ever since. I tried to get into the West End Tavern for the final-episode…
Driving down Broadway to Bistro One (right), where chef Olav Peterson is whipping his kitchen into shape, I got to thinking about all the other good places that have popped up on this storied strip. Some of the best: 1) GB Fish and Chips, 1311 South Broadway. Bikers and bums…
Ted’s Montana Grill wants you to prove how much you love its burgers. The company, which is running a decent meal promotion right now, has also started a contest to find its biggest burger fan. Ted’s Burger FANatic contest has simple rules: You find a way to show your undying…
Restaurants and bars all over town opened their patios Sunday — on the first of March! — to take advantage of the unseasonable temperatures. You can enjoy both the unbelievably balmy weather and incredible views from 7 to 9 p.m. tonight, March 3, at the Vistas at Park Meadows, where…
“I’ve got junkies sleeping outside my door,” Ben Parsons says, warning me to lock my car when I visit the Infinite Monkey Theorem Winery. “There are needles around here all the time.” Hmmm…sounds like a perfect place to make wine, I think. But as it turns out, it is. Because…
Some fast-food ad campaigns work because they’re funny — like the Taco Bell Chihuahua ads from the early ’90s, or the more current examples from Jack-in-the-Box, which invite us to send our respects to the fallen Jack (he was hit by a bus on Super Bowl Sunday). Other ads work…
Honey Kix General Mills Rating: A half-spoon out of four Cereal description: Petite corn orbs — some a bit oblong or misshapen, but most circular. They’re a bit darker than the light-yellow hue associated with original recipe Kix, with darker spatters meant to imply that they’ve been sprayed with sweetener…
My Pizza Peel — and yes, that’s the real name (a pizza peel is the long-handled shovel used to pull a pie out of the oven) — opens today, right on the side of the Magnolia Hotel, at 1645 Stout Street, with a slogan on the sign that promises “A…
After three years, Angel’s is now with the angels, and its sprawling space at 1630 Federal Boulevard overlooking Invesco Field at Mile High has a “for lease” sign.Although it served Mexican food, Angel’s real draws were the company and the location. And this past August, it also had an amazing…
Head to Boulder to toast the start of March, which is starting like a lamb. Monday, March 2, from 5:30 p.m. until close, the Kitchen (Upstairs), at 1039 Pearl Street in Boulder, will offer a three-course, prix fixe menu paired with beers from Boulevard Brewing Co., a Kansas City brewery…
We’re working hard to stay on top of the restaurant industry news — a challenging task in these uncertain times. Whenever we hear of restaurants opening or closing, we post it on this blog; now we’re going to start summarizing the action at the end of the month. And there’s…
