He might hang out at cocaine- and sex-fueled parties on South Park, but in real life, you’re more likely to report that local Fox News anchor Ron Zappolo is savoring saltimbocca and sipping red wine at his favorite Denver restaurant, Venice Ristorante and Wine Bar. You could ask Zappolo time…
One of the hardest reservations to get in Boulder County these days isn’t even in a restaurant. It’s on a farm. Meadowlark Farm Dinners is a roving troupe of chefs and servers that pack their cookware into a bus and make meals of seasonal ingredients at the farms from whence…
Cafe Society served up five Guess Where I’m Eating/Drinking contests last week, featuring everything from rotisserie lamb at SALT to a vegetable dish at a still-unidentified Indian restaurant to this dessert at the new Sienna Wine Bar. For correctly guessing that spot, Derek W wins a DINR deck. Derek, send…
Those are stacked enchiladas, and you’ll either immediately recognize where they came from, or you’ll be completely stumped. Here’s a clue: Up until just a few weeks ago, you had no choice but to inhale them from the confines of a comfortably grungy, dimly lit bar that doubles as a…
Just in time for the weekend, here’s a meat-filled recipe for the grill. Ingredients:- 3 all-beef franks- 1/2 pound of bacon- ground beef…
Maybe I’m just a cynic, but yesterday, while getting lost in the suburban sprawl of Northfield Stapleton, I passed by the sign in the above pic announcing the impending arrival of Guy Harvey’s Perfect Spot Bar & Grille — and I heaved. Maybe it was the ridiculously perfect hair, the…
About a month ago, if you’ll recall, I raked my former idol, Mario Batali, over the coals for jumping on the bandwagon of the cute veggie campaign, Meatless Monday. And in the aftermath, as was only fair, I was chastised for my pigheadedness (no pun intended). But as my comments…
“In short, The Local is by locals, for locals,” says Jeff Estey, who opened his Wash Park daylight diner yesterday at 2217 East Mississippi in the space formerly occupied by Dino’s, which closed earlier this year due to non-payment of taxes. Estey, who also owns Washington Park Grill and Max…
Ready, set, sizzle! You know that summer’s in full swing when the sun beats down on the Cherry Creek Arts Festival, which kicks of its three-day crowd-burst tonight at 7 p.m. on Clayton Street, between Second and Third Avenues. The annual event draws throngs of grubniks and arty-farty types to…
Chef Jim Cohen wanted to celebrate summer while still capitalizing on the strengths of his kitchen at Louisville’s Empire Lounge and Restaurant. His solution? A “picnic menu” composed of a number of grilled items — Empire’s kitchen centerpiece is its mesquite charcoal grill — with an emphasis on being picnic-ready…
I’m not a sugar fiend — never have been, never will be. But that doesn’t stop others from trying to convince me to change my weird ways, which is what happened the other night when a friend all but forced me to lap up the orange Creamsicle ice cream with…
Steve Ballas doesn’t believe that the fact his birthday coincides with the beginning of National Hot Dog Month is a coincidence. “I believe in fate and everything happening for a reason.” Ballas, who owns Steve’s Snappin’ Dogs, 3535 East Colfax Avenue, is hoping diners will bank on their own fate…
Spit-shine your cowboy boots and dig out your hats, y’all! In just two months, Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar & Grill is putting its shit-kickin’ foot stomp on a 20,000-square-foot plot of land at Northfield Stapleton. According to Paul Sewell, the chain’s corporate marketing director, the mammoth restaurant, bar…
I hate it when Tom Colicchio gets sententious, as he did facing the losing four contestants on last night’s third episode of Top Chef D.C.. Stephen, Tim, Kevin and Tracey stood in front of him, shaken and close to tears, waiting to see who’d get sent home. “Your challenge was…
Despite the tiff with Cherry Creek Fresh Market, Civic Center Eats is thriving, bringing crowds of downtown lunchers to the Tuesday food court. And now those lunchers won’t have to wait until next Tuesday for another fix. The Steuben’s Food Truck has secured a permit that will allow the movable…
This is part two of my interview with Leo Harvey, executive chef of Big Game Restaurant & Lounge. To read part one of that interview, click here. Favorite dish to cook at home: Braised chicken thighs and Yukon Gold mashed potatoes. It’s a very comforting dish that’s hearty, easy to…
RESTAURANTS/VENUES OPENING IN JUNE:* Bar Car, 819 Colorado Boulevard Beauty Bar, 608 East 13th Avenue BenchWarmers Tavern & Grill, 6631 South Peoria Street, Centennial Cellar Wine Bar, 2556 15th Street Chances, 1135 Bannock Street Comfort Cafe, 3945 Tennyson Street East Asia Garden, 1156 South Broadway Eco-Burger, 2817 East Third Avenue…
You need a greeting card to show how much you care, but you want to send something that the recipient will cherish for days, if not hours. So you walk up and down the miles of aisles at the local Hallmark store, searching for that special card that will bond…
How in the hell am I supposed to eat this?” It was a perfect summer night in Denver. Inside the Squeaky Bean, a lively crowd was watching the Celtics and the Lakers battle it out on the bar TV, cheering over the freak folk and remixed indie rock coming from…
Since the Squeaky Bean opened in May 2009, chef Max MacKissock has found the limitations of the closet-sized kitchen an ongoing test of his creativity. Not only does he have to dream up three meals a day that satisfactorily incorporate his obsession with seasonality, he also has to figure out…
After an unexpected stay in the hospital — he fell and cracked his head the weekend that the first big press on his latest restaurant, El Diablo, came out in the Denver Post four weeks ago — Jesse Morreale is back on the phone. And on the job. And when…
Okay, so we’re usually not in the market of hunting down Denver’s most wanted, but after our post yesterday announcing Pho Havana’s takeover of Chef’s Noodle House, an Asian joint previously run by Billy Lam, a killer-genius chef especially when it comes to noodles, we’re now wondering what the hell…
