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As a countdown to the Best of Denver 2010, coming April 1, Cafe Society is serving up, in no particular order, a hundred of our favorite dishes in Denver. Send your own nominations to cafe@westword.com.
Number 30:Housemade ricotta ravioli from Colt & Gray
The menu at Colt & Gray is an addiction, a splendid obsession, an intriguing intoxicant, a magic carpet ride of thrillery that takes anyone willing on a whirlwind culinary expedition. There are a few stumbles along the way, but for the most part, chef-owner Nelson Perkins’s board of cheeses and charcuterie, roasted marrow bonbes and foie gras terrine, fried oysters and pig trotters, is delightful to behold — and even better to eat. Lurking somewhere between the offal and whole-roasted trout is the housemade ricotta ravioli, a sleeper hit that pools sweet ricotta and herb-stuffed pillows in a butter-washed sauce ribboned with leaves of arugula, nubs of guanciale and musky Hazel Dell mushrooms. That one dish alone may be all that Colt & Gray ever needs.
Hungry for more? The dishes in our countdown thus far are linked below:
No. 100 Chicken-fried steak from Lola
No. 99 Alaskan reindeer sausage from Biker Jim’s Gourmet Dogs
No. 98 Mac-and-cheese fries from Jonesy’s EatBar
No. 97 Soft egg ravioli from Prima
No. 96 Pho – any pho — from Pho 95
No. 95 Assiette de charcuterie maison from Z Cuisine À Côté
No. 94: Cheeseburger from Larkburger
No. 93: BBQ Masher from Cabin Creek Smokehouse
No. 92: Apple pancake from the Original Pancake House
No. 91: Burrata from Osteria Marco
No. 90: Eggs Benedict from Devil’s Food Bakery
No. 89: Chile Relleno from La Fiesta
No. 88: Deviled eggs from Steuben’s
No. 87: Corn-in-a-cup from Jack-n- Grill
No. 86: Enchiladas from Taco House
No. 85: Pupusas from Pupusas Sabor Hispano
No. 84: Baklava from Ali Baba Grill
No. 83: Masa-fried oyster shooters from Deluxe
No. 82: Tacos al pastor from Los Carboncitos
No. 81: Salsa bar from Tacos Y Salsas
No. 80: Dim Sum from Star Kitchen
No. 79: Green chile cheeseburger from Cherry Cricket
No. 78: Fries from Encore
No. 77: Shanghai-style dumplings from Chopsticks China Bistro
No. 76: Chile relleno burrito from El Taco de Mexico
No. 75: Fish fry from GB Fish and Chips
No. 74: Posole from Tarasco’s
No. 73: Sausage, ham and egg biscuit from Table 6
No. 72: Bacon flight from the Berkshire
No. 71: Tasty Treats from Gaetano’s
No. 70: French dip from Udi’s
No. 69: Panang curry from US Thai Cafe
No. 68: Pineapple upside-down pancake from Snooze
No. 67: Saag paneer from India’s
No. 66: Udon noodle bowl from Bones
No. 65: Grilled corn soup from Lola
No. 64: Sesame pockets from Lee’s Garden
No. 63: Whiskey-braised beef from Steuben’s
No. 62: House special from Viet’s
No. 61: Sultan Combo from Phoenician Kabob
No. 60: Cake and a shake from D Bar Desserts
No. 59: Caprese salad from Gaia Bistro
No. 58: Fried chicken from Tom’s Home Cookin’
No. 57: Molcajete a la Mexicana from El Paraiso
No. 56: Corned beef hash from Argyll Gastropub
No. 55: Aye Conyo from Buchi Café Cubano
No. 54: Fig n’ pig flatbread pizza from Encore
No. 53: Toro sashimi from Sushi Den
No. 52: Spinach pinwheels from Virgilio’s
No. 51: Chicken-fried steak from the Breakfast King
No. 50: Hot dog with hot sauce from from the Old Fashioned Italian Deli
No. 49: Adobada gordita from Tacos Y Salsas
No. 48: Curried Indian mussels from Argyll Gastropub
No. 47. Pasta carbonara from Fruition
No. 46: Amarena cherries and chocolate from Sketch
No. 45: Aloo gosht salin from the British Bulldog
No. 44: Head cheese from Olivea
No. 43: Braised pork belly ramen noodle bowl from Den Deli
No. 42: Lemon cheesecake from L’Atelier
No. 41: Croissant with Asiago and prosciutto from Buffalo Doughboy Bakery
No. 40: Prosciutto eggs Benedict from Panzano
No. 39: Double cheeseburger from Bud’s Bar
No. 38: Calabacitas pupusas from Tambien
No. 37: Lamb shank from Mecca Grill
No. 36: Beignets from Lucile’s Creole Cafe
No. 35: Jaam-bong from Karma Asian
No. 34: Beef cheeks from Squeaky Bean
No. 33: Cà ri chay from New Saigon
No. 32: Torta ahogada from Las Tortas
No. 31: Salumi from Il Mondo Vecchio
