Pastajohn's Profile
One Dinner in Denver, Aurora, or Boulder
Very different restaurants, all with great food and service. Rioja is in the middle of bustling Larimer Square and the restaurant has high energy. The chef is a finalist for the James Beard Foundation Best Chef Southwest award. Fruition is in a neighborhood, no music, intimate. The chef owns a farm that provides some produce and cheese for the restaurant. Frasca is run by Colorado's best maitre d', Bobby Stuckey, a consummate professional who directs a superb service staff. It's energy level is probably in the middle of the 3 restaurants. I love all three, for different reasons and occasions.
Denver - dinner in the Highlands
Linger and Root Down are great spots in the Highland neighborhood, especially during patio weather. Not sure if they fit your definition of moderate-inexpensive. The patio at Lola is fun but I prefer brunch there. Spuntino just reopened with a full dinner menu but I haven't tried it yet.
Dinner in Denver. 17th street?
Panzano at 909 17th is wonderful. You're only a block from the free shuttle on the 16th Street Mall that can take you anywhere you want to go from LoDo to Uptown.
Denver trip report: Rioja, TAG, Euclid Hall, Bittersweet, Fruition, La Sandia, Jus’ Cookin, The Truffle
Euclid Hall is owned by Jennifer Jasinski and Beth Gruitch who also own Rioja and Bistro Vendome on the same block.
Denver trip report: Rioja, TAG, Euclid Hall, Bittersweet, Fruition, La Sandia, Jus’ Cookin, The Truffle
I think the OP is confusing The Squeaky Bean with its Highland neighbor Root Down. The Bean reopens late spring at 15th and Wynkoop in LoDo's Saddlery Building. Root Down remains open for biz.
Foodie news for Denver/Boulder?
Eater Denver launched this morning. http://denver.eater.com/index.php?page=1
Fennel Pollen in Denver area?
Savory Spice shop should be able to fix you up. They have multiple locations. http://www.savoryspiceshop.com
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Savory Spice Shop
1537 Platte St, Denver, CO 80202
Bakery That Delivers?
You can always order great baked goods from Zingerman's in Ann Arbor, Michigan. I order baskets from them all the time for clients, relatives and friends. http://www.zingermans.com/
Seafood?! In Denver?!?
Steve Vice is back at McCormick's at the Oxford after a short stint at Shanahan's.
Denver brewpubs
Interesting observation about Euclid Hall although when I look through the draft beer list, 9 of the 12 taps are Colorado beers:
Oskar Blues - Longmont
Steamworks - Durango
Great Divide - Denver
Avery - Boulder
Stone -Escondido, CA
Dry Dock - Aurora
Boulevard - Kansas City
Ska - Durango
Crabtree - Greeley
Left Hand - Longmont
Odell - Ft Collins
Anyone going to Cochon 555 in Denver this weekend?
It's sold out but I have a ticket. Denver Magazine has a breakdown of the heritage pigs. http://www.denvermagazine.com/Blogs/The-Mouthful/March-2011/heritage-breed-101/
Marco's question
Westword says February:
http://blogs.westword.com/cafesociety/2011/01/first_peek_street_kitchen_asia.php
Critique my Denver list on food caliber and child-friendliness, please
J'Shabu seems to be closed.
http://blogs.westword.com/cafesociety/2010/10/jshabu_shutters_in_aurora.php
upscale Mexican or Southwestern in Denver
FYI - La Fiesta is only open for dinner on Friday nights.
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La Fiesta Cafe
102 E Main St, Sidney, MT 59270
How is Harvest Week in Denver?
There are more than 50 independent restaurants participating in Eat Denver's Harvest Week. All of the menus are posted at http://eatdenver.com/harvest-week
Best Denver Hot Wings
If you are referring to the Thunderbird location on Blake Street in Denver, it's already closed with another restaurant getting ready to open in the same space.
Pre-Concert Near Pepsi Center in Denver
Can you give us a hint as to what you're looking for beyond "good and close?"
Rioja or Root Down Under
For Rioja, no cab necessary if you're anywhere downtown. The free shuttle on the 16th Street Mall gets you anywhere and Rioja is a short walk from the Larimer stop.
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Rioja
1431 Larimer Street, Denver, CO 80202
Breakfast in downtown Denver?
Only Sam's is close to the Sheraton. Snooze is around 8 longish blocks from the Sheraton after you take the free mall shuttle to Larimer Street. Racines is further although the same folks own Dixons at 16th and Wazee, right on the 16th Street Mall.
Denver Restaurants: A Few Ideas/Opinions
James won the award in 1999 as chef at 15 Degrees, now defunct. He has bounced around a bit since. Triana, Cucina Colore, Via, Chef Jam, Le Chateau, Icehouse Tavern, Neighborhood Flix, Soon to open Olive Oil at Tipsy's - a liquore store somewhere in the SW Denver hinterlands.
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Cucina Colore
3041 East Third Avnue, Denver, CO 80206
Denver Restaurants: A Few Ideas/Opinions
Bryan Moscatello at Adega was the last (and only) Denver chef to be honored by Food & Wine as Best New Chef. Lachlan and James Mazzio were both named Best New Chef while working in Boulder.
Any interesting, unusual restaurants in Denver or Boulder?
Can you give us a clue as to what you find interesting or unusual about a restaurant?
Denver Restaurant
This sounds like the 6th Avenue space that is currently Fruition but might have been Claire de Lune or Somethin' Else a few years back, depending on your definition of a few years.
Chinook Tavern - Boulder?
The Georg family had promised to open a new Chinook Tavern in the Landmark development at I-25 and Belleview and they are still listed on the Landmark website but there hasn't been much progress evident.
http://www.visitthelandmark.com/shops.htm
Where to get the best green chili in Denver?
Always opinionated Jason Sheehan at Westword throws his two cents into the best green chile in Denver discussion on today's Cafe Society blog:
http://blogs.westword.com/cafesociety/2009/08/the_list_denvers_top_ten_green.php?page=1
Denver's LoHi SteakBar?
You're a bit premature according to this tweet:
It's official! LoHi SteakBar opens Thursday, June 25 at 6pm. 3200 Tejon. Come & see us!
Denver - Brazilian Steakhouse/Churrascurria?
Fogo de Chao opening sometime this summer at 1515 Wynkoop
www.fogodechao.com
