More Eating Than Blogging This Week
on Nov 22, 2009 in Event Colorado Restaurants This might seem more like a Facebook entry than a blog post, but I want to show a sign of life here. In the last week, I've cooked a few meals, enjoed happy hour at Brasserie Ten Ten with media colleagues, attended the champagne reception c...

Most "Favorite" Hawaiian Restaurants Aren't Really Hawaiian
on Nov 17, 2009 in Award Hawaii Restaurants Hawaii.com's recent online poll reveals nothing but chainsHawaii.com, which is owned by Gannett (USA Today and others), asked its million-plus members to vote for their favorite restaurants in the Hawaiian Islands. I'm not sure what constitutes...

Sugarbeet in the Snow
on Nov 17, 2009 in Colorado Restaurant Opening night of First Bite Boulder at Longmont's SugarbeetIt has been nearly two years since we first ate at Sugarbeet. The restaurant was still quite new and rather small, but the food was very good, and we have eaten there several times since. Sug...

2009 Taste of Elegance Competition Winners: Corey and Long
on Nov 16, 2009 in Event Festival Colorado Chef wine Denver Judging a chefs' competition is a delicious but difficult job Once again, I was honored to be a judge at the "Taste of Elegance" chefs competition at the 2009 Denver International Wine Festival. As was the case last year, each competitor&nb...

2009 Taste of Elegance Competition Winners Winners: Corey and Long
on Nov 16, 2009 in Event Festival Colorado Chef wine Denver Judging a chefs' competition is a delicious but difficult job Once again, I was honored to be a judge at the "Taste of Elegance" chefs competition at the 2009 Denver International Wine Festival. As was the case last year, each competitor&nb...

Bourdain to Denver. Hickenlooper to Introduce. Sparks to Fly?
on Nov 16, 2009 in Colorado Chef Book Restaurants Celeb chef/author/television Anthyony Bourdain comes of Denver on WednsedayI feel as if I know Anthony Bourdain. I've read several of his books (Kitchen Confidential, A Cook's Tour and No Reservations) and I've traveled around the world vicariously w...

Just a Few News Notes
on Nov 13, 2009 in Happy Hour Award Boulder News Notes Festival wine Denver Pizza Denver International Wine Festival ReportYesterday evening, I was honored to be a judge at the "Taste of Elegance" chef competition at the Denver International Wine Festival. My fellow judges (illustrious Coloradans indeed) were last season's "T...

Restaurant Chefs Shortcut Thanksgiving Preparations
on Nov 12, 2009 in Boulder Colorado Restaurants Menu Colorado restaurants help at preparation time As a young recent college grad with my own apartment, Thanksgiving was the first big holiday meal that I took off my mother's hands. My recipes were basic, and my pride at pulling it off palable. I've mad...

Tony's Fresh Seafood a Louisiana Icon Since 1959
on Nov 11, 2009 in Seafood Louisiana Food Market Food Production Family-owned seafood purveyor specializes in fresh local and regional specialtiesThe first stop after landing in Baton Rouge for a group of journalists on a recent farm-to-table media trip was Tony's Market & Deli is a family-owned loca...

Ramsay's Mansion Restaurant
on Nov 8, 2009...