Cuisine

Off Menu, Foodie, In The Cups

A Touch of the Irish

March 16, 2009 Like 2 Lacy Boggs

Every time I mentioned to someone that I was going to attend a whiskey-tasting dinner last week, I got one of two reactions; either people wrinkled their noses and said, “REALLY???” in an incredulous tone or they said, “You mean…

Cuisine

Fancy That

March 10, 2009 Like 1 John Powell

With the economy crippled (and crippling), there are three reasons I would seek out diner food instead of, say, a truffle-laced steak: it’s comforting, it’s big and it’s cheap. Fitting, then, that I would happen across Two Dog Diner in…

Cuisine

Worth the Hype

March 10, 2009 Like 0 Lacy Boggs

Too often, I end up reviewing restaurants that have seen and heard more praise than any one restaurant should. When I show up at the hostess stand, eager to judge a place on its own merits, I have to work…

Cuisine

Challenging Elements: Beer

March 9, 2009 Like 0 Lacy Boggs

The Greenbriar Inn has been a Boulder County mainstay for the past 41 years, and you don’t last that long in the restaurant game without being something special. Greenbriar’s stack of prestigious awards only reinforces their staying power, including Wine…

Online News

Restaurant Week Extended

February 19, 2009 Like 0 editor

Restaurant week has been extended through March 6 for select restaurants, including North Metro favorites such as Greenbriar Inn, Terroir and Village Tavern. Go to theRestaurant Week website and scroll to the bottom of the neighborhoods page for North Metro…

Online News

Restaurant Week Trends

February 17, 2009 Like 0 editor

Gwen over at Gwen’s Pen has some thoughts about the trends she’s seeing for Denver’ restaurant week. The conclusion? Comfort foods are in when times are tough.

Features

Our Favorite Dishes

February 7, 2009 Like 1 dokrider

When other publications pick restaurants in the “Denver-Boulder Corridor”—you know, that place you drive through on your way from downtown to the mountains—you’re lucky to get a few chains at the Flatiron Crossing mall. Well, we here at YS pride…

Scene

Main (Street) Attraction

February 7, 2009 Like 0 dokrider

A walk down Longmont’s Main Street on any given weekend evening proves there’s a lot going on in that three block stretch of highway. Galleries, a used bookstore, game shop, guitars, antiques, and good food bring people out in droves.…

Cuisine

Challenging Elements: Bacon

December 18, 2008 Like 0 editor

In the last year, The Empire Restaurant has become one of Old Town Louisville’s best eateries. Chef Jim Cohen has brought accolades and upscale dining to the quaint community. We wanted to see what he could do with a simple…

Cuisine

Lui’s Back

December 18, 2008 4 0 Graphics

Three or four regulars hugged the back corner bar, hovering over luminescent cocktails. Every odd one featured protruding umbrellas, while each sip warranted a comment on the day’s news. Coming from the parking lot, we’d stumbled in the back entrance,…