Cuisine

Off Menu, Foodie, In The Cups

Challenging Elements: Magnolia Restaurant

March 24, 2010 Like 0 Lacy Boggs

Sometimes the results of our challenge are just so outstanding, I’m positively blown away. So it was with Magnolia Restaurant and Sushi Bar this month. The locale just earned a “Best Restaurant in Denver” nod from Metromix.com—which is doubly impressive,…

Online News

Lehndorff’s Recipe for Rice Pudding

March 15, 2010 Like 2 Andra Coberly

As requested by a Yellow Scene reader, here’s a dependably good rice pudding recipe cooked on top of the stove. The recipe can be lightened by substituting fat-free half and half, reducing the amount of sugar and leaving out the…

Foodie

Nibbles: Dine and Dash

February 22, 2010 Like 0 John Lehndorff

Cafés come and bistros go, but when Dolan’s Restaurant went belly-up in January, it spooked restaurateurs and diners alike. I know because they started sending me emails with too many exclamation points.

Cuisine

Drinks to Remember

February 22, 2010 Like 0 Lacy Boggs

The art of pairing liquids with solids is no small genius.

Cuisine

Foodie Trends, Trendy Foods

February 22, 2010 Like 0 John Lehndorff

As a lifelong food geek, I jumped at the opportunity to work on Eat In Eat Out, a new report focused on U.S. food and beverage trends. Thus, some predictions—and how they are manifesting locally.

Scene

Beer Brawl Sidelined

February 16, 2010 Like 0 Lacy Boggs

Last year’s legislative session saw a barroom brawl between craft brewers and the liquor stores that sell their suds and the big corporate grocery chains that want to be one-stop shops. The question of whether to allow supermarkets to sell…

Features

25 Dishes We Love

February 10, 2010 Like 0 Lacy Boggs

Over the last 12 months, the restaurants of the North Metro area have taken us on a culinary thrill ride of epic proportions. We’ve produced a Top Chef and a Gayot Top 40 restaurant. We’ve seen national acclaim—with the Wall…

Foodie

Nibbles: Fill Stockings in Good Taste

January 6, 2010 Like 1 John Lehndorff

After checking our list, I’ve determined that some of you have been naughty, and that’s not nice. You’ve dawdled or agonized, until the last minute to find presents, hostess gifts and stocking stuffers.

Restaurant Reviews

Pulling All the Right Strings

January 6, 2010 Like 0 Lacy Boggs

When you work in downtown Erie, you’re always on the lookout for good places to eat within a (relatively) short distance. We give props to our neighboring restaurants on Briggs Street, but variety is the spice of life—and one needs…

Restaurant Reviews

Asian Delights

January 6, 2010 Like 0 Lacy Boggs

Vietnamese food hasn’t made its way into the collective consciousness of America in the same way that Chinese and even Japanese cuisines have, but it is slowly making inroads. Popular dishes like bánh mi and pho can be found on…