All Odes

When you stroll into this beauty of a restaurant in LoHi , you get the impression you’ve entered an izakaya in Japan, wood-paneled and...

It’s more photogenic than a celeb on a walk-and-repeat — Insta-worthy when it hits your table and the camera eats first. And when you cut...

It’s a simple dish and you’ll find it at a small, cozy spot on East Colfax where the staff is friendly and upbeat — and patiently allows...

Can the elegance of the milieu elevate the essence? Twee and lavish without feeling stuffy, Wildflower in LoHi has an upscale but cozy...

I cry a little when I think about the double cheeseburger at Brass Tacks — which I’d wolf down in maybe four or five bites and chase with...

I always bring back a school of canned fish from Portugal after a visit, and right now, I’m sitting on my front stoop in LoHi, eating Bom...

You land at The George in Vail a few possible ways, depending on your day. You might roll in straight from an epic romp on the hill,...

I know, I know. My odes are paeans to Denver’s legends, its gems, the icons – dramatic elegies to the bites and beverages that have stood...

I’m one of those weirdos who loves walking into House of Bread and immediately tasting everything on the menu before I even get to the...

No, wait. Stick with me on this. I wouldn’t believe me, either. As a full-on carnivore who lives for big beefy bites, I maintain a...

Two important disclaimers: 1.        I’m a total Doritos guy. They’re my guilty pleasure salty snack of choice. If I have them in the...

You’ve seen the big red sign on Colfax — in the before times, you might have noticed a line outside the walk-up window at the original...

My favorite thing about Chef Tommy Lee (besides just what a sweet guy he is — remind me to tell you the story about the bowl of ramen he...

It was our first foray into the bustling streets of Kathmandu — zippy motorcycle taxis kicking up dust as they whizzed by inches from our...

It’s a dish I think about to this day — the way Eli and I would use forks and fingers to dig out every last bit of flavorful fish flesh,...

Listen: I’m not just talking about the dish — I’m waxing poetic about the entire experience. You roll in three or four deep after a full...

Summer is for Denverlicious rambles to other Coloradical locations, and if you’re down for a weekend where cell service doesn’t exist and...

Hey, you have something stuck in your teeth. Nope, other side. Between your incisor and… yeah, that one. Uh… it’s still all up in there....

Okay, okay. It’s true that you can easily buy yourself a bottle of Family Jones gin from a liquor store, along with Campari and sweet...

I mean, I guess you could eat the first half and take the rest for later. Put it in a clamshell, shove a frilled toothpick through the...