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Ode: The Sirloin Steak and Eggs at Ranch House Café
You probably noticed the tall yellow sign on East Colfax, with its curlicue iron filagree and a faux lantern at the top, overlooking a low-slung building under peaked rooftops and multiple eaves, white wood paneling sporting a jaunty red trim around the windows. Maybe the marquee caught your eye with its mismatched letters and weird spacing, flaunting SIR L O N S TE AK and BI S C UITSANDG RA VY , the prices impossibly low. It’s an East Denver icon that’s kind of a local sec
Eric Elkins
Feb 132 min read


Ode: Eight-Corner Detroit-Style at Jet’s Pizza
I sat down to lunch with a friend a few months ago, and the daily special where we met up featured a personal pizza and a salad lunch...
Eric Elkins
Sep 12, 20253 min read


Ode: The Panzanella Salad at Dio Mio
just peachy Nothing catches summer’s ephemeral charms — and its changing character as the season passes — better than peaches from...
Eric Elkins
Jul 21, 20252 min read


Ode: The Biang Biang Chicken Bao at Kawa Ni
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...
Eric Elkins
Mar 26, 20252 min read


Ode: The Benny at La Fillette Bakery
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...
Eric Elkins
Feb 18, 20252 min read


Ode: The Platano con Carne at Restaurante Tamarindo
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...
Eric Elkins
Jan 17, 20252 min read
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