Eric Elkins
Ode: The 2am Gyros and Eggs at Pete’s Kitchen
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...
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Eric Elkins
- Aug 25
- 2 min
Ode: The Un-Routine Poutine at Slow Groovin BBQ
Summer is for Denverlicious rambles to other Coloradical locations, and if you’re down for a weekend where cell service doesn’t exist and...
Eric Elkins
- Aug 10
- 2 min
Ode: Beef Rib Thursdays at Brothers BBQ
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....
Eric Elkins
- Jul 20
- 3 min
Ode: The Family Jones Early Grey Negroni at MCA Café & Bar
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...
Eric Elkins
- Jun 30
- 2 min
Ode: The #4 at The Bagel Deli and Restaurant
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...
Eric Elkins
- Jun 16
- 2 min
Ode: Chicken Fight Fest at Elitch Gardens
On paper, a summertime chicken and whiskey festival sounds amazing and awful, delicious and dangerous. In real life, it’s all of that and...
Eric Elkins
- Jun 9
- 2 min
Ode: The Build Your Own Bowl at Denver Poke Company
Simone flew home for a quick visit (missing her extra now), and in those two days we hit three movies and managed to squeeze in the beef...
Eric Elkins
- May 19
- 2 min
Ode: The Grilled Artichokes at Cherry Creek Grill
They’re way overpriced. Depending on the day, they may not even be available. Hell, you could probably make six full orders at home for...
Eric Elkins
- May 4
- 2 min
Ode: The Flat White at Hello Darling
Nothing beats the one at Allpress in Shoreditch — let’s get that out of the way. I’ve enjoyed (or grimaced through) flat whites all over...
Eric Elkins
- Apr 7
- 2 min
Ode: Shots at Don’s Club Tavern
The place has a different feel these days —a little too clean, too well-lit, too douchey on a Saturday night. The neon sign outside...
Eric Elkins
- Mar 27
- 2 min
Ode: The Vegetable Masala Pakoras at Little India
I mean, anything you order from the OG of Indian in Denver is going to be delicious. In fact, at a recent dinner there, I almost hurt...
Eric Elkins
- Mar 12
- 2 min
Ode: The Lamb Barbacoa from El Borrego Negro
I’m not generally a get-up-and-go kind of guy, especially on the weekends — when my favorite thing is to steam up a dirty chai and loll...
Eric Elkins
- Feb 24
- 2 min
Ode: The Vegetarian Combo at The Nile Ethiopian Restaurant
What is it about messy food that just makes it taste better? Why do sticky fingers mean you had something delicious? And what is it about...
Eric Elkins
- Feb 3
- 3 min
Ode: The All-You-Can-Eat Sukiyaki at Kobe An
Our obsession began when Simone was a preteen, immersed in anime and teaching herself Japanese by watching subtitled shows on...
Eric Elkins
- Jan 19
- 3 min
Ode: The Boquerones at Barcelona Wine Bar
I have this photo of me sitting at a sidewalk table in Sevilla, hovering over a plate of deep-fried anchovies, a cold beer in the...
Eric Elkins
- Jan 4
- 2 min
Ode: The Moules-Frîtes at Bistro Vendôme
It used to be a Sunday night special — a giant bowl of mussels swimming in creamy white wine sauce served with a cone of sticky, crispy...
Eric Elkins
- Dec 21, 2022
- 3 min
Ode: My Own Latkes at Home
“It smells like Hanukkah in here.” You know someone’s been making latkes when you walk in the front door because the whole house smells...
Eric Elkins
- Dec 16, 2022
- 2 min
Ode: The Hong Kong Style French Toast at Hong Kong Station
The question is whether to order it as a starter or wait and save it for dessert. It’s sticky and gooey and melty and sweet and a little...
Eric Elkins
- Dec 5, 2022
- 2 min
Ode: The Jingle Balls Nog at Miracle Bar
I’ll never forget the humiliation of being called out for refusing to make a macaroni Santa, using the dried pasta to craft a Hanukkah...
Eric Elkins
- Nov 29, 2022
- 3 min
Ode: Leftovers at Home
Reworking leftovers into something delicious is one of my superpowers. Put it in the fridge for the night and I’ll find a way to rework...
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