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Tots are the best form of potatoes. Don’t @ me. Whether they’re dumped from an Ore-Ida freezer bag, crisp and golden and snatched right...

We were perched haphazardly at a tippy table with mismatched chairs in a little corner spot at the top of a cobblestoned alleyway in...

Sometimes you have to break the rules. Whether it’s serving up a dish that shouldn’t work but somehow ends up transcendent — or just...

I crave it constantly, even on the hottest summer mornings. The perfect poached egg floating on a sea of rice porridge, delicate swirls...

Do you ever crave a melty sandwich? You know what I mean. I’m not talking about a grilled cheese or some variant with crispy, buttery...

I’m all about pie. Put something delicious into a flaky, doughy, lightly brown crust, and I am here for it. Doesn’t matter if it’s...

After a dozen years, our neighborhood staple for late-night oysters and bad decisions shut its doors this week. More than a place to...

Simone likes to say she’s been going to Kokoro since before she was born, and it’s no lie. In our youth, her mom and I — always tight on...

Let’s be honest. You go for the two-buck-a-shucks and order a couple dozen to start. Sure, they may not have been curated and served with...

For a while, it seemed like carrots were everywhere. They were the next Brussels sprouts — no self-respecting menu was without them, and...

You don’t believe it at first. The muchness of the whole thing. It arrives at your door wrapped in foil, like a Cheech and Chong joke,...

“This is the bread of affliction, the poor bread, which our ancestors ate in the land of Egypt. Let all who are hungry come and eat.”...

We’re fortunate in Denver, because you never have to walk far to find a well-balanced negroni or its cold-weather cousin, the...

Lamb is a misunderstood protein. It’s rich and delicious, with a subtle, unique grassy flavor that sets it apart from other red meats....

You know how sometimes you forget what day it is, but then you remember and it reminds you of something else and that makes you really...

“It’s like a grownup pink lemonade!” exclaimed my newly minted 21-year-old daughter last March, rapturous in her discovery. She was home...

I was one of many who shook my head in sadness when the news came that Zaidy’s was going the way of the dodo. I was also one of many who...

Look. You can find dozens of build-your-own bowl poke spots around town. Denver Poke Company has some of the freshest fish and the best...

I howled when Justin Brunson shuttered Old Major. The restaurant closing felt like more than just a loss for the neighborhood — it was...

A proper Old Fashioned has a simple formula: some sweet, some bitters, some whiskey. Drop in a big rock, give it a healthy stir, garnish...