Boulder Snooze the Peer of the Original
Ballpark-born Snooze is a good fit in Boulder Every so often, I have made it to the original Snooze - An A.M. Eatery in Denver’s vibrant Ballpark neighborhood. In fact, its fair to say that Snooze is largely responsible for setting off the vibrancy. It was a pioneering restaurant catering to a yuppie clientele in a decidedly downscale [...]
Two Families’ Efforts Shine at Vail Wine Dinner
Vail’s family-run Sonnenalp Resort hosted dinner featuring the Melville family’s wines –and kangaroo These days, there is no lack of five-star luxury lodging and dining to match in Vail and neighboring Beaver Creek, but the Sonnenalp with its lofty European standards of luxury, service and dining was there before any of the American chains arrived in the [...]
City Sophistication in Denver’s Southern Suburbs
The Wooden Table serves fine Italian fare in an urbane and stylish setting A lifetime ago, or so it seems, Jane Duncan Knauf and Brett Shaheen worked together at the late Sambuca Jazz Club in downtown Denver — he as sous-chef; she, general manager. Their careers took them in separate directions but both always worked [...]
Reader Question: To Write or Not to Write?
How should a restaurant server handle food orders? I received an E-mail from a reader who gave me permission to post it and answer here: Drawing from www.wikipic.com. “Hi Claire, was wondering if you have an opinion on this. When you go to a nice restaurant do you expect the waiter to write down your order? Should he [...]
Carmine’s Brings Taste of New York to Lone Tree
The pizza of southern Italy filtered through the Northeast I grew up in Connecticut, went to college in Boston, moved to New York and then across the river to Hoboken, N.J., which at the time was about 45% Italian-American. In every place that I lived before moving to Colorado, pizza meant a toothsome thin crust, pliable [...]
NYTimes Spotlights Nazarene Restaurants
Nazareth has become an Israeli culinary destination When I read the headline in the New York Times travel section, “Nazareth as an Eating Destination,” I assumed it was about the town in northeastern Pennsylvania, an easy daytrip from New York. But no. The piece was about Nazareth, a Palestinian city in northern Israel that is best known and [...]
A Second Matsuhisa in the Mountains
International & Aspen icon opens a new restaurant in Vail Nobu Matsuhisa is one of those very talented and very marketing savvy ego-driven (or at least self-assured) chefs who likes to name his restaurants after himself. He already has some named Nobu and some named Matshusia. One or more Nobu Restaurants can be found in Tokyo, [...]
