Chef & Tell: Steve Polidori Talks About 90 Years of Sausage in North Denver
by Mark Antonation The neighborhood many are calling LoHi these days hasn't always been the epicenter of hip, destination dining out. Before Old Major, Uncle, Williams & Graham and Highland Tap & Burger set up shop, the area was a modest, heavily Hispanic neighborhood with a few old Victorians and Denver Squares rising over stretch...
Orsetto gets old-style Italian dishes right
While enjoying Orsetto the other evening I stated emphatically, at least a few times, "I want to eat here every night." I could be exaggerating, but not by much. Partners Joshua Governale and Fred Peightal have given the whimsical pig of Cafe Genevieve a stylish new bear brother at Orsetto. What a delight. The location on Center Street now shines....
Merlinos' Belvedere expands offerings
By Carie Canterbury For more than 65 years, Merlinos' Belvedere has served the community and visitors from across Colorado and neighboring states its fine Italian cuisine, famous "Belvedere" salad and gourmet homemade desserts. The restaurant continues to offer the same fine steaks, seafood and entrees, but owners Mike and Cathie Merlino are shak...
Lost Italian: Giovanni's comforting Pasta Bolognese a perfect antidote to winter
By Tony and Sarah Nasello We normally begin a new year with a super-healthy dish, but after nearly a week of battling post-Christmas stomach and cold flus, all our little family wanted was some comfort to ring in the New Year. Thank goodness for Giovanni's Comforting Pasta Bolognese. Our 12-year-old son, Giovanni (or Gio), created this re...
AS Roma runs past MLS All-Stars
Major League Soccer All-Star coach Peter Vermes, whose day job coaching Sporting Kansas City, did not look like a man who had just watched his squad lose a game 3-1. Partly it was because it was an all-star game, but mostly it was because his city came through with shining colors Wednesday during the All-Stars' 3-1 loss to Italian team AS Roma...
Club Campofelice di Fitalia Meeting & Celebration
Sunday, february 8 at 1.30 pmGarozzo's Ristorante - 526 Harrison St, Kansas City 64106 **Please make sure to R.S.V.P. by phone or email (jhvalet@aol.com). The Club is responsible for 90% of R.S.V.P.'s even if you don't show up.** Ciao paesani! We have scheduled our next meeting for Sunday, February 8th. This will be a combination of...
Italian Company Building Its First Wind Project, Located Near Des Moines
Italy-based Building Energy, a multinational company operating as Global Integrated IPP in the renewables industry, is building its first wind energy project, located north of Des Moines, Iowa. The company has begun the second phase of construction for the 30 MW, $55 million project, which is scheduled for completion by the end of 2016, accord...
Popular Botticelli's changing owners, but staying in the family
By Jim Holland Running a successful restaurant, Michelle Peregrine believes, is like planning a party at your house every day. "It's a lot of details," said Peregrine, who knows quite well about pulling off such festive events as owner and manager of Botticelli's Ristorante Italiano in downtown Rapid City for the past 16 years. "If you c...
Tense 'Rigoletto' opens at Opera Colorado
By Kelly Dean Hansen "Rigoletto," Giuseppe's 1851 score based on a play by Victor Hugo, is the quintessential 19th century Italian opera. It has so many elements associated with the genre at its finest that even Verdi never again quite achieved such a synthesis. Its musical and dramatic scope set a new standard for the composer and for th...
Cosi Cucina offers a hefty dose of C-O-Z-Y
By Karla Walsh On a recent Wednesday, stuff on one of the coldest nights of the year, I scurried into Cosi Cucina for my second visit to the Italian Clive restaurant. From the warm greeting at the door and the bright wood-fired grill behind the bar, to the crackling fireplace and the promptly-delivered fresh rolls, I wanted to suggest to our frien...
Denver Nuggets forward Danilo Gallinari out for season with torn ACL
The Denver Nuggets will be without versatile forward Danilo Gallinari for the rest of the season after tests Friday showed he tore his left ACL against Dallas the previous night. The team said an MRI showed no other signs of ligament or meniscus damage, adding Gallinari will have season-ending surgery soon and "a prognosis for a full recovery is e...
Dining Out restaurant review: Monelli's Italian Grill, sports bar in Wyoming
There was a time in the not so distant past when Metro Hospital at M-6 and Byron Center Avenue in Wyoming stood out in a sea of underdeveloped land. Now, upon exiting M-6 into Byron Center Avenue, one is welcomed by a promising stretch of development dotted with retail stores, fast food chains and businesses. The developer's dream around M...