Deep Dish

Fill up on bread

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We’ve all been there: Sitting at dinner, surrounded by loved ones, and out comes a basket of bread. Without fail, someone says, “Don’t fill...

Steak, eggs, astronauts and bodybuilders

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Steak and eggs is one of the quintessential American breakfast dishes. It combines the unrivaled satisfaction of eating a juicy steak, a pleasure far...

Hashing it out at the Merc

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Western saloons were created to serve certain kinds of customers: fur trappers, cowboys, lumberjacks, soldiers, miners, outlaws... folks who worked hard, even if outside...

Julia would be pleased

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The night was a little cloudy and very windy. Rounding the corner of 11th and Walnut is the cozy Amante Coffee, with its Italian...

How many slams in an old screen door?

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Shel Silverstein once asked, poetically, “How many slams in an old screen door?” The answer, he said, “Depends how loud you shut it.” The...

What food says about who we are

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Think about how you define yourself — hair color and style, jewelry, clothes, car, nail polish, piercings, tattoos, musical taste, home décor, job; these...

Ras Kassa’s is back and that’s a very good thing

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Back in the late 1980s, an Ethiopian restaurant called Ras Kassa’s set up shop at the junction of Eldorado Canyon and U.S. 93. It...

Mandala Infusion is here to serve

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A string of prayer flags flutter over Mandala Infusion. Even in the oppressive heat, a sense of peace is palpable — seems the prayer...

A classic cookie with a silly name

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An upcoming move has made things hectic around my house lately. The stress of constant productivity — packing, cleaning, yet another trip to Goodwill...

Best get the full rack

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A 2016 article in Restaurant Hospitality explored the rising popularity of the family-style restaurant model, the kind of places that encourage people to gather up...

The perfect pub food

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Pub food is meant to be a hearty complement to a night of drinking — fried, full of cheese, drenched in buffalo sauce, dunked...

In pursuit of waffles

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Iva Paleckova spent half a year developing the waffle batter for Blooming Beets Kitchen. Waffles are a little trickier when they’re not only gluten-free...