Restaurant Show on Saturday, March 6, 2010

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Here’s the Scoop from the Gabby Gourmet Restaurant Show on Saturday, March 6, 2010.
I was in New York. It was a wild weekend vacation and the incredible Danny Meyer has selected our dining spots—I will give you a full rundown next week---and all the details. Stay tuned.

Steve Miller, Netnewsdesk—and my son was hosting. His guests were Margaret, the great pr lady from the Marketing Trust, and Blair Taylor of Barolo Grill.

I WOULD LOVE YOUR REVIEWS FROM DENVER RESTAURANT WEEKS—PLEASE SEND THEM TO ME AND I WILL PUT THEM UP ON THE WEB GOOD OR BAD, JUST WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU.
THANKS, GABBY

The questions of the day were; How many courses did Barolo Grill serve during Denver Restaurant Week and what's the square inch difference is there between a 20" pizza and a 10" pizza at Ernies.

5280 week continued and we went to Firenza below Parisi-the place was packed, service was great and the food excellent. We had the fried mozzarella, the prosciutto with fried pizza dough, the panzanella salad and the spinach salad to start. Then we had scallops and risotto, the chicken, and the salmon and all were so good. Desserts were tiramisu, bread pudding, and panna cotta. We ordered one of the wines on special too. It is a super place to visit.

Breakfast on Sunday often means Strings-as often as we can get there-love the upbeat mood, the super service and the best food-and all at affordable prices. Several had the fireman’s eggs-I called them eggs in a hole—poached or fried eggs in brioche toast with bacon, spinach and fruit. And then there is that person-me-who always goes for poached eggs and pancakes—the benedicts were fabulous too.

We went to dinner at SALT in boulder-did not know they were in restaurant week-but we did not have the dinner anyway. We sat at the cooking bar and had a ball-the chefs are terrific, entertaining, and so talented. The general manager and sommelier were amazing and helpful too. We watched everything and wanted one of every thing they turned out—but we finally decided-well sort of-it was so hard. We had the sausage flatbread-divine-bread, and French fries—they looked so good we ordered some to start. Then we had the pear and polenta ---a signature item from chef/owner Bradford Heap. Then we had the rotisserie chicken with stuffing, the pork chop, the lamb shank and the scallop risotto. Each dish was better than the next-like perfect. Then we had the chocolate caramel salt topped tart with coffee ice cream. The wines were wonderful too. It was fantastic.

5280 week continued with dinner at Table 6—now there is another big treat!!! One of my favorites, they do it right. The food was fabulous, the service just the best. The bread is sensational and so was the fried Brussels sprouts salad and the house salad-we did not have the ham wrapped fried pork. Entrees were the best salmon, shoulder steak, and a vegetarian dish. And desserts were choice of coconut cream pie on a walnut cookie or the beignets. All were wonderful and the place rocks.

Still going strong-the restaurants and the crowds and we went to Restaurant Kevin Taylor. It was perfect-the ambience, the service is beyond perfect, the food—all divine. We started with an amuse of ravioli with sage butter, great warm rolls, and then the mache, apple salad, the tdf gnocchi with mushrooms and a poached egg, and squash soup that was perfect. Entrees were perfect too-steak and brisket, lamb loin and lamb ravioli, and salmon with lentils. Each was perfect with lovely accompaniments. Then the desserts were crème brulee with fresh fruit and semifredo with chocolate sauce and spun sugar. And then the cookies that come with the bill sweeten the entire meal. It was such a trea.t

Burger Madness continued on TV on Wednesday on Channel 7 with Walk-In Burgers, H BurgerCO, Salt, Deluxe Burger, and Cheeburger, Cheeburger. All were great
And this coming Wednesday—it’s time to get ready for ST, Patrick’s day and we will be showing off-the segment airs around 11.30 on Channel 7 on the 11am news—on Wednesday. We are doing this on March 10 so you have time to make your plans for the big day.

We went to Shells and Sauce-and it was 5280 or not—and we were OR NOT!!! It was sort of a treat just to have dinner-we had the great bread and dipping sauce-then we all had Caesar salads, Entrees were chicken parmesan-divine-and vongole with white sauce and one with puttanesca and then we ended it all with tiramisu. It was great-fun neighborhood place with great food, super service-and fun.

We went to Rodney’s Cherry Creek for dinner---no 5280!!!! Yeah for us and I was on my way out of town. We had a great dinner as always-food is super, prices affordable, service fun—and a place to go for sandwiches, burgers, great steaks, salads, Mexican food, and more. And yummy desserts too.

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Kathy called in about her visit to Kevin Taylor during Denver Restaurant Week - it was excellent.

Robin called to find a good breakfast and brunch place near I-25 and University. Snooze and 730 South were suggested.

Phil called in and likes McCormick's. Phil guessed the answer to the second question of the day correctly.

Gabby called in and talked about her trip to NY with Danny Meyer and several dining spots including Modern and Cafe Bar next door.

Andrew called and likes Old Stone Church

Chris called and talked about burgers, the City of Littleton and Fondue. Walk-in Burgers was brought up as well as dining places in Littleton.

Lu called in and had a great dinner at Interstate Kitchen on 10th and Santa Fe.

Debbie went to Bone Fish Grill for Denver Restaurant Week.

Barb went to Burgers Plus on Colfax and talked about Ernie's.

Jacked visited several places during Denver Restaurant Week including Table 6 and Baca in the Inverness Hotel

Paul called in on Roy's Last Shot in Gilpin County. Paul guessed the closest answer to the first question of the day - Barolo served up 8,712 courses during Denver Restaurant Week.