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@Ed: I think most New Yorkers might be over the Shake Shack burger - am I alone here? There is an amazing burger down in FiDi at a hotel bar - I would definitely add it to the list - at The Libertine..

Beau Jo's is vile. For a city that's supposedly the healthiest in the country, Beau Jo's pizza is a gutbuster abomination.

yeah, that's a ridiculous statement. who charges $5 extra for a cone? i don't think i've ever paid $5 total for ice cream even for a big sundae.

THANKS YOU SE!!! While I was living in Denver, I kept wanting it to get some national recognition for... something or other, I didn't really know. But now, living in NY, you totally hit the nail on the head with some of these (although you might mention the ubiquity of Panera and all the independent restaurants with brand name-quality style in Denver AND Boulder...). I miss it all - and Greystone Meadery is the greatest! I second the notion that Colorado deserves some dedicated food blogging!

Could this be the start of Serious Eats featuring Colorado and its gems in addition to all the other great features? There certainly was a lot missed and would be happy to help.

Yay, Denver food. I am also puzzled at the failure to mention Tokyo Joe's or Thai Basil. But really excited that Pablo's Coffee got a (small) mention. Check 'em out, they make the BEST coffee ever!

Jiffy is a great thing to have around in case of emergencies. I also love it in my favorite Thanksgiving side, corn pudding http://tinyurl.com/ygprkfc
I use cornbread in my dressing as well, but with other breads in the mix and lots of good stuff, so I make a very simpe recipe and leave it out for a few days to dry up. But for eatin' - it's real southern cornbread in a cast iron skillet cooked with bacon grease all the way!

Yay for a Denver post! I used to think Denver didn't have much going for it in the way of unique food offerings, but then I started to travel more and realized how hard it was to find fast-casual food outlets (Chipotle, Tokyo Joe's, The Spicy Pickle, Noodles, etc.) and decent green chile anywhere else. You can find anything you want here, as Denver's "Crossroads of the West" location pulls in good representatives of all types of food cultures.

As a New Mexican living in Denver, NM definitely gets the claim on the green chile cheeseburger.
Even though the availability of green chile in CO is much better than any other non-NM state, it's still no where near that of New Mexico. That being said, NM Red and Green are becoming a standard of CO food. I can get green chile on my Sonic cheeseburger :)

Noodles & Co. is not bad for chain food. Eat in, though; the takeout packaging is heinous.

That pizza dough is way too pouffy.

I think preferred terminology is "Denverite." But hells yeah I could go for some Beau Jo's right about now.

Interesting tidbit. The current mayor of Denver was an unemployed geologist when he decided to open a brewpub downtown. The money from that enterprise let him become a very successful developer/restaurateur.

Wtf?! Are all Nello's dishes laced with gold??? I can't believe people are stupid enough to pay those ridiculously high prices...