Summer Eats: The Village Cork's Sunchoke Fritters »
Published in 5280 Summer tomatoes, corn, and peaches get all the glory, but 'tis the season for sunchokes, an edible tuber from the sunflower family. Often called Jerusalem artichokes (mostly because of the nutty, slightly astringent artichoke flavor), this underappreciated vegetable has found its place on menus from Restaurant Kevin Taylor to Root Down. Earlier [...]
Westword: Best First Date 2011 »
Village Cork has an ultra-feminine appeal. With its exposed brick walls, antique glass lamps, mismatched floral-patterned plates and sound system playing the sultry voices of 1930s and 1940s jazz vocalists, a woman can easily envision herself here, charming the pants off a suitor while flipping her hair in good light. And that makes this just [...]
Westword: Best Wine Bar - 2010 »
Sociable, inviting and foreplay-heavy with the murmurs and hums of flirtatious couples, the Village Cork earns a coveted spot in our amply lubed livers for its whimsy, its far-reaching list of wines by the bottle and glass, and its chalkboard menu of sumptuous sharable plates, including beef short ribs, roasted chicken and a trifecta of [...]
5280: Best New Restaurants 2010 »
While we’ve frequented the Village Cork since it opened in 2001, we’re elated that owner Lisa Lapp recently expanded her wine bar to include dinner service. And she couldn’t have done it without the talents of chef Samir Mohammad, who came aboard in January. What he has done with a makeshift kitchen (one convection oven [...]
Chef and Tell with Samir Mohammad from the Village Cork »
Read the full article at Denver Westword Long before Samir Mohammad could legally drive a car, he'd flipped burgers, rolled taquitos, tossed pizzas, blistered his hands cooking red and green chile, washed dishes, waited tables, prepped and drunk from the bottom of a keg. "Yeah, I started cooking in restaurants when I was around twelve, [...]