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DECEMBER 15 2008
AMERICANWAY
restaurants
CityEats
Lastmonth, Denver’sBallparkNeighbor-
hoodwelcomed a new tenantwhen
Twelve
Restaurant
(2233Larimer Street, 303-293-
0287, www.twelverestaurant.com) opened
its doors. The aptly named unique eatery is
the brainchild of chef Jeff Osaka and treats
diners to a differentmenu eachmonth to
ensure that the organic ingredients it uses
are at their peak of freshness and in season.
If you popby in the next fewweeks, expect
wildgame and root vegetables to be the
focus of themenu, as that’swhat’s on tap for
theflavor ofwinter.
Further east, inPhilly, themuch-buzzed-
about
Del Frisco’sDoubleEagleSteak
House
(1426-28Chestnut Street, 215-246-
0533)
has opened
in the historicPackard
Building. Built in the 1920s, the building has
a storiedpast andwas even featured inM.
Night Shyamalan’s film
Unbreakable
when its
lobby— now the steak house’smain din-
ing room— stood in as a train station. The
23,000-square-foot, three-level restaurant
has two kitchens, a separate bar on each
floor, and, as its focal point, a 34-footwine
tower capable of holding2,484bottles of
wine. Once youfinish gawking at that, you
mightwant to notice the beauty of your
surroundings, which includemarblefloors,
ornate40-foot-high ceilings, and several
massive sweeping staircases.With all there
is to see, youmay forget to actually eat.
What’s
Hot
Now
Newopenings, swankyproducts,
cool trends—andeverything
else inbetween.
ByAnnaFialho
TwelveRestaurant’s red
andgoldenbeetswith
goat cheesepanna cotta
andbeet vinaigrette
To spikeor not to spike?Eitherway, they’ll still be tasty. Page
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