100 Favorite Dishes: Chimayo-chile flank steak and posole from the Village Cork

Lori Midson


The Village Cork isn't your typical wine bar, and its chef, Samir Mohammad, is anything but plebeian. But his kitchen, positioned squarely in the middle of the dining room, isn't the kind of culinary lab where you'd expect to reap some of the city's most intoxicating food. There's no hood, no fancy culinary screwball equipment (save for a Vitamix), no walk-in and no Pacojet ice cream and gelato machine, which makes Mohammad's cooking all the more endearing. And make no mistake: The guy can cook. In fact, my favorite dish of the year thus far is his Chimayo-chile flank steak, vividly crimson, rubbed with an ambrosial mosaic of fennel, coriander and New Mexican red chile and sliced and fanned across an expanse of pork belly-studded posole set off by half crescents of watermelon radishes. In short, it's perfect.


No. 100: Italian wedding soup from the Squeaky Bean


No. 98: E's clam linguini from Mangiamo Pronto


No. 96: Prosciutto-wrapped jalapeño poppers from Tony's Market

No. 95: Fried chicken from the Pinyon

No. 94: Seafood soup from Farro

No. 93: Posole from The Porker

No. 92: Breakfast Burrito from the Taco Wagon in Lafayette

No. 91: Hummus from Shish Kabob Grill

No. 90: Albondigas meatballs from Solera

No. 89: Lemon-ricotta doughnuts from Olivéa

No. 88: Döner kabob from Shondiz

No. 87: Roasted cauliflower salad from Euclid Hall

No. 86: Beef cheek enchiladas from El Diablo

No. 85: Fried Brussels sprouts from Panzano

No. 84: Pork osso buco from Osteria Marco

No. 83: Cazuela Colombiana from Cafe Brazil

No. 82: Chicken potpie from Devil's Food


No. 80: Larb nua from Taste of Thailand

No. 79: Pork shank from Argyll

No. 78: Truffo panino from Shangri-La Cafe


No. 76: Speck and maple ice cream from Pizzeria Basta

No. 75: Tom yum goong from Thai Flavor

No. 74: South African black ruff from TAG

No. 73: Gumbo from Bistro One

No. 72: New England clam chowder from Bittersweet

No. 71: Celery and lime popsicle from Spuntino

No. 70: Curried split pea soup from Modmarket

No. 69: Mais pizza from Pizzeria Locale

No. 68: Risotto frutti di mare from Firenze a Tavola

No. 67: Frico caldo from Frasca Food & Wine


No. 65: Luther Burger from Crave

No. 64: Chongqing Chicken from East Asia Garden

No. 63: Bouillabaisse from Deluxe

No. 62: Crue fries from D Bar Desserts

No. 61: Chili gobi from Jai Ho

No. 60: New Mexican eggs Benedict from DJ's Berkley Cafe

No. 59: Lamb vindaloo from Cuisine of the Himalayas

No. 58: Gazpacho verde from Zolo Grill


No. 56: Mixiote de borrego from El Trompito Taqueria

No. 55: Samosas from the British Bulldog

No. 54: Mole verde with carnitas from Tarasco's


No. 52: Santa Fe skillet from Hits the Spot Diner


No. 50: Noodle jelly salad from Thai Street Food

No. 49: Telluride jalapeno poppers from Encore

No. 48: Carnitas from Araujo's


No. 46 Xiao Long Bao from Lao Wang Noodle House

No. 47: Pasta puttanesca from Sketch


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1300 S. Pearl St.
Denver, CO 80210


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