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Nibbles, December 2

John Lehndorff, Rocky Mountain News

Published December 2, 2005 at midnight

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Eatery update

Chef Sean Yontz has his own place again. He opened Chama Cocina Mexicana y Taqueria at 426 Teller St. in Lakewood's Belmar development. . . . Sauce Pizza and Wine opens Monday at 5322 Denver Tech Center Blvd. in Greenwood Village. The fast-casual eatery is operated by Fox Restaurant Concepts, owners of the successful and acclaimed North in Cherry Creek and Bloom in Broomfield. . . . Anthony Momo is the new head chef at Via Italian Trattoria, taking over from Andrea Frizzi. . . . Nation's Restaurant News reports that upscale chefs including Denver's Kevin Taylor are opening down-to-earth eateries that serve approachable, understandable fare. His new Kevin Taylor at the Opera House offers a three-course prix fixe dinner for $37.50, versus the $60, four-course menu at his nearby eponymous restaurant. According to Taylor, "The theatergoer is not looking for an experiment." He is also quoted as noting that while the food quality is the same at both locations, "there are not five people touching the plate." . . . Highland's Garden Café is open for extended hours through the holidays including breakfast, lunch and dinner Monday to Saturday. . . . Le Central is dishing its Noel en Perigord three-course prix fixe $24.95 meal Dec. 20 to 24 featuring roasted goose with foie gras stuffing and black truffle demi glace. . . . The entire bar space at Steak au Poivre in Cherry Creek North is under renovation and will reopen as a separate spot called Bar Luxe. . . . We are compiling a list of restaurants open on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Please e-mail details ASAP to .

On the menu

At Rioja, 1431 Larimer St., cardamom-spiced pork belly with curried fresh garbanzo bean purée ($9.50); and at Randolph's, 1776 Grant St., sausage-stuffed quail with herb risotto, charred tomato sauce and a sunny-side-up quail's egg ($22).

Meal deal of the week

The West End Tavern, 926 Pearl St. in Boulder, offers all-you-can-eat St. Louis-style ribs for $17.95 every Monday night served with boiled red potatoes, cole slaw and a buttermilk biscuit.

Culinary calendar

Yasmin Lozada-Hissom, pastry chef at Duo restaurant, teaches a class Tuesday at the Seasoned Chef Cooking School in making holiday desserts such as Warm Chocolate Almond Torte. Information: 303-377-3222. . . . Full Moon Grill hosts a sparkling wine dinner Dec. 14 featuring Sharffenberger Brut, Roederer Brut Premier and Marwood Spumante. Cost: $60. Reservations: 303-938-8800

Bread of the week

Besides selling good olives and other Italian groceries, Lakewood's Deli Italia, 1990 Wadsworth Blvd., also dishes wonderful lasagna and sandwiches. The textbook spicy sausage sub layered with fine marinara sauce and sautéed peppers is packed into a chewy Italian loaf. The house Italian sub is well-loaded with thinly sliced meats and cheese moistened with an herbed vinegar and oil dressing. Don't leave without picking up some of Deli Italia's outstanding, freshly made mozzarella with its appealing milky taste.