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Posted: October 3, 2012 8:30 AM
Tags: Table Talk, potato chips, Iain Chisholm, Amerigo Delicatus, 20 days of giveaways
Best Bites: Try Amerigo Delicatus' House-Made Anything—Especially the Chips
This might be stating the obvious but scratch-cooking tastes better. While many restaurants might tout a signature house-made dish, others adhere to this mantra as a philosophy. Lucky for us, Amerigo Delicatus, which opened on north Larimer Street in mid-August, is one of the latter.
A small, carefully edited menu highlights chef Iain Chisholm's strengths. Dishes featuring the house-made pasta are composed with restraint, often dressed simply with good quality olive oil. Fresh mozzarella shines in the caprese salad and the spot-on, like-minded sandwich. While I have yet to try something I have not liked, I’m particularly smitten with one item: the house-made potato chips. I went for a sandwich and I never expected the side to steal the show.
These chips are light and airy, and practically grease-free. The crispy, skin-on rounds impart an intense potato flavor, while the mandatory saltiness comes through in bursts of coarse-ground salt. Lastly, the obligatory crunch is both delicate and crumbly.
Go now and pick up a sandwich for lunch (I recommend the salumi or the caprese). Although worthy on its own, the mid-day sustenance is even better with a side of those chips.
Bonus: Want to take the good stuff home? Amerigo Delicatus is also a market, selling fresh-made pastas, sausages, and sauces to go.
Intrigued: Learn to master your own house-made chips with Bon Appetit's recipe.
2449 Larimer St., 303-862-9850
THIS STORY WAS PART OF 5280's 20 DAYS OF GIVEAWAYS!
Salad first then chips last
Submitted by mmd1az on Wed, 2012-10-03 16:56.
Hmm splurge on eating some chips after a salad.
Just have a salad first then
Submitted by mmd1az on Wed, 2012-10-03 16:57.
Just have a salad first then your diet should be fine.
Potato chips
Submitted by Angelal on Wed, 2012-10-03 16:38.
After reading the article, I think chips is just what i need.
Sounds Good
Submitted by hklamer on Wed, 2012-10-03 16:33.
Yum! Sounds good- I love homemade chips. Will have to try this place.
Winning with @BonAppetit
Submitted by jjboulder on Wed, 2012-10-03 16:30.
I cook almost nightly with recipes exclusively from Bon Appetit. I recently cooked the cover of this moth's issue of Pimenton-Roasted Chickens with Crispy Potatoes! I felt like a bonified gourmet chef. These chips would be a nice addition to my cooking arsenal!
Fun place to shop
Submitted by kathib on Wed, 2012-10-03 16:19.
I just spent close to $100 at the Container store during their recent sale. There were so many other things I wanted to buy. A gift card would really come in handy.
hom nom
potatos hom nom
Chips
Both the chips and the caprese in here have me practically salivating - and it's only breakfasttime!
Crunchy!! Yummy!!
Containers/chips
area
Seems like there are a few new good restaurants in this area.
Sounds AMAZINGLY delicious
This menu sounds absolutely amazing! I cannot wait to try this place after that great description and see what other delicious food they have to offer.
I can almost taste these as I
I can almost taste these as I am reading the description. It takes a lot for me to get excited about fried types of food, so when I see something that not only looks good, but sounds good on paper I have to have it!
mmm...
these chips are just begging for a special container!
mmm...
these chips are just begging for a special container!
Containers - Need a Bunch
I could use multiple plastic storage bins!
so need to contain it!
I'm a laid off teacher who moved her entire classroom into her 1 bed apt.... I could use some containment!!
Yum
LOVE anything homemade, and LOVE the Container Store!!!
Nice!
I love the homemade chips at Village Tavern, and these look even better!
Homemade is always best!
Glad to hear a place like that is conveniently located downtown.
Fresh made chips...YUM!
Fresh pasta
Yum!
I am very particular about my chips - if they don't taste simply awesome, then they're not worth the calories! However, these homemade chips sound so good...
Help contain my mess
Getting a new place soon, so it is definitely time to organize my mess!
amerigos
always in the mood for a GOOD sandwich with a side of chips
Snappy
I bet I could use that gift card to buy some chip clips!!!
I have too much stuff.
Container store will help bring order to my life.
yum
really...who could eat just one?
Chips
Sounds Delicious!
I <3 Organization
If I won the lottery and could quit my job, I would organize for a living!
Organize IT
Help me organize everything
Let's get organized!
Let's get organized with the Container Store.
Chips!
I love fresh chips...I'll have to try these. Regards, fiero850
Amazing
Love that in this time of "immediate gratification" someone is focusing on not just fast...but home made cooking
Gotta Try This Place!
Sounds so good and who wouldn't want to try their homemade potato chips?
Looks fabulous.
Looks fabulous.
Amerigo
This place sounds great! I'll head down to try out for lunch! Now if I only had some sort of container for the leftovers!
interesting neighborhood
15 years ago I worked in this neighborhood at a place called Bud's Warehouse. It has made quite a transition. We can be thankful for the change as it allows for places like Amerigo Delicatus.
I LOVE POTATO CHIPS!
Sounds good!
Those sound amazing - will definitely have to try them out!
Potato Chips
Who doesn't love chips?!?
YUMMMYYYYY
These sound amazing... Gonna try my own and then these!!! I'm sure I'll lose out. =(
Worth the effort
These chips sound amazing and worth the effort to go downtown.
sounds like a good option
I am always on the hunt for a good sandwich place. There's not a ton in downtown Denver, and this looks like a good option. And the potato chips? Souds like a must try...
delicious!
looking forward to trying it!
Sounds good