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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!
caprese and chips!
Submitted by ngschwi2 on Wed, 2012-10-03 10:47.
Looks like I've found a place to celebrate my birthday!
Caprese yum!
Submitted by mmdaniels26 on Wed, 2012-10-03 10:46.
I love a good caprese salad but a sandwich sounds even better!
Chips are my downfall
Submitted by perfectk4y4king on Wed, 2012-10-03 10:44.
I'm thinking that I will have to stay far way from here, chips and I are too good of friends and I can't stop eating them once I start :)
Lunch today!
Submitted by Pppmomof3 on Wed, 2012-10-03 10:29.
I know where I'm going for lunch today!
mozz rules
Submitted by mykitten5683 on Wed, 2012-10-03 10:24.
Im a huge fan of the caprese anything. Its the best combo of flavors, basil, tomato and mozz. Can't go wrong , especially if you put it on great bread and toast it! Yum... on my list of places to try!
REAL chips
Submitted by MegsOfMegs on Wed, 2012-10-03 10:06.
I've gotten so used to eating chips out of a bag (or convieniently chip-sized tube), I've almost forgotten how good a hand-made fresh chip can be!
Caprese Amazing.
Submitted by KelseyWittenberg on Wed, 2012-10-03 10:01.
If he's using fresh mozzarella on a caprese, I'm sold. And everything else sounds amazing!
other veggie chips?
Submitted by cmbertelson on Wed, 2012-10-03 09:49.
What about sweet potato chips, or kale chips?
just like the old days
Submitted by meganlikespie2 on Wed, 2012-10-03 09:45.
My grandma used to make me crinkle cut homemade french fries---getting a little nostalgic!
Headed there post Gluten-freeism!
Submitted by KristinaOBoyer on Wed, 2012-10-03 09:36.
I'm going gluten-free for the month of October - but the second November rolls around, I'll be there to check it out!
Chips are my demise.
Submitted by vlcarter7 on Wed, 2012-10-03 09:36.
Chips are my demise. House-made chips? I'm in trouble.
Potato chips are one of life's staples!
Submitted by mille926 on Wed, 2012-10-03 09:21.
Even better when they are gourmet and still have the skin on too!
So close to my house...
Submitted by caitspotates on Wed, 2012-10-03 09:15.
How have I never seen this place before? Looks great-love the menu.
Sounds Yummy!
Submitted by eschwartz006 on Wed, 2012-10-03 09:12.
Adding this to my list of places to go
My downfall
Submitted by carrot1 on Wed, 2012-10-03 08:53.
That's what chips are, and these sound devilishly good!
Homemade Potato Chips - My FAVE!
Submitted by msenatore on Wed, 2012-10-03 08:53.
The Meatball Sandwich on the Lunch Menu
Submitted by alanbau on Wed, 2012-10-03 08:50.
Gotta have one... in New England, they're called "grinders."
Sounds Amazing
Submitted by thirdharvest on Wed, 2012-10-03 08:43.
The chips sound delicious, can't wait to try them
These would...