What are your favorite Front Range ethnic restaurants?

Now that we've disposed of all the blatant commericalism, Joey and I would love to hear about your favorite ethnic eateries in the Denver metro area.

Feel free to post your thoughts and favorites and to sweeten the deal we'll send a free copy of the book to the first one to post about their favorite area eatery (spammers not eligible, unless you're referring to spam musubi).

Right now, I'm holding off until dinner time before heading out to Longmont's Ichiban (2055 S. Ken Pratt Boulevard, Unit A) for either their bargain $12.95 sashimi platter or a steamy and satisfying bowl of sukiyaki.

What are you in the mood for?

UPDATE: I went for the sashimi after all. Along with rice and miso soup, here's what Ichiban's Chef Toyo conjured up tonight:

Upcoming Gyros Journey Events

For those of you that want to chat in person about ethnic eating and TGJ, Joey and I will be speaking and signing books at various Front Range locations over the next few months.

Littleton: I'll be talking about ethnic restaurants on Tuesday, January 30, 7:00-8:30 p.m. at the Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura Street. Word on the street is that the library will provide samples of ethnic food.

Denver: Joey and I have a book signing at the Tattered Cover on Monday, February 5, 7:30 p.m. at 2526 E. Colfax Avenue. Great Ethiopian food and a way cool hot rod in the dining room down the road at the Africana Cafe (5091 E. Colfax Avenue).

Denver: The Lighthouse Writers Workshop, where Joey and I take screenwriting classes, will host a book signing on Sunday, March 25, time tba, at the Thomas Hornsby Ferril House at 2123 Downing Street.

Englewood: We'll also be at "Meet The Faces Behind The Books," a Colorado Author Open House, on Sunday, April 15, 1:00-3:00 p.m at the Englewood Public Library, 1000 Englewood Parkway.

Additionally, both of us are now writing food articles for the Boulder Weekly. The January 18 issue includes my review of The Royal Peacock and Joey's breakfast column on Lucile's Creole Cafe. If breakfast is your bag, you might want to check out Joey's other food book, Rise & Dine: Breakfast in Denver & Boulder.

Welcome to the Gyros Journey!

Hello and welcome to the Gyros Journey! Joey Porcelli and I have created this blog to discuss, among other things, our new book, The Gyros Journey: Affordable Ethnic Eateries along the Front Range.

This tome describes reasonably priced and delectable restaurants just off the beaten path, i.e. tucked away in a remote corner of a strip mall. So whether you're hankering for dim sum, pupusas, sushi, or schnitzel, the Gyros Journey awaits!

Joey and I ate our way through more restaurants than we sometimes care to remember and wrote about the best fifty that we found. The 234-page result is currently available for $12.95 at the Tattered Cover and other independent establishments such as West Side Books.

Fulcrum Publishing has told us the major chains will have the book in stock at the end of January. Speaking of our publisher, you can also order online from Fulcrum as well as from the internet's usual suspects.

Getting back to the blog, we'll also be talking about food in general, as well as travel, film, writing, and other intriguing topics.