Open Table Top 100; Inside Noodles & Co. Test Kitchen

DOWNTOWN— Open Table released its annual list of the Top 100 Restaurants of 2011. Denver's Palace Arms at the Brown Palace made the list, along with Chimney Park in Windsor, Pepper Tree Restaurant in Colorado Springs and Splendido in Beaver Creek. [Open Table]

SOUTH BROADWAY— Thrillist featured the Top 5 Winter Drinking Spots, including Beatrice & Woodsley on Broadway, Ghost Plate & Tap and Green Russell in LoDo, Second Home in Cherry Creek and The Bitter Bar in Boulder. [Thrillist]

LAKEWOOD— Westword reports that Ocean Forest Cafe is closed, perhaps temporarily, although it's not certain. Hmmm. [Westword]

BROOMFIELD— The Daily Camera explored the Noodles & Company. corporate test kitchen in Broomfield. Watch a video and read observations from the trail. [Daily Camera]