BY MIGUEL OTÁROLA, @MOTAROLA_EATS

Our Stuffed newsletter this week unexpectedly reads like a listing of the latest restaurant closings in the metro area. But, as you scroll, you'll also find welcome recognitions of the city's bars and ice cream vendors, and a hot tip on some cold noods that are perfect for summer.

EDITOR'S PICKS

Buc-ee’s takes step to bring mega travel center to El Paso County

TIP POOL

How often are you bringing back leftovers from restaurants? Do you factor them into the overall cost of dining out?

MORE HEADLINES

• 1up Arcade Bar in LoDo pulls the plug as owners prep Lakewood location
  
• Coffee, breakfast spot closing after 10 years on Larimer
  
• Denver restaurant with ‘Top Chef’ connection closes after 21 months
• Denver ramen restaurant closes after less than two years — BusinessDen
• Two of the four best new bars in the U.S. are in Denver
• Boulder chef Antonio Laudisio’s new Italian ‘taverna’ comes to Niwot — Longmont Times-Call

EAT THIS

Noodles by Nina

I didn 't need to look beyond the chalkboard at the front of the hostess' stand at Noodles by Nina to figure out what I wanted. Cold. Noodles. ($12 vegetarian, $6 extra for pork or chicken or shrimp.) It was the relentless, baking sun that lingers for a few more hours every summer that called for it. The dish was simple, but fresh and well-presented. The noodles (at Noodles by Nina, which opened late last year, they are either hand-pulled or sliced) were tossed with thinly sliced vegetables and sprinkled with nuts for added crunch. The cuts of pork belly varied, some soft, some a little chewier, but decadent nonetheless. It hit all the requirements for that bright, summer day, and we all know summer ain't going nowhere anytime soon.

1400 E. 17th Ave., Denver; noodlesbyninadenver.com