Hopdoddy Soaks Up Colorado Beer
Hopdoddy Burgers continues to surprise and impress me. Yes, they grind their own meat, offer variations on beef like lamb, turkey and veggie patties for all of their burgers and bake their own burger...
View ArticleSwan Lake Goes Off Swimmingly
How many times do you have to be amazed by something before you become jaded? In the case of the Colorado Ballet, my answer is…I’m still counting. I’m a regular at Colorado Ballet’s annual Nutcracker...
View ArticleFrankenstein – Who’s the Bad Guy Here?
Who really is the bad guy in Frankenstein, currently playing through October 30 at The Stage Theatre? The U.S. premier of this new version has the lead actors trade off roles, which is brilliant! It...
View ArticleWhat’s In Good Taste October 10-16
It’s a tasty week with bagels, beer, chocolate, coffee and flesh-eating zombies! Monday, October 10 Get your tickets right now for The Fifth Annual Denver Beer Festivus which occurs on December 17....
View ArticleReeling it in with Mister Tuna
Chef/restaurateur Troy Guard just makes me shake my head! In my line of work, I see restaurants come and go yet he opens restaurant after restaurant and maintains them successfully. With restaurants...
View ArticleWhat’s In Good Taste October 17-23
Chocolate, cherries (but don’t bite into these), vegetarian options and Filipino cuisine are all part of this tasty week. Now! Get your individual and special event tickets now for the Denver Film...
View Article5280’s Amanda Faison Reflects
5280 Magazine’s long-awaited, annual “25 Best Restaurants” issue is out now. It sends restaurants scurrying to see where they ranked (up? down? off?!) and diners making notes of “must-go” restaurants....
View ArticleSouthern Comfort at Punch Bowl Social
Punch Bowl Social is encouraging us to put some south in our mouth with the recent addition of celebrity chef Hugh Acheson to serve as Culinary Partner. In this newly created role, Acheson is providing...
View ArticleWhat’s In Good Taste Oct. 24-31
We’re squeezing an extra day into our roundup this week to include the all-important Halloween Day on October 31. But throughout the week, there are autumn and Halloween-themed goings on so get a start...
View ArticleMake this Bear’s Blood Cocktail from The Fort
Just in time for Halloween, here’s a spine-chilling cocktail, true to the Rocky Mountain region, courtesy of The Fort restaurant. Bear’s Blood Ingredients: + 6 tbsp. orange juice + 3 oz. light rum...
View ArticleWhat’s In Good Taste Oct. 31-Nov. 6
Hot off of Halloween, there’s a good variety of events happening in this first week of November! Take in a flick, get inspired for holiday feasting and play tourist in your own city during Denver Arts...
View ArticleBefore You Review That Restaurant
I’ve been looking around on Trip Advisor, Yelp and other restaurant sites lately and boy, oh boy, is it disheartening. People are so mean! They are rude and insulting, all in the name of warning off...
View ArticleLured in by Ocean Prime
Longtime Denverites may remember that the location where Ocean Prime is now, at the corner of 15th and Larimer, was once where The Magic Pan restaurant held court for decades. After a few incarnations,...
View ArticleNational Sandwich Day
November 3 is #NationalSandwichDay but we love us a good sandwich any day of the year! To commemorate this auspicious occasion, here’s a little roundup of some of our favorite sandwiches: Baur’s...
View ArticleFrankenstein – Who’s the Bad Guy Here?
Who really is the bad guy in Frankenstein, currently playing through October 30 at The Stage Theatre? The U.S. premier of this new version has the lead actors trade off roles, which is brilliant! It...
View ArticleElection Cocktails
While it may be very tempting to drown your sorrows, or celebrate your win with booze on Election Day, November 8, we don’t condone anyone getting plastered! We do, however, enthusiastically endorse...
View ArticleWhat’s In Good Taste November 7-13
What’s happening this week? Well, we’re signing up a new president this week. There’s that. But there’s other stuff too, stuff that may make you feel a little bit better about your guy losing....
View ArticleFish N Beer is Here
The idea behind Fish N Beer Oysterette is to create a seafood joint that, according to CEO and Chef Kevin Morrison, doesn’t look or feel like a seafood joint. Morrison and Chef/Partner Aniedra Nichols...
View ArticleDinner and Drinks Delivered
How many nights a week do you think to yourself, “I don’t want to cook tonight!,” followed closely by “If only someone would make dinner for me so I could still have a home-cooked meal without me, you...
View ArticleBrunching Up at Tstreet Roadhouse
Tstreet Roadhouse is real well-known for their happy hour and dinner offerings. But brunch? Not so much, which is perplexing. Settled in the heart of the live/work/shop/eat Belmar complex, there are...
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