Shake it, Baby, with Shaker & Spoon
It’s a cocktail-lover’s dream come true! I was practically giddy when I received a box from Shaker & Spoon which provides subscriptions of monthly cocktail kits. You add the alcohol but they...
View ArticleNew Years Eve All Around Town
The general consensus is that 2016 was a tough, tough year. Everyone’s hoping that 2017 will be better. Let’s send the old year out and bring the new year in with some style with these events around...
View ArticleNew Years Eve Cheese and Champagne Pairing
Here’s some delicious advice from Steve Duty, co-founder and head cheesemonger of Cheese+Provisions that you can put to the test for New Year’s Eve – and beyond. He says that pairing cheese and...
View ArticleDown in the Land of Milk & Honey
The plentiful land of milk & honey can be found tucked down a walkway in charming Larimer Square, accessible through an equally charming subterranean patio at the back of Larimer Square. Unless you...
View ArticleCPK Getting Better and Better
A year ago, we visited CPK (or California Pizza Kitchen, as most of us know it), to see how they had remodeled their interior and revamped their menu. Calling it the “Next Chapter,” the idea was to...
View ArticleWhat’s New in the New Year?
Happy New Year! We’re starting off 2017 with a new look. Having just celebrated our fifth anniversary, we, at the In Good Taste Denver blog have decided we deserved a little spruce-up. If you’re a...
View ArticleWhat’s In Good Taste Jan. 2-7
It’s a new week in the New Year. How exciting! Now’s a good time to say “thank you” to our readers who have been so supportive of our weekly roundups of what we find to be In Good Taste in Denver and...
View ArticleLatigo Shows Off
Latigo Modern Mexican, in the Ballpark District is inspired by authentic, regional recipes with a modern twist. I visited with a group of bloggers from the Denver Bloggers Club, some of whom had...
View ArticleWhat’s In Good Taste January 9-15
Eat, drink and see some really good stuff this week. Here’s what we found to be In Good Taste this week. Monday, January 9 Drink up, Buttercup! Great Divide Brewing Company has released their new Hop...
View Article1000 Degrees Pizza
Sometimes you want fast food. No, not fast food, but food that’s served fast. When you can cook your food at between 800 and 1000 degrees, fast is what you get. 1000 Degrees Neapolitan Pizza is named...
View ArticleFun Home – Do You Know These People?
There’s a lot to relate to in Fun Home. Even if you’ve never suspected someone close to you might be gay, or questioned your own sexuality, or the sexuality of one of your parents, or spent your life...
View ArticleWhat’s In Good Taste January 16-22
This week brings lots and lots of cocktails, oh boy! And some really delicious sounding food, a couple of good movies and chances to get tickets to big, upcoming events you don’t want to miss. Tarry no...
View ArticleWazee Supper Club Spiffs Up
I first went to Wazee Supper Club in high school back when the corner restaurant lurked in the dark shadows of the then-crumbly viaduct above. Back then, Wazee was just a tad too far away from the...
View ArticleGQue Championship BBQ Recipes
Jason Ganahl, owner of GQue Championship BBQ in Westminster, shared his recipe for Smoked Prime Rib with Whiskey Peppercorn Sauce with us. Prime Rib is delicious anytime of year but we’re thinking it...
View ArticleWhat’s In Good Taste January 23-29
Where did January go? The first month of 2017 down already. End the month with these Denver events. Monday, January 23 The Hotel Indigo Denver is now open, just behind Union Station on Wewatta Street....
View ArticleHotel Indigo Plays Host
A few years ago, I stayed in a Hotel Indigo in San Antonio and never forgot it. The entire wall behind my bed was a giant mural of a succulent plant, an homage to the area. It was stunning. When I...
View ArticleWhat’s In Good Taste Jan. 30-Feb. 5
Food, music, romance and tequila are on the schedule this week. Monday, January 30 Black Eye Coffee Capitol Hill is playing around with its identity. The location has always been one thing by day and...
View ArticleRed, Hot & Cole
Composer Cole Porter was a complicated man. He led an openly double life contentedly married to Linda Porter for decades while also having relationships with men. His song lyrics were complicated too,...
View ArticleThe Romance of Breckenridge
There’s just something about Breckenridge, Colorado. Yes, it’s a mountain town that relies heavily on tourism. But it’s also clearly a place where people live, work and know each other. It’s warm (even...
View ArticleWhat’s In Good Taste February 6-12
My, what a varied set of activities we have in this week leading up to Valentine’s Day! There’s an opportunity to attend a film festival, learn to make sushi and enjoy some fantastic martinis. Monday,...
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