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2009 Stories by Amber Taufen

• Culinary calendar for the week ahead

  published Nov 16, 2009

  Our online Food & Drink listings feature dozens of culinary events around Colorado this week, including Anthony Bourdain's local appearance, the Mile High United Way Emerging Leaders Wine Event, the C... More >>

• Tonight: Argyll bridges the Great Divide

  published Nov 16, 2009

  rSix Great Divide beers -- Denver Pale Ale, Samurai Unfiltered Rice Ale, Hibernation English-Style Old Ale, Fresh Hop Pale Ale, Hercules Double IPA and Yeti Oak-Aged Imperial Stout -- will take ce... More >>

• Tonight: Extend your addiction to Mad Men by one week

  published Nov 15, 2009

  If you're crying into your pillow because Mad Men is over for the season, then you should head to Bitter Bar/Happy at 835 Walnut Street in Boulder for a Mad Men Social tonight and extend the season by... More >>

• Today: Eat lunch with deli expert David Sax

  published Nov 13, 2009

  David Sax traveled the world in search of an authentic deli, examining the cuisine that was once at the center of Jewish culture. Did he find oner Learn whether his search was successful today at the ... More >>

• Tonight: A taste of Italy in Boulder

  published Nov 12, 2009

  Nothing can take the place of an actual trip to Italy to explore the language, culture and cuisine -- but this is probably the next-best thing. Trattoria on Pearl, 1430 Pearl Street in Boulder, is hos... More >>

• The Edge: Our guide to the season's best skiing, boarding and more

  published November 12, 2009

  As that flaky white stuff starts to pile up on roofs and in back yards, Denverites turn their heads toward the hills, sniffing out winter... More >>

• Tonight: Let us eat cake at Happy on the Hill

  published Nov 11, 2009

  Every month, Colfax on the Hill hosts a "Happy on the Hill" social, a chance for the public to learn more about businesses on Colfax Avenue and those business owners to network a bit. This month's fea... More >>

• Pushing the Envelope

  published November 12, 2009

  After the astonishing popularity of the fringe productions Power to Pleasing: The Sex Lives of Teenage Girls and Pressure to Prove: The... More >>

• You Little Minx

  published November 12, 2009

  When I first heard about the new rage in manicures — Minx — I was a little skeptical, even though it’s all the rage in Hollywood. I... More >>

• Go Ask Alice

  published November 12, 2009

  There are plenty of classic Christmas movies, but traditional Thanksgiving films are harder to come by. That’s probably a good thing, because... More >>

• Chefs for the Cause canceled

  published Nov 10, 2009

  Chefs for the Cause sounded like a philanthropic foodie's delight -- six of Denver's top chefs creating delicious food to help raise money for the Denver affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Jame... More >>

• Today: Bagel Einstein Noah Alper speaks

  published Nov 10, 2009

  rOnce upon a time, a man named Noah Alper created a little bagel company called Noah's New York Bagels; it grew up to become Einstein's Bagels. The man behind Einstein's is also an author who wrot... More >>

• Today: A toast to the first-ever Denver Wine Week

  published Nov 09, 2009

  To mark the fifth annual Denver International Wine Festival, set for November 12 and 13, Mayor John Hickenlooper has pronounced this Denver Wine Week. The festivities kick off today at Cilantro Fusion... More >>

• Tonight: Beer and cars at Hops for Hope

  published Nov 06, 2009

  rTalk about an ideal pairing: classic cars and beer from some of Colorado's best breweries. Making the match even better is the fact that tonight's Hops for Hopes at the Lemay Auto Museum (11100 W... More >>

• Tonight: Color and Flavor merge in Boulder

  published Nov 05, 2009

  Have you ever had a meal where the food and the atmosphere meld so perfectly that you experience culinary epiphanyr That's what tonight's Local Color, Local Flavor event at Bacaro, 921 Pearl Street in... More >>

• Tonight: Get a taste of Down Under at the Innocent Bystander Wine Tasting

  published Nov 04, 2009

  Things are looking up Down Under, judging from the array of Australian wines you'll be tasting at tonight's Innocent Bystander Wine Dinner at Restaurant 4580, at 4580 Broadway in Boulder. The four-cou... More >>

• I’m a Lumberjack, and I’m Okay

  published November 5, 2009

  “I think it sounds fun to dress up like woodsmen and march down Colfax,” says Kiki Nichols, who organized tonight’s All Jacked... More >>

• Raise Your Vox

  published November 5, 2009

  The womyn at Vox Feminista have legacy on the brain. No surprise there, considering 2009 marks the twentieth year that Vox has been comforting the... More >>

• On the Catwalk

  published November 5, 2009

  If you’ve attended previous incarnations of the fashion-show collaboration between Debi Belk (lele knits), Laura Woodward (Garden Girl) and... More >>

• Culinary calendar for the week ahead

  published Nov 02, 2009

  Our online Food & Drink listings include dozens of culinary events around Colorado this week, with benefits for March of Dimes and Project Angel Heart, as well as the University of Denver's inaugural... More >>

• Organixx starts November with an economic stimulus deal. Go green

  published Nov 01, 2009

  Jason Sheehan enjoyed the food at Organixx -- and now the natural eatery is making its food even more enjoyable, with an economic stimulus deal starting today and running through November. This month... More >>

• Mondavi wine-tasting at the Broker tonight

  published Oct 30, 2009

  Third-generation Napa Valley winemaker Marc Mondavi is coming to the Broker Restaurant, 821 17th Street, tonight to host an evening of wine-tasting from 7 to 9 p.m. Mondavi will share his knowledge wh... More >>

• Tonight: A taste of wine -- or Bette Davis

  published Oct 29, 2009

  Go on a bar crawl with a long-dead cinema star tonight when Matthew Martin, Bette Davis impersonator extraordinaire, leads a Bette Davis Bar Crawl in anticipation of the October 30 Awful Things in Den... More >>

• Tonight: A Halloween dinner offer you can't refuse

  published Oct 28, 2009

  Fuhgeddabout vampires and zombies -- mobsters are really scary, and they really exist. Parisi, 4401 Tennyson Street, is celebrating the season Godfather-style with tonight's Halloween Community Table.... More >>

• Resurrecting the Dead

  published October 29, 2009

  The freshly reunited Grateful Dead cover band One Kind Favor has decided to resurrect the Dead for one night only: Halloween,... More >>