Email Author Kyle Garratt

2010 Stories by Kyle Garratt

• Accused of mistreating Katrina victims

  published Dec 30, 2010

  Welcome to In the Weeds. Kyle will be right with you -- most likely to complain about something. Usually he is pleasant, but this is his place to blow off some steam. Don't take it personally; he just... More >>

• Best meal I ate all year: Beach House

  published Dec 28, 2010

  I hate sandwiches. The only way I'll stomach one is if it's on grilled bread and filled with a plethora of fancy ingredients that make me feel like I'm not eating a sandwich. I led cross-country tou... More >>

• Ordering hot tea can land you in hot water

  published Dec 23, 2010

  Welcome to In the Weeds. Kyle will be right with you -- most likely to complain about something. Usually he is pleasant, but this is his place to blow off some steam. Don't take it personally; he just... More >>

• Nicolo's expansion into old Cricket on the Hill complete

  published Dec 22, 2010

  Nicolo's Chicago-Style Pizza, 1205 East 13th Avenue, has completed its expansion into the space formerly inhabited by Cricket on the Hill. The joint now has more seats, slick new televisions, an arca... More >>

• Empanada Grill hopes to open second location in Berkeley tomorrow

  published Dec 22, 2010

  Ramon Campos, owner of Empanada Express Grill in Golden, hopes to have his second restaurant open by tomorrow, Christmas Eve at the latest. The new spot is taking over the former home of a Mexican jo... More >>

• Tim Tebow and Broncos walk through valley of the shadow of death, lose

  published Dec 20, 2010

  Before his first NFL start, in yesterday's game with the Oakland Raiders, quarterback Tim Tebow tweeted "Psalms 23:4." The popular passage reads: "Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow o... More >>

• Save the verbal tips -- give cash

  published Dec 17, 2010

  Welcome to In the Weeds. Kyle will be right with you -- most likely to complain about something. Usually he is pleasant, but this is his place to blow off some steam. Don't take it personally; he just... More >>

• Festivus meals not likely in Denver jails

  published Dec 15, 2010

  It was a Festivus miracle for one prisoner in an Orange County jail. For two months, a convicted drug dealer received meals free of the salami he didn't like by claiming devotion to Festivus, the holi... More >>

• Duncan Hines gets a black mark for putting cupcakes in blackface

  published Dec 14, 2010

  Cupcakes were the dessert trend a couple of years ago. But nowr They're racist. At least, that's the claim that some people made after viewing the "Hip Hop Cupcakes" ad for Duncan Hines' Amazing Glaz... More >>

• Foodtubes: a very underground food movement proposes really fast food

  published Dec 09, 2010

  While food is necessary for survival, the energy waste involved in the delivery of food is anything but. Now the U.K.-based Foodtubes Project thinks it has the solution: a system of underground food-d... More >>

• Top five cookies to show up your crazy friends at their cookie-swap party

  published Dec 08, 2010

  The holidays bring out the crazy in multi-tasking moms. As the seasons turn and after all the "My kid didn't fail third grade English" bumper stickers have been purchased, they turn their attention to... More >>

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  Khory Nathan Gagner breaks into restaurant, makes nachos, gets caught with pants down

  published Dec 03, 2010

  In an apparent last-ditch attempt to make the "Dumbest Criminals of the Year" list, an El Jebel man allegedly broke into the Fine Line Bar & Grill early Tuesday morning, stole some cash and started a ... More >>

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  Top five kitchen gifts sure to ruin the holidays

  published Dec 02, 2010

  If you have a foodie to shop for this year, think about a good mixer or some quality wine. Because unless you're looking for one of those awkward exchanges when your friend opens the gift, looks very ... More >>

• T.G.I. Friday's the latest restaurant company to use Denver as a taste-test market

  published Dec 02, 2010

  Following in the footsteps of several national restaurant chains and other food businesses, T.G.I. Friday's is using Denver to test both a new look and new menu items, including dishes with more fresh... More >>

• Fat to the rescue -- an epilepsy curer

  published Nov 26, 2010

  A story in last week's New York Times Magazine about a child on a 90 percent fat diet was not an expose of child abuse. The article described a family's desperate attempt to control nine-year-old Sam'... More >>

• Big Papa's BBQ uses Facebook and Twitter to sell ribs

  published Nov 24, 2010

  If a truck pulling a large barbecue smoker pulls up next to you on the street, you might be in for some free food. As part of its new social media campaign, Big Papa's BBQ will be sending a mobile emi... More >>

• The Flagstaff House gives guests a taste of truffle season

  published Nov 19, 2010

  Barolo Grill isn't the only restaurant that's unearthing truffles this fall: The Flagstaff House, at 1138 Flagstaff Road in Boulder, is also playing around with truffles, thanks to executive chef Ma... More >>

• Barolo Grill gets fragrant with its truffle festival: UPDATE

  published Nov 16, 2010

  There was a time when diners desiring truffles would have to grab their specially trained pig or dog and hunt the ripe grounds of Italy or France. That, or fork over upwards of $2,200 a pound for whit... More >>

• Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill hopes to open Tuesday

  published Nov 12, 2010

  For those of you sick of French fries and more in the mood for Toby Keith's Freedom fries, help is on the way. Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill, 8260 Northfield Boulevard, is holding its soft open... More >>