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Time to put on the feed bag. Today in Cafe Society: • Ask the Critic: What is Denver's food scene missing? • India's reopens in Tiffany Plaza. • Milking It: Corn Flakes Touch of Honey/Toque de Miel. • Tonight: It's all about wine and chocolate. • Talkin' 'bout food, booze...

By Michael Roberts

August 31, 2009

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Time to put on the feed bag.

Today in Cafe Society: • Ask the Critic: What is Denver's food scene missing? • India's reopens in Tiffany Plaza. • Milking It: Corn Flakes Touch of Honey/Toque de Miel. • Tonight: It's all about wine and chocolate. • Talkin' 'bout food, booze and music with David Scott of NEWSPEAK.

Today in Backbeat Online: • Over the Weekend: Ian Cooke Band, Alan Alda and Tauntaun at the Bluebird. • Over the Weekend: Kissing Party at the Hi-Dive. • Over the Weekend: Pictureplane at Rhinoceropolis. • Over the Weekend: Slight Harp w/Black Magicians From the Mountains of Mars and Pink Hawks at the Glob. • A First Look at the Northern Way's "Crazy" video.

Today in The Latest Word: • Scott McInnis' latest two mistakes. • Is Jay Cutler that good? Or are the Broncos that bad? • Lesson to puppy thieves: Never steal anything adorable. • Liberal authors offer prize even birthers can love. • Today's featured event: Margs and loteria at Lime XS. They've got our number.

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword's news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor's degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master's degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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