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Coffee

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2012

    Hot Chick a Latte: Hott help-wanted ad of the week

    Sugar House is gone, as is Perky Cups. But if you're interested in wearing a hot outfit while pouring hot coffee, Hot Chick a Latte has a job for you. A sibling of the Seattle chain opened at 4736 East Colfax Avenue two years ago, and just posted a help-wanted ad on Craigslist:

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2011

    Bar Bar will soon be serving coffee for all of your early protest-planning

    Uh, get your lattes here?​The sign didn't quite seem right: Carioca Cafe -- better known to patrons as Bar Bar, one of the best and last true dives in downtown Denver -- will soon be serving espresso? But the Budweiser-emblazoned banner hanging on the newly installed outdoor smoking corral was ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 17, 2011

    Reader: Emily's Coffee sounds like a sweet deal, even without sugar

    ​Denver has no shortage of coffee shops, but Emily's Coffee is something special. A project of the Emily Griffith Technical College (formerly known as the Emily Griffith Opportunity School) that's located at the adult-education facility at 1261 Glenarm Street, the new spot is now serving coff ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2011

    Black coffee! The 10 songs about black coffee on National Coffee Day!

    Up until about ten years ago, coffee seemed to have its grip firmly around us. Just take the songs below, for example. You won't find any written in the past decade, which is a little sad, the death of coffee and all. Because no one is going to write a song about the energizing effects of a Starbuck ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2011

    Novo Coffee gets the Geisha: How much would you pay for the world's best beans?

    ​Boutique roaster Novo Coffee recently got a batch of Esmeralda Geisha, one of the most lauded coffees in the world and the subject of the Westword feature "Pot of Gold." If you stop by Novo's retail location at the Museum Residences, 1200 Acoma Street, you can grab a cup for yourself for $4 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2011

    Novo Coffee gets its hands on the Geisha, the world's most celebrated (and costly) beans

    ​As Denver's boutique coffee scene continues to develop, establishments are offering up an ever-increasing variety of Joe, from the essence of Tanzanian peaberries extracted through a French Press to Sumatran varietals processed through beakers and tubes straight out of a mad scientist's labor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2011

    Gettin' Crafty: Felt java jackets

    No more paper cozys​For all those who give pom-pom critters for birthdays, feel an urge to stick googly eyes on everything or just occasionally get a twitch to fold some origami, we bring you "Gettin' Crafty" where we feature a craft you can easily make with minimal supplies and limited financ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2011

    Gindi Cafe reopens with a new chef, new bakery and new hours

    ​A year and a half after Francine Gindi opened the Gindi Cafe in the Peloton in Boulder, it was time to make some changes. "Things were a little scattered. We wanted to hone in on what was working well and make it better," explains Jayson Debellis, former coffee roaster and head barista at Gi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2011

    Ozo Coffee set to open Pearl Street location in time for Valentine's Day

    Ozo Coffee Co.​There's still plenty of construction going on in the old Bart's CD Cellar space at 1015 Pearl Street in Boulder, but after nearly six months, Ozo Coffee Co. is close to finishing its new shop -- which means it will soon start pouring drinks in downtown Boulder.

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2010

    Twin Perks plans to lift and separate the image of bikini baristas in Denver

    Twin Perks EspressoExtra sugar.​Let's be honest. Boobs sell coffee. If they didn't, there wouldn't be a couple dozen drive-thru coffee shops in the Portland and Seattle areas featuring baristas dressed in bikinis, lingerie and less. The controversial concept came to Colorado this year when s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2010

    Novo Coffee gives us a taste of its coffee cupping class

    Laura Shunk​Novo Coffee sources and roasts some of our favorite coffee beans in town. Herb, Jake and Joe Brodsky (who went on to find Ninety Plus Coffee, a sourcing and distribution company), the father and sons behind the operation, spend a lot of time forging relationships, searching for be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2010

    Ozo Coffee Co. opening second location on Pearl Street

    ​Ozo Coffee Co., located at 5340 Arapahoe Avenue, in Boulder, has been caffeinating crowds even from its semi-distant digs out on 53rd and Arapahoe since it opened in 2007, so it stands to reason that when the shop opens its second location, on a busy block of the west end of Pearl Street, it' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2010

    You think bikini baristas are a hot issue? Wait til you see the video from this Seattle band

    Should I leave room for cream?​The bikini barista coffee shop trend may have only begun in Colorado (for more on two stores in Colorado Springs, see below), but it has reached full, mature size in the Seattle area, where a "pop-punk" band called Quickie recently released a song and video dedic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2010

    Paris on the Platte goes mobile

    ​Since the mid-1980s, crowds of hipsters have populated the dark rooms at Paris on the Platte, 1553 Platte Street, sipping espresso and smoking cigarettes (until December of last year, when the joint finally went non-smoking) in one of Denver's favorite alternative coffeehouses. Now, the crew ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2010

    Coffee at the Point is opening in Five Points this fall

    ​A new coffee and tea lounge will open its doors this fall in Five Points serving java, loose leaf teas, ice cream, pastries and breakfast burritos, with an emphasis on serving products made by local vendors. Coffee at the Point will take over the space formerly occupied by Blackberries, 710 E ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2010

    Novo Coffee gets some national buzz

    ​Is it uncouth to boast that we here at Westword were among the first to sing the praises of Novo Coffee? We knew the stuff coming out of this family-owned roaster was so good that we tagged along when one of its founders went in search of a mythical bean in the wilds of Ethiopia. And, of cour ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2009

    Video: How to make a John Lennon Latte

    I thought I saw a vision of Jesus in my latte, but it was actually the guy who's bigger than Jesus, John Lennon. In this video, local latte artist Michael Keen of Studio 6 Coffee in the Santa Fe Arts District shows how to do one of his many foamy portraitures.

  • Music

    July 17, 2008

    Rachael Pollard

    A Good Thing
    Self-released

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2008

    A Lotta Latte Art

    A Good Thing
    Self-released

  • Blogs

    July 3, 2008

    It's Karma!

    A Good Thing
    Self-released

  • Calendar

    June 19, 2008

    Cruise Control

    Havana Street showcases a smorgasbord of souped-up rides.

  • Music

    June 5, 2008

    Dosh

    Saturday, June 7, hi-dive, 720-570-4500.

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2008

    Starbucks Goes Dunkin'

    Saturday, June 7, hi-dive, 720-570-4500.

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2008

    Best of Denver Winners from 1996

    Saturday, June 7, hi-dive, 720-570-4500.

  • Blogs

    January 1, 2008

    Best of Denver Winners from 1995

    Ah, 1995: a time when entire Best Of categories were devoted to the O.J. Simpson trial, Bernie Bickerstaff and Dikembe Mutombo were still dominating the sports pages, and Mel's Bar and Grill was still new. Check out the winners from our 1995 Best Of issue after the jump.

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2007

    Best of Denver Winners From 1994

    Ah, 1995: a time when entire Best Of categories were devoted to the O.J. Simpson trial, Bernie Bickerstaff and Dikembe Mutombo were still dominating the sports pages, and Mel's Bar and Grill was still new. Check out the winners from our 1995 Best Of issue after the jump.

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2007

    Best of Denver Winners 1992

    Ah, 1995: a time when entire Best Of categories were devoted to the O.J. Simpson trial, Bernie Bickerstaff and Dikembe Mutombo were still dominating the sports pages, and Mel's Bar and Grill was still new. Check out the winners from our 1995 Best Of issue after the jump.

  • Blogs

    November 20, 2007

    The Best of Westword 1990

    Ah, 1995: a time when entire Best Of categories were devoted to the O.J. Simpson trial, Bernie Bickerstaff and Dikembe Mutombo were still dominating the sports pages, and Mel's Bar and Grill was still new. Check out the winners from our 1995 Best Of issue after the jump.

  • Music

    September 13, 2007

    Kelly Joe Phelps

    Friday, September 14, Swallow Hill Music Association, 303-777-1003.

  • Goods & Services

    March 29, 2007

    Best Free Service

    DVD rentals

  • News

    December 14, 2006

    Roast of the Town

    DVD rentals

  • Music

    December 14, 2006

    Amos Lee

    Sunday, December 17, Fox Theatre, Boulder, 303-443-3399.

  • Film

    December 7, 2006

    Black Gold

    Starz FilmCenter in the Tivoli

  • Music

    October 5, 2006

    Beck

    The Information (Interscope Records)

  • Music

    March 2, 2006

    Natalia Zukerman

    Saturday, March 4, Swallow Hill, 303-777-1003; Sunday, March 5, Avogadro's Number, Fort Collins, 1-970-493-5555.

  • Calendar

    June 23, 2005

    Penny Lane Is in My Mind

    Supporters rally for one last hurrah in honor of Boulder’s Penny Lane.

  • Calendar

    October 14, 2004

    A Slice of History

    Get yourself a pizza the action at the Wazee's anniversary party

  • Music

    September 2, 2004

    David Byrne

    Friday, September 3, Ogden Theatre, 1-800-965-4827; Saturday, September 4, Jazz Aspen Snowmass, 1-866-527-8499.

  • Food & Drink

    March 25, 2004

    Best Family Restaurant

    Dragonfly Cafe and Coffee Bar

  • Calendar

    March 25, 2004

    Best Unexpected Jazz Club

    Angie's Place

  • Calendar

    March 27, 2003

    Best Place for Pasty Poets to Get a Tan

    Ink!

  • Calendar

    March 27, 2003

    Best Movie Theater for Food

    The Mayan

  • Food & Drink

    March 29, 2001

    Best Coffee Service

    Flagstaff House

  • News

    September 14, 2000

    Off Limits

    Roll over and play dead.

  • Best of Denver

    June 29, 2000

    Best coffeehouse

    St. Mark's Coffeehouse

  • Dining

    January 2, 1997

    Mouthing Off

    St. Mark's Coffeehouse

  • Dining

    November 15, 1995

    MOUTHING OFF

    St. Mark's Coffeehouse

  • Dining

    August 31, 1994

    BEAUTY AND THE BISTRO

    St. Mark's Coffeehouse

  • Music

    April 20, 1994

    NO JACKET REQUIRED

    St. Mark's Coffeehouse

  • Dining

    January 12, 1994

    Mouthing Off

    Good food, good price.

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