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  • Blogs

    May 7, 2012

    Gabe Balenzuela, Ambria's new chef, struts his stuff

    Ambria got off to a fast start at the end of last year. Just two weeks after Ling & Louie's closed on the 16th Street Mall, the Mediterranean-New American restaurant opened its doors in the same spot, with Ambria's kitchen manned by exec chef Jeremy Kittelson, who was a part-owner in the operation. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2012

    Independent Monitor: Meet candidates Eddie Aubrey, Julie Ruhlin and Stephen Connolly

    Last night, Denver's future Independent Monitor and two other candidates spoke at their first community forum before the selection is whittled down. While Eddie Aubrey hails from Washington, Stephen Connolly and Julie Ruhlin live in Califonia, and all three boast experience from the Golden State. Wi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2012

    Photos: Row 14 chef Jensen Cummings demonstrates how to make sriracha

    "Sriracha," says Row 14 executive chef Jensen Cummings as he combines four kinds of garlic and serrano peppers in a food processor, "is like the new ketchup. I even saw it at a Mexican restaurant the other day." Here's how Cummings makes sriracha, in photos:

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2012

    Meet the three California candidates for Denver's new Independent Monitor

    Released yesterday, the list of finalists for the open Independent Monitor position features three natives of the Golden State. The finalists bring experience at the Offices of Independent Review in their current homes of Fresno, Los Angeles and Orange County. From here, the finalists will be whittl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 29, 2012

    Foodography: Lucky Pie Pizza & Tap House opens today downtown

    When Dixons Downtown Grill shuttered last Labor Day, it left an enviable plot of restaurant real estate in its wake. Numerous restaurateurs and chefs eyed the behemoth space -- which has since been divided into two separate entities -- but luck was on the side of a Louisville-based restaurant called ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2012

    Our ten best pizzas in Denver (and Boulder)

    According to the Interwebs, it's National Pizza Week (who knew?), which seems like as good a time as any to update our 2011 list of Denver's six best pizzas. Herewith, a citywide guide to the top ten palaces to achieve pizza utopia.

  • News

    August 4, 2011

    Letters: Readers question Charles Farrar's sentence, but a judge won't reconsider it

    According to the Interwebs, it's National Pizza Week (who knew?), which seems like as good a time as any to update our 2011 list of Denver's six best pizzas. Herewith, a citywide guide to the top ten palaces to achieve pizza utopia.

  • Blogs

    June 6, 2011

    A photo-centric preview of the new Linger

    Lori Midson​We've seen a succession of restaurant openings over the last several months, but Linger, the second restaurant from Justin Cucci, the owner/chef of Root Down, may very well be the most anticipated new arrival of the year. And after a remarkably good dinner there last week, at whic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2011

    Twisted Pine is bottling Ghost Face Killah, the hottest beer in the world

    ​Boulder's Twisted Pine Brewing Company is bottling fire. The brewery, which is fond of adding unusual flavors to its whimsically named beers, will release Ghost Face Killah in twelve-ounce single bottles for Cinco de Mayo. It's the first time this very hot (very hot!) cult beer has been sold ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2011

    Social networking: Denver ranked 3rd in U.S. by Men's Health (eat our hashtags, Portland!)

    ​Congratulations, Denver: You have officially been swallowed up whole by the Matrix. Men's Health recently came out with its list of the country's most socially networked cities, and Denver, of all places, came in third. Do we get a prize for this? Like a new FarmVille animal or something?

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2011

    Tonight: Hip Hop Fest at Cervantes' featuring Fashawn

    ​Though his debut album, Boy Meets World, came out in 2009, rapper Fashawn has flourished more within the realm of the mixtape, a format he's been using since 2006. Among his many mixtape releases came Ode to Illmatic, a track-by-track take on the classic Nas album that showcased Fashawn's unc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2010

    Jelly will jumpstart breakfast and lunch in Capitol Hill on January 1

    Lori Midson​For those of you who will wake up with a colossal-size hangover on the first day of 2011, having damaged your brain and battered your belly the night before with too many vodka and soda pours, flutes of champagne, or worse, shots of vile Jägermeister, there will be a new breakfas ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2010

    Sneak peak food porn from Olav Peterson's Bittersweet, opening on Saturday

    Lori Midson​Last night, a posse of local food scribes got a sneak peak of Bittersweet, Olav Peterson's new restaurant at 500 East Alameda Avenue, which will open to the public for dinner on Saturday. The garden-to-table, artisanal food temple, which Peterson oversees with his wife, Melissa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 17, 2010

    Otem Rellik talks about his new album and the influence early Anticon releases on his music

    ​ Performing for the last several years under the moniker Otem Rellik, Toby Hendricks has certainly paid his dues. Living in Fort Collins, he's developed his craft largely through experimenting at open mikes and performing at shows with indie rock bands. Although his own vocal delivery is hea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2010

    Part two: Chef Brendon Doyle on live squid on a stick, spurting blood and beef tips

    Lori MidsonBrendon Doyle, executive chef of Jonesy's EatBar​ Brendon Doyle Jonesy's EatBar 400 East 20th Avenue 303-863-7473 This is part two of my interview with Brendon Doyle, executive chef of Jonesy's EatBar. To read part one, click here. One food you detest: Tripe. It's awful -- like ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2010

    Video: Watch the Beer Man drink (maybe) the spiciest beer in the world

    ​I've cooked in chili cook-offs, competed in a hot wings eating contest and eaten my fair share -- and then some -- of jalapeno poppers, New Mexico and Colorado green chile. And I've sampled at least four kinds of chili beer. Hell, my boss even has one named for her at the Wynkoop Brewing Com ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2010

    Ghost Face Killah: Tasting the world's hottest beer at Twisted Pine Brewing in Boulder

    The Beer Man with the tools of his trade at Twisted Pine.​I've used beer to cool the fires of green chile, Buffalo wings and jalapeno poppers. I've chugged it like water on scalding hot days and sipped it like wine to help turn down the heat of fiery discussions. I've drank it warn, but heaven ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2010

    Guess where I'm drinking?

    Lori Midson ​I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Vodka is not my friend. Nonetheless, I recently knocked back a few shots of the clear liquid, which had been infused with murderously spicy Fresno peppers, and mellowed by a plate of pickles. And much to my surprise, I didn't gag, puke, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2010

    Cybercrime in Denver: We're number eight

    "I have a feeling there's something phishy in Denver."​In the not exactly thrilling 1995 cyber-thriller The Net, Sandra Bullock's character, Angela Bennett, reveals that she was raised in La Junta -- a community whose name she pronounces as if she were Hugo Chavez. Little did Bennett know, how ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2010

    An exclusive in-depth Q&A with Jonny 5 of Flobots

    ​ Jonny 5 is scaring folks in middle America. Literally. But while the Flobots frontman -- better known to folks around here by his government name Jamie Laurie - has devoted the better part of his adult life to becoming a radical force for change, it's not his politics that making folks in t ... More >>

  • Culture

    December 10, 2009

    The Denver Art Museum says goodbye to Lewis Sharp

    ​ Jonny 5 is scaring folks in middle America. Literally. But while the Flobots frontman -- better known to folks around here by his government name Jamie Laurie - has devoted the better part of his adult life to becoming a radical force for change, it's not his politics that making folks in t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2009

    What's Cooking: Slow Food Rocky Mountain region guv Matt Jones takes us tailgating with fish soup

    Barb Macfarlane​Pete Marczyk and Barbara Macfarlane do not leave their work behind when they leave Marczyk Fine Foods and head for their great old Denver house with the big, new kitchen. They often bring some of their market's choicest ingredients home with them, and cook up a feast. Pete an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2009

    Satchel's Market gets a new Swede, and along with him, a new menu

    Lori Midson​According to owner Andrew Casalini, Satchel's Market, his Park Hill restaurant at 5021 East 28th Avenue, is taking on a new chef by the name of Jens Patrik Landburg. A native Swede who began his culinary career at 15 in Stockholm, Landburg made his way to Denver by way of Greece, F ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2009

    Flobots winter tour dates announced

    ​All right, break's over, kids. Time for the big takeover. Looks like the Flobots are getting back to work -- and it's about damn time, for chrissakes. While the rest of us slept in intervals as a result of our efforts to diligently invest our time in such noble, productive pursuits as drinking ou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2009

    Denver is smarter than every other city -- except four

    Three typical Denverites display their impressive brain capacity.​There's a mechanism in every journalist that's triggered whenever a list mentions the city where he or she lives. We're powerless to resist writing about it -- and the urge is particularly strong when the results are complimenta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2009

    Who are the tweetest of the Denver Post's Twitterers?

    Lots of news organizations, including this one, have embraced Twitter -- but few have done so with as much vigor (and volume) as the Denver Post. The broadsheet's Twitter page lists more than twenty feeds specific to the paper, with some contributed by departments or topics (e.g. crime news and po ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2009

    Breathe Carolina premiers new video, tours until the end of time

    Breathe Carolina, a band that tours so often these days that it almost doesn't seem like a Denver band anymore (seriously, with the exception of April and May, the act is going to be on the road from now until at least the end of August; check out the list of tour dates on the next page), recently p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 16, 2009

    Meet Jeff Wilks, new owner of The Wolf, The Mix and KOOL 105

    Oh, how times have changed in the Denver radio market. Back in 2000, KXPK/96.5 FM, then known as the Peak, sold to Emmis Communications for $36 million -- a price tag that didn't seem outrageous at the time. Cut to December 2008, when CBS peddled three high-profile Denver FMs -- KWLI/92.5 FM (know ... More >>

  • Dining

    May 15, 2008

    Loca Hot

    Rioja

  • News

    December 1, 2005

    Home Boy

    Steffan Tubbs defies logic by returning to his roots.

  • News

    September 30, 2004

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of September 30, 2004

  • News

    July 22, 2004

    Slippery Slopes

    Western State seeks to save its ski team with a dash for private cash.

  • Sports & Recreation

    March 25, 2004

    Best CSU Athlete

    Nolan Martin

  • Film

    January 30, 2003

    Blowin' Smoke

    Biker Boyz is furious, but it ain't fast, which is a real drag.

  • News

    October 24, 2002

    Meanwhile, Back at the Ranchera

    Olga and Federico Galindo have corralled the regional-Mexican concert market, the sounds of home.

  • News

    July 19, 2001

    A Tough Grind

    It took four years, but Denver's skateboarders finally have a park to call their own.

  • News

    April 26, 2001

    Culture Clash

    As nonprofits fight for SCFD funds, some arts groups could be sqeezed out of the picture.

  • News

    July 1, 1999

    Begging for a Living

    U.S. Mission supports a network of professional beggars who go door-to-door to pay their rent.

  • News

    October 1, 1998

    Fact or Friction?

    The ex-gay movement has its straight man--but ex-ex-gays may have the last laugh.

  • Calendar

    September 24, 1998

    Night & Day

    September 24 - 30, 1998

  • News

    May 7, 1998

    The Wheel Thing

    September 24 - 30, 1998

  • News

    March 20, 1997

    The Pen Is Mightier Than the Pen

    Prison censors' motto: What you don't know can't hurt us.

  • News

    October 5, 1994

    CONFIDENCE MAN

    HE SAID HE WORKED FOR THE CIA AND HAD A HIDDEN PIPELINE TO KUWAITI OIL MONEY. BUT POLICE NEVER DID CATCH UP TO COLORADO SCAM ARTIST JOHN SAVAGE--OR HIS MILLIONS.TRUE LIES WHEN HE DIED IN AUGUST, MASTER CRIMINAL JOHN SAVAGE LEFT BEHIND A TRAIL OF UNANSWERE

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