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Photos: Root25 takes root in the Hyatt Regency in the DTC

A new restaurant has taken root on the second floor of the Hyatt Regency in the Tech Center. Root25 Taphouse & Kitchen is a big step up from the standard chain-hotel restaurant, with locally focused fare, barrel-aged cocktails and a healthy kid's menu. Partnering with such local vendors as Haystack ... More >>

New Year's Eve: Twenty places to dine and unwind

Happy Monday! Restaurants and bars around town are hosting a variety of celebrations for the new year. Keep reading to see just some of the options; find more in our online calendar listings calendar. And if you know of still other worthy end-of-the-year events, share the info in the comments sectio ... More >>

Round two with Jay Leandro, chef at Pub 17 on Welton Street

Jay Leandro Pub 17 on Welton Street 1750 Welton Street hyatt.com/gallery/pub17/index.html 303-295-1117 Part one of my interview with Jay Leandro, exec chef of Pub 17 on Welton Street, ran yesterday; this is part two of our conversation. Favorite Denver/Boulder restaurant(s) other than your own: P ... More >>

Jay Leandro, exec chef of Pub 17 on Welton Street, on the Red Baron and fad diets

Jay Leandro Pub 17 on Welton Street 1750 Welton Street hyatt.com/gallery/pub17/index.html 303-295-1117 This is part one of my interview with Jay Leandro, exec chef of Pub 17 on Welton Street; part two of our conversation with run tomorrow. According to Jay Leandro, it all started with a chicken. ... More >>

Peaks Lounge holiday cocktails should get you in the Christmas spirit

When you gaze out those big picture windows of the Peaks Lounge, on the 27th floor of the Hyatt Regency Denver, you may not spot much snow on the mountains -- but inside the bar, it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Particularly if you try one of the holiday drinks that the Peaks introduced ... More >>

Wine, beer, bison and benefits on this week's calendar

The 8th Annual Denver International Wine Festival will uncork at the Grand Hyatt Denver this Wednesday, and will pouring into Saturday, November 10. The event will overflow with educational seminars, culinary pairings and a selection of more than 400 wines; check the website for a full schedule of e ... More >>

Twenty best costumes at MileHiCon 44

Colorado's longest-running science fiction and fantasy convention hit the Hyatt Regency in the Denver Tech Center over the weekend. The convention featured more than eighty speakers and events across three days, and it attracted hundreds of costumed attendees dressed as their favorite characters. Co ... More >>

Updated: The Great American Beer Festival 2012 calendar of awesome events

Updated with new events: Tourists may go to Rome to see the Coliseum, but it's the side streets, the adventures and the hidden cafes that typically fill their cameras and their post-trip stories. The same is true of the week surrounding the Great American Beer Festival. The event is the centerpiece, ... More >>

Festivals, seafood boils and more on this week's calendar

The culinary calendar is full of tasty events this week, including plenty of excuses to enjoy the summer weather. Here's the rundown:

Have a Ball

Charter school chief rules with iron fist, say teachers

Oktoberfest, Craft Spirits Festival, anniversary celebrations and more on this week's culinary calendar

The Great American Beer Festival might be over, but hold onto those hangovers, because Oktoberfest and Breckenridge's Craft Spirits Festival are still on the agenda. Here's a taste of what's ahead this week in food events:

Matt Prater, Broncos kicker: Will he lose job over hit-and-run DUI with strip-club employee?

Big pic below.​During the Broncos' first preseason game, kicker Matt Prater scored eleven points. But that's nothing compared to the score he racked up the previous week -- .142 blood alcohol content, following a hit-and-run crash in which he was accompanied by an employee at Shotgun Willie's ... More >>

1876 Restaurant at the Grand Hyatt is going green this month

​The 1876 Restaurant at the Grand Hyatt downtown is revamping its menu this month. The new lineup will feature local, sustainable and organic ingredients whenever possible, in dishes that cater to special dietary needs; vegan and gluten-free options will be available. The move to greener past ... More >>

Making His Mark

On Donner, On Blitzen

Great American Beer Festival: Tips on what to do and what not to do

New Belgium Brewing​The Great American Beer Festival can be daunting. After all, there are 2,200 beers on tap from 462 breweries all over the country, and the three-day event takes place in a massive convention hall filled with 49,000 of sweating, drunk, pretzel-wearing hopheads. What's the b ... More >>

Today: The Chocolate Lounge opens for business

​Wine and chocolate: Two great tastes that taste great together. Peaks Lounge in the Hyatt Regency Denver, 650 15th Street, opens its chocolate lounge today; the lounge will be open through Valentine's Day, and features four wine stations at which you can taste an array of wines paired with ... More >>

Tonight: March of Dimes Signature Chefs Auction

​Tonight, the Colorado Chapter of the March of Dimes will host its annual Signature Chefs Auction at 6 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Denver, 650 15th Street. Tickets to the event are $150 per person and include small plates from many of Denver's top chefs, as well as live music and an auction th ... More >>

Check-In Time

Sci Times

Mashable Tweetup in Denver for social media charity fundraiser

Mashable, probably the Internet's premier website covering social media in all of its forms, is coming to Denver Thursday, August 6 as part of a six-city road trip to promote the Summer of Social Good campaign. The idea is to leverage the power of social media for the benefit of the social good -- ... More >>

From Geek to Chic

Smokin' Hot

Help pick the 2009 Colorado Firefighter Calendar cover boy.

Anarchists Stalk Democratic Convention

On a walking tour of Denver, Unconventional Action makes plans for the Democratic National Convention.

Talking Shop

Shop till you drop, in style.

Evan Almighty

It took a master plan — and a mastermind — to end the stalemate on downtown's worst block.

Ask Anything

No Tell Hotel

Hungry, Thirsty and Blue

Shakespeare's Pub & Billiards

Rack 'em up

Future Tense

Two new landmarks with Mile High ambitions are coming online downtown.

Almost Famous

The man, the legend, the ribs.

Tour de Farce

You'll have the crime of your life in the Mile High City.

Sermon on the Mount

The goddess Hathor has a message for Black Hawk.

The Bite

Taking a gamble on dinner in Black Hawk.

Slots of Luck

All bets are off at the Kitchens of the World Action Buffet.

Off Limits

Tree hugs and kisses

On the Town

Where it's at on New Year's Eve.

Hopin' for Business

Ignoring skeptics, Denver pushes ahead with its plans to bail out a convention-center hotel. Will anyone check in?

Check-out Time

The hotel union isn't about to let Denver forget the Adam's Mark.

Letters to the Editor

From the week of December 14, 2000

Down and Out in Downtown Denver

Skyline Park may be headed for the same tragic fate as Currigan Hall.

Swept Away

Chief Broom disbands; Dave Baker thinks big; the latest in music Web sites.

Mouthing Off

Shelling Out

Tom Strickland's coffers bulge with funds from his law partners and their clients.

JUST WHO IS ON THE PAYROLL?

MR. CLEAN

ADVICE AND DISSENT

BROWNSTEIN HYATT GETS STIFFED ON A LEGAL BILL.

MOUTHING OFF