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Wazee Supper Club lands LoDo Legacy Award

The Wazee Supper Club got a facelift last year, almost four decades after it first started slinging pizzas in a part of downtown that was at least ten years away from being nicknamed LoDo. Since then, watering holes have come and gone from lower downtown, but the Wazee just carries on -- and its c ... More >>

I Heart Denver among the 2013 Business for the Arts Awards winners

The Colorado Business Committee for the Arts just announced the winners of its 2013 Business for the Arts Awards at a sold-out luncheon at the Seawell Ballroom. "Congratulations to the arts and business leaders recognized today," Governor John Hickenlooper told the crowd of crowd of arts, business a ... More >>

Laura Baker: Fundraiser for much-loved bike advocate seriously injured in crash

It's been a very rough week for cycling in Denver, with the tragic death of 23-year-old Gelseigh Karl-Cannon on Tuesday -- the second bike fatality in the city this year. Denver residents who want to support a good cycling cause will have a chance to do so this weekend at a fundraiser for Laura Ba ... More >>

Gaylord Entertainment officially checks out: Bye-bye, Aurora

Six months ago Gaylord Entertainment Co. made its case to Colorado, explaining why a proposed 1,500-room, $824 hotel/resort/convention complex in Aurora was a good deal -- good enough to justify the state offering big tax incentives. Today, the company that made that pitch no longer exists.

Red Robin's Burger Works opens at Auraria campus

Denver just got another Red Robin's Burger Works, with another Freestyle Coke machine, so that more folks can be controlled by Skynet treated to Burger Works' signature craft-your-own-burgers -- with drinks designed to match. This location -- the fourth in Colorado -- opened Monday in the new Hotel ... More >>

Ten most badass Bronies (and Pegasisters) at Nan Desu Kan 2012

Call it a stampede. This weekend, the Marriott Hotel in the Denver Tech Center was taken over by Colorado's largest anime convention, Nan Desu Kan 2012, and the fantasy enthusiasts who both populate and propel it. In our full slide show of the weekend's costumes, you'll notice well-dressed fans of a ... More >>

Photos: The best Lolitas at Nan Desu Kan 2012

Nan Desu Kan, Colorado's annual anime convention, took the Marriott Hotel in the Denver Tech Center by storm (and in costume) this past weekend as fans from across the state flocked there to to live out their fantasies. Dreamers representing all walks of fiction made the three-day fest a circus of s ... More >>

Culinary calendar: Denver Food and Wine pours into the weekend

The eighth annual Denver Food and Wine Classic -- a three-day celebration of local food, wine and spirits -- is in full swing on the campus of Metropolitan State University of Denver. And the last two days are filled to the brim with events. Here's the schedule:

Gaylord deal signaled dawn of new Aurora...until the deal went dark

It was a year ago today that Denver woke up to discover that upstart Aurora had rustled a major deal in the metro area: a massive, $800 million hotel/spa/convention complex that Gaylord Entertainment would build near Denver International Airport.

Woof in Boots grand opening proves there's life after MMJ for Vincent Palozzotto

Last month, Vincent Palazzotto announced the shutdown of the Medical Marijuana Assistance Program, a nonprofit devoted to the rights of MMJ patients. But he's landed on his own two feet -- which is two fewer than the number boasted by most of his future clients. Tonight marks the grand opening of Wo ... More >>

Barack Obama snubs the Brown Palace...again

The Brown Palace has hosted every U.S. president since Teddy Roosevelt first visited in 1905, thirteen years after the hotel opened, except for two: Calvin Coolidge and Barack Obama. And now Obama has snubbed the Brown again, opting to stay at the JW Marriott in Cherry Creek last night...after slumm ... More >>

Obama's Secret Service gets a burger fix at the Cherry Cricket

President Obama may have made the biggest splash during his two-day trip to Colorado at The Sink in Boulder, but Secret Service staffers knew where to go in Cherry Creek North for a late-night snack during the darker hours -- no, not that kind of snack.

Wazee Supper Club will close Friday for a three-week overhaul

The Wazee Supper Club has been serving cold beer and hot Colorado-style pizza since it was founded 38 years ago by the Karagas brothers, Jim and Angelo, who'd opened My Brother's Bar a few years earlier at 2376 15th Street. From the start, the Wazee was lower downtown's go-to neighborhood bar -- lon ... More >>

Five examples of great service in Denver

After some service flubs at Charcoal, the subject of my most recent review, I lamented the fact that the quality of service in many of this town's restaurants has not kept up with the ever-improving food turned out by the kitchens. There are exceptions, of course, and those are worth noting because ... More >>

Cherry Creek and Upper Larimer face off in our Street 16 tournament

Which neighborhood has better restaurants? Cherry Creek -- maybe the Duke University of Denver restaurant neighborhoods: prestigious, with a history of success and constant reinvention -- or Upper Larimer, the up-and-coming Ballpark neighborhood on a hot streak? (Maybe a Murray State comparison is a ... More >>

Scott Yosten, exec chef of Steakhouse 10, on politicians, food trucks and the weirdness of the customer who chewed the fat

Lori Midson​ Scott Yosten Steakhouse 10 3516 South Elati Street 303-789-0911 www.steakhouse10.com This is part one of my interview with Scott Yosten, executive chef of Steakhouse 10. Part two of my interview with Yosten will run tomorrow. Scott Yosten has seen it all: a maître d' who coul ... More >>

JW Marriott at Cherry Creek serves up an excellent event

JW Marriott​If I were shopping venues for a wedding (or really, just about any party in Denver), I'd likely overlook chain hotels -- not only do most of those settings induce flashbacks of awful corporate events, but I've also had some pretty terrible food from the catering arms of those joint ... More >>

Royal wedding: So far, 12 Denverites pay $329 to Marriott to watch William & Kate get hitched

The Marriott.​Amid all the hype and hoopla about Prince William getting hitched to Kate Middleton during the wee hours of Friday morning Denver time, the JW Marriott Cherry Creek is offering a special Royal Wedding package beginning at "just" $329. Ridiculous? Maybe so -- but at least a dozen ... More >>

Tracy Lee Ottaway gets probation (but is banned from Cherry Creek) for trying to run down valet

Big pic below.​Did Tracy Lee Ottaway receive the justice he deserved? You be the judge. Ottaway pleaded guilty to two counts of menacing with a deadly weapon after yelling "fucking Arab" at a valet and trying to run him down with his Cadillac Escalade. But Ottaway has been sentenced to probati ... More >>

Hotels offer a place to sleep (and, in some cases, eat) during Denver Restaurant Week

​If you're planning on really making a night of your Denver Restaurant Week reservation, either because it's a romantic evening away from the kids, or because you're taking what you're saving on dinner and plunking it down on copious amounts of alcohol, it might be a good idea to look at hotel ... More >>

Top five Denver hotel restaurants

Restaurant Kevin Taylor is Zagat's top-ranked Denver hotel restaurant​If you're the kind of traveler that books trips around gastronomic endeavors, you might want to take a look at Zagat's top-ranked hotel restaurants in 25 cities. Based on the survey, those spots are the ones that will allow ... More >>

Chris "Birdman" Andersen as Santa Claus: Help us caption this photo

On Sunday, Nuggets Center Chris Andersen magically appeared at the J.W. Marriott in Cherry Creek North, dressed as probably the most blinging-ass Santa ever. Here, the Birdman interacts with a young fan. But look a little closer. Is Birdman offering some sage advice to this little emulator? Or perha ... More >>

Celebrity Santas whose laps we fear to sit on

​Aside for obvious problems with suspension of disbelief -- how are we going to pretend Chris "The Birdman" Andersen is Santa when we already know he's The Birdman? -- hiring a celebrity to play Kris Kringle can create a slew of dissonance and mildly disturbing associations, particularly if th ... More >>

In the kitchen with Second Home's Jeff Bolton: Strawberry and balsamic jam

Lori Midson Jeff Bolton's strawberry and balsamic jam​ In this week's Chef and Tell interview, Jeff Bolton, the exec chef of Second Home Kitchen Bar in the JW Marriott, reveals that he and his staff have a fetish for Burger King's Whopper Jrs. But that's not the only food obsession of Bolto ... More >>

Second Home's Jeff Bolton on his standing Whopper Jr order, rich pork Jell-O and rocking the '80s

Lori Midson Second Home Kitchen Bar executive chef Jeff Bolton​ Jeff Bolton Second Home Kitchen Bar 150 Clayton Lane 303-253-3000 www.secondhomedenver.com This is part one of Lori Midson's interview with Jeff Bolton, executive chef of Second Home Kitchen Bar. To read the second part of ... More >>

Peeping Tom law signed, but the man who inspired it is still upset

nautical / flickr​Last week, Governor Bill Ritter signed into law a bill that rigorously steps up consequences for "peeping Toms." Drafted by pepresentative Joe Rice and sponsored by state senator Evie Hudak, the bill essentially makes invasion of privacy -- or peeping -- a felony, rather than ... More >>

The world according to Project Angel Heart's Jon Emanuel: Chicago restaurants rule, Tool is cool, and goat meat is fuel

Lori Midson Jon Emanuel, executive chef of Project Angel Heart​There are good chefs and chefs who do good: Jon Emanuel is both. During his career, the head cooker at Project Angel Heart has fed everyone from rocket scientists to garbage men, but his position at Project Angel Heart -- a Denver ... More >>

Denver International Beer Festival set for June

​Denver is a lush when it comes to beer, but that doesn't mean the city's been cut off. The producers of the Denver International Wine Festival & Competition for the past six years plans to hold a Denver International Beer Competition this May, followed by a June dinner that will pair the win ... More >>

Today: Aaron Kennedy discusses how he uses the old noodle

​ Aaron Kennedy, founder of the Denver-based Noodles & Co., is the keynote speaker at the annual Cherry Creek Chamber luncheon that starts at noon today at the JW Marriott, 150 Clayton Lane. Kennedy will no doubt discuss the "Eureka" moment he experienced in 1993, when he decided to start a c ... More >>

Every Sunday is pajama day at Second Home Kitchen and Bar

​I'm a staunch opponent of Chuck E. Cheese -- of any eatertainment children's trap (Casa Bonita gets a pass, obviously) that gets its kicks by encouraging kids to behave like flying monkeys on amphetamines. And I've never been a proponent of restaurants that have a "special" play area just f ... More >>

Second Home Kitchen and Bar rolls out two new menus, a lunch deal and daily dish specials

​Second Home Kitchen and Bar, the restaurant at 150 Clayton Lane in the JW Marriott, is starting off the new year with daily dishes, a new lunch deal and two new menus "with a greater focus on using locally purchased products," according to exec chef Jeff Bolton. "For this winter menu, we def ... More >>

Chris "Birdman" Andersen wants to know if you've been naughty or nice

Sit on the Birdman's lap. Do it.​ For two-and-a-half glorious hours on Sunday, the Nuggets' Birdman will become Cherry Creek North's Santaman. From 3 to 5:30 p.m., Chris "Birdman" Andersen will (in our imaginations) cover up his miles of tats with a fluffy red Santa suit and tuck his signatur ... More >>

Home, sweet Second Home

French Twist

French 250 has a surprising PR flack – and a more surprising chef.

Holiday Rush

Restaurants unwrap a few surprises.

Prime 121

The steaks may be prime, but the restaurant isn’t choice.

Art Start

Limón Turns One

Bigger isn’t always better.

The Doctor Is Out

Dr. Phillip Mallory makes a deal with the feds.

Bite Me

Make a List

Bite Me

Beard House Rules

Bite Me

Chef and Tell

Art Head

Cheech doles out advice on his second-favorite subject.

Bite Me

American Dreams

Drink of the Week

Strawberry Mojito

Bite Me

Final Answers

Lights On

Denver gets ready to put on the Ritz.

Give Them a Hand

The city lays all its chips on the table in a risky play for a new hotel.

A Game of Chance

In Monopoly, the player with the hotel usually cashes in.

Off Limits