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The ten best stores on Broadway

We gave the Broadway/Baker retail strip the award for Denver's Best Neighborhood Shopping District two years in a row -- in 2012 and 2013 -- for so many good reasons: The area is spilling over with hip, modern creative ventures. But some of that contemporary spark flares further south, too, along An ... More >>

Marjane Satrapi on culture, family and her new film

The Kitchen's Hugo Matheson on escapism, a contrary vegan and fair wages

Hugo Matheson The Kitchen Boulder & [Upstairs]; The Kitchen Denver 1039 Pearl Street, Boulder; 303-544-5973 1530 16th Street, Denver; 303-623-3127 www.thekitchencommunity.com This is part one of my interview with Hugo Matheson, exec chef of The Kitchen Boulder and The Kitchen Denver. Part two of o ... More >>

Mike Dion takes Reveal the Path mountain biking film on the road

"If you could ride anywhere in the world, where would you go?" became a central question for Mike Dion after the success of the Denver-based filmmaker's 2010 film, Ride the Divide. That question became the tagline for his next film, Reveal the Path, which took Dion and some of the world's top mounta ... More >>

The Kitchen's Hugo Matheson weighs in on creating a Denver menu

Tomorrow morning, Hugo Matheson, Kimbal Musk and Jen Lewin will open the doors to the The Kitchen Denver, the Mile High City outpost of their expanding empire which started in Boulder eight years ago. The new restaurant -- which features a massive bar, three patios and several nooks and crannies for ... More >>

Weekend's best live bets: Joy Formidable, Girls, Miranda Lambert, Kelly Clarkson and more

With pretty much the entire music world holed up in Austin this weekend for this year's edition of SXSW, it's amazing that there's any musical options to choose from this weekend at all, much less decent ones. Alas, though, there are still plenty of compelling reasons to leave the house. Girls get t ... More >>

Jeremy Kittelson, chef of Ambria, on trends, Taco Bell and eyeballs

Jeremy Kittelson Ambria 1201 16th Street 303-623-8646 www.ambriadenver.com This is part one of my chef and tell interview with Jeremy Kittleson, exec chef of Ambria. Part two of our chat will run tomorrow. Before Jeremy Kittelson opened Ambria in mid-November, he conducted a tasting, and while h ... More >>

The Truffle's Rob Lawler on Spam musubi, brains, glutards and his favorite cheese

Lori Midson​This is part one of my interview with Rob Lawler, former chef and the sovereign of cheese at the Truffle. Part two of my chat with Lawler will run tomorrow. Rob Lawler The Truffle 2906 East Sixth Avenue 303-322-7363 www.denvertruffle.com When you actually want someone to cut th ... More >>

Chloe, Denver's newest restaurant, lounge and nightclub, opens tonight

Lori Midson​I definitely missed the memo -- the one that stipulated that stilettos; perfectly coiffed hair; jaw-dropping, butt-hugging and breast-spilling black dresses; and fresh-from-the-salon manicures were prerequisites for last night's VIP launch party of Chloe Mezze Lounge, a new nightc ... More >>

Cars 2 and other sequels that tried (and failed) to freshen up by going abroad

​What's the best way to perk up a tired movie franchise? Most of the time, there is no way. But movie producers still continue to try by taking the old characters overseas and hoping the new locale will reheat the leftovers. Case in point: Cars 2. The film comes out this Friday and promises to ... More >>

Udi's Robin Baron dishes on her new Boulder restaurant, the perfect pizza and why eight inches is the ideal size

Lori Midson​ Robin Baron Udi's Pizza Cafe Bar Udi's Bread Cafes (four locations) www.udisfood.com This is part one of my interview with Robin Baron, executive chef of Udi's Pizza Bar, Udi's Bread Cafe and the soon-to-be-open Pickled Lemon in Boulder. Part two of my interview with Baron will r ... More >>

Root Down's Justin Cucci dishes on pot, pussy and soup talk

Lori Midson​ Justin Cucci Root Down 1600 West 33rd Avenue 303-993-4200 www.rootdowndenver.com This is part one of my interview with Justin Cucci, owner and executive chef of Root Down and Linger. Part two of my interview will run in this space tomorrow. Justin Cucci has spent the majority ... More >>

Michel Wahaltere puts the brakes on Aja to Go, but pushes the pedal to the metal on Chicago Louie's

​Back in August, local restaurant consultant and chef Michel Wahaltere was preparing to join the street food revolution, promising to launch Aja to Go, "the first mobile food truck in the city to travel day and night around Denver serving up great sushi, salad bowls, noodle bowls and Asian tap ... More >>

Top Chef Just Desserts, round six: All in black and white

Erika Davis's blue cheese milk chocolate soup​This week's Quickfire challenge was to make desserts using savory ingredients and -- the really hard part -- only one pot. "I'm used to having all these fancy little tools," mourned Zac, while Morgan, unable to use an ice-cream maker, tackled liqui ... More >>

Denver City Council candidate has a "campaign chef"

Dave MonneratOoh la la. City Council candidate Jon Lehmann's got himself a campaign chef!​One Denver City Council candidate hopes to win 'em over with food. Jon Lehmann, one of ten candidates vying for the council seat recently vacated by Rick Garcia (who went to work for the U.S. Department o ... More >>

All That Jazz

Turning the Tables on Valentine’s Day

Rendition

It’s not torture, but this latest Mideast thriller’s as conventional as they come. We’re (water) bored. (Sorry.)

Gibraltar au No Go

A World of Discovery

Pizzeria Mundo offers the good, the bad and the stupid.

On the Lamb

Yanni's shows why great Greek cooking is better than a cuisine.

Flick Pick

Tout de Suite

Classic Act

Discover a new world at Chinook Tavern: the Old World.

How to Survive...A Summer Stuck at Home

Head to far-flung shores with this season's crop of travelogues.

Peace or Death

Kingdom of Heaven is bloody good holy Hollywood fare.

Cry Fowl

Sparrow should be grounded.

Letters to the Editor

From the week of February 17, 2005

Letters to the Editor

From the week of February 10, 2005

Twelve-Stepping

Here's my prescription for starting the year in fine style.

Come Monday

Let's hear it for the Boy who brought us Brix.

Tragic Comedy

Uneven direction adds flaws to risky Merchant of Venice.

Get Your Freak On

Miller keeps carving the slopes on film

Hollywood Confidential

Becoming a star is child's play.

Map Happy

The Earth's Sharp Edge finds imaginative and joyous ways to cross borders.

The World Within

When DJ Vadim traveled to the ends of the earth, he found hip-hop in every corner.

Life on the Line

Sean Kelly is back in the kitchen -- back where he belongs.

The Bite

High on Highland

A Family Affair

John's serves up a very tasty slice of life.

The Bite

Eating well for a good cause.

Mystic Muses

Musical shamans keep the flame alive during a rare visit to Denver.

The Bite

John Hickenlooper's lastest, and other news on the food front.

Sounds Like Fun!

Moonlight Safari

Comedy and Errors

Here's Cookin' at You, Kid

The Super Bowl

Playlist

EAT AT MEL'S

STAIRWAY TO HELL

OUR LIST OF THE MOST OVERPLAYED CLASSIC-ROCK SONGS OF ALL TIME.

BEAUTY AND THE BISTRO

BORROWING THE WORLD CUP