Patty Calhoun

Author Michael Pollan on portion control, the future of food and fast food

This is part two of my interview with Michael Pollan, author of Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation; Food Rules: An Eater's Manual; The Omnivore's Dilemma; In Defense of Food; Second Nature; The Botany of Desire and A Place of My Own. Part one of Pollan's musings ran yesterday. Pollan will a ... More >>

Mitt Romney has an invitation to family meal at Rosa Linda's

If Mitt Romney comes back to Colorado before election day on November 6 -- and he will, since this state is still in play -- he has an invitation for a "family meal" with the Aguirres at Rosa Linda's Mexican Cafe. But if he accepts this invitation, he can leave the cameras, and the campaign, at th ... More >>

USA Today names Denver one of the top 10 beer cities in the WORLD!

Not only did USA Today just name Denver one the best beer capitals in the world -- the whole fucking WORLD, y'all! -- but the internationally distributed daily newspaper also gave a shout-out to Patty's Chile Beer, named, of course, for Westword founder and editor Patty Calhoun, who likes things spi ... More >>

Five craft beers Obama should drink while he's debating in Denver

President Obama has been making a point of drinking beer on the campaign trail this year, from Pennsylvania to Iowa to Florida. It was a sore spot for him in 2008 when he was seen more as a wine-slurper than an an everyday beer-drinking kind of fellow, but it's a distinct advantage in this year's ra ... More >>

Crock Spot and MasterChef contestant Jake Gandolfo hosting a food truck bash to benefit Food Bank of the Rockies

After last summer's street-food shindigs wound down, there was some indication that the food truck parties -- at least the Justice League soirees, which were at the forefront of catapulting Denver's street-food scene to prominence -- might be grinding to a halt. "We haven't made any decision about w ... More >>

Guess where you're eating? At an EatDenver restaurant, if you're Funk

Cafe Society served up seven Guess where? contests last week, ranging from Mexican cervezas at Satellite Bar to a tower of golden onion rings at Charcoal to a duo of bathroom doors at a local bar that gave Patty Calhoun pause before peeing. Those bathrooms belong to Three Lions, and for correctly i ... More >>

Denver (and Patty's Chile Beer) make Esquire's list of top beer cities in the nation

​Esquire Magazine has atoned for a huge mistake that Men's Journal made two years ago. Unlike that mag, it's included Denver in its list of the nation's seven best beer cities. The Esquire issue, which just hit newsstands, lists Chicago, Denver, New York, Philadelphia, Portland, St. Louis and ... More >>

Ask the Bartender: What's the ideal Colorado cocktail?

Sean Kenyon mixes it up.​Sean Kenyon knows how to pour out both drinks and advice. A third-generation bar man with almost 25 years behind the bar, he is a student of cocktail history, a United States Bartenders Guild-certified Spirits Professional and a BAR Ready graduate of the prestigious Be ... More >>

A pair of Hatch chile beers to spice up the season

​It's Hatch chile season, and for a pair of local breweries, that means Hatch chile beer. Boulder's Twisted Pine Brewing will be making three kinds of beer using the specialty chiles, which are grown around Hatch, New Mexico, and shipped by the truckload to Denver, where fiery food lovers buy ... More >>

Army of Anyone: Five years after national Stand Down Day, local recruiters allegedly still bending the rules

Victoria HansenA younger me with my would-be recruiter, Sgt. Tim Pickel.​It's been five years since an investigative report that I wrote for my high school newspaper sent shock waves all the way to the Pentagon. For me, the bomb rush of media and interviews feels like a lifetime ago -- and gen ... More >>

William Breathes on what you didn't see in The Daily Show's Denver weed story

Another look at William Breathes (that's actually editor Patty Calhoun's desk).​For the last few weeks I've been curious as to how The Daily Show would use the three-plus hours of footage they got with me last month. I was paraded around the Westword office in a gas mask bong, got to burn a b ... More >>

Pour on the Love: Hearts on Fire from Tambien

Lori Midson​Denver's Independent Network of Restaurants (DINR), the group responsible for Harvest Week and A Saucy Affair, is asking its member restaurants to spread the love...through their liquid assets as part of DINR's Valentine's Day Cocktail Contest. The competition, which has already k ... More >>

Pour on the Love: Burning Desire from Vesta Dipping Grill

Lori Midson ​Denver's Independent Network of Restaurants (DINR), the group responsible for Harvest Week and A Saucy Affair, is asking its member restaurants to spread the love...through their liquid assets as part of DINR's Valentine's Day Cocktail Contest. The competition, which has already ... More >>

Pour on the love: Bloody orange mojito from 1515 Restaurant

​Denver's Independent Network of Restaurants (DINR), the group responsible for Harvest Week and A Saucy Affair, is asking its member restaurants to spread the love...through their liquid assets as part of DINR's Valentine's Day Cocktail Contest. The competition, which has already kicked off, c ... More >>

Pour on the love: The Casanova from Avenue Grill

Lori Midson ​Denver's Independent Network of Restaurants (DINR), the group responsible for Harvest Week and A Saucy Affair, is asking its member restaurants to spread the love...through their liquid assets as part of DINR's Valentine's Day Cocktail Contest. The competition, which has already k ... More >>

Pour on the love: The Bitter Blush from Jonesy's EatBar

Lori Midson The Bitter Blush​Denver's Independent Network of Restaurants (DINR), the group responsible for Harvest Week and A Saucy Affair, is asking its member restaurants to spread the love...through their liquid assets as part of DINR's Valentine's Day Cocktail Contest. The competition, whi ... More >>

Pour on the love: It's DINR's Valentine's Day cocktail contest

Steuben'sThe Love Triangle​Denver's Independent Network of Restaurants (DINR), the group responsible for Harvest Week and A Saucy Affair, is asking its member restaurants to spread the love...through their liquid assets as part of DINR's Valentine's Day Cocktail Contest. The competition, whic ... More >>

After-action report: Broadway Book Mall and beyond

​So how many people braved the weather last night and came out for my last book signing? Eleven. Which some people might see as sad, but not me. First, because that doesn't even take the record for my least-attended signing (which would be eight people showing up on a night without apocalyp ... More >>

Brick by brick, turning Westword's logo into LEGOs

Mark MangerA LEGO Westword, created by Duane Hess​ The idea was so delightful we had to give it a shot: For this week's cover story, which details how local video game developer NetDevil is creating a LEGO version of World of Warcraft with the game LEGO Universe, why not transform Westword's signa ... More >>

Green Chile Smackdown, Round 2: Elway's vs. My Big Fat Greek Cafe

​Even though green chile is not a traditional Mexican dish, it's a traditional dish at Mexican restaurants north of the border. It changes as it travels, thickening and becoming more hearty as it travels up towards the Canadian border. The Colorado version is thick and gooey, stuffed with po ... More >>

Live blogging St. Patrick's Day from the Fainting Goat: Happy Birthday to me!

This from a guest bar blogger: Hey all, we're having a great time here in Denver!!! We're discussing social networking and demographics, the future of journalism, and politics. Woo!!! We have found out that the 18-25 age demographic isn't as brain-dead as previous thought. They may actually have som ... More >>

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