Rio Grande

Fiestas at Rio Grande, a pop-up beer dinner and more on this week's calendar

It'll be a busy week for the Rio Grande chain. The Fort Collins location has collaborated with Odell's Brewery and is hosting a release party for Chueco Mexican Lager, a 9 percent agave amaranth beer brewed especially for Rio. The event begins this Thursday, May 2 at 7:30 p.m.; visit the Facebook pa ... More >>

Rio Grande in Lone Tree hosts a tequila dinner tonight

Stuck in the snowy southern suburbs? The Lone Tree location of Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant, 9535 Park Meadows Drive, is hosting a four-course dinner at 7 p.m. tonight. And each course will be paired with a tequila from Patron. Keep reading for a look at the menu. See also: - After 25 years of pou ... More >>

10 things to do for $10 in Denver this weekend (8 free!), February 8-10

Denver is teeming with events this weekend that won't put a strain on your finances -- everything from art openings to Valentine-inspired shopping parties to a drag pageant. In fact, our picks this week of ten things to do for under $10 includes eight that are totally free! For a full calendar of ev ... More >>

Photos: Ten best "Colorado cities" movie posters

Last week, we shared our collection of the ten best "Colorado" movie posters -- flicks that actually featured the state's name in the title. Now, we're branching out, with a gallery made up of posters from films that mention Colorado cities. Predictably, the majority name-check Denver, but there are ... More >>

Local restaurants are doing their part in wildfire relief

Pizza Republica, Rio Grande and Larkburger have begun donation programs to aid victims of the High Park, Waldo Canyon and Flagstaff fires and the firefighters trying to contain them. And here are two more ways to dine out for the cause. If you know of any others, please share them in the comments se ... More >>

Rio Grande lends aid to High Park fire victims

Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant is donating 10 percent of sales from all six of its locations to High Park fire relief today. The chain, which is famous for its strong margaritas (limit three per person), got its start in Fort Collins 26 years ago.

What's with Mexicans and trucks full of mattresses?

Rio Grande puts the spotlight on its kitchen

Slide show: In the kitchen at Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant

Armadillo closes its Littleton restaurant -- and stiffs employees?

Colorado has produced several successful Mexican chains -- the Rio Grande group, for example, and Santiago's, which seems to add another outlet every week. But one longtime chain is suffering from shrinking pains -- and its employees are suffering, too. Last week, the Armadillo closed its restauran ... More >>

Rio Grande celebrates its 25th birthday with $2.50 margs

On the patio at the Rio Grande at 1525 Blake Street.​It was 25 years ago today that Pat McGaughran and twin brothers Andre and Stephen Mouton opened their first Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant in Fort Collins. Since then, the chain has grown to six stores along the Front Range, all serving those ... More >>

Downtown Rio expands patio in time for spring

​This week's spring-like weather has us excited for the the days of summer when we can linger on a patio and catch the beams of the sun with a drink in hand. Like a margarita. At the Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant. In anticipation of summer, the downtown outpost of that local Mexican chain has ... More >>

Top ten places to Mex it up on Cinco de Mayo

Shela BurgessBenny's patio is a popular hot spot.​A sunny Cinco de Mayo -- what are you still doing inside on a computer? Below are ten places, listed in no particular order, where you can celebrate Cinco de Mayo and enjoy the weather. (And if you know of other good celebrations, please shar ... More >>

Street tacos, tortas and burritos at the new Socorro's

Lori Midson​"I kept seeing all those taquerias along Federal Boulevard and thought if they can do it, so can I," says Joyce Schaefer, owner of Socorro's, a new taqueria at 19 Easy Bayaud Street. Schaefer, who also runs Joyce's Famous Pizza, 2035 South Broadway, hails from Socorro, New Mexico, ... More >>

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Photo by Tom MurphyThe Sunn O))) will come out tomorrow....​Getting your weekend off on the right note.... Today in Backbeat Online: • Last night: Sunn O))) at the Bluebird. • Hearsay bits: Van Morrison, Yonder Mountain String Band, Tyler Despres Band, Pictureplane. • Freaky Friday - "P ... More >>

Behind the Bar: Ann Whitley of the Rio Grande

Nancy Levine​ On Saturday, August 15, the Rio Grande will celebrate ten years of pouring on the fun -- and pouring out the booze -- in LoDo. This homegrown chain is a margarita powerhouse; with only six restaurants, the Rio Grande restaurant group claims to be the largest seller of Jose Cuervo ... More >>

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Back when punks were punks....​Set the Waybac Machine for the Carter administration.... Today in Backbeat Online: • Denver punk reunion (1978-1988) changes venues. • Otis Taylor's latest record earns praise in Spin. • Q.Burse returns with Lenny Lenn-directed video "The Puzzle." • John ... More >>

Guess where I'm eating?

Lori MidsonFirst, there were the white trash enchiladas at the Rio Grande, followed by the white trash au gratin potatoes at Simms Steakhouse, which, to complement those scene-stealing views of Denver's skyline, now has a menu (and a chef in Moosah Reaume, formerly of Willie G's Seafood & Steak) ... More >>

Forget swine flu: The flight to Mexico could kill you

A Flickr photo You might be second-guessing that vacation to Mexico now after hearing that most U.S. airlines have suspended flights to the country during May and June in the wake of the pig-flu shitstorm. United canceled all of them leaving from Colorado . But don't send that week of margaritas, J ... More >>

Swine flu has got Know Nothings at a fever pitch

Drown your sorrows in a Rio Grande margarita

IACP Conference Report: Dispatches from the front lines

For those of you not yet hipped to the big foodie news in Denver this week, the International Association of Culinary Professionals is in town -- a kind of traveling circus show of food writers, food editors, food pimps, chefs, authors, wine gurus and associated tradesmen. And, of course, Jason Shee ... More >>

A Photographer’s Eye

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Fat Chance

There’s a good reason Mexicans swim with their clothes on.

Skin Deep

Winning the bronze.

Cross Purposes

Mexico doesn’t have a prayer. Why?

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The Candelight Walk ignites

In Da Club

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The Sporting Life

One good Brewery Bar deserves another.

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Drunk of the Week

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Tiny Treasures

You Go, Girls!

The Metro State Center for the Visual Arts champions a century's worth of women artists.

Best margarita

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Mouthing Off

Exchange program

Tex-Mexican Standoff

LoDo may not be big enough for both of them.

Check, Please!

Give our food critic something to chew on.

Out With The Old, In With The New:

Z-Teca opts for another name change.

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Mouthing Off

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Whistle Stopped

A proposed railroad merger threatens jobs throughout Colorado -- and, up in Minturn, a way of life.