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Meet the winners of Great American Beer Festival 2012

This year's Great American Beer Festival played temporary home to 580 breweries -- and with more than 2,700 beers poured, the fest's professional judge panel had its hands (and mouths) full when making decisions on the winners of all 84 categories. Continue reading for the full list of the weekend's ... More >>

Reader: Denver may not be perfect, but it's got mountains -- and plenty of hot chicks

Back in January 2011, in the wake of our "50 reasons we're glad we live in Denver and not the United States" post, we shared a Comment of the Day from a reader who declared the Mile High City boring and lacking in culture. The latter item has continued to collect responses for a year-plus, including ... More >>

Four reasons (and seven wines) that prove it's time to drink chardonnay again

"I'll have the chardonnay, thanks." After overhearing this from a nearby diner during a recent restaurant meal, followed immediately by the withering response, "Seriously? A chardonnay?" from said diner's snarky companion, we realized that chardonnay still has a bullshit reputation.

Weekend's best dance and party bets: DMCs, Cookie Monsta, Agaric, 2Chainz and more

It's the weekend! As always, there's no shortage of things to get into. If you're looking to twirl and whirl like a dervish all over the city, you've come to the right place. We've got the drop on the hottest dance music and parties going down, from the return of the DMCs and The Skinny Dip tonight ... More >>

Furthur at Red Rocks, three nights, September 21, 22 and 23. Tix on sale next Friday at 10 a.m.

Furthur is making its way back to Colorado for a three-night stand at Red Rocks Amphitheater that kicks off on Friday, September 21. Pre-sale tickets ($55-$60) go on sale this Monday, April 16, at 10 a.m. through Furthur's fan page and will be available until 4 p.m. on Thursday, April 19, after whic ... More >>

Tenacious D at Red Rocks July 26. Tickets on sale this Friday, March 30 at 10 a.m.

Tenacious D at Red Rocks on Thursday, July 26. This is not opinion. This is fact. The dudes are back and touring in support of Rize of the Fenix, their new album and purportedly the greatest album of all time. This, apparently, is not opinion either, but rather fact. The tour kicks off on May 23 in ... 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 >>

Rebelution takes a spin through dubstep and acoustic

Round two with Hunter Pritchett, exec chef of Luca d'Italia

Hunter Pritchett Luca d'Italia 711 Grant Street 303-832-6600 www.lucadenver.com This is part two of my interview with Hunter Pritchett, exec chef of Luca d'Italia. Part one of my chat with Pritchett ran in this space yesterday. Favorite restaurant in America: I just had an amazing meal at Red Med ... More >>

Eleven stellar pinot noirs (and eight rock-star winemakers) mark the Pinot Posse's return to Denver

Kendra AndersonPinot...yummy.​Our wait was finally over. Last night, exactly 365 days after our first, utterly unforgettable evening with eight über-talented winemakers known as the Pinot Posse, we saddled up and ventured into the wilds of the Denver Tech Center for another wine-drenched homa ... More >>

Three reasons why tasting blind helps you drink better wine

​Blind tastings: They're not just for sommeliers anymore. It's true. A significant part of becoming an advanced level sommelier involves learning to identify wines the hard way -- by relying 100 percent on the wine's appearance in the glass, smell and taste. Given that you are probably not, ... More >>

Local star chefs Jennifer Jasinski and Max MacKissock tie the knot

Last weekend, Jennifer Jasinski and Max MacKissock, two of Denver's best -- and most beloved -- chefs got hitched in California. Jasinski, who owns Euclid Hall, Bistro Vendome and Rioja, where she's the executive chef, and MacKissock, the exec chef of the Squeaky Bean, met several years ago, and the ... More >>

Keeping It Real

Why not promote the use of proper Spanish?

Guess where I'm eating...in San Francisco?

Lori Midson​Years ago, when I lived in San Diego and Los Angeles, I'd end my drunken nights of debauchery holed up at a taqueria, where Cali-style burritos were slung 24/7. My favorite taqueria in the world is in Santa Barbara, but my second favorite is right here in the heart of San Francisc ... More >>

Nate Birkey

Saturday, September 25, Dazzle, 303-839-5100.

Jordan Sankel: Doctor accused of improperly examining his kids' nanny

Jordan Sankel.​Jordan Sankel is a doctor with South Denver Anesthesiologists, and the background spelled out in Sankel's bio is impressive. He's a graduate of the New York University School of Medicine, did residencies at the University of Vermont and a hospital in Santa Barbara, and is a boar ... More >>

Part two: Chef Dylan Moore on Frank Bonanno, Julia Child and Thomas Keller

Lori Midson​ Dylan Moore Deluxe 30 South Broadway 303-722-1550 Delite 32 South Broadway 303-722-1278 Deluxe Burger 5325 East Colfax Avenue 303-333-5683 This is part two of Lori Midson's interview with Dylan Moore, exec chef of Deluxe, Delite and Deluxe Burger. You can read part one here. C ... More >>

Margot and the Nuclear So and So's to tour in support of Buzzard, forthcoming new record

​Ah, yes, what a splendid birthday present (okay, it isn't exactly our birthday, but close enough). It seems one of our favorite bands, Margot & the Nuclear So and So's, a group we've long been smitten with since first making its acquaintance at South Park some years ago, has a new album slate ... More >>

Mexican slurs add insult to injury

Why don't Mexican girls cook anymore?

It's Complicated

Flobots winter tour dates announced

​All right, break's over, kids. Time for the big takeover. Looks like the Flobots are getting back to work -- and it's about damn time, for chrissakes. While the rest of us slept in intervals as a result of our efforts to diligently invest our time in such noble, productive pursuits as drinking ou ... More >>

The Trampolines bounce back with a solid new album

Follow the bikes to the British Bulldog

Trumpeter Nate Birkey returns to his roots at Nissi's

Art of the States

Alt-Weeklies Provide Web Links to Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Home Address

Action Taken in Solidarity with Phoenix New Times

Delegating Denver #6 of 56: California

Sketches

Brief reviews of current shows

Sketches

Brief reviews of current shows

Sketches

Brief reviews of current shows

Sketches

Brief reviews of current shows

Sketches

Brief reviews of current shows

Sketches

Brief reviews of current shows

Sketches

Brief reviews of current shows

Sketches

Brief reviews of current shows

Jokes? What Jokes?

The Hitchhiker's Guide is harmless -- well, mostly harmless.

Kissing Tigers

Thursday, September 9, Larimer Lounge, 303-291-1007.

The Sky's the Limit

Colorado could be courting a winner in the NCAA Tournament.

Le Fromage

Kate Hudson and Naomi Watts cheese it up in Le Divorce.

Touch of the Poet

In Blue Car, verse helps a disturbed young girl find her way.

Fighting the Good Food Fight

Season's eatings from a year's worth of meals.

2nd Helping

Return to Panzano

High Llamas

Snowbug
(V2 Music, Ltd.)

The Real Caribou Club

Lakewood Grill serves up downhome cooking.

Sticks and Stones

Star Tech

WHAT A DISH

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