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Three incredibly cool wine concepts to try in 2012

After reading last week's column, you may have correctly deduced that we were less than thrilled by a set of half-witted wine branding ideas designed to insult the intelligence of women everywhere. Lest you think we were unduly harsh in our assessment, trust that we understand that it's gotta be tou ... More >>

Culinary Calendar for the weekend: Summer's not over yet

There's a cornucopia of culinary events this weekend -- from farm celebrations both urban and rural to beer olympics, wine festivals, a toga party and more. Here's a taste of what's on the menu:

Dining meets designing in Denver's restaurant concepts

Four Denver restaurants that deliver stellar wine service

Last week we ruffled a few feathers (and piqued some serious ire for not naming names) with our post on a recent spate of rather unfortunate Denver restaurant-based wine service fails. And while that handful of experiences ran the gamut from mildly annoying to straight-up shitshow, we can confidentl ... 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 >>

Amos Watts, exec chef of Jax-Denver, on Casa Bonita, English peas and cheese

Amos Watts Jax Fish House Denver 1539 17th Street 303-292-5767 www.jaxfishhousedenver.com The French Laundry, Thomas Keller's culinary temple in Napa, gets plenty of accolades, but Cyrus, a petite restaurant in the artsy Sonoma town of Healdsburg, is even better, insists its legion of junkies. And ... More >>

Foodography: A sneak peek at Coohills, opening Wednesday

Lori Midson​The first thing you're likely to notice upon breezing through the door at Coohills, a new French restaurant that opens in LoDo on Wednesday, is the show-stopping chandelier, a six-foot-tall contortion of twirls and spirals, twists and tangles, twigs and roots lustered with white l ... More >>

Hazel and Dewey does one of a kind housewares right, with plenty of local contributions

While Hazel and Dewey is named after owner Jenna Miles's great aunt, there's nothing geriatric about the store. Located on South Broadway, the shop (which opened in June) is William and Sonoma's spunky, Etsy-ified little sister where juicers have gnome heads, aprons are printed with apple motifs and ... More >>

Scuttlebutt on the street: World-renowned chef Charlie Palmer taking over Big Game

​Not that Charlie Palmer needs much of an introduction: The world-renowned, James Beard award-winning master chef, whose progressive American cooking, stylized with classic French techniques, has generated accolades all over the country, presides over an extraordinary number of restaurants, f ... More >>

The Kitchen rolls out a farm-to-table wine list

The KitchenTim Wanner tasting at Hobo winery, a sustainable producer in Sonoma​When The Kitchen opened in Boulder seven years ago, it was a concept based on the idea of community feeding community, sourcing from local and sustainable producers and acknowledging their work while turning out bis ... More >>

Mountain standard prime: Ocean Prime's Cameron Mitchell is ready to take Denver by the steer and sails

Lori MidsonFrom the dish room to the boardroom, Ocean Prime's Cameron Mitchell is ready for prime time ​"Denver chose us," claims Cameron Mitchell, the president and founder of Cameron Mitchell Restaurants, which includes Ocean Prime, the two-tiered steak and seafood supper club that opens Th ... More >>

Chef and Tell, part two: Snooze's Spencer Lomax dishes on lard-ridden pastries, Eric Ripert, Bourdain and Besh

Lori Midson​ Spencer Lomax Snooze, an A.M. Eatery Four locations in Colorado www.snoozeeatery.com This is part two of Lori Midson's Chef and Tell interview with Spencer Lomax, the culinary director of Snooze. In part one of that Q&A, Lomax dishes on swine, green chile and cheek meat. Favor ... More >>

Part two: Z Cuisine's Charles MacDonald destroys Oreos

Lori Midson​ Charles MacDonald Z Cuisine 2239 West 30th Avenue 303-477-1111 www.zcuisine.com Don't miss part one of Lori Midson's interview with Charles MacDonald, the chef de cuisine of Z Cuisine. Rules of conduct in your kitchen: Less grammar, more hammer. I say that a lot in the kitchen, ... More >>

Tonight: Wine at the Park Hill Golf Club

​Every month, the Park Hill Golf Club and Argonaut Wine & Liquor have been teaming up to offer wine tastings for a good cause. Tonight, that good cause will be Easter Seals of Colorado Head to the Park Hill Golf Club, 4141 East 35th Avenue, for the tasting, which runs from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. a ... More >>

Culinary calendar for the week ahead: Telluride Mushroom, Bootstraps Western Wine and Chile Harvest festivals

​If you can't make the drive up to Telluride for the annual Mushroom Festival, don't fret -- there's always the Bootstraps Western Wine Fest in Evergreen or Lakewood's Chile Harvest Festival. Here's what else is on the menu for this week's culinary events:

Culinary calendar for the week ahead: Mountain festivals, wine dinners and field trips

Photo courtesy of Tomas Green/Beaver Creek.​You know the summer festival season is upon us when Beaver Creek kicks off the high-country Blues, Brews & BBQ. That's only one of many culinary events to get you through Memorial Day; here's a sampling of what else is in store: Monday, May 24: Fra ... More >>

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Culinary calendar for the week ahead: Wine, tapas and barbeque

A Flickr photo.​As spring rolls inexorably into summer, the wine starts flowing, the music starts playing and workshops on everything from soup to Asian cuisine start filling up. What will your week look like? Here's a taste of what's out there: Monday, May 10: Frasca presents its Monday Nig ... More >>

Tonight: Sip wine at a dinner or a tasting

A Flickr photo.​Citron New World Bistro, 3535 South Yosemite Street, is jumping on the wine-dinner bandwagon tonight with a meal showcasing West Coast wines -- including sauvignon blanc, pinot noir, chardonnay, cabernet sauvignon and riesling -- paired with lamb, scallops, duck, filet mignon a ... More >>

Culinary calendar for the week ahead: Learn to cook and Dine Out for Life

A Flickr photo.​Got some gaps in your culinary education? There are seven different culinary workshops, discussions and demonstrations this week, plus tons of wine tastings, Dining Out for Life and the inaugural Boulder Brew and Music Festival. Keep reading for a taste of what's ahead: Monda ... More >>

Culinary calendar for the week ahead: New bourbon, tour and film series kick off today

​There's a lot going on in food this week: The West End Tavern is releasing the long-awaited Pappy Van Winkle seventeen-year bourbon; the Green Route Restaurant Tour kicks off at 1515 Restaurant; and the Denver Central Library's Food Fight: Retaking Our Plates, a Fresh City Life Film Series, w ... More >>

Gastro Gift Guide: Kitchen Gadget edition

There are two types of people in this world: those who are totally psyched to receive kitchen appliances as gifts, and those whose first instinct is to send the giver straight to the basement with an air mattress and a sleeping bag. (Gentlemen, it is extremely important to determine which type of p ... More >>

End of summer pinot party tonight at Lala's Wine Bar Pizzeria

​While it's still a few weeks before we bid a formal farewell to summer, the wine geeks at Lala's Wine Bar Pizzeria, 410 East Seventh Avenue, see no reason to wait, which, in part, explains why the restaurant and watering hole is hosting an end-of-summer pinot party tonight from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m ... More >>

Sketch has a simple premise that leaves no room for mistakes

Wine Time

Blend your own in Boulder

Made for Each Other

The Karr fiasco is over, but Michael Tracey's quest for unlikely suspects in the Ramsey case goes on and on.

Canceled

The curtain falls on the latest JonBenét revival.

Smiles to Go

Felicity Huffman is desperately engaging in an off-kilter road movie.

Less Is More

Mark Tarbell keeps things simple at The Oven.

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So Foie, So Good

A Room of One's Own

At Vega, Sean Yontz is finally The Man. He's up to the job.

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To market, to market

Man With a Plan

Gene Tang sets the stage for the real star at 1515: the food.

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Oil's Well That Ends Well.

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Shine On

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