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Troy

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2012

    Matt Collier, former sous chef at The Kitchen, tapped as the executive chef of T|ACO in Boulder

    You'd think a chef with the pedigree of Matt Collier would balk at the thought of slinging tacos, but Collier, who was a sous chef at The Kitchen in Boulder for nearly four years, and whose culinary lineage also includes stints at Blackbird, the Drawing Room, Boka (a Michelin-starred restaurant), Pu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2012

    Hot Chick a Latte: Hott help-wanted ad of the week

    Sugar House is gone, as is Perky Cups. But if you're interested in wearing a hot outfit while pouring hot coffee, Hot Chick a Latte has a job for you. A sibling of the Seattle chain opened at 4736 East Colfax Avenue two years ago, and just posted a help-wanted ad on Craigslist:

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2011

    Jensen Cummings, exec chef of Row 14, on the one ingredient that tastes like "burnt toenails marinated in Kroger brand vegetable oil" and "nooders."

    Lori Midson​ Jensen Cummings Row 14 Bistro & Wine Bar 891 14th Street 303-825-0100 www.row14denver.com This is part one of my interview with Jensen Cummings, exec chef of Row 14 Bistro & Wine Bar. Part two of that interview will run in this space tomorrow. A broom and a dustpan -- these are ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2011

    Justin Brunson amasses a team of high-profile chefs to run the kitchen at Wild Catch (and starts his own bacon company)

    ​When Justin Brunson, the captain behind the magnificent Masterpiece Deli, opens Wild Catch, a sustainable seafood restaurant in Uptown, he'll steer his kitchen along with a tag team of several other high-profile chefs -- none of whom, by the way, are from TAG, Troy Guard's Asian restaurant i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2011

    Denver's most notable restaurant couple, Leigh Sullivan and Troy Guard, split -- and a mass exodus from TAG ensues

    It's splitsville for Denver restaurant couple Leigh Sullivan and Troy Guard.​It was a Las Vegas, tunnel-of-love, drive-thru wedding. Leigh Sullivan and Troy Guard, the chef/owner of TAG and TAG| RAW BAR, met just three months before they took off for Las Vegas and tied the knot in 2004 in the ... More >>

  • Dining

    June 2, 2011

    TAG | RAW BAR brings fresh meat and bright lights to a basement space

    It's splitsville for Denver restaurant couple Leigh Sullivan and Troy Guard.​It was a Las Vegas, tunnel-of-love, drive-thru wedding. Leigh Sullivan and Troy Guard, the chef/owner of TAG and TAG| RAW BAR, met just three months before they took off for Las Vegas and tied the knot in 2004 in the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2011

    Troy Guard becomes an operating partner of Madison Street

    Lori Midson​Last week, Joe Vostrejs, the COO of Larimer Associates, was heading home from Madison Street, the Congress Park neighborhood restaurant he opened in October of last year, when he started to think about dots -- specifically, connecting those dots to Troy Guard, the chef/owner of TA ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2010

    Cavalia-crazed yard artists parade their one-trick ponies: Kenny Be's Yard Arteology

    Figure 81a. West Highland: You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it wash.​ Denver residents don't need to pay the $134-$240 Cavalia ticket price to see a "multimedia extravaganza of unprecedented magic and emotion" when innovative equestrian artistry can be viewed in nearly every n ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2010

    The Denver FIVE host their last bash of the year tonight at the James Beard House

    ​Tonight, while the rest of us will be grubbing and imbibing at Dish, Westword's annual bash dedicated to Denver's dining culture, the chefs who comprise the Denver FIVE -- Jamey Fader, Troy Guard, Brian Laird, Matt Selby and Tyler Wiard -- will be bringing down the storied James Beard House i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2010

    This week in Cafe Society food bloggery: To drink or not to drink vodka, Justin Brunson, cupcakes, TAG | RAW BAR and turkey legs

    Lori MidsonJustin Brunson, owner and chef of Masterpiece Delicatessen​ Behold the best highlights from this week's Cafe Society blog: 1. Sean Kenyon, the no-holds-barred bar baron at Steuben's, takes on vodka -- specifically whether or not it's run its course -- in this week's Ask the Barten ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2010

    Troy Guard to open TAG RAW BAR early next year on Larimer Square

    ​"We're in the very beginning stages of developing the menu concept, but there's no hood and there's no grease trap, so everything that we serve will be raw," says Leigh Sullivan-Guard. That's the idea behind TAG | RAW BAR, a new restaurant from Leigh and her husband, Troy Guard, the chef/o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2010

    The Denver Five are passing the torch to five new chefs

    From left to right: Matt Selby, Tyler Wiard, Troy Guard, Jamey Fader and Brian Laird​In 2003, Leigh Sullivan was questioning what a lot of us in Denver ponder when discussing the Denver dining climate. Why, she wondered, is everyone focusing on the restaurants and chefs in San Francisco, Chica ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 3, 2010

    Food and Shelter

    From left to right: Matt Selby, Tyler Wiard, Troy Guard, Jamey Fader and Brian Laird​In 2003, Leigh Sullivan was questioning what a lot of us in Denver ponder when discussing the Denver dining climate. Why, she wondered, is everyone focusing on the restaurants and chefs in San Francisco, Chica ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2010

    Oak Tavern's Jeremy Roosa plays with sharp knives, ballyhoos the virtues of acidity, boohoos iceberg lettuce and sings the praises of the spatula

    Lori Midson Jeremy Roosa, exec chef of the Oak Tavern ​Jeremy Roosa Oak Tavern 1414 Market Street 303-888-0655 www.oaktaverndenver.com "I dress like a clown, I play with food, fire and sharp knives, and they pay me. Does it get any more fun than that?" asks Jeremy Roosa. The executive chef o ... More >>

  • News

    April 15, 2010

    How Colorado cooled the controversy between the Humane Society and big agriculture

    Lori Midson Jeremy Roosa, exec chef of the Oak Tavern ​Jeremy Roosa Oak Tavern 1414 Market Street 303-888-0655 www.oaktaverndenver.com "I dress like a clown, I play with food, fire and sharp knives, and they pay me. Does it get any more fun than that?" asks Jeremy Roosa. The executive chef o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2009

    Tonight: The Denver Five converge at Elway's for a "partio"

    The Denver Five: Keegan Gerhard, Troy Guard, Matt Selby, Jamey Fader and Tyler Wiard​The Denver Five -- Tyler Wiard, Keegan Gerhard (D Bar Desserts), Troy Guard (TAG), Matt Selby (Vesta Dipping Grill and Steuben's) and Jamey Fader (Lola and Big Red F Restaurant Group) will convene tonight at E ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2009

    Snaps from the Denver Food & Wine Classic

    Lori MidsonTyler Wiard, Jamey Fader, Troy Guard and Matt Selby​The three-day Denver Food & Wine Classic wrapped up on Saturday, September 12 with a Grand Tasting on the wet and sloppy grounds (thanks, rain) of Metro State College. To see a slideshow of all the fun, including some action snaps ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2009

    Tonight: Denver Five dinner at TAG with local winemaker Ben Parsons

    The Denver Five: Keegan Gerhard, Troy Guard, Matt Selby, Jamey Fader and Tyler Wiard​ To celebrate the fact that the Taste of Colorado won't be back for another year, the Denver Five, a cartel of homegrown chefs that get together every so often in each other's restaurant kitchens, are cooking ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2009

    Modmarket is Boulder's newest green restaurant

    Lori Midson​Modmarket opens tomorrow at 1600 28th Street in the struggling 29th Street retail district in Boulder. But since Boulderites have a thing for green, and Modmarket's "menu is created from ingredients like you find along the perimeter of your local grocer ... you know, fresh produce, the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2009

    Crested Butte Land and Trust Food and Wine Festival uncorks today

    The first day of the four-day Crested Butte Land Trust Food and Wine Festival uncorks today. And unlike some local food and wine festivals where our homegrown chefs are snubbed, the Crested Butte powwow, which includes wine seminars, wine walks, chef dinners, grand tastings and gourmet picnics, par ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 17, 2009

    Taste of the Nation is hottest ticket in town

    Photo by Lori MidsonSean Yontz and Matt Selby One of Denver's best annual culinary celebrations comes down on Sunday, July 19, at Mile High Station (2027 West Lower Colfax Avenue), this site of this year's Share Our Strength's Taste of the Nation, a fantastic food-centric event that raises funds to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2009

    Partake in tonight's Plates for the Peak at Vesta Dipping Grill

    One of the best food events of the year, Plates for the Peak, a small plates fundraiser and silent auction to benefit Urban Peak, a non-profit that saves kids from the jaws of homelessness, returns for a sixth year to Vesta Dipping Grill, 1822 Blake Street, tonight from 6 to 10 p.m. The star-st ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2008

    TAG, you're it...but not quite yet

    Just checked in with Leigh Sullivan to find out the status of TAG Restaurant, the long-anticipated spot that she and her husband, Troy Guard (TAG, get it?), are creating at 1441 Larimer Street. Back in August, Leigh and Troy were looking at a February 1 opening for the restaurant, which is taking ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2008

    Milking It: High School Musical cereal

    Just checked in with Leigh Sullivan to find out the status of TAG Restaurant, the long-anticipated spot that she and her husband, Troy Guard (TAG, get it?), are creating at 1441 Larimer Street. Back in August, Leigh and Troy were looking at a February 1 opening for the restaurant, which is taking ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 11, 2008

    Up, Up and Away

    Don’t miss the final season of Starship Troy.

  • Blogs

    July 24, 2008

    Two Views of High School Musical

    Don’t miss the final season of Starship Troy.

  • Film

    June 19, 2008

    Mongol

    Mongol paints a historically hazy but kick-ass picture of everyone's fave emperor, Genghis Khan.

  • Culture

    November 22, 2007

    Now Playing

    Capsule reviews of current shows.

  • Calendar

    July 5, 2007

    Growing Pains

    The Troy Chavez Memorial Peace Garden blooms.

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2007

    Troy Chavez Memorial Peace Garden

    The Troy Chavez Memorial Peace Garden blooms.

  • Calendar

    October 5, 2006

    Pure Thought

    History does the talking in All That I Have Lost.

  • News

    September 21, 2006

    Head Games

    At least one out of every five Colorado prisoners is mentally ill -- some violent, some undetected or untreated. How did the Big House become the Bug House?

  • Blogs

    September 12, 2006

    Dancing With the Stars

    At least one out of every five Colorado prisoners is mentally ill -- some violent, some undetected or untreated. How did the Big House become the Bug House?

  • Blogs

    September 12, 2006

    Dancing With the Stars

    At least one out of every five Colorado prisoners is mentally ill -- some violent, some undetected or untreated. How did the Big House become the Bug House?

  • Music

    June 29, 2006

    Cowboy Troy

    Tuesday, July 4, Greeley Stampede, Greeley, 1-866-464-2626.

  • Film

    November 10, 2005

    The NeverEnding Story

    Saturday Midnights at the Esquire

  • Film

    November 3, 2005

    Killing Time

    In the profound Jarhead, a soldier can be his own worst enemy.

  • Calendar

    September 16, 2004

    Guy Walks Into a Bar...

    The Lion's Lair celebrates one year of comedy -- sort of

  • News

    July 15, 2004

    Get Up, Stand Up

    I set out to write a story on open-mike nights. But the joke was on me.

  • Film

    May 13, 2004

    Pitt and the Pabulum

    Brad's ripped and The Iliad's shredded in the scintillating spectacle Troy.

  • News

    January 24, 2002

    The Batman of Evergreen

    The quest for the perfect swing begins with a dad in his suburban driveway.

  • Culture

    May 3, 2001

    Swing Away

    August Wilson's Fences scores a home run at the Acoma Center.

  • News

    November 16, 2000

    Original Sin

    Matthew Mirabal was convicted of killing his wife. But his church still wants to save him.

  • News

    April 13, 2000

    The Daily Grind

    Troy Lowrie’s dad got the bodies to build a strip-club empire. Troy got the brains. Now he wants respect beyond Glendale.

  • News

    December 10, 1998

    Dog Days

    Troy Lowrie’s dad got the bodies to build a strip-club empire. Troy got the brains. Now he wants respect beyond Glendale.

  • News

    August 29, 1996

    Letters

    Troy Lowrie’s dad got the bodies to build a strip-club empire. Troy got the brains. Now he wants respect beyond Glendale.

  • News

    August 22, 1996

    Older but Bitter

    Sixty-eight-year-old Wanda Crawford hasn't killed anyone yet. But authorities say it's not for lack of trying.

  • Culture

    June 13, 1996

    Hallelujah Chorus

    Sixty-eight-year-old Wanda Crawford hasn't killed anyone yet. But authorities say it's not for lack of trying.

  • News

    January 4, 1995

    THIS IS ONLY A TEST

    THE GOVERNMENT HAS A LESSON FOR GRADE-SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHERS AND THEIR STUDENTS: THERE'S NOTHING TO FEAR FROM ROCKY FLATS.

  • Film

    May 18, 1994

    SPIKED NOSTALGIA

    THE GOVERNMENT HAS A LESSON FOR GRADE-SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHERS AND THEIR STUDENTS: THERE'S NOTHING TO FEAR FROM ROCKY FLATS.

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