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  Two Unusual Suburban Barbecues Prove Slow Smoking Is Universal

  July 11 at 5:54 a.m.

  American barbecue encompasses many regional variations, but even so, the confines of tradition make for a fairly narrow range of choices, especially in Denver’s smokehouses. Here, styles tend to be blurred, sides conform to picnicky favorites, and sauces are mostly of the tangy-sweet kind with varying levels of heat. But...

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  Bambu Desserts & Drinks Hits the Refresh Button With Vietnamese Smoothies

  June 27 at 5:54 a.m.

  The sun is a blazing ball burning a hole in the blue Colorado sky. The temperature has lodged somewhere in the mid-90s, and the only nearby hope for relief from the heat streaming off the black asphalt of South Federal Boulevard is an air-conditioned shop that serves icy-cold treats. Bambu...

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  Could Food-Safety Regulations Make Tacos al Pastor an Endangered Species?

  June 13 at 5:54 a.m.

  For meat lovers, carne al pastor is an object of beauty. A vertical cone of marinated pork — usually shoulder sliced thin and stacked on a skewer — spins slowly in front of a red-hot burner; a pineapple or an onion (or sometimes a chunk of pork fat) skewered at...

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  Celebrating International Cuisine, One Communal Platter at a Time

  May 30 at 5:53 a.m.

  Although the growing Denver dining scene is getting more sophisticated, there are gaps in the culinary map that covers the metro area. Communal Platter is out to change that, with dinners and an app.

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  Giot Dang Cafe Specializes in Vietnamese Drinking Food

  April 18 at 5:54 a.m.

  The big game is about to begin, you’ve rounded up the usual posse to cheer for the home team, you’re ready for beers and bar food: So what’s it going to be? If you’re bound by tradition (or superstition, because eating the same dish just before the national anthem has...

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  Ras Kassa's Returns With New Boulder County Ethiopian Restaurant

  March 27 at 6:55 a.m.

  Friday, March 21, was World Poetry Day, and on a damp day with big, chunky clouds hovering low over Boulder County, I found myself sipping ginger tea and reading poetry queued up by Facebook friends on my iPhone while waiting for an order of kitfo ba aib inside the new...