At the end of the day, all that most people want in a local brewery is solid music, good beer in their glass and a cool environment where they can hang out with friends or even by themselves. “What else could you want?” asked Rob Bessett who will open Milieu Fermentation on May 4 with … Read more
Colorado may be a whiskey lover’s paradise, but those looking for an agave spirit have many options with local ties to choose from. To be clear, drinkers won’t find a tequila distillery in Colorado since the liquor must be made in specific parts of Mexico to be called that. Most come from Jalisco, the Mexican … Read more
By Melissa Clark, The New York Times MONTAUK, N.Y. — On a cold, windy February morning on Shinnecock Bay, on the South Fork of Long Island, New York, Ricky Sea Smoke fished for clams from the back of his 24-foot boat. The fisherman, whose real name is Rick Stevens, expertly sorted through haul after haul … Read more
Denver chef Amos Watts, owner of The Fifth String, has died weeks ahead of the acclaimed restaurant’s reopening. Watts, 43, died Sunday morning after a medical episode, according to his friend Justin Brunson and former mentee Caroline Glover. Neither were fully sure of the nature of the episode. “He touched a lot of folks in … Read more
By Emily Weinstein, The New York Times Sometimes we publish a recipe on New York Times Cooking that aligns so perfectly with this feature and our cause — food for busy people who still want something good to eat — that I get excited to tell you about it. That’s the case with Vallery Lomas’ … Read more
By Christina Morales, The New York Times Sofia Head grew up watching her grandfather lead the carne asadas, her family cookouts, in Monterrey, Mexico. He manned a charcoal grill for hours, cooking carne asada for dozens of relatives. One of her favorite dishes was his queso fundido: melted Chihuahua cheese in a cast-iron skillet that … Read more
“Employees must wash hands before returning to work.” It’s a basic concept (and one that probably shouldn’t need a bathroom-sign reminder). But at Kawa Ni, a flashy, cozy Japanese-style izakaya that opened last November, washing your hands is just the beginning. Kawa Ni is among the first – and only – restaurants in Denver with … Read more
Adventurous travelers seeking beauty and budget thrills should look no further than Guatemala: a friendly country that remains largely unexplored by many Americans, but can be reached in as little as six hours from Denver. A question I fielded several times before my late February trip: Why Guatemala? My partner and I have made a … Read more
We had expected that seeing a total solar eclipse in the path of totality would be the highlight of our trip. In hindsight, it was also the perfect excuse to be together, three generations on a simple road trip through five states. On April 6, three of us set out from Lakewood — me, my … Read more
As most Coloradans know, the lyrics to “America the Beautiful” were inspired by a trek to the summit of Pikes Peak via prairie wagon in 1893. But when Katharine Lee Bates penned a poem called “Pikes Peak,” which became an American anthem after it was set to music in 1910, she could scarcely have imagined … Read more
