As part of an $11 million renovation which includes updates to the great hall and The Crawford Hotel, Denver Union Station, at 1701 Wynkoop St., has temporarily closed its swanky upstairs cocktail bar, The Cooper Lounge, with plans to reopen it in late May. In the meantime, La Caverne Supper Club, a French-inspired pop-up jazz lounge … Read more
By ANDREW DALTON | AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES — Actor Gina Carano on Tuesday sued Lucasfilm and its parent The Walt Disney Co. over her 2021 firing from “ The Mandalorian,” saying she was let go for expressing right-wing views on social media. The lawsuit Carano filed with help from X, formerly Twitter, in … Read more
By Christina Morales, The New York Times As Americans crowd around the television to watch the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers play the Super Bowl in Las Vegas, they’ll dunk chips in salsa, guacamole, queso, chili and seven-layer dip. They’ll scarf down jalapeño poppers and Frito pie as cameras pan between touchdowns … Read more
Chef de cuisine Tracy Todd uses a balloon to create one of Toro Latin Kitchen & Lounge’s most popular desserts: La Bomba. “It’s a very painstaking process,” Todd said. “You have to be very careful with it. If you do one part wrong, chocolate explodes everywhere. I have plenty of pictures of myself covered in … Read more
The Denver City Council on Monday approved a $25 million agreement with a company that provides hotel rooms for migrants who have arrived in the city from the southern border. Most of that money — around $17.5 million — has already been spent, according to the city’s Department of Finance. The agreement modified an existing … Read more
By Melissa Clark, The New York Times My usual Super Bowl strategy is to gather some friends at game time, do an end-run around the sporty crowds and head straight to that one trendy, no-reservation restaurant that’s impossible to get into any other day of the year. The years when I do attend a Super … Read more
We will start by acknowledging that deep-fried chicken wings are very, very good. And when I am out and about in a bar-ish setting, it’s difficult to pass them up. But deep frying chicken wings — or really anything — at home? Very rare in my kitchen. It’s messy, it calls for lots of oil, … Read more
If you’re looking for a local eatery serving up romantic vibes this Valentine’s Day, Yelp has a few suggestions. The restaurant discovery and review platform recently released its list of the most romantic dining destinations in the U.S., which features 100 establishments including three in Denver and one in Fort Collins. Yelp scoured customer reviews … Read more
Actress Kangana Ranaut has made headlines yet again, this time for refusing to collaborate with Animal director Sandeep Reddy Vanga despite his expressed desire to work with her. Vanga recently praised Ranaut’s performances in movies like Queen and Tanu Weds Manu during an interview with Siddharth Kanan. However, Ranaut politely declined his offer, expressing her … Read more
Elon Musk’s alleged drug use led Larry Ellison to invite the fellow billionaire to dry out at the Oracle co-founder’s Hawaii estate, according to a report. Ellison, a Tesla board member, reached out to the Tesla boss in the winter of 2022 as concerns grew from others on the board about Musk’s behavior, the Wall … Read more
