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10:30 am, Jun 4, 2013
Nothing says spring like rhubarb—and few showcase the ingredient better than Old Major chef-owner Justin Brunson. Stop by the LoHi restaurant and find a seasonal menu cut through with the vegetable: the tangy Rhubarbara Walters cocktail; the pan-seared foie gras served over a rhubarb bar studded with walnut crumbles and accented with rhubarb-pomegranate molasses; and the...
4:25 pm, Jun 3, 2013
Here’s the good news: More than 48,000 people donned their most outlandish (and realistic) costumes at the second-annual Denver Comic Con (DCC)—almost doubling last year’s attendance. The bad news: That surge (understandably) overwhelmed organizers and created cranky fans in what felt like never-ending lines. The worst of it came Friday, when the queue stretched all the way around the Colorado...
10:30 am, Jun 3, 2013
In my household, Chile Crunch isn't just a condiment, it's an obsession. I'm only slightly embarrassed to admit that I order the fiery Mexican-style sauce by the case—and that we go through a jar nearly every week. Each time I place an order ($118!) for the ambrosial combination of roasted chile de arbol, onion, garlic, and spices suspended in canola oil, I consider replicating it...
8:42 am, Jun 1, 2013
Editor's Note: Contributor Tim Beyers is covering all the news from Comic Con (May 31 to June 2) for 5280.com. Check back Monday for more.Would you pay $500 for an original piece of art? How about comic book art? You can bet that many fans attending the second-annual Denver Comic Con (DCC) will pay that and more for a signed page from comic book history. And yet it may be hard to top the freebie...
2:24 pm, May 31, 2013
In January, Marcus Selig was named the Director of Colorado Programs for the National Forest Foundation (NFF), which aims to keep the Centennial State’s grasslands healthy and safe. Here, Selig talks about threats to Colorado forests and how NFF is partnering with Colorado ski resorts. How often do you get to go outside as part of your job? Maybe a few times a month, but I make sure that I get...
2:00 pm, May 31, 2013
Like buying local? Like sipping wine? Well, then, Colorado Wine Week is your type of event. The seven-day celebration of our grape industry gets the party started on Sunday, June 2, with Farm-to-Turntable at the Universal. Look for a deejay spinning tunes while restaurants, including Highland Tap & Burger, Slotted Spoon, Black Pearl, and (of course...
1:45 pm, May 31, 2013
Denver’s army of food trucks may need to pull over and make way for the latest mobile trend: boutiques on wheels. Fashion trucks first started to hit the streets of Boston, Los Angeles, Portland, and Nashville in 2010. They've finally found their way to the Mile High City with three new locally owned businesses.Matthew Faas and Tina Hall (previously a stylist for Tommy Hilfiger in New York City)...
1:03 pm, May 31, 2013
The Tooth Fairy is the face of any and all tooth-related magic for gap-toothed kids. We don’t doubt that this bicuspid scavenger can wave a mean wand (hey, we have to maintain the tale for future generations), but a Colorado nonprofit is working some even fiercer magic. Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation’s “Brush With Me” campaign, which launched in April, aims to educate families about the...
12:52 pm, May 31, 2013
In this month’s issue, I wrote about geocaching, a modern-day treasure hunt of sorts that's gaining popularity now that nearly everyone has a smartphone with GPS capabilities. Using coordinates provided on geocaching.com or the Groundspeak Geocaching App, you can search for more than 23,500 caches (small containers with logbooks and, sometimes, a little gift) hidden in Colorado alone. If...
11:30 am, May 31, 2013
It's rare to get out and exercise—and at the same time learn why you should be doing it more often. This Saturday kicks off "Walk with a Doc," a monthly program in 25 states that aims to get people moving and talking about their health. (National Jewish Health cardiologist Andrew Freeman, PhD, started and heads up Denver's chapter.) By now, you probably know that 30 minutes of exercise comes with...
