4 More Local Initiatives Helping Restaurants and Healthcare Workers
Want to support those fighting COVID-19 on the frontlines and local restaurants at the same time? Here’s how.
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Sofa King Fest Brings Local Musicians, Chefs, and Celebrities to You
Today’s streaming online music-and-food festival features chef Alon Shaya, the Lumineers’ Wesley Schultz, former governor John Hickenlooper, and many more.
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8 Ways to Order Groceries While Supporting Local Restaurants, Producers
Get pantry staples, fresh produce, meat, and more from these innovative restaurants turned markets and wholesalers turned retail purveyors.
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Colorado Restaurant Layoff, Closure Stats Paint a Grim Picture for the Future
Eighty percent of local restaurants have laid off workers and almost half have temporarily closed, according to results from a Colorado Restaurant Association survey.
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Are Delivery Services Saving Restaurants—Or Hastening Their Demise?
Apps like Uber Eats, Grubhub, and DoorDash are charging restaurants 15 to 30 percent of customers’ tabs for every meal delivered.
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5 Local Movements Helping Restaurants and Healthcare Workers
Social media campaigns, new websites, and nationwide initiatives to feed restaurant and frontline healthcare workers are making a difference during these turbulent times.
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4 Local Efforts to Feed Laid-Off Hospitality Workers in Need
Nonprofits and local restaurants are stepping up to feed bar, restaurant, and hotel workers who have been negatively affected by COVID-19.
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6 Organizations Feeding the Food Insecure That Need Your Help Now
Whether it’s donating nonperishable food items, cash, or your time, here’s how you can chip in.
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Local Restaurant Owners Weigh in on What the Industry Needs Right Now
Front Range restaurateurs agree: All levels of government should step in to get hospitality industry workers paid.
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6 Resources for Colorado Hospitality Workers in Need
Here are some public and private resources that will provide financial aid to bar and restaurant employees who are out of work or have had their hours reduced because of the coronavirus outbreak.
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Polis Suspends All On-Site Dining, Drinking in Colorado for 30 Days
Restaurants and bars may remain open for takeout and delivery only.
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Stock Your Bar For St. Patty’s Day With This 50-Proof Irish Cream
Developed by the former owner of Boulder’s beloved Conor O’Neill’s pub, Hard Chaw Strong Irish Whiskey Cream is the highest ABV liquor of its kind.
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Keep Calm and Carry Out Helps Restaurants Feed Patrons Safely, Support Food Banks
Any restaurant can join Sage Restaurant Concepts’ limited-contact curbside pick-up initiative, which donates $1 of every take-out order to Feeding America.
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Hancock Orders Closure of Denver Restaurants and Bars Until May
Delivery and take-out are allowed during the eight-week suspension of in-person dining.
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Sherry’s Soda Shoppe Brings Sweet Charm to Five Points
Joshua Pollack’s latest endeavor serves classic and inventive ice cream creations and homemade soda flavors in a cheery setting.
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A Taste of the South at the Source Celebrates Ham King Allan Benton
Southern chefs will pay tribute to the maker of Benton’s Smoky Mountain Country Ham with an all-star tribute dinner at Acorn and a ham-and-caviar-themed meet and greet at Isabel.
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Get A Taste of One of the World’s Best Restaurants in Aspen This Month
A pop-up at Hotel Jerome’s Prospect restaurant showcases the culinary stylings of Michelin-starred chef Mads Refslund.
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Oprah May or May Not Dine at These Local Restaurants This Weekend
Lady O is coming to town, and you could run into her at Sushi Den, SAME Cafe, Comal Heritage Food Incubator, and other Weight Watchers-friendly restaurants.
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Liberati Restaurant and Brewery Served Its Last Oenobeer on March 1
The Curtis Park Italian spot, known for brewing beer-wine hybrids, joins the growing roster of 2020 restaurant closures.
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Colorado Chefs Come Together to Support Patrick Ayres
A cast of culinary all-stars will cook at a dinner on March 31 benefiting the Steamboat chef, who was diagnosed with incurable brain cancer last September.
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