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Conquering the Grape Divide: Vinho Verde

Conquering the Grape Divide: Vinho Verde

We all know that the weather is getting hot, which means it’s time to transition into drinking a wine that is perfectly suitable for the warm and sunny Denver days. Vinho Verde is a style of wine that is the perfect warm weather sipper!  If you are new to wine, it might not be on...
Conqering the Grape Divide: IMT Summer Nights

Conqering the Grape Divide: IMT Summer Nights

Nothing beats a summer night with a glass of wine. I have a feeling that I am going to be spending my summer nights at Infinite Monkey Theorem (IMT).  They just kicked off their Summer Nights calendar of unique events, so you have no reason to sit at home this summer. IMT has you covered...
Conquering the Grape Divide: Barrel Into Spring

Conquering the Grape Divide: Barrel Into Spring

The last weekend of Palisade’s Barrel into Spring event is coming up May 18-19, 2013.  You don’t want to miss this event! I had the pleasure of participating last year and it exceeded all of my expectations.  The wine and food were stellar in this two day gluttonous event on the Western Slope.  It was a...
Heaping Helping: Bonanno Brothers Pizzeria

Heaping Helping: Bonanno Brothers Pizzeria

He’s done it again. Chef Frank Bonanno has opened  another restaurant, Bonanno Brothers Pizzeria.  This is his 10th addition to Bonanno Concepts,  a restaurant group that includes Mizuna, Luca d’Italia, Bones, Osteria Marco, Green Russell, Wednesday’s Pie, Lou’s Food Bar, Russell’s Smokehouse and Vesper Lounge.  Bonanno Brothers Pizzeria opened last week inside The Vistas at...
Conquering the Grape Divide: Drink Pink!

Conquering the Grape Divide: Drink Pink!

A celebration of pink wine is happening at Forest Room 5, 2532 15th St. in Denver. On May 10th from 6-8pm Denver wine enthusiasts are going to gather, sip, and show off their best pink ensembles. Many people assume that pink wine is an extremely sweet, low quality wine. Not true! Rosés are often dry wines...
Thirsty Girl: Summer Time Drinkin'

Thirsty Girl: Summer Time Drinkin’

Van Gogh Vodka has launched new flavors that are making me thirsty for summer. I love drinking alfresco and Van Gogh has a few recipes that will encourage you to relax and soak up the sun on those days that brunch runs into lunch.   Van Gogh Vodka is the brand that’s been a pioneer in...
Heaping Helping: Porchetta Making Class

Heaping Helping: Porchetta Making Class

Pork.   Now that I have your attention, mark your calendars for a unique Italian pulled pork making class through Tentiko.  Let me skip to the good part, you go home with 6-7 pounds of pork. Wipe the drool off of your mouth and read on. Chef Mark DeNittis will be teaching how to make this classic...
Thirsty Girl: Sipping on the Slopes

Thirsty Girl: Sipping on the Slopes

 With ski season well underway, Coloradans and jet setters alike are flocking to the slopes of Aspen to enjoy the finest that spring skiing has to offer. Skiing makes me very thirsty. The Little Nell’s newly renovated Element 47 exclusively offers the Nachtmann Aspen Smash, an après-ski cocktail. Created by The Little Nell’s newly minted...
Thirsty Girl: bRUNch Running Group

Thirsty Girl: bRUNch Running Group

I like to think that Denver is full of fit people who brunch together after long runs in the park. Does this sound like Mayberry? I think it sounds like bRUNch™, Denver’s newest exercise and libations running group. The only way you can convince me to run is the promise of food and booze.  For...
Thirsty Girl: Stranahan's Colorado Whiskey Workshop

Thirsty Girl: Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey Workshop

I’m a whiskey girl. And  I’m ashamed to admit this, but this week was my first visit to Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey. Shame on me because  there is some fine whiskey being made right in the Denver city limits. Stanahan’s has been around since 2004 and was Colorado’s first distillery since prohibition. I love living in...
Thirsty Girl: DSTILL Celebrates American Distillers

Thirsty Girl: DSTILL Celebrates American Distillers

DSTILL is a weeklong experience of American small-batch distillers, featuring spirit tastings and craft cocktail events in Denver.  The American Distilling Institute’s (ADI) 10th Anniversary Spirit Conference  is the week of April 1-6, 2013.  If you are a spirit and cocktail oficionado, this is your event! This event is presented by the Colorado Distillers Guild...
Old Major: Pork Perfection

Old Major: Pork Perfection

Sometimes a restaurant has something special. Old Major has that something. Old Major is named after the philosopher-of-change boar who led the revolution in George Orwell’s Animal Farm. The restaurant just opened in Denver’s popular LoHi neighborhood. Old Major defines cool everywhere you look, from the re-purposed tractor air filter light fixtures to the Chuck Taylor’s that...