Cuisine – Category Archive – North Metro Diversions

Drinks You’ll Love – From Old Fashioned to New Fangled: Mixology and Magic in BOCO

There’s no going out for a meal without drink considerations. We imbibe because, as Benjamin Franklin noted, god loves us and wants us to be happy. And YS want you to be happy, too. We want you to indulge. So we went out for a drink or two so we could tell you where to wet your whistle with the area’s sexiest sauces. Cheers!

DiverCity Series: Shanna Henkel – It Takes a Village

A DiverCity conversation with the woman who runs the Village, creates community, and counts on the continuation of conversation across generations, all while keeping Boulder fed in the great greasy spoon tradition. You know it: 890 sq. ft. of reality surrounded by Boulder. By: De La Vaca Photos: Paul Wedlake Shanna Henkel is half-Japanese. She grew up in Beaverton, Oregon. Both of her

Seven Chefs: Legendary Top Mobile Chefs of BOCO

Garret “Gurt” Safir — Vero “Ain’t nobody gunna give it to you” Garret said with a grin. “You want something, go get it. Plain and simple. If you wanna make a change, be the change. If its too easy, its not doing anything for you. Like Billy Joel said, ‘only fools are satisfied’. Plain and simple.” Sage words from the twenty-six-year-old nomad from Hopewell

Bloody Mary Fest Comes to Denver Oct. 20 | Preview

Come enjoy one of your favorite brunch drinks with your friends and some of Colorado’s best Bloody Mary mixers. The 21+ Bloody Mary Festival is coming up quickly, on October 20th at the EXDO Event Center at 1399 35th St, Denver, CO 80205.

Off Menu with Justin Brunson and Jeff Osaka

By Kyle Gayton, Interview by De La Vaca Chef Justin Brunson | Old Major There’s something to be said about a person who not only dreams but follows through to make their dreams a reality. Honestly, a good lot of us trade in our dreams as we “grow up” in some way; whether it be for a 9-5, for a family, for financial stability, for other people’s

Let’s Roam Dining: Experience Your City

By Kyle Gayton I don’t know about you, but I’m tired of eating at the same four restaurants every time I go out. I’d love to find something new, but I don’t really know where to begin looking. I guess I could scope out a few places on Yelp, but then I’d just be taking other people’s

WhiskyX

As I prepared to taste Octomore - a heavily-peated whisky from the Islay distillery Bruichladdich - I felt a warmth in my belly. And my toes. Pretty much everywhere, for that matter. After two hours of sipping on the best whiskies around - American, Scottish, Bourbon, Single Malt, Rye, peated and unpeated alike - I was prety satisfied. But when I brought the glass up and took a whiff, the nose on the Octomore nearly bowled me over. The smokiness was dizzying. The warmth in my belly turned into a roaring fire: the only cure was a sip. And then another. And repeat, over and again, all across the spaciousness of Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum, host of this years WhiskeyX.

A Publick Q&A: William Oliver’s

Yellow Scene talked to one of the coolest bars in the area to get the scoop on what's truly great about a truly great bar like William Oliver's Public House.

Summer Drinks: Belgian Beers Infinite Variations – Yellow Scene Magazine

We all love Colorado’s 300 days of sunshine during winter, and if you don’t, you’re in the wrong place. Summer is a different story. As temperatures skyrocket drenching our clothes in sweat, we want nothing more than to shake our fists and shout profanities at the sun. Yeah, it gets hot in summer. Sweating bullets kind of hot. We need ways to chill out mentally and physically, especially after workouts Coloradans will never avoid. One of the best ways is indulging in a refreshing beer.

Off Menu with Chef Jerome Brown | Longmont Public House

Food. And earth. And soul. These are the basic ingredients to life for Executive Chef Jerome of the Longmont Public House (LPH). The ingredients to success are an important thing to consider, especially for a chef. Ingredients are the bread and butter of a restaurateur.