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Wine - Food - Travel - A&E
Butler's choice: Beer Wars, D.L. Hughley and Chris Isaak
This weekend, check out "Beer Wars," a new documentary about the politics of beer, king of comedy D.L. Hughley at Comedy Works or retro rocker Chris Isaac and other live music and entertainment at the annual Spring Back to Vail event.
By Mary Butler
'Nitrogen chef' puts cuisine in the deep freeze
Ian Kleinman, chef and general manager of O's Steak & Seafood at the Westin hotel in Westminster, likes to cook with the same substance your doctor uses to freeze warts off your fingers. And if the vapors swirling around his work table look more like a science fair experiment than a cooking demonstration, the proof is in the taste.
By Mike Cote
Daughter of a bluesman finds her place in the spotlight
Boulder musician Cassie Taylor, who has spent the past couple years touring with her father's band, The Otis Taylor Band, has started to venture out on her own, performing short sets at the Boulder Outlook Hotel's Blues & Greens restaurant.
By Mike Cote
Chipotle's new menu: Too much of a good thing?
Despite a 22.7 percent revenue increase in a year that clobbered other restaurant chains, Chipotle Mexican Grill has started a trial run of a new menu in its Denver-area restaurants. Fans of Chipotle's giant burritos can be excused for wondering if chain is messing with a good thing.
By Mike Taylor
On ColoradoBiz TV
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Ian Kleinman, aka the 'Nitrogen Chef', demonstrates how to cook with cold |
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Tax tea party at the Capitol |
ColoradoBiz Podcast
Tasting top-shelf tequilas
ColoradoBiz publisher Bart Taylor learns about tequilas at La Sandia Park Meadows with Park Avenue Wine and Spirits' owner Bryan Criswell.
Hot Biz Deals
- Stay at Hotel Monaco Denver to take advantage of its "Sweet Tax Relief" package including sales tax-free deluxe overnight accommodations, a tax-free meal for two Panzano and candy bar treats, too, beginning at $175 per night. Visit www.monaco-denver.com or call (800) 990-1303 for reservations April 1-30.
- Vail Mountain Lodge & Spa's Spring Snowfall Savings offer gives guests who book Sunday through Thursday a 10 percent discount on room rates for each night of their stay plus an additional percentage based on daily snowfall - now through April 19. For more information, call (866) 476-0700 or visit www.vailmountainlodge.com.
- Warwick Denver Hotel is offering two special packages for meeting planners. Contact the hotel at (303) 832-0318 or sales.denver@warwickhotels.com to learn more.
- KBCO has relaunched its "I Ski with KBCO" promotion. Check www.kbco.com for the latest lodging and ski deals.
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