A crossover episode: where the day job and night job collide! At a recent meeting of our patient support group, a psychologist gave a presentation on mindfulness and symptom management. The goal of practicing mindfulness is to become intensely aware of the present experience without self-judgment and with acceptance and intention…and to develop more awareness … Continue reading
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The Cherry Tomato: Fresh neighborhood Italian joint
Garlic. Olive oil. Tomatoes. Many tasty dishes contain these ingredients, especially at The Cherry Tomato, a cozy, family-friendly Italian restaurant located in a former pharmacy in Park Hill. The original tile welcomes diners at the main entrance. A hungry eater can almost envision neatly stocked aisles where tables covered in red and white checked tablecloths … Continue reading
Sienna Wine Bar: A treasure around the corner
Stepping into Sienna Wine Bar & Small Plates is like opening your grandmother’s jewelry box. There are sparkling treats inside, in the form of a shimmering handmade bar, glasses of bubbles, vintage accessories, an eclectic mix of furniture, tasty nibbles, and lots of good wine. A recent stop included a Winter Reds Flight: * Hedges … Continue reading
beast+bottle: Wholly good food and wine
It can be a nail-biter when fans of one beloved but now departed restaurant await the opening of a new restaurant in that location. Such was the case with beast+bottle, the new tenant in the 17th Avenue space of the former Olivéa. Fans can rest easy, knowing beast+bottle is a new Uptown favorite. beast+bottle is … Continue reading
Wine Tasting: DeLoach OFS Cabernet Sauvignon 1998 and Bodegas Muga Torre Muga Rioja 2000
The instructor of the Windows on the World Wine School discouraged students from aging wine in their apartments because the lack of temperature control, sunlight, and jostling can ruin the wine before it has any time to develop the smooth, mellow qualities for which older wines are prized. Instead, Kevin Zraly suggested that any wine … Continue reading
Wine Tasting: Settembre Cellars Dry Riesling
It is one thing to appreciate wine pairings at restaurants or wine dinners, where chefs and winemakers choreograph the flavors and textures to create the perfect pairing. It is another thing to try your hand at it, then shrug off the misses. On occasion those years of experience in wine tasting pay off in a … Continue reading
Uncorked Denver: Tasting Bliss Family Vineyards’ wines at Sonoma’z
One of the best wine-tasting events in town is the monthly offering by Uncorked Denver/Denver Wine Meetup. Organized by Stacey Gilbert, Uncorked Denver hosts a winemaker or other winery representative who shares his or her thoughts on the wines being sampled that night. Stacey works with a chef at the venue to design hors d’oeuvre … Continue reading
The Curtis Club: Fit for foodies
A cross between an upstate New York hunting lodge, Wyoming ranch house, and the housewares department at Gorsuch, The Curtis Club offers fantastic food in a rustic urban setting. The same care that went into the hand-built décor made largely from reclaimed wood – including the hand-built tables with embedded horseshoes – is seen in … Continue reading
The Infinite Monkey Theorem Wine Lab: Choose your flight
The Wine Lab at The Infinite Monkey Theorem (IMT) urban winery makes for either a great destination or a stop on the way to one of the nearby RiNo eateries. Located on the first floor of the winery, The Wine Lab offers a large, open space with ample room for groups of all sizes to … Continue reading
Tasting at The Populist: Swirl, sample, sip, repeat
The buzz around dinner at The Populist in Denver includes that it is a hip place you go dressed in all black, that dinner seating is community style, and that you have to be a fan of house music. To be on the safe side, this former New Yorker did wear all black, but that … Continue reading
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