Kristian DePue, Author at Rocky Mountain Food Report

Peat, sweet, repeat: The Whiskey Throwdown and Doughnut Showdown

June 29, 2018 Kristian DePue 303 Magazine, America's Beer Festival, Bear Creek Distillery, Denver Rock Drill, Devin Richter, Distillery 291, Duston Evans, Eleven Creative Services, Guy Adams, Habit Doughnut Dispensary, Jefferson County Fairgrounds, Jenni Reher, Lacey Spruce, Lisa Ruskap, Patrick Culligan, Philip Rawleigh, Rocker Spirits, Rustic Donut, Sun Chaser Studios, The Dapper Doughnut, The Whiskey Throwdown and Doughnut Showdown, Woods High Mountain Distillery

Every third Saturday in May on National Whiskey Day, The Whiskey Throwdown & Doughnut Showdown unconventionally, but imaginatively, pairs fried

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How remaining “nameless” captures the vision of Blank coffee/food

June 15, 2018 Kristian DePue 5Extracts, Alex Baum, Alpine Modern, Blank coffee/food, Coffee Life in Japan, Colorado Midland Railroad, Congruent Services, Devin Richter, General Porpoise, La Marzocco, n/naka, Niki Nakayama, Stumptown Coffee Roasters, Sun Chaser Studios, Vance Garrett, Wild Goose Meeting House

In the coming weeks of summer 2018, Blank coffee/food, or [ ] coffee/food, opens inside the “The Roundhouse” formerly of the

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Pour me: The Colorado Spirits Trail carves out a new frontier

April 24, 2018 Kristian DePue 3 Hundred Days of Shine, Axe and the Oak, Breckenridge Distillery, Casey Ross, Colorado Distillers Guild, Colorado High Hemp Vodka, Colorado Spirits Trail, Connie Baker, CopperMuse Distillery, Deerhammer Distillery, Devin Richter, Distillery 291, Hearts and Trails Spirits Festival, Idlewild Spirits, Jeff Ruhle, John Young, Lee Spirits Co., Longtucky Spirits, Marble Distilling Company, Peach Street Distillers, Ryan Negley, Sand Creek Distillery, Sun Chaser Studios, Two Parts, Wesley Charles, Woods High Mountain Distillery

RMFR joins the Colorado Distillers Guild and Two Parts to launch the Colorado Spirits Trail, a collective map of more

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Shaken, not stirred: RMFR celebrates 65 years of Bond’s Vesper martini at Retrograde

April 13, 2018 Kristian DePue Blues Central, Carousel Bar and Lounge, Casino Royale, Cory Leicester, Devin Richter, Frozen Matter, Hotel Monteleone, Ian Fleming, Ken Adam, Retrograde, Sun Chaser Studios, Tylr Cheyenne

RMFR celebrates the 65th anniversary of the Vesper martini, a cocktail made famous by “Casino Royale” the first James Bond

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Piglatin Cocina floods Colorado Springs with true Latin flavors

March 22, 2018March 22, 2018 Kristian DePue Andres Velez, Food Network, Isaac Focus Cisneros, Jeffrey Kintner, Piglatin Cocina, Piglatin Food Truck, Pikes Peak Community College, The Rabbit Hole

Piglatin Cocina began soft openings in late January, inside an unassuming strip center at Dublin Road and North Union in

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“The Big Lebowski” celebrates 20 years and the White Russian abides

March 6, 2018 Kristian DePue Averna, Brandon Allen, Hotel Metropole, Ivywild School, Jeff Bridges, Jeffrey Kintner, Kahlua, Loyal Coffee, Nate Stunkard, Plantation Rum, The Big Lebowski, The Principal's Office

“The story is ludicrous.” – Maude Lebowski On March 6, 1998, “The Big Lebowski” made it’s premiere in North America, initially

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Shake Shack pops up and sells out at The Source in Denver

February 27, 2018February 27, 2018 Kristian DePue Danny Meyer, Devin Richter, Shake Shack, Sun Chaser Studios, The Source, Union Square Hospitality Group

On Saturday, February 24, The Source in Denver, an artisan culinary market hall (and soon to be hotel) in RiNo,

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Escape into Southern sophistication at Julep Restaurant in Denver

February 15, 2018February 15, 2018 Kristian DePue Buffalo Trace, Cointreau, Colt and Gray, Devin Richter, Duke's Mayonnaise, Julep Restaurant, Katy Foster, Kyle Foster, Luke Ramos, Nelson's Green Brier Distillery, Prairie Organic Spirits, Rebel Restaurant, Stir Cooking School, Sun Chaser Studios

On Wednesday, January 31, Julep Restaurant debuts Southern sophistication and a history-driven concept to Denver’s RiNo District during their soft opening. Kyle

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A new wave of pairings: Zinc and drink with oysters and gin

January 24, 2018January 24, 2018 Kristian DePue Bonny and Read Fresh Seafood and Steaks, Carlos David Garcia, Cole Chapman, Josh Kelly, Kaitlin Boyer, Lee Spirits Co., Philip Taylor

On Tuesday, January 16, Bonny & Read Fine Steaks and Seafood came together with Lee Spirits Company to collaborate on