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  Denver

  A mile above sea level, Colorado’s state capital rises from the Western plains, its looming office buildings, titanium-pointed art museum, and downtown baseball stadium conspiring to form the skyline of a major metropolis. Just 71 miles west along a vertigo-inducing highway, of course, is quite the contrast: the wildflowers, waterfalls, and soaring craggy peaks of the Rocky Mountains. But don’t think of Denver as just the city you fly into to go skiing or biking. Yes, there’s easy access to an incredible natural playground, but Denverites also get the cultural amenities of a big city: a wide range of galleries and restaurants, world-class music and sports venues, a revitalized, highly walkable Lower Downtown (LoDo). On the gastronomic front, Denver’s hallmarks include brewpubs housed in turn-of-the-century warehouses and unexpected takes on local culinary staples (buffalo brat, anyone?). In this EYW snapshot, we give you a few places to start.

  Find local foods in Denver.

  Denver omelet

  Game meat

  Green chile burger

  Green chili

  Local craft beer

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  IPAs: Single, double and Imperial

  Boulder
  andresa
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  Portabello sandwich

  Denver
  ackleydg
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  Craft beer

  Denver
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  Gourmet Hot Dogs

  Denver
  stillservedwarm

• • A Peak Eating Experience

    michaelrosen
    Beaver Creek Resort Avon, CO
    

    After an exhausting two-day drive from Charlotte, NC, Erica and I arrived in Beaver Creek. We met with my daughter Jaimie, who lives in this mountain paradise. Dinner was to be at the Grouse M…    Read more