It had been a while since I was in the Mile High City. I didn’t realise how much I missed it. For those of you who’ve followed me for a while, you’ll know I lived in Denver for a few years in between my stints in London. While living there, I wasn’t exactly crazy about the …
Red Rocks is the most beautiful concert venue in the world. Not that I’ve been to every concert venue, but I think I can say this, anyway. What other venues sit on a mountain and overlook the entire front range of Colorado, after all? Sometimes I think Red Rocks looks pretty much unreal- a figment …
This past weekend I went to the Westword Music Showcase, a one-day music festival of local bands with some national and international acts thrown in to add a little spice to things. We started the day bright and early with the best of early morning beverages, Bloody Marys, followed by shots washed down with watermelon. …
Last night I went to the Rackhouse, part of the Stranahan’s Distillery, for dinner and a pub quiz. Just so you know, I’m terrible at trivia, especially when one of the categories is, “If I were to make a Craigslist ad, this would be what it said.” How was I supposed to know that Vladimir …
This weekend I did something very unlike me: I went hiking. I don’t even own a pair of proper sneakers. My yoga mat and Vibrams take care of all the fitness needs I have. However, I was begged, so I threw caution to the wind and let myself be dragged up a mountain. At the …
One of my favorite happy hours in Denver can be found at Lime XS, which serves generously strong margaritas for $5 until 6pm. Coupled with free salsa and fluffy chips (yes, I do mean fluffy- well, really, deep fried but I try to focus on the fact that they’re fluffy and crispy rather than the fact …
Today was a cloudy, snowy day. Yes, I’m talking about 1st May 2013. Tragic. To try and forget that I’m living in a real life igloo when most people are out sunning themselves, I met my friend Amanda at the Wynkoop Brewery. As we sat talking about everything from wedding planning to Lena Dunham, it …
This afternoon I got together with some friends to celebrate our reprieve from wintry weather (in April!) with some yoga in Cheesman Park. My friend Jessica Owens is working her way up through the Denver yoga teacher scene, so we were lucky to snag a free, “private” (quotations because we were in public!) session with …
Mom and Zig are in town, which means long brunches, trips to the mountains, good dinners out on the town and a little extra hustle and bustle in our lives with the little one! To celebrate the big 2-5 Mom took me, HBL, Jean, Mike and Zig out to dinner at Shells and Sauce, one …
Yesterday being the most important of days, my birthday (I am now a quarter of a century old- how did that happen!?) HBL took me to my favorite of favorite restaurants in Denver, Cuba Cuba. If you are ever in Denver, you MUST visit this cute little restaurant for caipirinhas, arroz con pollo (if you’re …