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         <title>&quot;Cottage food bill&quot; that would allow growers to sell directly to consumers passes Senate</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Flickr&#8203; The so-called "Local Foods, Local Jobs Act," a bill sponsored by state senator Gail Schwartz that would allow small growers and producers to sell their goods directly to consumers, has p]]></description>
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         <title>Guess where I&apos;m eating?</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Lori Midson&#8203;For the record, no, this is not an omelet from Pete's Kitchen or the Denver Diner, but a Vietnamese pancake -- bánh xèo -- that's one of my go-to dishes whenever I stop in for lunch.]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:33:23 -0700</pubDate>
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         <title>What&apos;s in a name? Ask Kevin Morrison, owner of Pinche Taqueria</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Mark MangerDon't refer to it as "Pinche"...at least not in this city.&#8203;The words Pinche Tacos may be lettered across the food truck that Kevin Morrison revved up almost two years ago, but the irr]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:32:12 -0700</pubDate>
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         <title>Round two with J. Michael Melton, exec chef of Zydeco&apos;s</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Lori Midson&#8203;
J. Michael Melton
Zydeco's
1730 Wynkoop Street
303-293-2887
www.zydecosdenver.com

This is part two of my chat with J. Michael Melton, exec chef of Zydeco's. Part one of our intervi]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:31:10 -0700</pubDate>
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         <title>Four chefs give the lowdown on what makes LoDo cook</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The future home of Squeaky Bean...and the site of last night's LoDo residents meeting.&#8203;Chefs are Denver's rock stars, and lower downtown is one hell of a stage. Last night I was lucky enough to ]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:30:28 -0700</pubDate>
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         <title>Bin 1884 Cheese Bar will fill space in The Empty Bottle</title>
         <description><![CDATA[&#8203;South Pearl Street has seen more than its fair share of action this year. But in the 1800 block of South Pearl, it's all about growth -- not the closings that marked the start of the new year o]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:44:50 -0700</pubDate>
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         <title>Reader: Phat Thai&apos;s goat curry is fuc*king delicious, and so is Mark Fischer</title>
         <description><![CDATA[&#8203;Does anyone remember Wolfgang Puck's place in Cherry Creek? Not after they've had a bite of the goat curry at Phat Thai, the restaurant that Mark Fischer opened in December in that same spot at]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:50:15 -0700</pubDate>
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         <title>Radda Trattoria marks five years in business with a pig roast</title>
         <description><![CDATA[&#8203;Radda Trattoria, 1265 Alpine Avenue in Boulder, will celebrate its five-year anniversary with a pig roast tonight. Admission is $25 and up; for more information, call 303-442-6100 or go to www.]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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         <title>Win $52.80: Tell us about your favorite Denver restaurant </title>
         <description><![CDATA[ &#8203;We're on a Denver Restaurant Week money streak, having just given away $52.80 to two big tippers, both of whom entered our first Denver Restaurant Week contest, in which we asked industry folk]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:00:09 -0700</pubDate>
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         <title>The original Park Burger expands its Platt Park location</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Lori Midson&#8203;If Jean-Philippe Failyau, the owner of the original Park Burger in Platt Park, passes inspections tomorrow, his packed-to-the-rafters burger joint will reopen on Sunday with dozens o]]></description>
         <link>http://blogs.westword.com/cafesociety/2012/02/the_original_park_burger_expands.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:11:57 -0700</pubDate>
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         <title>Five stellar wines from Sutcliffe Vineyards</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Sutcliffe Vineyards' stunningly delicious dry rosé.&#8203;We recently saw something on a Denver restaurant wine list that made us do a double take: A total of eleven -- you read that right, eleven -- ]]></description>
         <link>http://blogs.westword.com/cafesociety/2012/02/five_stellar_wines_from_sutcliffe_vineyards.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:11:00 -0700</pubDate>
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         <title>Gary Lee&apos;s Motor Club &amp; Grub revs up for a March 1 opening</title>
         <description><![CDATA[&#8203;Gary Lee Bomar inked a deal on a dilapidated property at 176 South Broadway last year, intending to build a bar and restaurant that would serve up smoked meats and cheeses and also feature an e]]></description>
         <link>http://blogs.westword.com/cafesociety/2012/02/gary_lees_motor_club_and_grub_3.php</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:10:00 -0700</pubDate>
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         <title>Guess where I&apos;m drinking? </title>
         <description><![CDATA[ &#8203;I didn't notice many changes to this restaurant, despite it closing in January for renovations -- but that could have been because I was fixated on this pomegranate kumquat caipirinha. 

Can y]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:10:39 -0700</pubDate>
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         <title>Toast the late inventor of Red Hots with a Yak &amp; Yeti beer made with them</title>
         <description><![CDATA[&#8203;Nello Ferrara, the man who invented Red Hots, Atomic FireBalls and Lemonheads, died last Friday at the age of 93/ You can toast his sweet tooth and his legacy today at the Yak & Yeti Restaurant]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:14:01 -0700</pubDate>
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         <title>Beer calendar: show your love for beer at these heart-y beer events</title>
         <description><![CDATA[&#8203;The resumes were long and detailed, the qualifications extreme, but the ten finalists in the Wynkoop Brewing Company's annual Beerdrinker of the Year contest have been whittled down to three --]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:12:33 -0700</pubDate>
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