Leisure and Travel Blog https://www.denver.org/blog/all-posts/ Leisure and Travel Blog Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:07:10 +0000 8 Amazing Hot Chocolates in Denver You Must Try https://www.denver.org/blog/post/hot-chocolate/ https://www.denver.org/blog/post/hot-chocolate/#comments https://www.denver.org/blog/post/hot-chocolate/ Fri, 16 Apr 2021 08:00:00 -0600

Coffee, tea, mulled wine, hot toddies, warm apple cider, hot buttered rum — who doesn't long for warm drinks on crisp mornings and chilly evenings? But nothing takes you back to childhood quite like a mug of hot chocolate. And The Mile High City has the hottest hot chocolate lineup around, from

]]> Denver's Makers: Liquid Nitrogen Fun at The Inventing Room https://www.denver.org/blog/post/inventing-room/ https://www.denver.org/blog/post/inventing-room/#comments https://www.denver.org/blog/post/inventing-room/ Mon, 16 Sep 2019 08:00:00 -0600

Growing up in Breckenridge, Colo., Ian Kleinman found career inspiration in a Roald Dahl character.

"I've been a huge Willy Wonka fan since I was a kid," he says. "I must have watched the movie 100 times. I always thought it would be cool to grow up

]]> The Scoop on Denver’s Ice Cream Scene https://www.denver.org/blog/post/denver-ice-cream-scene/ https://www.denver.org/blog/post/denver-ice-cream-scene/#comments https://www.denver.org/blog/post/denver-ice-cream-scene/ Mon, 02 Jul 2018 10:00:00 -0600

There is an ice cream renaissance going on in Denver with locally made, tasty goodness available in both iconic ice cream shops and several newer creameries. The only requirement? Release any calorie-counting notions and simply go for it at these 12

]]> Denver's Makers: The Sweetest Desserts at D Bar https://www.denver.org/blog/post/makers-d-bar/ https://www.denver.org/blog/post/makers-d-bar/#comments https://www.denver.org/blog/post/makers-d-bar/ Fri, 01 Jun 2018 08:00:00 -0600

In this installment of Denver's Makers, we take a look at the dessert side of things with a restaurant that embraces decadence.

No examination of the Denver culinary scene would be complete without mentioning Keegan Gerhard, the chef and owner of D Bar Denver who has tasted fame as host and head

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