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13 Front Range Makers to Have On Your Foodie Radar Enliven your diet with these stellar condiments, spices, baked treats, and more.Denise Mickelsen and Patricia Kaowthumrong •
March 1, 2021
If 34 Degrees’ Crisps are the cracker darlings of Denver, then the brand’s new
Snaps are its highly snackable sibling. The airy, baked chickpea thins, sold in sea salt, everything, and onion-dip-ready umami flavors, are also produced at the company’s Louisville facility, founded in 2003 by Craig Lieberman, a co-owner of Beckon in RiNo.
Only order delivery of Orlando Benavidez’s green- and red-chile corn
tortillas if you’re comfortable forming a new habit. Made by the New Mexico native and longtime Denver chef using puréed chiles (never dyes), each street-taco-size round is wonderfully supple and fragrant. Bits & Pieces’
You Can Judge the Inventing Room’s National Pie Day Contest
Reserve your ticket to taste and judge pies made by local baking pros at the virtual event, hosted by the sweets shop and pie expert John Lehndorff.Allyson Reedy •
January 15, 2021
Not to be confused with National Pi Day on March 14, National
Pie Day arrives on January 23. To honor the day that exalts all things crust, crumb, and filling, the Inventing Room and
John Lehndorff former
Rocky Mountain News dining critic and the state’s foremost pie expert are hosting a virtual pie contest where you can eat, judge, and learn all about pie from the comfort of your own dining room table or couch. (National Pie day knows no judgement.)