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Dine & Dash: Greener pastures 🍽
The Happy Cow focuses on clean food sourcing for its burgers and gluten-free sides; Misty Mountain Collective touts eco conscious coffee service in a…
Sips and sounds
Thrashers anchors another cool music venue downtown; Bittersweet to pair coffee and a performance venue on the West Side; Edelweiss at Christmas + food…
Dives and drips
The Point has new owners after 30 years, but it's the same beloved dive; Lolley's Ice Cream to expand into downtown COS from Monument + food & drink…
Dine & Dash: tacos and popsicles 🍽
Tommy's Tacos makes a strong case for adobada and mole plates; Frios Gourmet Pops takes a craft ice cream approach to popsicles with fun, bright flavors
Policing the plate
Side Dish interviews KRDO's Restaurant Roundup team; Castle Rock's 105 West Brewing Co. to expand and replace Trinity Brewing; Pies & Grinders joins Red…

November 2025

Customer experience
Switchback Coffee Roasters turns 15 and refocuses Hillside hub; remembering Bar Mom; openings, closings and updates; new Indian food in Fort Collins …
If you built it, they *might* come
Roth's Sea & Steak is all swank with a lofty goal in its sights; Hayato ramen pops up in District Elleven; a closing, an expansion, a testimonial + more…
Theatrical release
Commonfork Bites & Brews celebrates grand opening at City Rock; a sustainable new source for microgreens; rut season reviewed in Estes Park; winners at…
Outlaws and inroads
Blackhat Distillery courts private label growth as it matures its agave spirits program; feeding the community during the shutdown + food & drink news…
Mining for gold 🍽
Drinks at Golden Hour and dinner at Oro show off the revamped Mining Exchange Hotel's craft and brand focus

October 2025

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