This week on Denver’s dining scene: The latest in the supermarket wine debate; a TikTok-famous competitive eater comes (back) to Colorado; and where to find just about every Christmas bar in Denver.
🍷 In 2022, Colorado voters just barely approved a measure allowing grocery stores to sell wine. Now a whole year later, CPR decided to check in with some local liquor store owners to see how the new law has impacted business. [CPR]
- Hear more: Will this holiday season make or break small mom-and-pop liquor shops? And how has supermarket wine influenced our booze-buying habits? [City Cast Denver 🎧]
🏆 On the heels of receiving one of Colorado’s first-ever highly coveted Michelin stars, Frasca Food + Wine in Boulder earned another prestigious accolade when luxury lifestyle magazine Robb Report listed Frasca partner and master sommelier Bobby Stuckey among the “50 most powerful people in American fine dining.” [Westword]
📱 Raina Huang, a TikTok-famous competitive eater, recently spent three days in Colorado devouring her way through local food challenges, including seven pounds of spicy beef noodle stew at Now Pho. [Denver Post 🔒]
- Hear more: What’s it take to be a competitive eater? A surprising amount of athleticism. [City Cast Denver 🎧]
🎄 Looking for Santa Claus glassware, spiked eggnog, and an abundance of festive vibes? Here are 10 Denver Christmas bars. (And then a dozen more.) [Denver Post 🔒; Westword]
❄️ This Saturday, Stranahan’s distillery will release its annual, uber-limited edition, cult-followed “Snowflake Batch” whiskey. Fans can set up camp outside the distillery as early as tonight for a chance to nab the legendary whiskey. While they wait, there will be live entertainment, food, games, ice sculpting, and other festivities.
