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Local chefs offer early taste of Life is Beautiful

A sneak peek — maybe more like a sneak taste — of the Life is Beautiful Festival will begin at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Made L.V. in Tivoli Village, 450 S. Rampart Blvd.

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Here’s how local mixologists create your summer cocktails

Shaken or stirred may have been one of the few decisions bartenders had to make in the old days, when they reached for a guide to classic cocktails if they wanted a bit of inspiration. These days, they’re more apt to take a look at what’s fresh in the market.

Blaze celebrates new store with free pizza

To celebrate the opening of its second valley location, Blaze Pizza will give away build-your-own pizzas from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday. To get your free pie, all you have to do is follow Blaze Pizza on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook.

Old School Brewing has good food, better beer

The summer slump that hits restaurants around this time every year can manifest in numerous ways, and it made our experience at Old School Brewing Company a little odd.

Three Square benefits from Boyd’s anniversary celebration

In celebration of its 40th year in business, Boyd Gaming will donate $1 to Three Square food bank for every dinner buffet purchased at six of its properties on Saturdays in August.

Enjoy cool, fizzy fun on National Root Beer Float Day

Remember the simple pleasures of a root-beer float on a hot summer day? The way the ice cream melted to yield a creamy body and a foamy head, both of which contrasted so nicely with the restrained sweetness of the fizzy soft drink?

Craving for cookbooks: Foodies flock to used bookstore

Myrna Donato cooks from scratch nearly every night, but even if she were to try a new recipe three times a day, she wouldn’t stand a chance of tapping all the dish ideas at her disposal, not with more than 16,000 cookbooks in her inventory.

Dougie J’s Cafe serves up charm, potential

Dougie J’s Cafe is named for co-owner Suny Chabrow’s son, Spc. Douglas J. Green, killed in action in Afghanistan, and the restaurant is a sort of tribute to members of the military.

Victory’s Cafe has a menu fit to meet all cravings

It’s 2 a.m., and you are craving some traditional American food. Maybe it is a burger with fries, or maybe you just have a hankering for an early breakfast.

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