Colin Wrenn has been in food, drink, and luxury travel journalism for over 10 years, largely covering the Colorado area. He's focused on dining in Denver, Boulder, and the Mountain region. His work has appeared across Colorado publications, including The Denver Post and The Boulder Weekly, and is nationally represented in Food & Wine, The Infatuation, Inked, and others.
In his free time, catch him with a book, a glass of tequila or out walking his dog Tanuki.
Growing up in the Southwest in the 90s and early 2000s, a lot of unfortunate youth only knew Mexican food by way of the casual family-style restaurant. Johnny Curiel hadn’t come to town yet, Manny Barella was still in Monterrey, and it would be many years before...
Of all the great circus attractions, the dunk tank might be the best one ever to hit the lot. It’s a place where folks can share their true feelings. In less than 15 minutes, participants can show friends, loved ones, enemies and frenemies how they really feel without...
It’s hard to find the time to read. Work, social engagements, the commute to work, chores. They all find a way of cutting into our reading time. And that’s before the endless barrage of distractions that lie constantly in wait, never further than a click away. That’s...
Semiprecious looks ordinary enough. But it usually doesn’t take folks more than a drink or two before they start wondering how they managed to get a strawberry Vesper, a green apple swizzle or a pineapple Infante without once hearing the clack of a Boston shaker....
Christina Ludwick loves the restaurant game. Her many Denver restaurants attest to her dedication to the business. But her latest venture, Sandomi, might be the most finely-tuned of the many restaurants she’s opened in the metro area, all of which have explored...
Even though she didn’t think that she was going to win, Penelope Wong still had her hopes up. This was the third summer she’d kicked off in Chicago, and the fourth year she had received a nod from the James Beard Foundation. She and her entire back-of-house staff were...
Johnny and Kasie Curiel have been on a warpath. For most restaurateurs, opening one fine dining restaurant a year would be enough. But not for these two. The debut of Milpero, a corn-focused 18-course chef's counter in the heart of RiNo, would surely satiate...
Well, Thornton to be exact. But for the first time in its 22-year history, the beloved and growing place for all things chicken, Wing Shack, has come to roost in the Denver Metro. Lots of people from the city already knew about Wing Shack. So when it opened its...
Just over a month ago was the first time visitors to Empower Field may have noticed a couple of dudes selling burritos out of the top of a 1971 Volkswagen Bay Window. A strange sight indeed at a Morgan Wallen show. But the growing line to get tacos and loaded nachos...
A good fifteen years has passed between when Uchiko opened in Austin and when one landed in Cherry Creek. But lucky for Denver, the decidedly more brawny sister restaurant to Uchi arrived in town in February of this year. The place serves a sizable list of exquisite...