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.
Aguanile is a great place to have a drink. It sits within stumbling distance of the Alameda Station light rail stop. Its rum selection is one of the best in the city. But the new Puerto Rican social club from husband and wife Christy Rivera and Ben Oakes is much more...
Jake Norris thinks people should have dinner parties again. He said so himself, last night, while addressing a crowd of roughly 40 whiskey aficionados at his new distillery in Arvada. Folks were gathered there to celebrate the first release of the Curated Barrel...
Most of Denver’s older heads have something resembling a memory of RockBar. For those unfamiliar with the institution, it was the stickiest of sticky bars, a place where folks went to unwind while hopefully avoiding contact with the surfaces. When it shuttered in...
A lot of people don’t know The Kirkland. It can be easy to miss. With an entrance on 12th Avenue and Bannock Street, the incredible space that celebrates Colorado art and international design can easily get eclipsed by the more ornate buildings of the Denver Art...
It hardly took any time at all for BearLeek to establish itself as one of the most exciting restaurants ever to emerge in Denver's RiNo neighborhood. Since debuting in August 2025, the restaurant has quickly gained acclaim for its mostly refined, often irreverent...
For those who aren't already familiar with Park Hill, Lucina Eatery and Bar might seem a little off the beaten track. It’s situated in a picturesque two-block stretch of restaurants, wine bars, bakeries and a gymnastics school, a somewhat odd assembly that seems to...
In April 2026, Denver-based activist Tiffany Hernandez helped launch Shift Change, a national campaign and partnership with Minneapolis bar Meteor, that works with different local rapid response networks and immigrant rights organizations to educate people about...
Chef Manny Barella says that when he goes to a restaurant, he never orders chicken. It's too easy to mess up. More often than not, it arrives dry, flavorless or otherwise askew. But the chef insists that he has no beef with America's most prevalent protein. ...
Legend has it shoes are the first thing people look at when determining someone’s allure. For the discerning dresser, all good fits require a solid foundation. Denver visual artist Rayvina Gonzalez knows this. It’s clear from all her work, no matter the medium,...
Denon Moore, the Business Support Director for the Colfax Business Improvement District (CBID) says that the dreaded construction on Colfax, in the section stretching from The Colorado State Capitol well past The Tattered Cover, will be done this summer. Reports...