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The Rio Grande

The Rio Grande

by | Apr 20, 2023

RIO GRANDE

MEXICAN RESTAURANT. BOULDER, COLORADO

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3 MARG LIMIT

– BUT IT COULDN’T HURT TO ASK FOR THAT FOURTH –

Some caliente hot sauce label designs for the saucy caballeros at my old bartending gig.

Love these guys, you will too. They might reconsider their famous three margarita limit if you mention my name… Actually, that’ll probably only get you one. Salud!

FROM THE RIO: “We care about black beans. Seriously, we really do. That’s how the Rio all started. Back around 1986, before handlebar mustaches, sleeve tattoos, and VanLife hashtags were a thing, three hippie brothers from Texas packed up their van (#VanLife), and hopped around Mexico for a while. It was the combination of the good people cooking delicious black beans down there, and the good people with a craving for something different up here, that sparked everything the Rio stands for today.

Black beans not being a crop in Colorado, the brothers brought seeds to a farm in Longmont, and together everything grew from there. Shortly after, the Rio served the first fajita in the Rocky Mountain State. That was a cool day. So yeah, black beans are pretty special to us. Maybe a little too special, and we wouldn’t have it any other way. Fajitas, we consider them like you would a first-born child. No pressure, right? Our endless pursuit of the perfect plate of nachos is something we’ll always lose sleep over.

Let us know what you think of our new take on them. And, if a day ever comes where we don’t make fresh salsa and fresh tortillas at the start of every shift, that’s the day we close our doors. Locally-sourced is what we were founded on long before everyone was at the farmer’s market. Because there are no shortcuts (we even fired a guy who said he could make the beans quicker). That long, simple, delicious, journey through Mexico lives on in every dish we have and will ever make. At the same time, our eyes are peeled for the next inspiration to strike on another wild adventure. So, pull up a chair. Lower your guard. Enjoy some damn good TexMex with some damn good people. The only thing you can’t put a fork in is us because we’ll never be done.”

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Boulder Busts Cancer

Boulder Busts Cancer

by | Apr 18, 2023

BOULDER BUSTS CANCER

BREAST CANCER CHARITY AUCTION SUBMISSIONS

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The Boulder Community Hospital Ambassadors “Boulder Busts Cancer” Fundraising Event is hosted by the Gebhardt Automotive family and staff in Boulder, Colorado.

Attendees have the opportunity to bid during a live auction on amazing art donated by local artisans, feast on delicious food donated by Boulder restaurants, participate in a rousing paddle raiser, and mingle with event sponsors, artists, merchants, family and friends.

Local artists exercise their artistic talents for a unique creation inspired by breast cancer that recognizes the myriad of emotions surrounding breast cancer . . . the despair of diagnosis, the anger of “Why me?”, the fear of pain, the comfort of caregivers, the sense of hope, courage and resilience, the journey of recovery, and the joy of being cancer free. Here are 3 of my submissions to the Boulder Bust Cancer event over the years. Let me know what you think!

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SWEET COW ICE CREAM

SWEET COW ICE CREAM

by | Apr 4, 2023

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SWEET COW

– GOOD PEOPLE MAKE GREAT ICE CREAM –

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I’ve been working with the great folks at Sweet Cow Ice Cream for about 10 years now. Without question, they are some of the nicest and easy going people we have ever had the pleasure of working with! Instilled with a true passion for what they do and a great sense of their brand every project that was commissioned was always a lot of fun! Check out the couple designs I’ve created for them over the years below and if you’re in the area hit up the Boulder, Louisville or Denver Sweet Cow for some amazing ice cream!

You can check out their website HERE

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Z2 ENTERTAINMENT

Z2 ENTERTAINMENT

by | Apr 3, 2023

Z2 ENTERTAINMENT

– LISTEN UP –

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Z2 = MUSIC VENUES X3

Z2 IS THE PARENT COMPANY FOR THREE OF COLORADO’S MOST ICONIC MUSIC VENUES.

THE FOX

THEATER

THE BOULDER

THEATER

THE FILLMORE

AUDITORIUM

THE FOX THEATER

1135 13TH ST. BOULDER, CO 80302

THE BOULDER THEATER

2032 14TH ST. BOULDER, CO 80302

THE FILLMORE

1510 CLARKSON STREET, DENVER, COLORADO

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West End Tavern

West End Tavern

by | Apr 2, 2023

W.E.T.

YOU CAN’T SPELL WEST END TAVERN WITHOUT G.I.N. DON’T THINK, JUST GO WITH IT

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WST END TVRN

– JUST WALK TOWARDS THE FLATIRONS –

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AUTHENTICALLY COLORADO

Though no one knows the exact date this building was erected, town records date it back as far as 1906, when it housed Boulder’s Police Station. The Station’s next-door neighbor at the time was, fittingly, a house of ‘ill repute’ (four red velvet clad rooms were discovered in the basement next door, under what is now Jax Fish House, during construction in 1987).

In the 1950’s, the building was home to the Spaghetti Factory, a family owned Italian eatery. Next, The Red Cross took residence, until the City Council observed that the building was in the floodplain. The Council felt that it would be bad form to send rescue boats to the Red Cross during a flood. The Red Cross quickly made a move to higher and drier ground. In 1987, Steve “Beaver” Goren and Marc “Minnie” Minion opened the original West End Tavern. In doing so, they not only named, but gave birth to Boulder’s thriving ‘West End’ retail district. The partners purchased the big, old, beautiful bar from Miss Kittie’s Saloon in Bayaud, Nebraska, stopping point on the original Oregon Trail. Miss Kittie herself sold them the bar and told them, based on expert calculations & the design, its likely birthplace was Omaha, Nebraska, in the late 1800’s.

Our furniture is a by-product of the 2002 Hayman fire, which destroyed over 70,000 acres of local old growth pine forest. Some of the biggest trees killed in that fire were salvaged to create the tables you see in our dining room today. There’s a lot of history in this old place, and plenty more in the making.

CHECK THEM OUT HERE

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