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William Porter

The Denver Post

Denver, CO, United States

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  • The Oakland Press

Past articles by William:

Holiday on ice: Recipes for creative cocktails for the party season

When the holiday season rolls around and Jack Frost is nipping at your nose, recipes for cocktail party recipes are on many people's wish lists. → Read More

Dining review: Lo Stella Ristorante in Denver's Golden Triangle

Lo Stella Ristorante serves the flavors of Italy in Denver's Golden Triangle neighborhood, ranging from first-rate pastas to brick-oven pizzas. → Read More

Cheerio, Mr. Scrooge: DCTC actor bids farewell to classic holiday role after 40 years

After 40-plus seasons playing Ebenezer Scrooge in Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," DCTC actor Philip Pleasants is bidding farewell to the classic holiday rol → Read More

Recess dining review: More than suds at this Highland beer garden

Recess, a new beer garden in Denver's Highland neighborhood, shows some ambitions with its comfy pub fare. → Read More

A big hand for Jerry Garcia outside Sancho's Broken Arrow in Denver

Hardcore Grateful Dead fans know that guitarist Jerry Garcia had a unique handprint, and a Walk/Don't Walk traffic light in Denver bears witness to it. → Read More

Cow town no more? Only one Denver steakhouse makes national top 50 list

Denver's Buckhorn Exchange has made The Daily Meal's list of the top 50 steakhouses in the United States, but other Mile High beef emporiums are snubbed. → Read More

After the feast: Tasty recipes for Thanksgiving leftovers

One of the big post-Thanksgiving challenges, beyond your expanded waistline, is what to do with all the leftovers -- here are recipes to do just that. → Read More

Five big places to see holiday lights in Denver

Metro Denver lights up during the holidays, and here is a short list of places worth checking out. → Read More

Reillys of Beast and Bottle to open Coperta in Denver's Uptown in 2016

Paul and Aileen Reilly, the sibling chef and front-of-the-house team behind Denver's Beast and Bottle, will open Coperta, also in Uptown, in 2016. → Read More

Guy Fieri teams with Fort Collins restaurant owner for Food Network special

Food Network wild man Guy Fieri is teaming with Fort Collins chef Aaron May (The Lodge Sasquatch Kitchen) for a Thanksgiving TV special. → Read More

Blue Island Oyster Bar review: In Cherry Creek, mollusks and more

At Blue Island Oyster Bar, a new seafood restaurant in Cherry Creek, mollusks aren't the only draw for Denver diners. → Read More

Tom's Home Cookin' building in Five Points for sale

Tom's Home Cookin', a popular Southern-style eatery, moved to the neighborhood before its radical transformation. → Read More

Jesse Vega takes top chef roll at Central Bistro and Bar in Denver

Jesse Vega is moving into the executive chef roll at Central Bistro and Bar in Denver's LoHi neighborhood, taking over from Matt Selby. → Read More

Veterans Day: All 10 sons in the Schultz family followed a tradition of service

Starting with a patriarch who fought in World War I, the Schultz family produced 10 more men -- five of them in Colorado -- who were literally brothers in → Read More

Donald Seawell memorial: Tears, songs for late Denver cultural leader

Hundreds of people turned out Monday for a memorial service for Donald Seawell, the Denver cultural and civic leader behind the Denver Performing Arts Com → Read More

First Bite Boulder marks 10th year of its restaurant showcase Nov. 13-21

Good news for Front Range diners: First Bite Boulder marks its 10th anniversary of showcasing the town's top restaurant, running Nov. 13-21. → Read More

Rioja in Denver's lamb burger ranked among best burgers in the U.S.

Rioja in Denver just got a nice tip of the toque: TimeOut magazine has listed the restaurant's lamb burger as one of the best burgers in the U.S. → Read More

Denver couple designs a house that will accommodate them as they age

Jim and Karen Harris pooled their talents to design a house that would accommodate them in old age, so they could better deal with any challenges that mig → Read More

Lower48 restaurant in Denver to close Nov. 7 after two years

Lower48, a fine-dining restaurant in Denver, has announced it will close Nov. 7, just shy of its second anniversary. → Read More

Honor Society restaurant review: Denver fast-food-fine spot makes the grade

At Honor Society in downtown Denver, Justin Brunson has crafted his take on the fast-food-fine concept. → Read More