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Roadhouse Brewery Celebrates Launch, Craft Beer Week

Jackson Hole has about one brewery for every 7,000 people. And if you factor in breweries from the region, there’s about one for every 3,000. That’s what I call well served. And to celebrate all that’s brewing in our local beer community during American Craft Beer Week, the valley’s newest brewery, Roadhouse Brewing Co., is [...]

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Get Ready for Cinco de Mayo, Derby Day

In honor of Cinco de Mayo on Sunday, we’re resurrecting one of our most popular Ask for It recipes, just in time for your weekend menu planning — the Bartenders Margarita from The Silver Dollar Bar. And if you’re looking for things to do this weekend, remember that the Latino Resource Center is hosting a [...]

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Sign up for the Chili Cook-Off

Do you think you make the best chili? Is it better than, say, the Kick Ass Chili made by Terry King from the Town Square Tavern? Tastier than Vom Fass owner Kim Weiss’s creative concoction? Then put your skills to the test May 19 at the The Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce’s High Noon Chili [...]

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Don’t Miss Locavore’s Nigh Out

Looking for something to do this weekend? The Locavore’s Night Out is once again upon us, which means summer is right around the corner. From 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, Slow Food in the Tetons hosts its annual event at the Wildwood Room in Victor. Admission is $10 admission ($5 admission, plus a $5 suggested donation [...]

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Eat, and Decorate, With Your Bourbon

With all the hype surrounding the launch of Wyoming Whiskey in December, it might have gotten lost that lots of businesses are actually doing other things with the bourbon. Like eating it. And decorating with it. So we were curious to find out about all the ways the whiskey and its bottles and barrels are [...]

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Tea Service to Start Your Weekend

If you’re anything like a lot of people I know (okay, myself included), when 5 p.m. on a Friday rolls around, you’re ready for a happy hour glass of wine to decompress from the week and kick off the weekend. So it was a nice change of pace to belly up to the bar with [...]

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Ortega to Take Over Cafe Bean

Guess what all you south of townies? You might have to start biking to work a bit more. Master Chocolatier Oscar Oretega is moving into your neighborhood and taking over Cafe Bean in Rafter J. Ortega, who owns Atelier Ortega and cocolove, will be reopening the Rafter J restaurant one all the permits and paperwork [...]

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Mountain Roots Makes its Debut

A new Jackson-based food company is making it that much easier to eat locally. Mountain Roots launched its new line of crackers, cookies, teas and more last week. The company, founded by Mimi Slaughter, Bob Arndt (the former owner of Jackson Whole Grocer) and Mary Speyer, uses local culinary artisans and farmers to produce small [...]

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Paring It Down With The Singing Chef

As a member of Soul Impressions, Terry King is well-known around Jackson’s music circuit. In the Town Square Tavern kitchen, where he’s the head chef, he’s known as The Singing Chef. He earned the nickname years ago when he was the chef for a West Hollywood restaurant (Thunder Roadhouse) owned by Dennis Hopper, Peter Fonda [...]

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Your (Short) Guide to Wine Pairing at Bin22

One of the great aspects (among many) about the new Bin22 is the array of wine options. I mean — there’s a dozen or so varieties by the glass. And then there are all those great options in the bottle shop. Literally, a worldly wine cellar is just steps away. Order a Loire Valley saugvignon [...]

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From Homebrewers to Microbrewers

Hanging out in Colby Cox’s garage is kind of reminiscent of high school. There’s a recording of a live Phish show playing through the stereo. There’s the one guy (Adam Chenault) who keeps going to the fridge for beers and pouring them for the girls. “Try this one,” he says. “It’s more of a Belgian [...]

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Persephone Bakery Opening Downtown Cafe

Downtown Jackson is going to get a little bit sweeter this spring when Persephone Bakery opens a retail location and cafe on Broadway. The husband and wife team of Ali and Kevin Cohane told Dishing on Wednesday they’ll be taking over the spot now occupied by Jackson Hole Roasters on Feb. 1. They hope to [...]

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