Transplant & The Native

Yep, just as the title says - Casa Bonita recap, Kiké Red Taco review & CB is headed to Africa. Shoutout to our sponsors of the podcast for making it happen: Ritual Colorado, the best place for Rigs in Denver!!! Spade & Spoon - Farmer's Market Boxes delivered to your door, what's not to love! Breck Distillery - The official bourbon of mountain camping seasonChris gives us his whole itinerary & what the plan for 2+ weeks in Africa looks like. We create betting odds for if CB will get mauled by animal, buy illegal drugs, or just get food poisoning from the local fare. All that & we'll learn more as the trip goes on.Kip had a big week, from meeting the South Park guys & getting to party in Casa Bonita for Matt Stone's birthday.. to trying Chef Loca's food she plans to serve 25,000+ people a week (hint: ITS SO MUCH BETTER THAN IT ONCE WAS). Also Kiké's Red Taco officailly opens their doors on West 38th, right across from Akimbo Dispensary. Things are looking up for Kip in 2023. Check out the w

Shoutout to our sponsors, Spade & Spoon, Ritual Colorado & Breck Distillery.. because we love y'all.This week's guest is former 5280 Magazine Editor & Colorado Restaurant Association Communication's Director, Denise Mickelson. She is a repeat offender, with this being her 3rd appearance on the pod.. but if Kip is gonna go solo, luckily he has a regular. We are talking about the Colorado Restaurant Associations' annual fundraiser "Drink Red, Wear Red". 20+ restaurants from Denver's metro area will descend on the Museum of Nature & Science on June 8th to help raise funds & awareness for a litany of causes, including the Colorado Restaurant Foundation that offers grants to restaurant worker's for when they're unable to work for a multitude of reasons while also offering mental health, financial & educational opportunities for those in the industry.The event itself, is a gnarly one- all you can eat & drink from cocktails to vino and all the sippers in between. The food goes from sushi

On the first episode of the week, its a doozy presented by Ritual Colorado. We recap the week that was, lots of eating & drinking.. going out & celebrating. But it was all just, as we have a big fucking announcement on today's pod. If you're wondering, how the hell we are doing all the big things this summer.. well we give you the answers on today's pod.We also recap:Annette dinner party, Fifth String dinner party, Get Rights opening their doors, the new bagel shop "Call Your Mother" has us arguing bagel spreads... its a doozy of an episode, that we recorded on the fly. Eve will be back with us next week as we just did this episode the two of us randomly.. Let us know what ya think!

On the last episode of the week (presented by Ritual Colorado - the best place to buy a rig online), Kip & Queen Eve sit down with the crew behind Mighty Tree & Mighty Melts. Lawrence, Alex & Shawn sit down to talk about their fan-favorite products, and how they all got in the business. From East Coast to the Youpers n back dwon to the dirty south, we are touching far reaching corners of America this episode. From inception to progression & what may lie beyond the horizon, the fellas give insight in to their rationale and protocols that yield some of the best concentrates & custard you can find in Colorado. After we talk business and such, we get in to the nitty gritty of cartoon characters, late night snacks & their favorite spots to catch a fade in CO.Great episode with great guests who are putting out an unbelievable product. If you don't know about Mighty Melts & the team from the Mighty Tree... consider this your notice! Epic smoke

On the newest episode presented by Ritual Colorado has dropped! We sit down with our last finalist of the podcast producer, Eve!!! We get to know Eve, we put our foot in our mouth & we goof off for an hour plus. Eve is a trooper, good sport & def more prepared/skilled than we ever were for the pod. After we get to know our new produccer, we sit down with Bryant Palmer, Founder of Oh Hey Creative & board member of Eat Denver. He joins us on the day the Big Eat announces their return to Denver, providing a top3 food festival for independent restaurants in Colorado. In addition to talking Big Eat, we chat it up about the other projects OHC has been working on, including the expansion to other communities along the Front Range.You'll be seeing us not only at The Big Eat but also down in Pueblo real real soon. Too many cool things opening & restaurants to eat... to just stick around the Denver metro. Lets get back to work!!!Also, somewhere in the middle (25th-ish minute), we announce the Ritual &am

On this week's episodes, presented by Ritual Colorado, we will have 3 different potential producers on the 1s and 2s for the podcast. Today we had NOLA transplant, Mimi as a our producer & she was helping us navigate a great conversation with Chef Matt Dulin from Get Right's Bakery in Wheat Ridge.Get Right's has been a pop up & collab style bakeshop over the last 2ish years, but they are now set to blow up the bakery scene in Colorado. Known for their delicious Basque Cheesecake & savory pastries, there will be something for everyone on the new menu, so set your calendars now for May 19th, when they open their doors to the public! Great guest, fun times getting to know our potential producer.

On the last episode of the week, we have a full weekend rundown from the 4th thru the Derby on Saturday. Looking to celebrate the Mexican holiday, the Star Wars Day & Ponies Party? We break it all down on where you should be spending your time & money. In addition to all that, we recap Kip's trip to Longmont as well as his upcoming trip to Aspen Food & Wine.Yep, you read that right.. we're officially credentialed members of the food media and will be covering the events in June. Get ready, we got a big month ahead... starting with a kickass time this weekend.

On today's episode we talk about the violence that has brought the Denver restaurant community to its knees. We have had two incidents in as many weeks & lost 3 members of our community because of it. We talk about the issues that are plaguing Colorado and the country... and some how, we segue from that into the best cookies and pie in Colorado. Pair that with a cannabis dinner that we are envious of, and you have the episode! Tune in, Subscribe, Call your local representative in DC... We gotta do something.

On today's episode we have two of our biggest stars to date, join the pod. GucciBerry, yep the guy who gets his balls knocked into oblivion, is on the pod.. talking about partying with WakaFlaka, going uber-viral, and why he has face tats.... but thats just the tip of the trichome. Cookies Vanna, aka CookieV is a hash fiend who knows his shit. He's made his bones tasting all the terps from coast to coast, but calls the GLOVE state home. We talk about how they got to become friends, how they become viral sensations & their favorite places to party and what that entails.Stick around, we talk painful nut shots all the time

On this week's episode, we recap the week that was. From best things we ate to the crowd recap at 4/20 Festival downtown. CB was eating good & Kip went on a tear... Festivals, Dance parties, pop up events & dinner parties.. we got something for everyone.This episode is presented by Ritual Colorado, if you're looking for a quality piece to smoke out of, check out www.ritual-co.com

its the Stoner Holidaze and we have a smokey episode for ya today (presented by the one & only Ritual Colorado), we sit down with Head of Sales for Binske Cannabis, Michael Kriz.Kriz is a friend of the program, his company has been the preferred vendor at our cannabis dinner series dating back to last year. With recent strides to make small batch avaiable to the community, they've added some new products & people to the Binske family. We talk about Michael's journey to cannabis, working with Grassroots merch & their new aquisition of ONI Concentrates.. Great episode for a great holiday. Tune in on your way to work or to your smoke sesh!

On today's episode presented by Ritual Colorado (home of the best pipe selection Denver's ever seen), CB calls in from NOLA after a 5 day gauntlet of "work" and eating... after we talk about that, we dive in to the Holidaze events in town this week & finish it off recapping Kip's dinosaur museum visit. Great episode, lots to unpack but we had fun doing it. Tune in, subscribe to hear more & if you like the podcast.. would you mind throwing us a review? we're sorry for screaming in your ear.

On today's episode, the dust has settled from March Madness and we had to speak with the Champion of it all, Penelope Wong of Yuan Wonton. There was no doubt they were a heavy favorite to make the Final Four, but the run didn't stop (and won't stop in 2023) there, Penelope & Ngockers jumped right back on the truck and have been slinging dank eats every week since.We chat with Penelope about growing up in Colorado, traveling abroad & falling in love with food, Colorado's cuisine & obviously all the dumplings.. while she doesn't give us any recipes, she does give us insight as to when they will open their Brick n Mortar as well as how the rest of the spring/summer/year is gonna shake out! Tune in for a great conversation with a very deserved Champion. If you haven't had the opportunity, I can't recommend it enough - GET TO YUAN WONTON THIS WEEK!

On today's episode we recap First Friday, The Masters weekend, recap what we ate this week & ask for tips from the community. We are both traveling this weekend, so all the tips the better!! Great episode presented by our friends at Ritual Colorado & Breckenridge Distillery. Check it out if you're curious about the Denver food scene, looking for a solid patio in Denver or perhaps trying to find the best spot to post up on a Friday. We gave you some options.

We're recording on location this week, sorry for the chaos but it was worth it. Denver's Westword just released their 2023 Best of Denver, 300+ categories, 130+ food & beverage, and a litany of other tea to talk about.. from random ass categories, to how the hell we got included.. we dive into it all.Thanks for all the support in the community, we wouldn't be here without the help of yall. So, I can't tell ya how much I appreciate it. Thank you.

We have a new episode this week & it's a doozy. Thanks to our presenting sponsors, RITUAL COLORADO, the newest & greatest Headshop to join the Colorado community. On today's episode, the boys chat it up about the week that was.. the best bites in the neighborhood that were enjoyed over the weekend.Kip found a new strip mall eat everyone should try.. then we break down the week ahead. Luche Libre wrestling, Rockies Opening Day & Easter brunch are all on the docket. Check out the newest episode & get ready for a great guest on Thursday.

We have capped off a wonderful month of madness with a worthy champion of the city! We recap the Final Four of March Madness & crown our champion.After that, we get CB's food reviews from Little Arthur's Hoagies, Denver's fast flying sammies... Then we introduce our guests of the day (13th min)- Samantha Taylor of The Grow Off & Shannon Donnely of Cannabis Hospitality School of Metro State University.We dive deep into the actual cause of Spannabis, agendas from Americans and the future of the industry both here and abroad.. wanna know more about The Grow Off & the new entity Expand Lands?!?! We got all the deets on this here episode. Check it out. If I fucked up, I'm sorry

The boys are back on location and while the audio sucked in the first minute.. they found their groove after a lil bit... Kip & CB are celebrating the return of King of Wings & recovering from a weekend of food festivals. We're talking our March Madness final four & can Bakery Four do the unthinkable and continue the miraculous run through the region of doom?!?!All that and more! Tune in to learn more about the Denver food scene & if you want to know more about RISE Against Suicide, the honorable organization we disucss on the pod, you can find the link in our social bios.

On today's episode, presented by Breckenridge Distillery, we widdle down to our final four teams in this year's restaurant bracket. We talk about their paths here and who has the best chance to come out alive next week. We recap the Colorado Restaurant Assoc tradeshow that went down this week & we're pretty sure Kip has gout at this point.. there's no other reason for so much pain & swelling...A great episode leading up to a great weekend.. tune in on your way up the hill or way home from work!

On our first episode this week, presented by Breckenridge Distillery, we break down the week that was. From St Patrick's Day in town to sneaking up the hill with Mile High Life.. we had a big time. In addition to that, we celebrate the return of the madness this week and the best madness snacking.The main topic of discussion today was chicken wings. Lots of Denver chatter about the upcoming opening of King of Wings, so we power rank our favorite chicken wings in the city. If you find yourself looking for a dry rub or saucy Saturday, we give ya 5 spots that will keep ya true to form in town.Let us know what we missed or who we missed & we'll be sure to redeem it next time. Thanks for the support & voting along all March Madness long! We're in the home stretch.