Denver: Obsession factor

Our big-scale culinary map means we blog and tweet about far more than free-range duck confit: more like which unagi leaps off the plate, the best strip-mall pho, and where to get a juicy T-bone with this month’s stout microbrew. The city’s rabbit hole of foodie bloggers includes the erudite Ruth Tobias at Denveater; Westword’s reliably unsparing food critics at Cafe Society, with restaurant news, recipes, and trends; and The Obsessive Chef, with, yes, obsessively careful tips and recipes.

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