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WEEK OF JUNE 20, 2024
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Taste of the West event showcases the best of Jefferson County’s food and beverage businesses BY JO DAVIS JDAVIS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
The West Metro Chamber of Commerce’s annual Taste of the West took place on June 6 at the Foothills Fieldhouse in Denver. The event brought over 80 of Jeffco and Colorado’s food and beverage businesses, with a few other industries mixed in amongst those vendors. According to Erin Acheson, vice president of the West Metro Chamber, there were 77 food, beverage and other businesses present at the Taste of the West. Acheson estimated the crowds to be more than 950 people. Private chefs, microbrewers and even large chain businesses were represented at the Taste of the West. Each business served samples. There were small plates of food, like little tiramisu cups from 240 Union Creative Grille, a Lakewood restaurant. Each participant received a small cup upon entering the venue to use in sampling beverages. SEE SHOWCASE, P4
Sam Swartz of Dirty Dill served a 30% alcohol beverage made primarily of pickle juice and vodka. It became known as the “pickle PHOTO BY JO DAVIS shot” among the crowds at the 2024 Taste of the West.
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