William Porter

Restaurant critic William Porter is a feature writer at The Denver Post, where he covers food, culture and people. He joined the news outlet聽in 1997. Before that, he spent 14 years covering politics and popular culture at The Phoenix Gazette and Arizona Republic. He is a native of North Carolina.

With its contemporary American cuisine and a sleek, spacious room, Charcoal is a good bet for Denver Restaurant Week, during which dinner for two costs $52.80. John Leyba, The Denver Post

Got a reservation for Denver Restaurant Week? It’s not too late!

May 1, 2016 at 6:57 p.m.

Got a reservation for Denver Restaurant Week? It's not too late!

Tom and Diane Coohill at their restaurant Coohills at 1400 Wewatta Street in downtown Denver.

Dining Out: Accent’s French, but food’s American at LoDo’s Coohills

May 1, 2016 at 4:41 p.m.

Dining Out: Accent's French, but food's American at LoDo's Coohills

Dining Out: Complex flavors of central Mexico, served with style at Paxia

February 6, 2012 at 10:36 a.m.

Dining Out: Complex flavors of central Mexico, served with style at Paxia

Bar manager Greg Van Wagner applies the finishing touch to an Oaxacan Winter cocktail at the Oak at Fourteenth in Boulder. Cyrus McCrimmon, The Denver Post

Colorado bars offer a few great shakes in winter cocktail mixes

May 1, 2016 at 1:24 p.m.

Colorado bars offer a few great shakes in winter cocktail mixes

The Green Russell in Larimer Square has a winter cocktail called the "Stone and Spice." It was photographed at the bar on Friday, January 27, 2012. Cyrus McCrimmon, The Denver Post

Colorado bars offer a few great shakes in winter cocktail mixes

May 3, 2016 at 10:12 p.m.

Colorado bars offer a few great shakes in winter cocktail mixes

East High moves Neal Cassady diploma ceremony to Mercury Cafe

February 3, 2012 at 2:50 a.m.

East High moves Neal Cassady diploma ceremony to Mercury Cafe

Beat Generation icon Neal Cassady with his ex Carolyn Cassady.

Neal Cassady, finally, gets his Denver East diploma

May 1, 2016 at 8:47 p.m.

Neal Cassady, finally, gets his Denver East diploma

Fine eatery rises again after blaze

January 30, 2012 at 11:47 a.m.

Fine eatery rises again after blaze

Steuben's bar manager Randy Layman says his hand-carved ice cubes chill the cocktails without diluting them.

Bartenders warm to the new Ice Age

May 1, 2016 at 8:44 p.m.

Bartenders warm to the new Ice Age

Dining Out: District Meats is a cool carnivore haven, with a few beefs

January 16, 2012 at 11:25 a.m.

Dining Out: District Meats is a cool carnivore haven, with a few beefs

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Got a reservation for Denver Restaurant Week? It’s not too late!

Dining Out: Accent’s French, but food’s American at LoDo’s Coohills

Dining Out: Complex flavors of central Mexico, served with style at Paxia

Colorado bars offer a few great shakes in winter cocktail mixes

Colorado bars offer a few great shakes in winter cocktail mixes

East High moves Neal Cassady diploma ceremony to Mercury Cafe

Neal Cassady, finally, gets his Denver East diploma

Fine eatery rises again after blaze

Bartenders warm to the new Ice Age

Dining Out: District Meats is a cool carnivore haven, with a few beefs