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.

Thigh stretches. This classic dance exercise, which limbers up the inner thighs, is excellent for people who run or walk for exercise. Sit on the floor with your legs at a wide "V." Keeping your back straight and arms crossed in front of your chest, slowly lean forward until your elbows touch the floor. Hold the position for three minutes.

Getting in Rockette shipshape

May 5, 2016 at 2:27 a.m.

Getting in Rockette shipshape

A supper club’s two faces both will leave you smiling

September 20, 2010 at 12:17 p.m.

A supper club's two faces both will leave you smiling

Uptown Brothers tastes like home to Southern folks

September 13, 2010 at 11:54 a.m.

Uptown Brothers tastes like home to Southern folks

Denver is the nation's seventh-least-stressful place to live, accordng to Portfolio.com.

Relax, it’s Denver: City rated among least-stressful

May 5, 2016 at 6:43 a.m.

Relax, it's Denver: City rated among least-stressful

Details of maps from the 1800s on the Denver Public Library's fifth floor.

Trove of maps at Denver Public Library takes explorer on historic trip

May 6, 2016 at 12:43 p.m.

Trove of maps at Denver Public Library takes explorer on historic trip

Jared Urchek inspects a mushroom he found north of Tabernash. Below, a magnifier gives fungi a close-up.

Mad about mushrooms: A foray for fungi

May 5, 2016 at 6:05 p.m.

Mad about mushrooms: A foray for fungi

Above, Episcopal priest Garry Horle, 70, serves as an interim rector for congregations awaiting a leader. He says the pension he'll qualify for when he retires will be a boon, plus: "I love the people, love the liturgy, love the people." At right, Rock Bottom Restaurants CEO Frank Day, 78, says he never completely retired. "I felt my return was needed. 鈥� I righted the ship."

The job at age 70: As workers choose to stay, who profits and who pays?

May 6, 2016 at 3:17 p.m.

The job at age 70: As workers choose to stay, who profits and who pays?

The Chive website reported on Tuesday that a young office worker, identified as Jenny, had sent her colleagues 33 photographs of herself holding up messages claiming her boss had bad breath, and a foul temper . A Facebook group called 脪1,000,000 Strong for Jenny DryErase to Pose in Playboy脫 quickly sprang up, and the post garnered 105,000 脪likes脫 on the social networking site.But The Chive today posted a new string of photographs in which 脪Jenny脫 revealed that her name is in fact Elyse Porterfield and that the original post was a hoax.

Glenwood Springs actress on online prank: “It’s been amazing”

May 6, 2016 at 1:03 p.m.

Glenwood Springs actress on online prank: "It's been amazing"

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Jung and the restless: Son of two shrinks analyzes his boyhood

May 5, 2016 at 6:11 p.m.

Jung and the restless: Son of two shrinks analyzes his boyhood

The Happy Cooker is a cozy, quirky refuge from I-70 madness

May 6, 2016 at 11:38 a.m.

The Happy Cooker is a cozy, quirky refuge from I-70 madness

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Getting in Rockette shipshape

A supper club’s two faces both will leave you smiling

Uptown Brothers tastes like home to Southern folks

Relax, it’s Denver: City rated among least-stressful

Trove of maps at Denver Public Library takes explorer on historic trip

Mad about mushrooms: A foray for fungi

The job at age 70: As workers choose to stay, who profits and who pays?

Glenwood Springs actress on online prank: “It’s been amazing”

Jung and the restless: Son of two shrinks analyzes his boyhood

The Happy Cooker is a cozy, quirky refuge from I-70 madness