Brown Palace Menu, November 19, 1904
Taki’s Golden Bowl
—by Matt Holman
B50 Note: Hisashi “Taki” Takimoto died on February 9th, 2009, after almost 20 years of serving delicious and healthy food on east Colfax in Denver. Kyle Wagner wrote an excellent appreciation of Taki for the Denver Post. See more of Matt-san Holman’s comics on his website, Square 1 Comics.
Italian Sausage
In video, Louis Polidori tells their story of how his family started making Italian Sausage market in North Denver. The Polidori family has making Italian Sausage since 1925; find out more at polidorimeats.com.
This story produced, by Center for Digital Storytelling (storycenter.org) and the Colorado Historical Society, in conjunction with the “Italians of Denver” exhibit at Colorado History Museum. More stories from series are available at milehighstories.com.