Review: Could Be A Smash Hit
I’m sure every review of Tossa Pizza so far has mentioned the glut of excellent pizzerias in Boulder (and I just made this one no exception), but interestingly, Tossa fills its own niche. It’s not fast...
View ArticleThe Foodiest News of the Month
A compilation of recent food news, events and awards: Openings/Closings The StarLite Diner and Lounge is now open on the 29th Street Mall. / PastaVino, a modern Italian bistro, opened in the former...
View ArticleReview: Don’t Judge a Café by its Cover
I love discovering a hidden gem, and in this case, maybe even a diamond in the rough. I knew there had to be something to it when my editor kept bringing up this little place she’d discovered in...
View ArticleH|Burger Comes to Boulder
I guess you know you’re getting “old” in the restaurant writing biz when you can name three restaurants that have been in the same space. I’m sure there were more before this, but since I’ve been...
View ArticleEatery news: Tid-bits and trends for BoCo foodies
Openings/Closings Big Choice Brewing, a 2,500-square-foot brewery and tap room, opened in Broomfield. / Azteca opened on Briggs Street in Erie in the space previously occupied by Delicioso (and...
View ArticleA Foodie Education
Two years ago, I pitched this column as a record of my explorations into the world of food. I knew I loved food, but I also knew I had a lot to learn. Two years later, I still love food, and I still...
View ArticleRib Ticklin’ Good
In Texas, barbecue means beef, so any place that purports to be a Texas-style barbecue joint had better bring the goods when it comes to brisket. And Lulu’s delivers. Here’s the thing: I’ve never been...
View ArticleEatery News
Openings/Closings Big Choice Brewing Company brings a craft brewery to Broomfield and Echo Brewing opened in Firestone. La Revolucion Taqueria y Cantina opened on Main St. in Louisville next to Lulu’s,...
View ArticleForming Mini-Foodies
Kids in BoCo have it pretty good, as evidenced by the outstanding plethora of classes, camps, and other fun extra-curricular activities touched on in this issue. Lucky for the mini-foodies among us,...
View ArticleSeptember Food News
Openings/Closings Two new restaurants in Westminster: Early Bird Restaurant opened in Westminster for breakfast and lunch in the Bradburn neighborhood and Kachina Southwestern Grill opened at the...
View ArticleExecutive Chef Joe Arena, Bitter Bar, Boulder
Arena has been cooking since he was 12, but wasn’t legally allowed to do it for a paycheck until he was 17 and working at a supermarket in the prepared foods section. From there, he headed to the...
View ArticleYoung Guns: 2nd Annual Chef’s Issue
This ain’t a playground. From the kitchens of Boulder County, chefs are making names for themselves in the national press, on reality TV and among their own. But there is a new generation making its...
View ArticlePizzaiolo Jordan Wallace, Pizzeria Locale, Boulder
After culinary school in Torino, Italy, Wallace returned to Colorado and landed his first job in the states with Frasca Food and Wine. After working there for more than five years and rising to sous...
View ArticleChef Garde Manager & Expeditor Zach Williams, Sugarbeet, Longmont
A true farm-to-table connoisseur, Williams started at Sugarbeet as a Johnson & Wales intern in 2010 and has been there ever since. He also works the fields at Zweck’s farm in Longmont and at the...
View ArticleChef De Cuisine Rachel Best, Leaf Vegetarian Restaurant, Boulder
Rachel Best started her cooking career in the dining hall kitchens at CU. Before graduating, she worked at the Dushanbe Tea House before taking a few years off from cooking to work in the agricultural...
View ArticleSous Chef Chris Royster, Flagstaff House, Boulder
Starting as a dishwasher at Twist in Hyde Park, New York, and working his way up to executive chef there, Chris Royster knows how to run a restaurant from the ground up. He worked as sous chef at Zucca...
View ArticleChef De Cuisine Jared Sippel, Frasca Food & Wine, Boulder
Originally hailing from a small-town in Iowa, Sippel has major, big-city restaurant cred, with cooking credits including L’oustau de Baumaniere in Provence, France, and Michael Tusk’s Quince in San...
View ArticleChef De Cuisine Adam Royster, Flagstaff House
Starting as a dishwasher at Twist in Hyde Park, New York, and working his way up to executive chef there, Chris Royster knows how to run a restaurant from the ground up. He worked as sous chef at Zucca...
View ArticleRestaurant review: La Revolución Taqueria Y Cantina
Taquerias are hip right now all across the country, so it’s no surprise to me that someone decided to open one on Main Street in Louisville—La Revolución Taqueria y Cantina brings the trend to one of...
View ArticleEatery news
Openings/Closings Rocket Fizz Boulder, a “soda pop and candy shop,” opened on Pearl Street. Twirl Boulder, a self-serve frozen yogurt shop, opened on 15th St. West Flanders Brewing Company opened in...
View ArticleFoodie Adventures: Who says being a foodie means sitting at a table?
When I say “foodie adventures,” I’m not talking about eating Rocky Mountain oysters or chocolate-dipped scorpions—though you could do that, too!—I’m talking about getting out of your seat, out of the...
View ArticleEatery News
Openings and Closings Rinco Argentino opened in Boulder, bringing Argentinian cuisine to The Village on Arapahoe. Harold’s and The Bayonette Room opened on Ken Pratt in Longmont. Press Play, an “arcade...
View ArticleGoing Whole Hog (or Turkey)
Every family has holiday traditions, no matter which holidays you celebrate. For years, my family celebrated Thanksgiving and Christmas with a Butterball and New Year’s with a HoneyBaked Ham. It wasn’t...
View ArticleJill’s Table-Side Spectacle
Jill’s at the St. Julien in Boulder has added some spectacular dishes to their menu. For a truly memorable dining experience, patrons can order one of five dishes—including shrimp scampi and bananas...
View ArticleEatery News
Openings and Closings Poppy Café opened in the Peloton Building in Boulder. Boulder got new brewery when Wild Woods Brewery opened on Conestoga Court. Oskar Blues is opening CHUBurgers in Longmont in...
View ArticleBeing Beehive
If Beehive were a person instead of “a West Pearl Eatery + Bar,” as the website says, she would be that unbelievably hip acquaintance of yours who always looks perfectly chic, who dances ballet for...
View ArticleYou Say You Want a Resolution
It’s kind of rough being a food columnist in January. Oh, everyone’s excited to talk to you in November and December; family is coming into town, the holiday debauchery is in full swing and everyone...
View ArticleDishcrawl Gets You Out of Your County
Sometimes I forget how blessed we are to live in the foodie Mecca of BoCo. I mean, no matter what you’re craving, you can pretty much find it somewhere within the county limits, and that’s a beautiful...
View ArticleDoing the Dishcrawl in LoHi
Whew! What a night. If you saw my post last week about the inaugural Dishcrawl in Denver, you might have been wondering how it went and if it was worth it to venture out of the safety of Boulder County...
View ArticleOur Picks for Valentine’s Day Dinner
Boulder's restaurants have a slew of specials happening to honor St. Valentin; these are our picks for the evening:
View ArticleDishcrawl Comes to Boulder
If you’re still a little scared of venturing outside BoCo to dine—or you were just feeling a little jealous of the awesome time I had on Denver’s inaugural Dishcrawl, never fear! Dishcrawl Boulder...
View ArticleReview: Harold’s Restaurant
Don’t be fooled by the attached Best Western hotel: Harold’s is a cool place. You’ll know it as soon as you walk in and are presented with your choice of sitting in the dining room or the lounge, known...
View ArticleBoulder-Based Tequila? It’s a Thing
When I told my hubby I was going to try some tequila from a new Boulder-based company, he said, “Does agave even grow in Colorado?” Ha ha, honey. No, the agave grows in Mexico, but the force behind the...
View ArticleReview: Bramble & Hare
The menu is pithy, designed like a cross between a vintage diner ticket and a sushi menu, on which you indicate with a little library pencil the plates you would like to try.
View ArticleTiny Dining
Most kids’ menus feature some variation of the hamburger-chicken finger-mac and cheese trifecta, and for good reason; there are plenty of kids who won’t eat anything but.
View ArticleEatery News
Downtown Bolder will hold a Dishcrawl on March 27 at 7 pm. Tickets at dishcrawl.com/pearlstreet2.
View ArticleBlossoming Women’s Conference
Yesterday I had the opportunity to chat for a few minutes with the Blossoming Women's Conference founder, Christine Vazquez (owner of Blossoming and FORK Social Lab in Louisville).
View ArticleTip Tapas
The menu covers everything from weekend brunch to daily lunch and dinner with an impressive array of additional small plates any time and good happy hour specials.
View ArticleLiving, Not Dieting
The universe did not see fit to equip me with both the food appreciation gene and the “let’s exercise for fun!” gene. Could I really reach and stay at a healthy weight while being a professional foodie?
View ArticleEat, Drink, and Be Merry at Colorado Urban Winefest
Colorado Urban Winefest returns 1–6 pm June 8, 2013, to Denver at Infinity Park, 4599 E. Tennessee Ave. It will be the centerpiece event of the third annual Colorado Wine Week, offering a celebration...
View ArticleHaute Pockets
Our food columnist Lacy Boggs tests genuine Argentinian empanadas at Boulder's Rincon Argentino.
View ArticleThe Spiciest Spots Around
Recommendations for riding the capsaicin high in Boulder County.
View ArticleWarming Up to Red Chile
Antonio’s took up residence in the spot vacated by Terroir earlier this year, and I’ll be the first to admit, that’s a tough act to follow. But the owners are not newbies to tough restaurant scenes...
View ArticleLocalvesting
Fresh Thymes Eatery is a perfect fit for Boulder, catering to the food needs and whims of anyone in your party.
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