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...
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