My spoon lay face-down next to the melted remnants of the watermelon-mint granita, a soft, sweet reminder of the glory of summer produce infused into a dessert with an airy texture that resembled snow. My espresso cup was as empty as my granita glass. The check had been paid, the…
As the Boulder community continues to rally around the displaced victims of the raging wildfire, retailers and mobile restaurateurs are organizing a benefit to raise money and gather donations. Tomorrow night, StrEat Chefs and Comida will roll into the parking lot at Common Threads, 2707 Spruce Street in Boulder, where…
A few weeks ago, we reported that the trucks making 15th and California streets a regular stop were working to establish a permanent presence and a true truck pod there, bringing in seating areas and a party vibe to supplement the street eats. Though there’s still no official word on…
Smoke is hanging low in downtown Boulder this morning, and the community is rallying support for firefighters and displaced homeowners. As the Four Mile Canyon fire blazes on and evacuations continue, several restaurants in town are stepping up to offer comped meals to anyone forced to abandon their homes…
Shelly Steinhaus opened Bella Bistro, 7702 Ralston Road, three years ago hoping to lure regulars who would dine with her several times a week. To accomplish that, her restaurant changes like a chameleon as the week progresses. On weeknights, it offers an enchanting culinary vacation to after-work diners who come…
Labor Day weekend offered us plenty of opportunities to say goodbye to summer by gorging on what our state’s restaurants do best. And to celebrate, we headed to Gourmet on the Gore, a two-day food festival in Vail that offered tastes from several local restaurants, paired with cold beers and…
It’s been the summer of food trucks. Every day, we find ourselves chasing down a new vendor, standing in line to sample a slice of pizza fresh from the oven or ice cream made with liquid nitrogen or a new version of banh mi. (We’ve seen sliders and vegetarian renditions…what…
A tent city has been erected in Civic Center Park. We can smell the sweet, smoky scent of turkey legs wafting down Broadway, and we’re eagerly anticipating sightings of kids on leashes and people who never learned that Spandex is a privilege, not a right. Yes, a Taste of Colorado…
This week marks your last chance to eat in the original rendition of Frasca Food & Wine, the Boulder restaurant at 1738 Pearl Street owned by master sommelier Bobby Stuckey and chef Lachlan MacKinnon Patterson that started making big waves on the Front Range dining scene six years ago. The…
This morning we got our hands on two more certificates for $50 worth of food and beverages at a Taste of Colorado, and we offered them up in another contest, promising them to the two readers who could wow us with five words about turkey legs. Again, we were impressed…
Yesterday, we gave four readers $50 to blow at Taste of Colorado this weekend for convincing us, in five words or less, that they were most deserving. Good news! We have two more $50 certificates to give away, so if you didn’t win yesterday, here’s another chance to get in…
Earlier today, we offered up $50 worth of free food and drinks at a Taste of Colorado to the four readers who could tell us, in five words or less, why they were deserving of the certificates. For those of you who showered us with love, sang our praises or…
We’ve been singing the accolades of the cocktail program at Colt & Gray, 1553 Platte Street, since the place opened, and for good reason: It’s one of the leaders in bar craft in Denver. But beyond the inventive mixology, the team works hard to offer the same level of quality…
We’ve picked our winners! Find if you won here: And the winners of $50 to blow at Taste of Colorado are… It’s Labor Day weekend, and with a little luck, we’ll be spending it stuffing our faces, celebrating the end of summer by getting fat, drunk and happy. This weekend…
Sean Kelly first made a name for himself in Denver when he helped open Blair Taylor’s Barolo Grill in 1991, and he manned the kitchen there until he could cook in his own place: the well-respected Aubergine Cafe, a Mediterranean small-plates restaurant he established on Seventh Avenue in 1995. After…
Down at the far end of the bar, next to the open garage door leading to a wrap-around patio, a twenty-something has posted up with a beer and her computer, the wind tousling her hair as she hacks away intently. Behind me, at the long, high center table, a group…
JoeAnn and John Falco closed the sale on the Brittany Hill building at 9350 Grant Street, a massive structure with sweeping views of the Front Range, in spring 2009, prompting buzz that the space would rise again. Almost a year and a half later, though, the spot still sits dark…
Cosmo’s Pizza, 1325 Broadway, has longed served college students on the Hill in Boulder, proffering massive slices of thin-crust pies perfect for a mid-day lunch or a late-night post-drinking binge, available both at the parlor and by delivery. Last year, the restaurant upped its presence on the Hill, too, by…
Civic Center Conservancy used Facebook to ask downtown lunchers if they wanted to see Civic Center Eats extended through September — and those lunchers rose to the occasion. Yesterday was the last of the Tuesday events officially on the calendar, and the park saw one of the best Civic Center…
When Larimer Associates envisioned Ernie’s Bar & Pizza, the new/old restaurant that opened last December at 2915 West 44th Avenue, they hoped it would become a neighborhood spot. And they did their best to ensure it, by designing the space in a way that would encourage patrons to use it…
Boulder-based advertising firm Crispin Porter + Bogusky is renowned for using viral tactics and edgy (and sometimes controversial) campaigns to turn around floundering companies and proliferate products or ideas that, prior to their input, had little airtime…
The vividly-hued building on the corner of 28th and Fairfax in North Park Hill is about to lose a tenant. The owners of the five-year-old Satchel’s Market, 5021 East 28th Avenue, are shuttering the market-cum-neighborhood-restaurant that we recently reviewed, citing issues with the landlord and lease…
