Cuisine
How Boulder became the birthplace of National Pie Day
On Saturday, the people of the United States will enjoy a day devoted to the dessert that defines our country, National Pie Day. Few...
Cold noodles & hot dumplings
It's easy to miss the Flower Pepper Restaurant as you drive up Broadway in Boulder, but, if you do, you’re depriving yourself of stellar...
No furry blue puppets, just good Korean
Exploring the basement food court on University Hill, I recently encountered an eatery with the unlikely moniker of Goody Monster. I was mildly disappointed to discover that the person behind the counter wasn’t a furry blue puppet with ping-pong ball eyes. But my ...
Cook here now
Chile-cumin steam wafted up from the creamy broth, vegetables, and beef when I sat down to eat. My TV dinner—paired with toasted corn tortillas,...
Taste of the Week: A slice of seeded perfection
No loaf of bread is ever absolutely perfect, but I sampled a loaf from Boulder’s Dry Storage recently that came pretty close. There’s a...
For easy summertime drinking, reach for Txakolina
With summer here, the frequency of poolside barbeques, lazy picnics and late nights on the patio is rising just as quickly as the mercury....
Chewing the faux fat
It’s like a scene from The Matrix films set in the produce aisle at Sprouts: A woman offers a sample of a new local...
‘Honed in the fires of bee hell’
Einstein supposedly once said that mankind would only have four years left on the planet if bees were to go extinct. The logic is...
Try this week: Osaka’s Lunch @ Osaka’s
Boulder County’s food scene benefited when Osaka’s came in two years ago with its Japanese cuisine, unique burgers and flavor-forward menu. If you haven’t...
Give me home fries or give me death
Boulder Weekly last visited the North Boulder Cafe in 2009. And it’s not hard to understand how we forgot about it. Tucked into a nondescript shopping center on the edge of town, the North Boulder Cafe isn’t really on the way to anywhere, and its signage is pretty ...
Try this week: Red flannel hash, iced horchata latte, and more
Red Flannel Hash
Jelly (Capitol Hill), 600 E. 13th Ave., Denver, eatmorejelly.com
There’s a reason Jelly got its name — the homemade jelly is served atop...
Try this week: Rosario’s papa rellena, and more
Papa Rellena
Rosario’s Peruvian Restaurant, 625 Ken Pratt Blvd., Longmont, rosariosperuvianrestaurant.com
They often say that you can deep fry anything and it’ll be good. We’re not...


















