Cuisine

Oak has recovered — and then some

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When assessing the recently reopened Oak at Fourteenth, the lazy tendency would be to open with a sentence such as this: “Like a phoenix rising out of the ashes, Oak has returned from months of rebuilding from a debilitating fire.” Given this tough history, it’s also...

Respecting the urban taco’s roots

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I’ll argue that the most critical determinant of an ethnic restaurant’s success is how much it respects the source cuisine. Go to any ethnic neighborhood in a big city, and you’ll likely chance upon a family-run hole in the wall that’s wildly popular due to its ...

Home, sweet Zoe

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Tucked among the big names and Americanized menus on West Pearl sits a rare find in downtown Boulder: authenticity...

Hashing it out at the Merc

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Western saloons were created to serve certain kinds of customers: fur trappers, cowboys, lumberjacks, soldiers, miners, outlaws... folks who worked hard, even if outside...

Tour de brew: Beer festival season

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On June 8, Avery Brewing Company celebrated its second annual Avery Invitational, its anniversary party with an invited 60 guest breweries pouring over 200...

Mumtaz Mediterranean Food elevates street fare

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In four street food dishes, Mumtaz cultivated unique flavor and elevated the routine to the exceptional. The first dish was a lamb and beef gyro...

A taste of the ‘Pink City’

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The late Keith Bellows, an award-winning editor for National Geographic Traveler, loved India. “There are some parts of the world that, once visited, get into...

Savor El Salvador

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Comfort food’s a tricky concept. When it entered the popular lexicon a couple of decades ago, the term applied mainly to meat loaf, tuna casserole and other suburban midcentury staples; today, reflecting shifts in the American culinary landscape, it could as easily ...

Drink of the Week: The Big Molé Imperial Stout

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Though he hasn’t opened his Boulder taproom yet, you ought to be familiar with one of Aaron Uhl’s ales — especially if you’re a hophead digging...

Wild Woods Brewery adds a bit of the outdoors to beer

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With craft breweries popping up at every turn, finding a unique selling point is a necessity for each new hopeful. For Jake and Erin Evans, owners of Wild Woods Brewery, nature is not only their inspiration, but also their niche...

Take it outside

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There’s certainly no shortage of outside activities for Coloradans to partake in during warm summer nights and warmer summer days — movies in the...

Feeling out food: Why we eat the things we do

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The food that we put into our body affects how we feel, and who doesn’t want to feel good? What we eat should nourish our bodies and harness our attitudes. From social pressures to evolutionary factors, the emerging field called the “psychology of eating” ...