Cuisine

Affordable Burgundy isn’t an oxymoron

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If any grape demands contemplation, it’s pinot noir...

Some China spice

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Spice China 269 McCaslin Boulevard, Louisville. 720-890-0999 One of my childhood traditions was Friday night family dinner in Oakland’s Chinatown, a ritual both satisfying and inexpensive. This custom lives on, as my sister recently related that she was able to ...

A little cheesy

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When the Haystack Mountain Goat Dairy opened in 1989, no one was really making cheese in Colorado, according to John Scaggs, the dairy’s director of sales and marketing...

Cheaper than a plane ticket to Japan

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Melita and David Issa know a good Izakaya. An Izakaya is best translated as a tavern, or in the case of Izakaya Amu, a classy looking sake bar. In Japan, this is the place to go after work to drink, smoke, eat and drink some more. In Boulder, Amu is the place to ...

Going samurai at Alfalfa’s

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The standard-issue American breakfast of bacon and eggs traces its lineage back to its British ancestor, the “full English.” While some breakfasts may focus on sweet pastries and not much more than a tipple of coffee, the Anglo-American approach embraces both  ...

SALT’s chocolate tart: a recipe for forgiveness

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My dining companion and I dressed in our finest for SALT. But not just because it’s a rustically chic eatery on Pearl Street in downtown Boulder designed by co-owner Carol Vilate. We hoped our dapper appearance disguised our secret, ugly desire: To gorge on more ...

Hops + Handrails returns to Longmont

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For the fourth consecutive year, Left Hand Brewing will bring its joint beer festival and snowboard competition, Hops + Handrails, to Longmont this Saturday,...

Pumpkin craze returns to Boulder County

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 The autumnal equinox and falling leaves seem to make America a little pumpkin crazy. Grocery stores are quick to feature piles of pumpkins outside their doors, while numerous local businesses don pumpkin décor in their windows at the changing of seasons. After wet ...

Second course

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You know, it’s really funny. These two big loves in my life, and one is film and one is food,” avid food blogger, preservationist and food swapper Julia Joun tells BW over beers at BRU. “Reading about food films, reading about food film festivals and [I thought] ‘Why...

Tour de brew: Mountain Sun’s Stout Month part 2

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As we discussed last week, Mountain Sun’s Stout Month — a month-long celebration of the dark arts — is a Boulder institution at it’s...

Tour de Brew: J Wells and Cellar West

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More than 10 percent of the nation’s craft breweries can be found in the Centennial State. That’s about 230 Colorado breweries, and with a...

Tour de brew: Upslope Brewery

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Brewery touring in Boulder isn’t just enjoyable, it’s eclectic. Boulder is home to many different walks of life, and for each, there is a...