Cuisine
Stargazing
When Michelin Guide inspectors come to judge a restaurant, they’re looking for five things — quality of products, mastery of flavor and cooking techniques,...
Try this week: Jalapeno chorizo hush puppies, bison short ribs and...
Jalapeno Chorizo Hushpuppies
Four Friends Kitchen, 2893 Roslyn St., Denver, fourfriendskitchen.com
A great hush puppy is two crispy-on-the-outside, moist-on-the-inside bites of comfort — any bigger than two...
Try this week: Famous Italian Sub @ Your Butcher, Frank
We’ve said it before, we’ll say it again: Nothing beats a sub from Your Butcher, Frank in Longmont. The Italian deli, butcher shop and...
Try this week: Fennel and sausage pizza, jackfruit quesadilla, and more
Fennel and Sausage Pizza
Pizza Rev, 1650 28th St., Boulder; 520 W. South Boulder Road, Lafayette, pizzarev.com
Pizza Rev allows guests to walk down an assembly line...
Thai one on at Naraya
Boulder´s Naraya Thai and Sushi, formerly known as Siamese Plate, offers an affordably priced Southeast Asian and Japanese menu, similar to its predecessor...
Following the recipe
From the outside, Vina Pho & Grill has that anonymous, unappealing look so many non- Pearl Street located Boulder restaurants have: a plain tan box with a sign of some sort. It is the khaki of architecture...
Try this week: Chautauqua’s beet-cured trout benedict, and more
Beet-Cured Trout Benedict
Chautauqua Dining Hall, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder, chautauqua.com/dining-hall
It’s a warm spring morning, and you’re lounging on the lawn at Chautauqua Park, reading a...
Shine on
When I first heard the name of Boulder’s new eatery Shine, I was hoping it would feature entertainment by a troubled pianist portrayed by actor Geoffrey Rush. Alas, Shine appears more to refer to notions of maximized self-actualization than David Helfgott, although ...
Every dog has its day
As far as drinking buddies go, they don’t come much better than Tobias. He’s always at the bar at SKEYE Brewing in Longmont. As I get deeper into the flight of seven house beers and grow untidy, he’s spilling his drink all over the floor, too. And he doesn’t say a ...
Try this week: Sushi platter @ Japango
We wish we could enjoy Japango’s fresh, innovative sushi rolls in its modern downtown spot, but we’re happy to take away its eight-roll sushi...
Tour de brew: Vine Street Pub & Brewery
When the good people at Mountain Sun Pub & Brewery opened their doors back in 1993, they had a different approach to the restaurant...


















