Cuisine
More than a coffee shop
The first impression of downtown Boulder’s Saxy’s Cafe is that of your typical college town coffee shop with a ramshackle, slightly lived-in feel. But a closer look reveals more luxurious trappings epitomized by comfortable sofas and low coffee tables that give the ...
A dining discovery — and a good deal
For some foodies, exploring new restaurants is a sporting activity, and one of the top trophies is stumbling across a hidden gem before anyone else does. If the place is affordable, so much the better, and unique menu items score additional brownie points, although ...
Restaurants band together for First Bite Boulder
First Bite Boulder is coming back to Boulder County this year in full force, and it’s not too early to make reservations...
Tavern fare with a twist
Whenever I visit a place calling itself a tavern, I half expect it to be populated by a clientele consisting of Revolutionary War colonists plotting their next move against the monarchy. More realistically though, I anticipate that a self-proclaimed tavern is an ...
Celebrate Food Day by eating local
The first annual National Food Day is Monday, Oct. 24, and, naturally, Boulder County has decided to engage in the effort with an Eat Local Challenge...
Pizza in the backcountry
Spun off from its namesake Nederland predecessor, Boulder’s recently opened Backcountry Pizza and Taphouse ably occupies the gap between chain restaurants and artisan pizzerias. It retains much of the unpretentious charm of its mountain parent, which is an ...
Beyond a pie in the sky idea
For David Segal, owner of Pie in the Sky Bakery, cooking has been a passion his entire life. Yet this past year he has ventured into the realm of baking, completely focused on his new business of selling gluten-free cheesecakes and key-lime pies...
Asian food for all tastes
Pan-Asian variety is the name of the game at Pearl Street’s Moongate Asian Bistro, which features a diverse and affordable Asian menu. Classic Chinese-American cookery is one of the stars of the show here, with such venerable chestnuts as Kung Pao chicken and ...
The great grilled cheese debate
As the leaves turn red, the air becomes crisp, and the politicians go in for that final pre-election teeth whitening, the bears aren’t the only ones concentrating on fattening up before winter hits...
SLIDESHOW: Great American Beer Festival
Boulder Weekly's Josh Minor was at the Great American Beer Festival. Check out photos from the event, which drew more than 49,000 people from Thursday to Saturday. There were more than 460 breweries at the event, and more than 2,400 beers available to sample.
VIDEO: Boulder brewers represent at the Great American Beer Festival
David Accomazzo and Josh Minor were at the the first night of the Great American Beer Festival. They talked to some local folks representing Boulder at the Beer Fest, including Avery Brewing Company, Redstone Meadery, Boulder Beer, Upslope Brewing Company, Asher ...