Cuisine

Mussels are good for ya’

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It’s a little more than 1,000 miles to the ocean nearest Boulder County (my research indicates that Los Angeles is the winner, edging out...

An ambitious take on Mexican at Agave Mexico Bistro

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Friend Mara and I descended on 28th Street’s Agave Mexico Bistro and Tequila House for a leisurely weekend lunch. We were attracted in part by its menu, which goes beyond that of the typical Mexican joint, underscoring the kitchen’s gastronomic aspirations...

Fat chance

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Collin Griffith wanted to pair a savory drink with a spicy dish on OAK at Fourteenth’s Valentine’s Day menu, so he turned to what...

Strange bacon

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Bacon is one of those things that people say makes everything better. Wrap it around scallops or a filet or toss some on a sandwich and you have a very popular menu item. One local bartender even said bacon is the reason he stopped being a vegetarian. However, it is ...

Dinner deliverance

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Between COVID variants, ingredient shortages, and hard-to-find workers, Boulder restaurants have struggled the past two years. One thing that has helped them survive has...

Mumtaz Mediterranean Food offers a taste of the Levant

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Bear with me through a very abbreviated history of Lebanon. Situated in a region the Hebrew Bible calls Canaan — the land just west...

Chews wisely

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Me and fad diets go way back. Mom told me that when I was a toddler doctors advised her to feed me an egg...

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 ...

A well-designed and hospitable Kasa

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You’d be hard-pressed to find a restaurant in Boulder with a more conscious design aesthetic than the Japanese eatery known as Kasa Japanese Grill. Decor here is anchored by leafy trees painted monochromatic white, setting off light hardwood floors in a cheerful, ...

One fire, 15,000 bottles of wine to protect

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When the Flagstaff Fire became a potential threat to the Flagstaff Restaurant the week of June 25, Boulder’s restaurant community and friends offered to help the co-owners, Don Monette and his sons Mark and Scott, relocate their award-winning wine collection...

Try this week: Spirulina bowl, chili chicken and more

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The Spirulina Bowl Peachy’s Superfruit Cafe, 1926 14th St., Boulder, peachysboulder.com Good food, good mood” is the name of the game at this superfood joint, which recently...

Cream of the coffee crop

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Heifer and the Hen, an artisan, organic ice cream shop in Boulder, is known to carry some envelope-pushing flavors (along with vanilla and chocolate).  “We...