Cuisine
Full circle
Flashback to the summer of 2016 in Boulder. Ex-collegiate hockey player, ex-lawyer and neophyte chef Natascha Sherman Hess takes a leap of faith. She...
Maine line
When Drew Ryan opened Maine Shack in Denver’s LoHi neighborhood at the tail end of 2019, he was looking for a home away from...
Taste of the new
I may be a food critic, but that doesn’t mean I love going to new restaurants and tasting new dishes and cuisines. Different is scary,...
Find fresh flavors and new eateries during First Bite
Your friends and family have noticed that you only eat out at six or seven restaurants. Honestly, three of those are pizzerias. What happened...
Hip to be square
When guests enter Red Tops Rendezvous, they are greeted by a hulking mural of the Fisher Building. From there, the walls are covered in...
A vintage year
Not that long ago, ordering wine with dinner at most Boulder restaurants was less complicated. You just had to answer a simple question: Do...
An adaptable chef
On any given Saturday at 7 p.m., nearly every table is occupied at 1914 House restaurant in downtown Niwot.
In the kitchen, chef Justin Hirshfield...
Of the earth
Jake Redlener often starts his day foraging. After that, he loads his car with caviar, A5 wagyu, truffles and an assortment of mushrooms. Then...
Glazed and consumed
You walk into a cloud heavy with the scent of fried dough, sugar and coffee at Boulder’s new Voodoo Doughnut. Your eyes lock on...
Eggplant vertigo
Imam Bayildi is an eggplant dish named for its ability to separate a man from his consciousness. The Turkish phrase means, “the Imam fainted,”...
Falling for pumpkin spice
There’s nothing intrinsically evil about pumpkin spice lattes. However, when Starbucks introduced the seasonal drink 20 years ago, it unleashed a torrent of pumpkin...
