Cuisine
Upstairs and upscale
The Hotel Boulderado spent much of this year revamping its culinary amenities with overhauls transforming the basement-level Catacombs Bar into License No. 1, and the upstairs and upscale sitdown, Q’s, into Spruce. The, ahem, “sprucing up” was finished and launched ...
Rain or shine
It’s hard to quantify something like “best patio.” But even without statistics wunderkind Nate Silverapproved objective data, it’s fair to say to that La Revolución Taqueria and Cantina in old town Louisville is in the running. At least half the total square footage ...
Ten ways to eat better…
Once upon a time, home cooks used everything from their meats and vegetables: stems and peels and bones and fat. We’ve been conditioned to...
Try this week: Blackbelly’s Cubano, and more
Cubano
Blackbelly, 1606 Conestoga St., Boulder, blackbelly.com
You probably already know that Blackbelly creates excellent food by sourcing excellent local produce, meat and grains. This is how...
The woman who’s changing the definition of ‘foodie’
As one of the largest low-wage sectors in the country, restaurant work is more than a tough gig — it’s an industrial pressure cooker. Even at the toniest restaurant, the typical server or cook’s shift may be exhausting, thankless, exploitative, unhealthy (many have ...
Try this week: Steak and eggs, whirled peas toast and more
Paramount “DiGiacomo”
Black Diamond Restaurant and Tap House , 103 N. Public Road, Unit C, Lafayette, blackdiamondrestaurant.com
Black Diamond is becoming an increasingly popular spot for brunch...
How to become a mashed potato GOAT
For all its culinary hipness, Boulder is really ground zero of the Mashed Potato Belt. You don’t have to look far to uncover the...
Try this week: Mile High Pho’s Panang Curry Chicken, and more
Panang Curry Chicken
Mile High Pho, 1100 W. Dillon Road, Louisville, milehighpho.org
Louisville’s Mile High Pho turns out Vietnamese fare from sandwiches to entrees to, of...
Back to the basics
Mara had a bee in her bonnet vis a vis biscuits. Solicitous friend that I am, I proposed a weekend morning’s excursion to Hygiene, where we could sample the rustic charms of the Crane Hollow Cafe. Resembling more of a lived-in cottage than a sleek diner, this homey ...
Brewing something special
A growing number of female brewers in Colorado and nationwide has shifted the dynamics of the industry. The start of a better gender balance in brewing has brought fresh ideas, fresh flavors and fresh celebrations...
Know your brew: Lambic
Few brewing nations hold a special place in brewers’ and drinker’s hearts quite like Belgium. From sour Flemish ales to high-octane Trappist brews, Belgium...


















