Cuisine
Crack the ‘egg’
I grew up long ago in the land of eggplant Parmesan. As an Italian Catholic kid in New England, the Friday meatless-meal rotation featured fried...
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 ...
Moby taco
I search for tacos like Ahab searched for the great white whale; with a manic obsession few understand. “Why do you need tacos,” my friends wonder as we drive on into the stormy night, eyes peeled and hands lashed to the steering wheel. “Why don’t you?” I fire back...
Try this week: Sausage toast, hot chicken and waffles, and more
Sausage Toast
Seeds Library Cafe, Boulder Main Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, seedsboulder.com
There was once a time when all you could expect from a library in...
Time for tomatoes
It’s almost September, which means tomatoes are turning red. All the heat in June and July did wonders for the tomato plants in my...
There’s gold in them thar beers
Oskar Blues signs a letter of intent to build a restaurant in Boulder’s Depot Square development, while at the same time announcing plans to build a new facility across the country in North Carolina. Dry Dock Brewing announces expansion to a new building in Aurora ...
Will Boulder’s culinary diversity go as strip malls go?
Ras Kassa’s was the coolest culinary anomaly I’d ever encountered in my food writing life. It was an Ethiopian roadhouse set in a Twilight...
A new cookbook from the blissful sisters
A great cookbook offers an open window into someone’s kitchen. It’s a place where we hear stories about family and traditions as told through anecdotes,...
Open, closed, and revived
One year ago, December 2020, the restaurants of Boulder County and the region were doing their best to survive the unprecedented impact of the...
Good ol’ pub fare
Neither an homage to the silent (but perhaps most cerebral) of the Marx Brothers, nor a clandestine Oprah operation, Boulder’s Harpo’s Sports Grill is precisely what its name implies. It’s a casual joint spotlighting affordable drink specials, tavern staples ...
Try this week: Mushroom tartine, momos, and more
Mushroom Tartine
Stowaway Kitchen, 2528 Walnut St., Denver, stowawaydenver.com
Winter weekends, when the air is crisp and storm clouds cover the sun, are perfect for brunch....
Parting shot: My favorite restaurants
Editor’s note: This is Clay Fong’s last restaurant review for Boulder Weekly...


















