Cuisine
The re-creation of fun
The coleslaw was good. No, the coleslaw was great. The cabbage was crispy and fresh, lathered in sweet, creamy dressing that tasted like watermelon. They’d added some juice or vinegar into the coleslaw, and it was refreshing in the unseasonable warmth we’ve been ...
When Valentine’s Day and good food collide
Legend has it that in third-century Rome, when St. Valentine heard of Emperor Claudius’ marriage ban, he set to work marrying love-struck couples in secret. Another story says that while in prison, Valentine wrote a letter to the girl he fell in love with and signed ...
Tasting with your eyes
Colin Barclay was done with restaurants. He’d taken his lifelong passion for cooking, gone to culinary school and worked his way to a kitchen...
Just keep truckin’
There’s something about the onset of summer that creates a sense of ease in the soul — maybe it’s a leftover connection to our...
Unboxing local flavors
There is a lot to loathe about services like Blue Apron that deliver meal prep boxes. During the height of the pandemic, lots of...
Not your average neighborhood coffee shop
Vajra Rich looks like a mad scientist, complete with messy hair, a glint in his eyes and beakers and circular heaters that look like they belong in a chemistry lab. He doesn’t work with obscure chemicals or create monsters though. He makes coffee...
Nothing in it
Boulder County has been the launching pad for dozens of natural foods brands. And with more craft breweries per capita than almost everywhere (we’re...
Barbecue meets basmati
DJ’s Watering Hole has flown under the radar since opening in November, its location at 988 Dillon Road near U.S. 36 almost invisible from...
Won’t you be my neighbor?
Right as the server walked away with my order at The Kitchen Next Door, another arrived with the food for the table to my left. Though the modern interior decor, rich with wood and clean lines, made for a pleasant visual atmosphere, I spent the next 10 minutes ...
Winter’s miracle cocktail
Flying 2,000 miles across the country back into Denver on Monday, I started to sniffle. Maybe it was the recycled air of the airplane, or the holiday snot-wipings from my three-year-old niece, but warmth and stuffiness were rising somewhere in my respiratory system, ...
Try this week: Burrata, sweet potato gnocchi and more
Burrata
Vero, 2525 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, eatvero.com
Andrea Frizzi grew up in Milan working in his family’s salumeria. His dad hoped he’d take over the family business,...
Try this week: Cinnamon pecan schnecken, porkbelly sandwich and more
Cinnamon Pecan Schnecken
Spruce Confections, 767 Pearl St. and 4684 Broadway, Boulder, spruceconfections.com
On name alone, it’s hard to resist the schnecken. When you consider what it...













