Cuisine
Strange bacon
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 ...
Take a peek: Avanti Food & Beverage in Boulder
At long last, Boulder’s second food hall, Avanti Food & Beverage officially opens Oct. 3, after years of planning, renovations and finding food-makers to...
Go west for summer cookout fare
Given the West End Tavern’s name, I’m never sure if I’m more likely to encounter the Pet Shop Boys or the Sons of Liberty there, given the old-timey connotations of a “tavern.” However, a recent visit made it abundantly clear that encountering either the male ...
Mateo is authentic, affordable high-end dining
Mateo is the place you wish existed in the U.S. when you’re abroad, eating simple and wonderful food, so abundant that you hate yourself...
Try this week: Green Chile Cheddarshack @ Shake Shack
OK, we bit the bullet and followed the hordes to Boulder’s new Shake Shack, located in the Twenty-Ninth Street Mall. Shake Shack is a...
Football, beer and construction
It’s official. Denver is going to the Super Bowl. And while most of the Centennial State is applauding our QB Peyton Manning’s accomplishments on the field, folks at Left Hand Brewing took a “pass” on the quarterback’s choice of beer, Bud Light. Ewwwww...
Profiles in brew: White Labs Pure Yeast & Fermentation
People think hops,” JoAnne Carilli-Stevenson, White Labs’ global key account manager, tells Boulder Weekly. “Whenever they think beer they think hops. Very few people...
Unorthodox
Sunday feels like the end of summer because Monday morning is cloudy and the wind is blowing hard. But Sunday is hot, and I’m in the sprawling yard of the Greek Orthodox Church. The yard is roped off to form a temporary parking lot, like a family reunion at an aunt’s...
Tour de brew: Vine Street Pub & Brewery
When the good people at Mountain Sun Pub & Brewery opened their doors back in 1993, they had a different approach to the restaurant...
Drink this: Night Warden, a whiskey barrel-aged stout, from Avery Brewing...
With a pile of mocha-tinged foam on top, it looks more chocolate brown than stout black. But looks can be deceiving, and the first...
What happens at great bars
A great bar has a great history. This isn’t conjecture, just a simple matter of fact. Think: McSorely’s of New York, The Union Oyster...
