Cuisine
World Beer Cup winners…
In last week’s column, we told you about some of the local entries in the World Beer Cup, which was held last week in Denver...
The rise of pop-up dinners
Consider a group of strangers, gathering around a dining room table at a location they only just learned about the day before, to eat handcrafted delicacies from a thoughtfully considered menu...
Try this week: Poke at Sushi Aji and more
Crazy Tuna Poke
Sushi Aji, 489 US 287, Unit 100, Lafayette, sushiajilafayette.com
Options abound at Lafayette’s Sushi Aji, from sushi and sashimi to bento boxes, noodle...
How wine idealizes reality
Sixteen years ago, Stephen Tanzer, one of the world’s leading wine critics, described the cabernet sauvignon from Ridge’s 1991 harvest in Monte Bello Vineyard...
Indian street food in Lafayette
Chaat is savory Indian street food, and it’s also something that has become increasingly available at local eateries like Boulder’s Jai Ho and Tiffins. Lafayette’s Krishna Kafe is the newest purveyor of these subcontinental specialties, and like its forerunners, it’s...
The return of succulent sushi
About a year ago, I was dismayed to learn that Longmont’s Ichiban was suspending its sushi and sashimi service, as this was perhaps my favorite spot for variations on the raw fish theme. I was out of sorts until learning that a retooled version of Ichiban reopened ...
Tour de brew: James Peak Brewery & Smokehouse
Named after the nearby 13,000-foot mountain — the second tallest peak in the surrounding wilderness — the James Peak Brewery & Smokehouse has elevation...
A new kind of crawl
While Boulder’s infamous Halloween “Mall Crawl” was discontinued many years ago, the community is getting a different kind of “crawl,” one that is more about getting tasted than getting wasted...
Hops + Handrails returns to Longmont
For the fourth consecutive year, Left Hand Brewing will bring its joint beer festival and snowboard competition, Hops + Handrails, to Longmont this Saturday,...
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...
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 ...


















