Cuisine
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 ...
Shaking up Salt
When a space has been a restaurant almost continuously for nearly 75 years, it retains echoes of all the people who’ve eaten and worked...
Plants, elevated
When in Paris, I had the chance to dine at Chef Alain Passard’s L’Arpege, an internationally renowned restaurant that at the time (2015) was...
The Cure for retirement
Jim Smailer is a true restaurant legend. As the longest-serving chef in recent Boulder history, he cooked for an unheard-of four decades at the...
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...
Drink of the Week: Ska Brewing’s Malbec Stout
Grape versus grain? Who cares, Ska Brewing has the best of both in one
beverage: Malbec Stout.
Brewed with both Cluster hops and malbec grape must,...
Cool tofu salad satisfaction, French Vietnamese cupcakes on Colfax, and Zolo’s...
I’ve been sipping stout at Boulder’s Mountain Sun Pub since it opened in 1993, typically paired with a good cheeseburger and hot fries. Especially...
A reasonably priced lunch at a high-end place
My first job out of college was working for the U.S. Forest Service in Rutland, Vt. Unfortunately, lunch choices in this town were limited, and I ate most meals at the family-run Sandwich Shoppe. Pricing was in line with my entry-level salary — today, you can still ...
Dining high
There’s a spice that’s separate from the food itself, a flavor that doesn’t come from the dish. It’s the atmosphere in which a meal is enjoyed, and it can transform a regular outing into a distinctive experience...
Mediterranean simplicity
Sometimes all you want to eat is something cheap, quick and simple. Boulder’s Mediterranean Market fits this description to a T with the added bonus of dishing out unpretentious ethnic cuisine. Trappings here are basic and functional, and true to this establishment’s...
The main thing
Peter Waters knows keeping it simple works. He’s the managing partner at T/aco, but also runs Ruthie’s Boardwalk Social, which serves just shy of...
The cure for retirement
How a chef and a grower are bringing fine homegrown fare to a Boulder organic farm stand


















