The Tasting Menu
Try this week: Sea scallops, crispy broccoli and more
Seared Sea Scallops
Urban Farmer, 1659 Wazee St., Denver, urbanfarmerrestaurant.com
After a risque show at Lannie’s Clocktower, or perhaps before you head to one of Larimer Square’s ultra0-hip...
Try this week: Navajo fry bread, tempura fish sandwich and more
Navajo Fry Bread
Santo, 1265 Alpine Ave., Boulder, santoboulder.com
Blackbelly’s Hosea Rosenberg opened Santo recently as an homage to his hometown (and state) of Taos, New...
Try this week: Triple chocolate espresso torte, pheasant corndog and more
Triple Chocolate Espresso Torte
Blackbelly, 1606 Conestoga St., Boulder, blackbelly.com
When three separate people recommend a dessert in a restaurant as well-reputed as Blackbelly, you get that...
Try this week: Vina Pho, turkey reubens, and more
Combination Pho
Vina Pho & Grill, 1630 30th St., Boulder, 303-444-1809
Nothing satiates like pho. It’s salty, savory, umami and spicy, and when you’re craving it,...
Try this week: Shamane’s Bake Shoppe, Via Perla, and more
Breakfast Sandwich
Shamane’s Bake Shoppe, 2825 Wilderness Place, Unit 800, Boulder, shamanesbakeshoppe.com
Shamane’s is one of those places everyone needs to know about but you selfishly...
Try this week: Jalapeno mac and cheese, Iron Chef’s Roll and...
Jalapeno Mac and Cheese
Farm & Smoke food truck, Mobile, Boulder County, farmandsmoke.com
Without pretension, Farm & Smoke takes the ordinary and elevates it to the sublime....
Try this week: OAK’s ramen, Zoe Ma Ma’s duck wonton soup,...
Chicken and Shiitake Ramen
OAK at fourteenth, 1400 Pearl St., Boulder, oakatfourteenth.com
Only at OAK can you have a lunch that starts with fried pickles, moves on...
Try this week: Babbo Pizza @ Carelli’s of Boulder
We’ve ordered a lot of takeout and delivery meals from Boulder County restaurants over the last two months, but we must say, our recent...
Try this week: Dry Storage’s mortadella sandwich, and more
Mortadella Sandwich
Dry Storage, 3601 Arapahoe Ave., Unit D-181, Boulder, drystorageco.com
You’ve had a ham sandwich before. The kind you assemble hastily with ingredients pulled from...
Try this week: Steak and eggs, whirled peas toast and more
Paramount “DiGiacomo”
Black Diamond Restaurant and Tap House , 103 N. Public Road, Unit C, Lafayette, blackdiamondrestaurant.com
Black Diamond is becoming an increasingly popular spot for brunch...
Taste of the week: Murcotts @ Natural Grocers and Leckerlee’s Lebkuchen...
Two last great holiday tastes
Some of us are not quite ready to think about spring or to let the holidays go yet, especially when...
Try this week: Chicken biscuit sandwich, pancita burrito, and more
Chicken Biscuit Sandwich
The West End Tavern, 926 Pearl St., Boulder, thewestendtavern.com
The West End has elevated bar food to its highest level in a number of...
