The Tasting Menu

Pecan Sticky Bun Lucky’s Bakehouse and Creamery, 3990 Broadway, Boulder, luckysmarket.com/stores/luckys-bakehouse-creamery This’ll get the blood flowing in the morning. Jennifer Bush’s excellent lineup of pastries at...

We’re glad the South Side Walnut Cafe (and the original Walnut Cafe) have reopened, offering socially distanced dine-in service for breakfast and lunch, as...

Basil Duck Five Spice Asian Cuisine, 3325 28th St., #5, Boulder, fivespiceboulder.com What goes into the basil duck dish at Five Spice Asian Cuisine is not rocket...

Boulder’s Breadworks is a lot of things — at times a high-end cafeteria with dozens of breakfast and lunch options; other times a comfortable...

We’ve said it before, we’ll say it again: Nothing beats a sub from Your Butcher, Frank in Longmont. The Italian deli, butcher shop and...

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...

Jalapeno Chorizo Hushpuppies Four Friends Kitchen, 2893 Roslyn St., Denver, fourfriendskitchen.com A great hush puppy is two crispy-on-the-outside, moist-on-the-inside bites of comfort — any bigger than two...

Papa Rellena Rosario’s Peruvian Restaurant, 625 Ken Pratt Blvd., Longmont, rosariosperuvianrestaurant.com They often say that you can deep fry anything and it’ll be good. We’re not...

You could fuss with making crêpes at home, or wait until the next time you go up to one of the mountain towns, or...

Tuna Nicoise Salad Raglin Market, 5378 Gunbarrel Center Court, Unit 2, Boulder, raglinmarket.co We were excited when Mateo owner Matthew Jensen announced he was opening a...

The Boulder Cork is a classic steak house, with a menu full of filet, sirloin, flatiron, prime rib and other cuts of beef, as...

Pork Shank Pibil Teocalli Cocina, 103 N. Public Road, Unit C, Lafayette, teocallicocina.com The pork shank is a terrific cut of meat — tender when slow-roasted...