The Tasting Menu
Try this week: Carnitas street tacos, Earl Grey ice cream, and...
Carnitas Street Tacos
Tacos Aya Yay, 1206 Centaur Village Drive, Lafayette
The street tacos at Tacos Aya Yay are brilliant. Double corn tortillas hold together a...
Try this week: Prosciutto & Brie Sandwich @ Caffè Sole
The kitchen staff at Caffè Sole have been hard at work throughout the pandemic, preparing more than 6,000 meals for Sister Carmen Community Center...
Try this week: Morning Glory Cafe, Finkel & Garf, and more
Black Bean and Veggie Burger
Morning Glory Cafe, 1377 Forest Park Circle, Unit 101, Lafayette, morningglorycafe.org
What’s not to love about Lafayette’s Morning Glory Cafe? A...
Try this week: Wayne’s Smoke Shack, Tacos El Rey, and more
Pork Ribs
Wayne’s Smoke Shack, 406 Center Drive, Superior, waynessmokeshack.com
We knew Wayne’s was going to be a hit within a week of them opening a few...
Try this week: BOCO Cider, and more
Petrichor Cascade Cider
BOCO Cider, 1501 Lee Hill Drive, Unit 14, Boulder, bococider.com
The newly opened BOCO Cider in North Boulder is doing some very interesting...
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: Wondervu Cafe, Peckish, and more
Steak fajitas
Wondervu Cafe, 33492 Highway 72, Golden, wondervucafe.net
Fall has come to Colorado, which means driving into the mountains provides sweeping views of stoplight aspens,...
Try this week: Trout Almondine, panino gelato and more
Trout Almondine
Mateo, 1837 Pearl St., Boulder, mateorestaurant.com
Mateo’s a great spot to experience fine dining without busting your wallet. Most entrées come in under $30, with...
Try this week: Pork shank pibil at Teocalli Cocina, and more
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...
Taste of the Week: Croque Madame with raspberry jam and frites...
I settled in to wait for my Croque Madame with a huge, brightly colored mug of dark roasted coffee at a sunny window with the...
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...
Four courses to try in Boulder County this week
Burrata
Via Perla, 901 Pearl St., Boulder, viaperla.com
There’s much to like in Via Perla’s burrata. First, the burrata itself — a mound of herbaceous, fresh mozzarella...
