Ninety-three beers. That was the number of brewed beverages submitted for judging during the 2010 Alpha King Challenge, hosted by Falling Rock Taphouse, 1919 Blake Street. Crowds gathered in the basement as the judging took place, tasting what they could of the line-up…
Omonoia means perfection, according to Gabriela Afework, who was cutting slabs of baklava off of a tray and wrapping them up to go while talking about her bakery. Perfection is right. Since discovering this tiny bakery at 2813 East Colfax Avenue — thanks to a tip from someone who used…
Tonight, the Justice League of Street Food is throwing its second party, mitigating lines with more space at the lot on 29th and Huron streets and more vendors, and extending its hours: the party starts at 5 p.m. and ends at 10 p.m. Food will come from the Deluxe Little…
Shawn Camden calls his restaurant, which he opened at 2850 Iris Avenue two months ago, Boulder’s first authentic Mexican restaurant. The menu at Restaurante 100% Mexicano proffers tamales, tortas and tacos, and it’s possible to get beef stomach, fried pig skin and tongue. His space features a salsa bar. Beverages…
Apparently, even the airlines want in on the exploding street-food scene. A few weeks ago, we reported that Dave Bravdica of Brava! Pizzeria had wrangled a deal with Lannie’s Clocktower Cabaret that allowed him to offer alcohol, since the cabaret’s liquor license covered the patio at the base of the…
Kevin Daly waited almost ten years to open a second rendition of Mountain Sun, the successful pub and brewery he built in downtown Boulder, but with Southern Sun, he proved he could extend the brand — and he did it again with Vine Street Pub. These two outposts have the…
I’d never seen Ben dance before. He’s a New Yorker, a finance guy, and though he’s always up for a good time, we usually spend our evenings smoking cigars and drinking Campari while talking about world affairs and travel and life philosophy, lifting quotes straight out of the Economist to…
The second the story broke that Bon Appetit had named Boulder its foodiest town of 2010, the local Twitter-sphere was a swirl of self-congratulations. And in the past 24 hours, the link has been reposted thousands of times, accompanied by commentary from the CEOs and graphic designers and tech wizards…
WE won’t spoil it for you but… Have you spent this seventh season of Top Chef glued to your television on Wednesday nights? Were you wracked with grief when hometown-favorite Kelly Liken was eliminated last week? Are you eagerly awaiting tonight’s season finale, revealing once and for all whether Angelo,…
Tomorrow night, the second Justice League of Street Food party will take place in the same vacant lot at 29th Avenue and Huron Street that hosted the first. This time, though, more vendors and more space will alleviate the long lines, and extended hours — this party starts at 5…
Mountain Sun Pub & Brewery, 1535 Pearl Street in Boulder, may be the closest you’ll ever get to drinking homebrew on tap. The restaurant devotes about fifteen taps to the ales it brews in-house: hoppy IPAs, creamy stouts, a fruity blackberry wheat and a variety of rotating porters, ryes, pale…
As the rest of us lament the end of Colorado’s growing season, buying up the last of the state’s summer produce to make gazpacho and ratatouille (and anything that lets us satiate our taste for vegetables straight from the ground until next spring), Dakota Soifer and his kitchen at Cafe…
In 2008, shortly after she finished reading the Omnivore’s Dilemma, by Michael Pollan, Lisa Rogers was trolling the Internet when she found statistics related to the Colorado food supply. The Denver area spends over $5.7 billion on fresh food every year, she learned, but just $4 million of that total…
Loaner tables still riddle the fully remodeled dining room of the old Aztec Sol , and the POS system has yet to be installed, but the Highland Tap and Burger, 2219 West 32nd Avenue, is at least partially open for business. “We had our soft, soft opening on Friday night,”…
We can’t even count the number of times we’ve stood agonizing over our decision in front of the seafood case, pondering the conundrum of farm-raised versus wild-caught salmon and whether our choice of tilapia or ahi grade tuna or fat silver prawns is going to single-handedly have an effect on…
It’s Friday, so it’s time to drink. Want to feel good about aggressive consumption? Then head to Happy, 835 Walnut Street…
The beer extravaganza of the year is upon us. Starting this weekend, hundreds of breweries from around the country will descend upon the Mile High City for the Denver Beer Fest and the Great American Beer Festival. With so many rare brewed beverages suddenly available, it takes a lot of…
After ESPN released a summary of health-code violations for stadiums around the country, it stands to reason that you might want to avoid food at the game altogether. At a loss for where to bulk up before the Broncos? Business Week has you covered. In its write-up of restaurants located…
I just went through a few receipts and found my tab for a recent review meal at Bella Bistro, 7702 Ralston Road in Arvada. The total was in line with the other meals I ate there, so I’d thought nothing about it when I paid the tab. But upon closer…
Bryan Dayton, president of the Colorado Bartenders Guild and former bar manager at Frasca Food & Wine, divulged the details of his forthcoming Boulder restaurant a couple of weeks ago, describing a menu rooted in North America supplemented with a geeky beverage program. He and his partners, which include chef…
The first party thrown by the Justice League of Street Food amassed a crowd of over 2,000, drawn together in a dirt lot on 29th and Huron streets for food, alcohol and myriad forms of entertainment. And on September 16, the league is doing it again. But it’s also making…
My spoon lay face-down next to the melted remnants of the watermelon-mint granita, a soft, sweet reminder of the glory of summer produce infused into a dessert with an airy texture that resembled snow. My espresso cup was as empty as my granita glass. The check had been paid, the…
