Alferd Packer Grill: A Dining Spot With a Notorious Namesake
Alferd Packer Restaurant & Grill, a cafeteria at CU Boulder, is named after Gold Rush-era prospector and notorious cannibal Alferd Packer.
Food
For the Love of Chocolate
Chocolate is calming, warming and comforting, whether you’re savoring it on its own, drinking it or diving into a decadent dessert.
Frank’s Chophouse: Making a Name for Itself
After stops and starts, Frank’s Chophouse now has firm footing on the Boulder restaurant scene. By Emma Polachek The iconic location of 921 Walnut St. in Boulder has a long history—a Ford dealership in the ’40s, Irish pub and music venue J.J McCabe’s in the ’80s, and up until last year, the Boulder Chophouse.
Get Thee to a Meadery
August 7, 2021 is International Mead Day, so brush up on your mead trivia with some help from David Myers of Redstone Meadery in Boulder.
Sweet & Spicy: Colorado Peaches & Chiles
Palisade peaches and Pueblo chiles taste just like summer By Lisa Truesdale Our state is famous for an abundance of wonderful things, and two of the tastiest show up by the bushel-full during the summer months. Unlike our legendary mountain views and nonstop sunshine, though, Palisade peaches and Pueblo chiles are only available for
Edible Flower Power
Edible flowers are not only pretty, they’re pretty enough to eat. Check out our tips for adorning your food with gorgeous flowers.
Perfect Pairings
When it comes to pairing beer with food, you can choose to complement the flavors or contrast them. Here are a few of our favorite food/beer pairings.
Restaurant Week at Home
Rather than organizing Restaurant Week in the midst of a pandemic, First Bite releases a cookbook of local restaurant favorites.
Pandemic Dining Innovations
Here are some ways our local dining scene is evolving to meet the challenge of indoor dining restrictions during the pandemic.
Tangerine: Brunch at Its Best
Chef/proprietor/founder Alec Schuler dishes on his restaurants’ successes and how they are navigating a COVID world.
Three Recipes That Got Locals Through Trying Times
Hungarian chicken soup and other soul-warming dishes to comfort and nourish.
Recipe: Greenbriar Inn’s Braised Beef Short Rib with Butternut Squash Puree
The Greenbriar Inn’s executive chef, Fabio Flagiello, makes this popular entrée in the fall using fresh-picked butternut squash, carrots, rainbow chard, parsley, sage and rosemary from the restaurant’s on-site gardens. You’ll be able to find most of those ingredients at the farmers market, a county farm stand or your favorite grocery store. Note: Ingredients are separated
It Takes a Village to Raise a Pupusería
One man’s ambition + Boulder’s community resources = delicious pupusas. Franklin Escobar moved to the U.S. from El Salvador in 2007, determined to work hard and earn enough money to put two of his sisters through college and help his parents take care of his brother with special needs.
Three Gafner Restaurants, One Delicious City
The Roost, Jefes Tacos & Tequila, and Smokin Bowls have all punched up Longmont's flavor profile by A LOT. Sean and Rebecca Gafner were so certain that Longmont was the perfect place to follow their dreams of restaurant entrepreneurship, they moved their family of six from California to Colorado in 2015 and have yet to look back.
Bittersweet Cafe & Confections
A decade into business together, a local couple’s cafe evolves as Louisville grows By Sarah Protzman Howlett Photos by AliveStudios.com When Patrick and Azadeh Walsh were a new couple, Patrick got the bug to start a business on Louisville’s Main Street in one of the buildings his parents had bought a few years prior. Azadeh,
Meet the New Japanese Comfort Food at Osaka’s
Okonomiyaki is the next culinary contender in town By Kate Jonuska Photos by AliveStudios.com Restaurant owner Koji Tamura isn’t surprised many Americans are intimidated to pronounce okonomiyaki (o-kono-mi-yaki) for the first time. After all, sushi and ramen were foreign and unfamiliar words to Americans not so long ago in culinary time, and today they roll
Babettes: Artisan Without Pretension
Babettes specializes in house-made baked goods, pizza and small plates. By Kate Jonuska Photos by AliveStudios.com For its first five years, Babettes was a tiny operation that made huge waves. Bon Appétit singled out their pastry as one of the magazine’s “Best Food We Ate This Year” in 2015, and Thrillist rated Babettes as one
Boulder County Restaurants Open for Takeout and Delivery During Coronavirus Shutdown
The following is our most up-to-date information about local restaurants, and which ones are open for takeout or delivery service. Throughout this evolving situation, we will do our best to keep this resource updated daily. Thank you for supporting your local businesses! The Longmont Chamber of Commerce has also compiled a list of restaurants in
Queen Bee’s Salad
INGREDIENTS 1 pound dried black-eyed peas 1 clove garlic, finely chopped or pressed 1 red onion, chopped 1 green bell pepper, chopped 1 red bell pepper, chopped ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil ½ cup balsamic vinegar ½ teaspoon sea salt ¼ teaspoon black pepper 1 tablespoon sugar 1 tablespoon parsley, finely chopped DIRECTIONS Soak peas […]
Publisher’s Peas
INGREDIENTS 1 pound dried black-eyed peas 2 tablespoons olive oil 4 carrots, sliced 1 poblano or pasilla pepper, diced 1 green bell pepper, diced 1 small jalapeño pepper, deseeded and finely chopped (optional) 1 yellow onion, diced 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped 1 large celery stalk, sliced (leaves reserved and sliced) 1 smoked ham hock […]
Pop Into Summer with these homemade ice pops
Nothing says summer like refreshing, homemade ice pops. Try these garden-inspired, kitchen-tested recipes for kids and adults.
