Cuisine – Category Archive – North Metro Diversions

In The Cups | Spring 2020

SUPPORT LOCAL MEDIA! .. What do whiskey, a brewstillery, a new brewery, cocktail seltzer, and event tickets have in common? They all came to Boulder County this March. Yup. There’s been a lot going on in our area and we’re excited to share it with you. Review: Damn near Impossible to find Whiskey at the West End Tavern March winds brew some serious whiskey

Food News – March 2020

It's all new, that's why it's called news. But this is the important stuff. No budget committees or drama. This news is nourishing. Enjoy your monthly food news round-up. Go forth and keep that belly happy.

Going gaga over Gaijin Street Food: Foodie – March 2020

Owners April Bliss and Brooks Steele are what some might call spring chickens to the food truck industry. Their newest venture, Gaijin Street Food, made its maiden voyage onto the mobile food scene on March 3. But Bliss and Steele aren’t new to the cuisine world. Their cuisine experience began in Baltimore, Maryland over six years ago. Steele was a chef and Bliss was in the wine and restaurant world before their move to Longmont.

Off Menu with Hosea Rosenberg

Hosea Rosenberg and Blackbelly are changing the way we see meat while serving up straight up good food with simple ingredients. Let’s forget about farm-to-table for a moment and focus on ranch-to-table. Hosea Rosenberg, founder and owner of Blackbelly and Santo, is, of course, a Top Chef victor, but he’s also currently on a crusade to bring back and modernize the old

Off Menu With Shamane Simons

Master of the Baked is turning up, turning over, and filling our lives with sweets, treats, and healthy eats. Make food with love and care, nourish the body, feed the soul. Shamane Simons, owner and founder of Shamane’s Bake Shoppe, has been doing so for sixteen years. Having started her culinary career at the Flagstaff house in the pastry department, Shamane quickly ascended to

Blood Oranges & Bread

Two topics today. First: It may not seem so, given the recent frosts and our northern hemisphere, mile high location, being in the throes of winter, but it’s citrus season. Rejoice, y’all. Some people are paying attention. One person specifically on the ball (oranges are ball shaped, so it counts), is the Food and Beverage Director at Rio Grande Restaurants, Erich

Looking better with age: Boulder County’s Oskar Blues rebrands for 2020

SUPPORT LOCAL MEDIA-DONATE NOW Oskar Blues Brewery, Boulder County’s behemoth craft beer maker, prides itself on bringing bold change to the craft beer industry. Now it has announced that it is going to change something new – it’s look. The brewer has brought a retooled branding standard to its can lineup. New packaging can be found on cans of the

Winter Travel Loop: Get Out and Explore

We were invited up and we thought, “yeah, that sounds cool”. Ouray, however, is a six-hour drive from the Yellow Scene offices in Erie, Colorado, so we decided to turn our trip into a winter travel loop. Cue the awesome.

Off Menu with Josh Dinar, River and Woods in Boulder

Fifteen minutes into our interview, I confessed something to Josh that only a handful of people know. A decade ago, I started a group for people of many interests and pursuits, a gathering that I aptly named Renaissance People. We took turns pitching our ideas, ruminating about our triumphs and failures and navigating a world full of people who say, “You need to just focus on one