Cuisine

Off Menu, Foodie, In The Cups

Fishy Foodie Paradise

August 17, 2009 Like 0 Lacy Boggs

If you haven’t heard of Jax Fish House in Boulder, you’ve probably been living under a rock that does not get cable. You definitely can no longer call yourself a foodie if you’ve copped to the above. Anyone with even…

Challenging Elements

Challenging Elements: Honey

August 17, 2009 Like 0 Lacy Boggs

Sun Rose Cafe is just the sort of place downtown Longmont needed: a classy gourmet soup, salad and sandwich place for those daytime shoppers or early evening commuters looking for a good, solid meal.

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Grandpa Pete’s Vodka Recipe Lives

August 17, 2009 Like 0 James Burrus

The story behind 303Vodka is almost as good as the smooth, 80 proof potato concoction it describes. Almost.

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Nibbles: Taking a Bite Out of the Boulder Valley Empire

August 15, 2009 Like 0 John Lehndorff

Money factored in Louisville’s good weather, family-friendly activities, strong economy and outdoor recreation opportunities when the magazine recently named the best small town in America.

Restaurant Reviews

I Love the ‘80s

July 22, 2009 Like 0 Lacy Boggs

The year is 1987. You’ve just finished teasing your hair and putting on a final coat of Aqua Net when your boyfriend rings the bell. He’s got the top down on his Celica as the two of you cruise over…

Cuisine

Refreshing Flavors

July 22, 2009 Like 0 Lacy Boggs

“This is my old stomping grounds!” my friend shouted to me as I slid into the seat opposite her at Centro Latin Kitchen. “I used to get drunk here all the time when it was the Samba Room. And I…

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Burrus at the Bar: High-Octane Beer Gets the Wine Treatment

July 22, 2009 Like 0 Lacy Boggs

Big beer. It’s a creeper trend that has, in the past year or so, gone ballistic as evidenced by the proliferation of high-alcohol, massively hopped special brews often sporting familiar names with “imperial” bolted on the front. Avery’s Maharaja Imperial…

Cuisine

Challenging Elements: Mint

July 18, 2009 Like 0 Lacy Boggs

There’s something about the ambience at Black Cat that makes you feel as if you are visiting a friend’s home—a very cool, very sophisticated friend. Sofas replace booths or banquettes along the walls, and the open galley invites you to…

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A Seafood Star

June 16, 2009 Like 2 Lacy Boggs

When I go onto sites like Yelp and Chowhound, I’ve noticed a lot of user reviews that start out by saying things like, “Longmont is a culinary wasteland, but…” or “Even though most restaurants in Longmont suck…”

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Simply Superb

June 16, 2009 Like 0 Lacy Boggs

I started taking French classes in the eighth grade, despite my parents’ suggestions that Spanish might be more useful. They might have had a point, but I precociously told them that French was the language of diplomacy. I became an…