Restaurant Reviews
King of the Hill
Call me old, but the Hill in Boulder is not the first place I would look for cutting-edge foodie fare. Don’t get me wrong: The Sink’s got great burgers, but I wouldn’t call it haute cuisine.
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Dishes We Love
Many of our favorite dishes this year found their grandeur in the essence of simplicity, taking advantage of astonishingly good seasonal ingredients.
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Rockin’ Moroccan
The real reason to visit Kasbah, a cozy piece of Morocco in downtown Lafayette, is not the lamb—which is delectable—or the mint tea or the b’stella. It’s the all-encompassing experience: a taste of a different culture, a brief visit to…
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Pure & Simple
Sometimes fine food can begin to border on the pretentious, with too many flavors, too much fuss that doesn’t allow the food to stand for itself. Sometimes, all one wants is the sort of food available at Gindi Café in…
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Review: Happy Hole-in-the-Wall
When my aunt and uncle came to visit me in Santa Fe while I was a college student there, my uncle had only one stipulation for where we should go for dinner: He wanted a real local’s spot, a hole-in-the-wall.
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Finger Food
There’s a moment of glee when you realize you’re expected to eat with your hands at Ras Kassa’s—maybe a bit of an “in-your-face!” to all the times Mother told you to sit up, tuck in your shirt and use your…
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A Taste of the Old Country
My life was not truly complete until I ate a pierogi. I don’t know what took me so long; the filled dumpling family is a particular favorite of mine. But the moment I bit into a potato and cheese pierogi…
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Full of Potential
L’Atlier chef/owner Radek Cerney is known for experimenting. His menus often feature unusual preparations. His latest experiment, Radex Bistro—formerly known as Full Belly—is a comfortably priced foray into his signature hybrid fare. Dishes are unpretentious yet pleasantly complex, but the…
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Pulling All the Right Strings
When you work in downtown Erie, you’re always on the lookout for good places to eat within a (relatively) short distance. We give props to our neighboring restaurants on Briggs Street, but variety is the spice of life—and one needs…
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