Openings/Closings

Frasca opened its third restaurant, called Caffe, in the space between its original location and Pizzeria Locale. …Piece, Love and Chocolates, a new gourmet chocolate and pastry shop, opened in Boulder at 850 Pearl St. …Ozo Coffee opened a new location at 1015 Pearl St., Boulder. …Chef Chris Cina opened Hideaway Steakhouse at 2345 W. 112 Ave., Westminster, calling the concept a “chef-driven” steakhouse. …POSH, 15th and Pearl in Boulder, opened as a combination painting studio and wine bar—the refreshments are for artists only. …Nathan Miller, former pastry chef at The Kitchen, has teamed up with Shannon Aten with the Tasterie Truck. Set to launch in April the truck will offer individual-sized desserts, cookies, cupcakes and Miller’s signature line of chocolates. …New Orleans pizza chain Naked Pizza is slated to open a location at 1629 28th Street, Boulder, this month. …Cured cheese shop is set to open around the end of April at 1825 E. Pearl St., Boulder, offering American artisanal cheeses, boutique wines, bread, cured meats, olive oils, local produce, coffee and pre-made sandwiches. …Basta Mobile, a truck-based version of Pizzeria Basta, should hit streets up and down the Front Range in May. …Enrique Socarras of Denver’s Cuba Cuba hopes to open a casual lunch-version of the restaurant in Boulder in May. …Kasbah in Lafayette is moving to Louisville. …The Chili Hut in Louisville lost its lease and is having a clearance sale. At press time, they were accepting names for a list to let patrons know their next move.

News

Local Table Tours offered its first Coffee and Pastry tour in downtown Boulder. The tours will take place every Friday. Also added to its lineup: Thirsty Thursdays, which will take patrons on a cocktail tour of downtown Boulder. …Gindi Café in Boulder has started making its own syrups to flavor drinks from its in-house espresso bar. …Mike O’Shay’s in Longmont celebrated 30 years. It’s the longest-running independently owned restaurant in Longmont. …The Kitchen in Boulder released a new wine list in March. All of its wines now come from grapes farmed sustainably, organically and biodynamically grown. …Denver Restaurant Week could be extended to two weeks divided between winter and summer. …Secret supper club HUSH launched a new pop-up restaurant venture called NOMAD.
For updates, check the HUSH website.

Kudos

Frasca Food & Wine is a finalist for the James Beard Award for Outstanding Wine Service. …Oak at Fourteenth appeared in Food & Wine as one of “America’s Best New Bars.” …Black Catappeared in Sunset as one of the “6 Places to Get the Farmiest, Freshest Meals.” …Thedailymeal.com picked its 101 best restaurants in America and Frasca Food & Wine weighed in at No. 33. …Mod Market Boulder won an International Interior Design Association award for architecture.

Trends to Watch

Frozen yogurt is hitting Boulder hard: Maiberry and Smooch on or near the Pearl Street Mall, Ripple Pure Frozen Yogurt at 30th and Canyon, Aspen Leaf Yogurt at Table Mesa and Broadway, and Spooners on the 29th Street Mall slated to open soon. West Coast soft-frozen yogurt franchise Golden Spoon opened its first North Metro location in Broomfield. On its menu, Pizzeria Locale added an option to send a six-pack of beer to the kitchen staff.Send news to foodie@yellowscene.com.

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OPEN, CLOSED & COMING SOON

Wine & Cheese Winebar and Restaurant opened at 14697 Delaware St. in Westminster. …Empire chef Jim Cohen is dishing stellar wood-fired pies at Pizzeria da Lupo, 2525 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder. …Frasca Food & Wine has opened Pizzeria Locale at 1730 Pearl St., Boulder. …Zudaka Healthy Latin Food is now serving at 4457 Broadway in Boulder dishing vegetarian fare including arepas, delightful griddled soft corn cakes with various topping and salsas. The site formerly housed Papusas Sabor Hispano, which relocated to 4550 N. Broadway. …ViNa Restaurant is serving Vietnamese cuisine at 1630 30th St., Boulder. …Backcountry Pizza and Tap House is open at 2319 Arapahoe Ave. in the former Dolan’s/Pelican Pete’s space. …Cuvee, a wine bar and bistro, has opened at 946 Pearl St. in the former Blending Cellar location. …The first Boulder location of Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill is serving at 1905 29th St. at the 29th Street Mall. …Herb’s Quality Meats has finally reopened in a new space at 1000 Depot Hill Road, Broomfield. …Deli Cioso Mexican Restaurant has opened at 605 Briggs St., Erie. …Broomfield’s Flatiron Crossing Mall will never smell the same. The Cinnabon shop there has closed and will be replaced by a Red Mango frozen yogurt stand. Also closed at the mall: McDonald’s. …After 28 years of chile rellenos, Juanita’s Mexican Food closes March 1 at 1043 Pearl St. to be replaced by a new eatery concept. …An all-chocolate boutique and bakery, Love & Chocolate, is set for 805 Pearl St., Boulder. …A third Boulder Moe’s Broadway Bagel will fill 3267 28th St., former site of the Belgian Bakery. …Coming soon: Saba Felafel, 1153 13th St., Boulder (from the Udi’s Bakery folks); the casual Kitchen Café, next door to The Kitchen; the first Colorado location of Naked Pizza, 1629 28th St., Boulder; and Il Café, next door to Frasca.
  
FOOD NEWS

Boulder’s Bácaro has completely revamped its menu and now offers 75 small plates that are meant for casual sharing. …Happy anniversary to Boulder’s Great Harvest Bakery opened 27 years ago by Scott and Sally Creevy. That’s a ton of slices of fresh bread with butter.
  
ON THE MENU

Among the best dishes I’ve tasted locally in the past month are: arepas with black beans, cheese and sweet plantains at Zudaka Healthy Latin Food, 4457 N. Broadway, Boulder; tastebud-tweaking lahb salad—ground chicken with onion, roasted rice and chile-infused lime dressing—at NaRaYa, 1575 Folsom st., Boulder; thin-crusted wood-baked pizza with pancetta, caramelized onions and scamorze cheese at Pizzeria da Lupo, 2525 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder; and wonderfully chewy-sweet classic macaroons made by master baker Michael Vyskocil at the Old Fashioned Bavarian Bakery, 613 Frontage Road, Longmont.
  
CULINARY CALENDAR

It may be called Denver Restaurant Week but many North Metro and Boulder eateries are also part of the great deal offering multi-course $52.80 dinners for two Feb. 26–March 11. Participants include Bloom, Hana Matsuri Sushi and Jewel of India (Broomfield), 240 Union (Lakewood); Wine and Cheese (Westminster), Alba, Arugula and Black Cat Bistro (Boulder), Terroir (Longmont), Colterra and Treppeda’s (Niwot), and Via Toscana (Louisville). At Trattoria on Pearl, one choice is lobster bisque, filet mignon with basil-pesto mashers and broccolini, and molten chocolate cake. Menus: denver.org/denverrestaurant. …At 30 years old, the Chocolate Lovers Fling is the longest running culinary event in Boulder County. The Safehouse Benefit takes place Feb. 12 at the UCAR Event Center. Details at safehousealliance.org. …The Lyons Farmette hosts a bee-keeping class Feb. 27 taught by beekeeper and meadmaker Ben Rodman. Information: lyonsfarmette.com. …Breadworks hosts special dinners monthly including a Feb. 25 soiree featuring the art of Jan Burch and classical keyboard music from Maggie Fries. Make reservations for the four-course dinner ($14/ $7 kids inclusive)  at 303.444.5667, ext. 3. …Save this date: June 7, 2nd Annual taste of Elegance, Omni, Broomfield. …John Lehndorff talks about food on Radio Nibbles, 8:25 a.m. Thursdays on KGNU (88.5 FM Boulder, 1390 AM Denver, kgnu.org). …Send info about local restaurants and food events to: nibbles@yellowscene.com.
 
FOOD WORDS

“I have made a lot of mistakes falling in love, and regretted most of them, but never the potatoes that went with them.” —Nora Ephron, Heartburn

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OPEN, CLOSED & COMING SOON

The founding chef at Boulder’s Sushi Tora recently opened Sushi Leo at 2315 Clover Basin Dr. in Longmont. Meanwhile, Yurihana Sushi Bar and Pan-Asian Cuisine is dishing everything from firecracker rolls to garlic pork at 6525 Gunpark Drive in Gunbarrel. And in-between Japanese food fans are offering kudos for Sachi Sushi at 7980 Niwot Road inside the Niwot Market. …Theo Adley—alumnus of the Flagstaff House, Frasca, the Little Nell and Radda has opened the The Pinyon at 1710 Pearl St.  …On the Hill in Boulder, La’au’s Taco Shop is open at 1335 Broadway and Gurkhas on the Hill is serving at 1310 College Ave. …Chef Steven Redzikowski’s Oak is open at 1400 Pearl St., former site of 14th Street Bar & Grill. …Karz Drive-In is open at the former Sonic site, 50 Waneka Parkway in Lafayette. …Bayleaf market has moved to 1222 Pearl St. (near the new Penzey’s Spice store) adding imported and local food to its selection of European goods. …Coming soon: Jim Cohen’s Empire Pizza, 2525 Arapahoe Ave., and Pizzeria Locale, 1730 Pearl St. …Due to open in January:  Backcountry Pizza and Tap House, 2319 Arapahoe Ave. in the former Dolan’s/Pelican Pete’s space. …Longmont’s Cold Stone Creamery has added a Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory within its current space at 551 S. Hover St.

FOOD NEWS

Boulder’s organic/free trade Conscious Coffees was recently awarded Roast Magazine’s Micro Roaster of the Year. …Oskar Blues Brewery’s Mama’s Little Yella Pils received a gold medal rating from the Beverage Testing Institute. …The 2009 Petite Sirah from Bookcliff Vineyards took home a win at the recent 2010 Jefferson Cup competition. …The Rib House will be featured on the Travel Channel in January.
Check listings.
 
IN THE MENU

Among the best things I’ve tasted in the past month include: Pho with rare steak and meatballs at Pho Duy, 6600 W. 120th Ave., Broomfield; chicken-fried steak with white gravy, mashers, warm white buns and butter, and a slice of blueberry pie at the Double Tree restaurant, 701 Vasquez St., Platteville; soft chile rellenos and a green chile tamale smothered with green chile at Mi Tierra, 7605 Grandview Ave, Arvada;  warm-from-the-oven pizza dough roll stuffed with salami, provolone, coppa and pepperoni with a pepper and olive relish and a side of creamy polenta at Lucky Pie, 637 Front St., Louisville; and a fluffy spinach, bacon and cheese omelet with Hollandaise sauce at Le Peep, 2525 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder.
 
CULINARY CALENDAR

The best local home foodcrafters will offer their wares for a donation at the second Taste of Place market Dec. 11 at Niwot’s Left Hand Grange. Treats include marshmallows, sourdough bread, apple butter, hemp dog treats, hand-roasted espresso beans, candy wreaths and more. Details: therootsellers.com. …Mark DeNittis of Il Mondo Vecchio salumi company teaches a class in making fresh sausage Feb. 24 at the Culinary School of the Rockies. Info: culinaryschoolrockies.com.
…Chef Cheyne Keith teaches a culinary arts boot camp for home cooks March 30–April 20 at Southern Hills Middle School. Southern Sun, Walnut and Avery breweries host a series of guided tasting classes Feb. 24–March 10. Details: bvsd.org/lll.

…John Lehndorff talks about food on Radio Nibbles, 8:25am Thursdays on KGNU (88.5 FM Boulder, 1390 AM Denver, kgnu.org). …Send info about local restaurants and food events to: nibbles@yellowscene.com.
 
FOOD WORDS

“Pie is the American synonym of prosperity, and its varying contents the calendar of the changing seasons. Pie is the food of the heroic. No pie-eating people can ever be permanently vanquished.”
—From the New York Times, 1902

“Food and people. What’s more beautiful than that? Bringing incredible people together and conflicting people together. I’m as romantic as I’m sounding. I think the table is a brilliant thing.” —Chef Jamie Oliver, 2010

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