Lacy Boggs

Distant Dishes

August 19, 2011 Like 1 Lacy Boggs

Too many restaurants to count pepper their menus with “like mama used to make,” a phrase no doubt meant to evoke warm memories of dishes that graced your childhood.

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Cheers, Beers and Moules-Frites

June 15, 2011 Like 2 Lacy Boggs

My husband’s coworkers wanted to take him out for a “manly” baby shower/happy hour and asked him to pick the venue.

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Good to the Last Drop

May 20, 2011 Like 1 Lacy Boggs

When Megan Bucholz of Local Table Tours in Boulder asked if I wanted to come on her inaugural coffee and pastry tour of Boulder, how could I possibly say no?

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Curating Craftsmanship

May 20, 2011 Like 0 Lacy Boggs

I’ve heard the food at The Pinyon in Boulder described as “casual comfort food,” but I think that undermines what chef Theo Adley is doing, in a way.

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I often daydream that the empty liquor store in the strip mall at the entrance to my suburban neighborhood might someday turn into an upscale mom-and-pop gourmet shop where I can pick up a gallon of organic milk, some locally…

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Hot Stuff

April 15, 2011 Like 1 Lacy Boggs

Our publisher, whose sister has lived in Thailand for 20 years, tells a funny story about visiting a street cart in Thailand and ordering her larb “Thai hot”—then noticing as all the locals watched to see if the white girl…

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Challenging Elements: Leeks

April 15, 2011 Like 0 Lacy Boggs

Owner David Fan told us Mok would have preferred to use Chinese leeks for their stronger flavor, but they aren’t in season; and chef Kiwai lamented that American leeks don’t have the same power or depth of flavor French leeks…

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Best of the West: Readers’ Choice Retail & Services

April 15, 2011 Like 1 editor

This year, we’re giving our Best of the West winners the red carpet treatment: The readers have spoken, the critics have made their picks and several local celebrities have added their two cents. Here are our picks for the best…

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Move Over, Cupcake

March 17, 2011 Like 0 Lacy Boggs

“If I had one trend—one trend—of the year that I could predict, that’s why it’s in the No. 1 position, this would be the trend for pie,” Andrew Freeman of Andrew Freeman & Co. said.

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King of the Hill

March 17, 2011 Like 4 Lacy Boggs

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.