DANCE THE WEEKEND AWAY AT SHINE
Shine Restaurant & Gathering Place in Boulder is hosting a series of fun, unique events on Valentine’s Day weekend.
On Friday, Feb. 17, Shine will host “The Dating Game Matchmaking Event” where ladies and gents will compete for dates. Matchmaker Laura Menze will share dating secrets after the event.
Doors at 7 p.m. and tickets are $30.
Then on Saturday, a dance party and burlesque show will break out with DJ Mr. Gettdowne and the Pearl’s Treat
Burlesque Troupe. The burlesque show is $15, and the show starts at 8 p.m. The DJ’s tunes, however, are free.
Then on Sunday, Shine will host a “Rise and Shine Afterglow DJ Brunch and Partner Yoga.” The event will feature down tempo tunes and farm-to-table cuisine. The free partner yoga class starts at 10 a.m.
— Wyatt Carlson
BOULDER SUSHI TAKES HONORS
Without an ocean in sight for about 1,000 miles, one would not expect Boulder County to possess one of the best sushi hubs in the country. But Sushi Tora, at 2014 10 St. in Boulder, was recently named one of the 21 best sushi spots in America by Thrillist.com.
Started in 1987, the restaurant has been a Boulder staple for more than 30 years. It achieves exceptional quality because Sushi Tora has an array of fresh fish flown in from Tokyo’s famed Tsukiji Market.
“All that mild smoked white tuna and bold unagi are still loaded with enough flavor that you might forget for a second that the ski slopes are nearby,” wrote Thrillist.com of Sushi Tora’s cuisine.
Sushi Tora is open Tuesday-Sunday at varying hours. Their menu, specials and other details can be found by calling 303-444-2280, or visiting their website, sushitoraboulder.com.
— Wyatt Carlson
ALCOHOL TO YOUR FRONT DOOR
We’ve all had those moments when we are scrambling to get plans together with friends or family, trying to get everything to come together. Then it hits you: You have no alcohol, and it is too late for you to go out to the store and pick some up.
Drizly’s mobile app has foreseen this problem and offered a solution by delivering beer, wine or liquor to your front step in 20-40 minutes. After downloading the Drizly app to a smartphone, users are able to shop for thousands of products at in-store prices plus a $5 delivery fee.
“Drizly first became available in Colorado in July, when service was introduced throughout the Denver area. Since then, among the nine U.S. markets Drizly currently services, Denver has become the biggest and fastest growing,” Drizly said in a recent press release.
— Wyatt Carlson
THE CHEF SENDS YOU A GIFT BASKET
The Fare Trade is working with renowned chefs across the country to put together baskets that get home chefs cooking gourmet meals.
Each month, a new, award-winning chef will arrange six items from around the country, and Fare Trade will deliver the items to anyone who signs up ($52 a month). Those ingredients are then paired with instructional videos from that chef that can be used to prepare meals.
For instance, January’s basket included salsa from Williamsburg, N.Y., seasoning and mole from Los Angeles, a coffee and chocolate sauce from Texas, and mango habanero jam from Humboldt, Calif. The basket was arranged by Fabian Gallardo, chef de cuisine at Petty Cash Taqueria in Los Angeles.
To sign up, visit thefaretrade.com.
— Matt Cortina
