WHAT TO EAT AT FROZEN DEAD GUY DAYS
Frozen Dead Guy Days returns to Nederland this weekend. The event isn’t all coffins and fish tossing and human foosball, there’s also a lot of good food and drink for festivalgoers.
Saturday and Sunday morning, the Nederland Community Center will be hosting pancake breakfasts. Eggs, sausage, juice, coffee and all you can eat pancakes will be served from 8-11 a.m. Price is $7 for adults, $5 for seniors and $4 for kids.
After breakfast, head out to the Brain Freezer Tent on First Street and sidle up to the St. Grampy’s Day bar. There, Epic Brewing, Grimm Brothers Brewhouse and Grossen Bart Brewery offerings will be on tap from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Or, head over to the ReAnimate Yourself beer tent where Oskar Blues brews will be served. Live music will be bumping at both. There’s also Grandpa’s Pub Crawl from 6:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday night — a free shuttle from Very Nice Brewery will be available.
Sunday at 11 a.m. brings the salmon toss and brunch at the Sundance Cafe. And at 3 p.m., you can stuff your face with testicles at the Rocky Mountain Oyster Eating Contest at the First Street Pub & Grill.
For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.frozendeadguydays.com.
COOKBOOK HONORS
Black Cat Bistro chef and owner Eric Skokan was nominated as a finalist for the International Association of Culinary Professionals cookbook awards for his book Farm, Fork, Food: A Year of Spectacular Recipes Inspired by Black Cat Farm.
The book takes a look at the process from harvesting meat and vegetables on Black Cat Farm to preparing them in the restaurant, with photos, stories and recipes to illuminate the process. To check out the book, visit www.farmforkfood.com. Winners for the cookbook awards will be announced March 30.
OYSTER FEST AND THE BIG DONATION
On Tuesday, March 10, Jax Fish House and Oyster Bar held the High West Oyster Fest. About 300 people stopped by eTown Hall to eat, drink and watch oyster-based contests, of which one was an oyster eating competition wherein the winner downed 79 oysters in 90 seconds.
Most noteworthy, however, is the $500,000 that were donated to local charity There With Care, which helps families with severely ill children. The donation was made possible by a matching anonymous $250,000 donation.
FOND FAREWELL TO A FRIEND
I was heading out to The Porch Deli in Louisville a couple weeks ago to write a review. I went to that deli a lot when I worked in Louisville. Even though The Porch was on the main intersection in town, and the food was consistently great, it still seemed like it was a bit of a hidden gem in Boulder County.
I suppose it was. Pulling up, I saw red “For Rent” signs in the window. Apparently it’s been closed for some time, but it was sad to see. The Porch served as sort of an East Coast embassy for me as I adjusted to life in Colorado after moving from New Jersey. Their sandwiches were the closest I could find to what I grew up with: fresh meat piled way too high, perfect hoagie rolls, fresh vegetables and careful assembly. It was all there needed to be.
The staff was always friendly. The prices, just about right. It was a pleasant, bright building to eat lunch in. I once walked in and saw a Yankee spring training game on the YES Network beamed in from some satellite to the TV. That said a lot.
Anyway, thanks for the sandwiches, The Porch. Consider this a posthumous review. Here’s to hoping you come back somewhere else someday soon.
—Matt Cortina
