Local food news: Mateo is shuttered
One of Boulder’s longest operating eateries, Mateo Restaurant Provencal, has closed at 1837 Pearl St. Mateo was opened by Matthew Jensen in 2001.
Sauerkraut and mushroom pierogies are spotlighted at Westminster’s Cracovia Polish-American Restaurant & Bar, the latest local spot to be featured on Diners, Drive-ins and Dives.
Boulder County breweries beat international competition at the recent 2024 World Beer Cup. 12Degree Brewing in Louisville picked up a gold medal for its Treachery ale. Other Boulder County winners are The Post, Westbound & Down and Cellar West Brewery.
Culinary calendar: Get a clue on Jewish BBQ
McGuckin Hardware hosts a smoked meat class May 9 with Adam McKenzie, known as This Jew Can Que. mcguckin.com/grill-class
Taste over 200 wines rated 90 points or higher at the Wine Spectator tasting May 11 at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel. Tickets: winespectator.com
Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts in Boulder presents a vital class combining a visit to the Boulder Farmers Market and lessons in cooking fresh vegetables. escoffier.edu/about/campuses/boulder
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Taste of the Week: Peruvian in Longmont
Americans have an awful tendency to lump foods served anywhere south of Texas into a general “Latino” bucket defined by tortillas and burritos.
Rosario’s Peruvian Restaurant shifts that tired narrative with a menu celebrating the native and immigrant cuisine of the Pacific coast of southern South America.
On a recent visit to the Longmont eatery, we started with shrimp ceviche marinated in lime juice with red onions and Peruvian hot sauce. The papa rellena is an easy-to-crave fried potato stuffed with ground beef and served with salsa criolla.
I loved the pasta a la huancaina: pasta tossed with cheese sauce made with queso fresco and ají amarillo chilies, and lomo saltado: stir-fried beef and vegetables. Dessert was passion fruit cream with meringue.
Words to chew on: Onion is the GOAT
“I am thinking of the onion again. Not self-righteous like the proletarian potato, nor a siren like the apple. But a modest, self-effacing vegetable, questioning, introspective, peeling itself away, or merely radiating halos like ripples.” — Erica Jong