The Tasting Menu

Basil Duck Five Spice Asian Cuisine, 3325 28th St., #5, Boulder, fivespiceboulder.com What goes into the basil duck dish at Five Spice Asian Cuisine is not rocket...

The Spinwich The Yellow Deli, 908 Pearl St., Boulder, yellowdeli.com Stepping into The Yellow Deli is like stepping into another world. Outside is the bustle of...

Maiale Milanese Tavernetta, 1889 16th St., Denver, tavernettadenver.com Boulder’s own Bobby Stuckey and Lachlan Mackinnon Patterson have been showing up on James Beard Award and other prestigious...

Suckling Pig with Farro Black Cat market stand, Boulder Farmers Market, 13th St., blackcatboulder.com If you’re waiting for an occasion to visit Black Cat or Bramble &...

Burrata Vero, 2525 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, eatvero.com Andrea Frizzi grew up in Milan working in his family’s salumeria. His dad hoped he’d take over the family business,...

Crispy Chicken Potstickers The Bamboo Skewer food truck, Mobile, Boulder County, thebambooskewer.com The Bamboo Skewer food truck specializes in “Japanese-inspired grilled skewers,” which sound, objectively, delicious. We,...

Bacon Bleu Burger The Greenbriar Inn, 8735 N. Foothills Highway, Boulder, greenbriarinn.com A fireplace at the end of the room, a black-and-white movie on mute, cozy booths,...

The River and Dagwood River and Woods, 2328 Pearl St., Boulder, riverandwoodsboulder.com River and Woods just started lunch service this month, and they’re coming out swinging. Their...

Southwestern Tofu Scramble Lucky’s Cafe, 3980 Broadway, Boulder, luckysmarket.com/luckys-cafe There once was a time when North Boulder’s little market Lucky’s was the neighborhood’s best kept secret. Of...

Boulder Bowl Japango, 1136 Pearl St., Boulder, boulderjapango.com If it’s true you eat with your eyes, then Japango’s Boulder bowl will have your peepers categorically stuffed. A...

Sausage Toast Seeds Library Cafe, Boulder Main Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, seedsboulder.com There was once a time when all you could expect from a library in...

Troutchovy Toast Arcana, 909 Walnut St., Boulder, arcanarestaurant.com You probably haven’t had anything like Arcana’s troutchovy toast. It starts with a hearty country bread baked in-house. The...