Boulder, Longmont farmers markets reopen for the season

Boulder County food news for April 2, 2025

By John Lehndorff - Apr. 2, 2025
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Courtesy: Boulder County Farmers Markets

The long, cold wait is over — even if it snows this Saturday. The Boulder Farmers Market is open for the season from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays starting April 5 on 13th Street between Arapahoe Avenue and Canyon Boulevard. 

The Longmont Farmers Market is open 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays at the Boulder County Fairgrounds. bcfm.org 

Bryan Dayton of Boulder’s fine dining Corrida steakhouse has opened C Burger at 921 Pearl St. in the former Oskar Blues Taproom space. The regeneratively raised organic beef in the burgers is sourced locally from the Colorado Cattle Company

Coming soon: Crepe Therapy, 2273 31st St. in Boulder, and Bakewell Store, a French organic bakery, at 350 Main St., Longmont.  


Boulder’s Escoffier School of Culinary Arts offers a range of classes for home cooks including gluten-free pastries (April 5), Mexican mole sauces (April 10), fried chicken (April 17), and farm to table vegetable cooking techniques at the Farmers Market (May 7). escoffier.edu/about/cooking-classes-boulder

It’s only April, but if you want to enjoy this summer’s popular dinners at The Farmette in Lyons, get your tickets now. The meals on the lawn pair restaurants like Blackbelly, River and Woods and Corrida with local nonprofits. lyonsfarmette.com

The Cocina Libre project hosts a cooking demonstration April 10 at the University of Denver featuring an immigrant chef from El Salvador followed by a communal meal. bit.ly/PupusaDemoDU

(Read more about Cocina Libre: bit.ly/CocinaLibreBW)


Words to Chew On: Yogi on pizza

“You better cut the pizza in four pieces because I’m not hungry enough to eat six.” — Yogi Berra, Hall of Fame baseball catcher and humorist

John Lehndorff hosts Radio Nibbles and Kitchen Table Talk on KGNU (88.5 FM and streaming at kgnu.org). Podcasts: kgnu.org/category/radio-nibbles

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