Boulder distillery DV8, one of the city’s few explicitly queer spaces, closed earlier this month. It is unknown if or whether it will reopen, though the venue’s communications describe the closure as temporary.
DV8 first canceled events hosted at the East Boulder venue, via an Aug. 1 social media announcement. “ALL EVENTS THIS WEEKEND ARE NOW CANCELLED. Stay tuned for more updates. Thank you!”
Then, on Aug. 5, a social media post announced a temporary closure: “Hi Friends and Family of DV8. We are going through a transition and will be closed for that duration. We will be shout back out in a few weeks with more information.”
The business’ Facebook page has not been updated since. A Google listing for DV8 says it is temporarily closed.
As early as Aug. 2, organizers of events that were scheduled at DV8 began announcing the venue’s change of plans.
“Emergency venue change!!!!” Blue Dime Cabaret wrote on Instagram. “We’re so sorry to report that our beloved DV8 will no longer be able to host our wacky shows! 💙 Stay tuned to this space to hear where Girls Gays & Theys Just Wanna Have Fun will be moving to on August 9th!”
That event relocated to Full Cycle. On Aug. 15, Blue Dime’s organizers posted to Instagram that they were suspending auditions until a new venue could be found for its October and November performances. There are no upcoming events listed on DV8’s website.
In response to emailed questions, operating partner Adam Kroll worte, “As of now, we do not have any new information to share. We will share when we’ve got everything figured out.”
This article has been updated to include a response from DV8’s operating partner, Adam Kroll
New shops for cooks
A new kind of food shopping option has opened in Louisville. Shamrock Foodservice Warehouse, 785 E. South Boulder Road, offers 28,190 square feet of wholesale-priced food and cooking equipment open to restaurant operators and the general public. It offers shopping carts big enough to comfortably fit a family. Many of the cans and spice jars are giant-sized, and there are deals on eight pounds of butter and seven pounds of chewy boba for drinks, but individual packages are also available. Large families and people who love their smokers will appreciate the walk-in cooler full of slabs of various cuts of beef and pork. Also featured are dozens of flavors of Monin syrups, tons of frozen seafood and a wonderland of pots, spatulas and take-out containers.
William Tharp, a former chef who worked at Boulder’s recently shuttered Tundra Restaurant Supply, has launched Front Range Restaurant Supply, 4699 Nautilus Court No.105 in Gunbarrel. Also open to the public, the shop offers restaurant-quality equipment, supplies and cooking tools.
Taste of the Week: Love and eggplant
The menu at Bucatino Trattoria Romana — opened earlier this year at 1265 S. Public Road in Lafayette — features all the traditional Italian antipasti, pastas and entrees. When I recently visited, eggplant Parmesan was on my mind. Bucatino’s classy melanzane parmigiana offered thin slices of lightly fried, breaded organic eggplant. The tender eggplant was baked with mozzarella and a well-spiced tomato basil sauce and served over penne noodles in a light Alfredo sauce. I mopped it up with house-baked focaccia.
Also recommended is the eatery’s namesake pasta: bucatini. The long, chewy, hollow pasta strands were enveloped in a rich bolognese sauce that paired well with an affordable glass of sangiovese.
Words to chew on: Tasting the juicy grail
“Real tomatoes are an article of faith, a rallying point for the morally serious, a grail.”
— Raymond Sokolov, late food journalist
John Lehndorff hosts Radio Nibbles and Kitchen Table Talk on KGNU. Comments: [email protected]
Shay Castle contributed reporting. Read more Boulder County food news
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