Folks who love a good fresh fish fry can angle for free at Boulder’s Wally Toevs Pond, called Walden Ponds, 3893 N. 75th St. Fishing at the recreation area that features a perfect fishing pier and a scenic backdrop is only open to people 65 years and older and those with disabilities, and their companions 15 years or younger. There are catch limits on spring-stocked bluegill, rainbow trout and largemouth bass. Check the rules at: bit.ly/WaldenPondsRules.
Walden Ponds hosts a Senior Fish-off & Fish Fry 6:30-10 a.m. on April 25. Tickets: bit.ly/FishFryBW
Local food news: Mister Oso lands on the Hill
Mister Oso, a Latin-American eatery, has opened in the lobby of the new Moxy Hotel on the Hill, 253 Pleasant St. The Michelin Bib Gourmand winner has two Denver locations in Washington Park and RiNo.
Local finalists for the James Beard 2025 Restaurant and Chef Awards include Frasca Food and Wine, Boulder (Outstanding Restaurant), Alma Fonda Fina, Denver (Best New Restaurant) – (sister eatery to Boulder’s Cozobi Fonda Fina), and Parker’s Poulette Bakeshop (Outstanding Pastry Chef). See other nominees: jamesbeard.org
Best Day Ever Coffee and Crepes, employing those with physical and intellectual disabilities, is open at 516 Coffman St. in Longmont.
Longmont’s Urban Field Pizza placed fifth in the Detroit-style category for its lamb gyro pie at the 2025 International Pizza Expo in Las Vegas.
Words to Chew On: Feeling the cheese
“You put your left index finger on your closed eye and your right finger on the cheese. If they feel sort of the same, the cheese is ready to eat.”
— M. Taittinger, explaining how to tell when cheeses are ripe.
John Lehndorff is the former Dining Critic of the Rocky Mountain News and host of Radio Nibbles on KGNU. Podcasts: kgnu.org/category/radio-nibbles