By John Lehndorff - July 31,2024

Home Cookin’ Cafe opens in Louisville

Louisville’s recently opened Home Cookin’ Cafe, 328 McCaslin Blvd., is one of those rare independent destinations that truly understands breakfast food and service. The family owners have years of experience...

By John Lehndorff - July 31,2024

Dining cancel culture

If Restaurant Reservations 101 was a freshman class at CU Boulder, our collective final grade as diners would be a C at best. That means many of us get an...

By John Lehndorff - July 23,2024

License to chill

In the middle of the summer swelter of 2024, frozen relief isn’t hard to find. Boulder County shops dish endless ice cream, gelato and sorbet — not to mention frozen...

By John Lehndorff - July 17,2024

Do you speak tapas?

For a diehard foodie, learning how to make croissants sounds like fun. It’s acquiring a skill that will repay the effort in flavor for decades to come. For many home...

By John Lehndorff - July 10,2024

Fresh from the farm

Supermarket-bound cars rush by the inconspicuous sign on Jay Road for Benevolence Orchard & Gardens. The drivers don’t know what they are passing up — just-harvested sweet organic carrots, greens,...

By John Lehndorff - July 1,2024

Gunbarrel says goodbye to Finkel & Garf

Tastes of the Week: Doner, Lager & Schnitzel Prost Brewing Company’s recently opened Northglenn Biergarten, 351 W. 104th Ave., is a monumental 10,000-square-foot temple devoted to German beer, cuisine and...

By John Lehndorff - July 1,2024

Off the eaten path

We boast about Boulder County’s culinary wonders more than almost anyone, but diners cannot thrive on local tastes alone. The solution for taste buds bored to death with the same...

By John Lehndorff - June 25,2024

How to grill an iceberg

and feel the air on their skin. For backyard grills, it’s the tarps or tapered covers that have (hopefully) kept them protected from the Colorado winter. Grilling is a signature...

By John Lehndorff - June 25,2024

Get gas station vindaloo at Lafayette’s Mountain Bites

Taste of the Week: Gas station vindaloo My food needs are specific when I venture inside gas stations. I expect marginal coffee, Hostess Cherry pies (yum!), jerky, chips and, of...

By John Lehndorff - June 12,2024

A Superior BBQ

\A salty, oaky aroma wafts over the long line outside Wayne’s Smoke Shack on a June Saturday morning. Based on the blissful expressions on the faces of waiting customers, a casual...

By John Lehndorff - June 12,2024

BoCo food news: June 12, 2024

Culinary calendar: Summer food and films Boulder’s Flatirons Food Film Festival hosts Reels for Meals on July 18 at eTown Hall, featuring the acclaimed French film, The Taste of Things....

By John Lehndorff - June 6,2024

Al fresco paradise

There is just something about dining in the open air that makes the food taste better, the wine sip easier and the guests glow brighter.  In Boulder County, we love...

By John Lehndorff - June 5,2024

Where the wild things grow

As Part Of Chappell Roan’s Mission To Spread Queer Joy, The Rising Pop Star Invites Local Drag Artists From Each City To Open Her Shows. It’s Part Of Her Intention...

By John Lehndorff - June 5,2024

Local food news: June 5, 2024

National Doughnut Day is June 7. According to a new Yelp survey, the most highly reviewed doughnut shop in Colorado is Lafayette’s Nok’s Donuts.  Coming soon: Chef Johnny Curiel, who...

By John Lehndorff - May 29,2024

Aw, shucks!

When Jax Fish House opened its doors at 928 Pearl St. on Nov. 18, 1994, it faced a wave of skepticism from Boulder diners who wondered how “fresh” Jax scallops,...

By John Lehndorff - May 29,2024

Food news: May 29, 2024

Local Food News: New food at Avanti Peko Peko opens June 6 in Boulder’s Avanti Food & Beverage. The menu includes traditional Japanese favorites including temaki, ramen and donburi. Peko...