Boulder’s Sanitas Brewing Co. has opened its third taproom at 400 W. South Boulder Road in Lafayette, filling the former Front Range Brewing Co. space. Besides 18 taps and a big patio, the brewery features a lunch and dinner menu developed by the neighboring Kenny Lou’s Deli.
For the 41st year in a row, Boulder’s Flagstaff House Restaurant is a Wine Spectator Grand Award winner.
USA Today has named Colorado’s Grand Valley as one of the Top 10 wine regions in the country to visit.
Culinary Calendar: Cider and fungi fun
Ginger & Baker in Fort Collins offers an Aug. 25 class in crafting lemon meringue pies and peach hand pies. Register: gingerandbaker.com
Acreage by Stem Ciders in Lafayette hosts a behind-the-scenes cider tour Aug. 21 featuring sips of cider straight from the barrel, warm pretzels, a flight of ciders and a cider glass to take home. Reservations: acreageco.com
The 44th annual Telluride Mushroom Festival takes place in the mountain town Aug 15-18. Tickets: tellurideinstitute.org
Words to Chew On: Ode to American pastry
“Apple pie. Apple fritters. Apple puffs, Southern style. Peach cobbler, Southern style. Peach pie. American mince pie. Pumpkin pie. Squash pie. All sorts of American pastry.” — Mark Twain, writing about what he missed from America, in A Tramp Abroad
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