Stout Month is back at Mountain Sun for its 30th year. More than two dozen stouts will be poured at the brewery’s Boulder, Longmont and Denver locations.
Two stouts — Longmont’s Left Hand Brewing Co. Mexican Hot Chocolate Milk Stout and Psychotic Balaclava Horchata Stout from 300 Suns Brewing — are among the local winners of the recent inaugural Colorado Brewers Cup. Other Boulder County medal winners include Spirit of the West (Westbound & Down), El Poblano Borracho (Liquid Mechanics), Stable Of Stars (Primitive Beer), and Niwot After Dark (Fritz Family Brewers).
Find a full list of winners: coloradobeer.org/bc25
Library Cafe relaunched
Bookmark Cafe is the new name for the coffee spot located over the creek at the Boulder Public Library’s main branch.
Applications are open for BVSD’s Middle School Iron Chef Competition for teams of two to four students and one adult coach cooking global recipes live on March 19 in Boulder. The deadline to apply is Feb. 28: food.bvsd.org/programs/junior-iron-chef-competition-at-home
Denver Restaurant Week is March 7-16 and features fixed-price meals. Participating metro eateries include Via Toscana and The Melting Pot in Louisville, Jill's Restaurant and Cafe Aion in Boulder and Broomfield’s Vinca Restaurant. bit.ly/3EtChFp
Request: Dealing with the egg crisis
If you operate a restaurant, bakery or other commercial kitchen, share how the current high egg prices and shortages are impacting your business. Email: [email protected]
Words to Chew On: When to eat chocolate
"There is a simple memory aid that you can use to determine whether it is the correct time to order chocolate: any month whose name contains the letter A, E or U is the proper time for chocolate."
– Sandra Boynton
John Lehndorff hosts Radio Nibbles, a weekly local food program, on KGNU, 88.5 FM. Podcasts: kgnu.org/category/radio-nibbles