By John Lehndorff - Jun. 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 - Jun. 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 - Jun. 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 - Jun. 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 15, 2024

The din at dinner

One year ago on Memorial Day weekend, I woke up to a wall of silence. Overnight, I’d lost the ability to hear out of my right ear.  Eventually, I was...

By John Lehndorff - May 8, 2024

Tofu, tea and truth

“Nestled against the Rocky Mountains, Boulder, Colorado, has blossomed into a thriving hub for the natural products and wellness industry,” explained the narrator of an April CNBC profile about The...

By John Lehndorff - May 1, 2024

Food news: May 1, 2024

Local food news: Mateo is shuttered One of Boulder’s longest operating eateries, Mateo Restaurant Provencal, has closed at 1837 Pearl St. Mateo was opened by Matthew Jensen in 2001. Sauerkraut...

By John Lehndorff - May 1, 2024

Tastes of freedom

Patacónis a simple plantain sandwich with savory fillings favored by Venezuelan families. For Julia Roncoroni, a psychologist and associate professor at the University of Denver, dishes like patacón can help...

By John Lehndorff - Apr. 24, 2024

Under the radar

No other Longmont restaurant has a view that can beat the panoramic sights at the Flight Deck Grill. Far from Broomfield’s retail districts, the Blue Sky Bistro boasts wood-smoked ribs...

By John Lehndorff - Apr. 16, 2024

Pickler-in-chief

The pickling gene runs strong in Laraina James’ family — one that thrived as it migrated from New York to Louisiana to Colorado. Her great-grandmother taught her grandmother how to...

By John Lehndorff - Apr. 2, 2024

Tastes like home

Food halls have proliferated across Colorado, many featuring the same cuisines. Mango House is something completely different.  Entering through a colorful alley entrance, you find yourself in a bubbling nexus...

By John Lehndorff - Mar. 12, 2024

Local food news: March 12, 2024

New Local Eateries  Doug’s Diner, 2574 Baseline Road in Boulder, has opened Grab ‘N’ Grub, an adjoining space offering tortas, street tacos, breakfast sandwiches and burritos, 11 a.m. to 8...

By John Lehndorff - Mar. 12, 2024

Boulder, food influencer

Across the United States at this very moment, people are tasting Boulder food.  Suburbanites are enjoying natural herb tea, nut butter and chai with that all-important “Boulder” imprimatur prominently displayed...

By John Lehndorff - Mar. 5, 2024

On top of spaghetti

Spaghetti sauce has been a serious thing in Boulder County since the first Italians settled here, many of them around Louisville. That’s where one of the first Italian eateries, the...

By John Lehndorff - Feb. 27, 2024

Growing hotties

Yes, I know it is only February. Our snowiest month is still ahead. Veteran gardeners know that Colorado’s sunny spring weather is designed to break their hearts and crush their...

By John Lehndorff - Feb. 20, 2024

Watching what we eat

The first time I noticed food on the movie screen was probably the spaghetti-stand kiss in The Lady and the Tramp. Once I started paying attention to cinema, it seemed...

By John Lehndorff - Feb. 13, 2024

Boulder’s ‘tea spirit’

Rev. Bu Nan Brown, co-founder of Boulder Tea Hut, likes a mug of Earl Grey now and again. “That’s what we call tea with a small ‘t’ rather than Tea...

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