It was exciting to hear that Cured opened, so I had to stop by and check it out on opening day right after finishing a downtown dining tour. Opening day. The very thought of those two words together elicits a nervousness… What’s going to happen on opening day? Turns out it went well. Coral and
The Colorado Cocktail project was a really fun cocktail competition held in Denver on June 26-27. 33 mixologists entered the competition to create an official cocktail for Colorado. 10 finalists were invited to compete, 2 of who represent great bars in Boulder. Britt Henze from Mateo came in first in people’s choice, and Evan Faber
What does Colorado taste like? The Colorado Cocktail Project is seeking an answer to that question in the form of a unique cocktail created by Colorado mixologists featuring Colorado spirits. That sounds like a cool competition to me! As New Orleans has the Sazerac and New York has the Manhattan, so too will Colorado have
I went to my first cupping at The Cup with Conscious Coffees and now officially understand that I have a lot to learn about tasting and smelling distinct flavors in different coffees. But first, I had to find out what a cupping actually is. Here’s how The Cup describes a cupping on their website: “We
March 18, 2011 The first coffee and pastry tour was a lot of fun. I learned so much about coffee- a favorite morning drink that I’ve been consuming ever since my first day living in Spain at age 21… 10 years ago. I’m excited about my Coffee and Pastry tours because they are a great
On a recent dining tour, Greg, the esteemed beverage manager at OAK at Fourteenth, made a unique new cocktail for us called a Valentine Fizz (it is February, after all). You’re definitely going to have to get over to OAK for this cocktail because, even if you have all of these ingredients at home, it’s
The recipe is all in the name of this spontaneous cocktail, created for me by Evan Faber, one of downtown Boulder’s most creative mixologists. As much as I enjoy mixing and matching with his popular Cocktail Element, it is always a pleasure to taste his creative concoctions. This was a scotch collins with some chrysanthemum
Some bars in Boulder are starting to serve ROOT, a pre-prohibition style spirit that is sure to please anyone who likes the flavor of root beer. In fact, root beer, a prohibition non-alcoholic beverage, got its start from Root Tea, an alcoholic spirit. The folks at Art in the Age say it best, so I’ll
One of my favorite restaurants in Boulder is Oak at Fourteenth. I’m not just saying that because they are a featured stop on Local Table Tours. I’m saying that because… well, because of a number of reasons. First, the Fried Pickles. I’m serious. I could eat fried pickled from Oak every day for the rest
Anyone following the food scene in Boulder knows that we now have more phenomenal pizzerias per capita than anywhere outside of Italy. Where did I get that statistic? I made it up, but it seems to be true lately. In my latest taste-test of our primo-pizzerias, I went to Pizzeria da Lupo, which is located
