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Yak & Yeti
To properly tell you about how good the Saag Paneer is at Yak & Yeti, I must digress for a moment and go back almost 30 years to my college days at NYC's Fashion Institute of Technology. There I was, a wide-eyed freshman, excited to experience & taste all that the big city had to offer…
Tartine Manufactory
When entering the large sunny space, you quickly get the sense that Tartine Manufactory is one of those places always bustling with activity. Bakers are busy baking, diners are decidedly dining, and I was there to satisfy my sweet tooth…
Bellota
Let me first say that I'm a fairly simple guy with basic tastes. I enjoy unadulterated foods like plain cheeseburgers, Buffalo wings, tomato soup & grilled cheese, etc. And while the Albondiga at Bellota is NOT one of them, I truly LOVED this dish anyways…
Absinthe Brasserie & Bar
Can a simple grilled cheese be sublime? The answer is Yes* (*but you must be living in or visiting the city of San Francisco). Fortunately I was on business there last week where my partner and I had the good fortune to visit a few choice eateries…
The Med
Officially named The Mediterranean Restaurant, I don't think it's possible for anyone to have ever visited Boulder and NOT been to "The Med." There are so many reasons for this, let me count some of the ways…
Brasserie Ten Ten
There is a pair of absolutely quintessential eateries facing each other across Walnut St. in Boulder... "Wonder Twins, activate! Shape of The Med" with it's large diverse Mediterranean inspired cuisine executed to perfection…
Cafe Aion
Set in the most unlikely of Boulder locations up on "The Hill" at the epicenter of CU college student activity is an oasis of casual fine dining with a distinctive Spanish flare. As the sun washes in over the wonderfully relaxed atmosphere…
Riffs Urban Fare
The Cedar Plank Organic Salmon dish at Riffs is absolutely lovely. The appropriately proportioned salmon fillet is lightly seared to perfection with a drizzle of bay laurel butter, and topped with a variety of mushrooms from the renowned Hazel Dell farm…
Next Door Eatery
There is something about the simplicity of an Ice Cream Sandwich that takes me back to my childhood, and in my case, growing up during a simpler time in the rural Catskills of New York State…
The Rio
Putting aside for a moment that everyone knows "The Rio" has the best darn old-school margaritas in Colorado, it seems all my local peeps think the food is a second-class citizen to those yummy margs…
Efrains Restaurant
I will admit right up front that I have visited Efrain's Mexican restaurants more than any other eatery of any kind, EVER, and there's a reason... the food. Delicious homestyle baked dishes are served up on Fiestaware-style ceramic plates hotter than Ecuadorian goats in a habanero pepper patch…