mountain getaways
BOULDER’S FOODIE
CHECKLIST:
n Sample Cheeses at Cured and See
Coffee Redefined at Boxcar
The cheese and cured meats shop
shares a space with Boxcar Coffee
Roasters, coffee-brewing innovators.
It’s a union made in foodie heaven.
n Mix Your Own Cocktail at Salt Bistro
The Cocktail Element menu allows
you to mix and match your preferred
ingredients to create a signature
drink.
n Taste Excellence at Side Door Prices
Frasca Food and Wine is one of
Boulder’s culinary landmarks, recently earning a James Beard award.
Splurge for dinner here or go cheap
for lunch at the tiny takeaway shop,
Frasca Caffé, just two doors down.
Boulder, Colorado
A spectacular setting and passionate culinary
culture live up to Bon Appetit’s “America’s Foodiest
City” label
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n Go to the Top of the Food Chain
Nestled in the pines high above the
beautiful Boulder Valley is the city’s
gastronomic grand daddy, Flagstaff
House, a Wine Spectator Grand
Award winner that promises excellence.
n Sip Exclusive Beers, Right from
the Source
Avery Brewing’s taproom allows you
to sample several scr umptious suds
that can only be had on site. How
about the Wee Turtles Scottish ale?
n See How Clean Eating Can Shine
Gluten free, vegan, organic … whatever your idea of healthy eating is,
Shine Restaurant has a delicious version of it on their menu — plus their
own beers on tap. It hardly gets more
Boulder than that.
city of 100,000 was named America’s
Foodiest Town by Bon Appétit, and
downtown’s Pearl Street was recently
ranked among Food & Wine’s 10 Best
Foodie Streets in America.
To live up to its titles, Boulder’s
culinary heavyweights have come of
n Get Dizzy on Donuts
Visit Dizzy’s Donuts early, before they
sell out, and try The Gillespie, decked
out in chocolate ganache, house
made caramel, and peanuts.
Discover many more ideas at
www.BoulderColoradoUSA.com.
TOP: STEPHEN COLLECTOR; CENTER: J. NELSON PHOTOGRAPHY
ucked into the foothills of the
Rockies at the edge of a fertile valley, Boulder is just 30
minutes from Denver but walks the
line between urban and rural quite
uniquely. Surrounding farmland
supplies the eco-conscious, diningsavvy town with fresh ingredients
(and fresh culinary inspiration) yearround. In fact, a few restaurants in
town, such as Black Cat, Bramble
and Hare, Aji, Leaf and Chautauqua
Dining Hall, operate their own farms.
Chefs are also known to frequent the
Boulder Farmers’ Market (April–
November), called “one of the best
farmers’ markets in the country” by
Bon Appétit magazine.
The accolades don’t stop there. The
n Taste 303 Vodka’s 106-Year-Old
Family Recipe
The recipe for Boulder Distillery’s 303
Vodka made the journey from Poland
in a steamer trunk. Hear the story,
taste the samples and kick back at
this warehouse distillery.