Boulder’s New Pizzeria Da Lupo
Top Colorado chef Jim Cohen puts his culinary stamp on new Boulder pizzeria As one of Colorado’s long-time leading chefs, Jim Cohen is the marquee name at Empire Lounge & Grill. When Empire opened, it put downtown Louisville on foodie map for something other than Mexican and mediocre southern Italian. Cohen’s newest venture is Pizzeria da Lupo in Boulder, which doesn’t [...]
Noodles & Co. Sold to Connecticut Company
Noodles & Company, which Aaron Kennedy founded in Boulder back in 1995, has grown from one location in Cherry Creek to 250 across the country. Greenwich, Connecticut-based Catterton Partners, a private-equity firm, has acquired controlling interest in Noodles for an undisclosed amount. Kevin Reddy, who will remain Noodles’ president, CEO and chairman of the company, was [...]
Boulder’s Reliable China Gourmet
Chinese restaurant up the road is reasonably priced and always good With Christmas Eve dinner to prepare for two dozen or more people, I wasn’t about to cook for just us on the 23rd, so my husband and I headed to North Broadway and China Gourmet, a long-time local favorite. It bridges the gap between Chinatown authenticity [...]
Christmas Eve Buffet for a Crowd
Every December 24, I cook, cook, cook for Christmas Eve dinner & then enjoy the company of friends My Austrian-rooted family always celebrated on Christmas Eve, which also happened to be my father’s birthday. My husband, Ral and I host an annual Christmas Eve buffet dinner for dear friends and neighbors. I might prepare a dish or [...]
Back to Pizzeria Basta
Pizzeria in the Peleton has developed a following. Frasca’s Bobby Stuckey was there on his night off My husband and I were in a pizza mood last evening, and we thought we’d try Pizzeria da Lupo, recently opened by Jim Cohen of Louisville’s Empire Lounge & Restaurant. The tables were set, the lights were dim [...]
Last-Minute Gifts for Denver Area Foodies
Dining discount cards, gift cards & coupon books are gifts that keep on giving If you buy a dining card or discount coupon book of some sort, you don’t have worry about sizes, colors or whether the recipient already has one. Stuff if into a stocking or, in the case of a gift card, stick [...]
First Foray to Oak at Fourteenth
Hot new Boulder restaurant has good genes but still some kinks to be ironed out A few Mondays ago, my husband and I headed to the then-quite-new Oak at Fourteenth (or OAK at Fourteenth, as they write it), but it was closed for a private party. I finally got there for lunch this week with three [...]
