Email Author Laura Shunk

2010 Stories by Laura Shunk

• Atomic Cowboy's pair of restaurants, Fat Sully's and Denver Biscuit Company, might make you stay forever

  published Dec 07, 2010

  I spent plenty of hours drinking tap beer over board games back when the Atomic Cowboy, 3237 East Colfax Avenue, was just a fun bar, a great place for socializing that kept the alcohol flowing and the... More >>

• Pizzeria Locale and Caffe opening pushed back to January thanks to customs problems with the oven

  published Dec 07, 2010

  When Frasca Food & Wine owners Bobby Stuckey and Lachlan MacKinnon-Patterson drew up plans for Pizzeria Locale and Caffe, located on the same block as the original Boulder spot at 1738 Pearl Street, t... More >>

• The comfortable Jonesy's EatBar is famous for its mac & cheese fries

  published December 9, 2010

  I stopped by Jonesy's EatBar for a beer and a chat with a friend. I'd already eaten dinner, but halfway through my Breckenridge Vanilla Porter,... More >>

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  Whether you're working toward a hangover or killing one, Atomic Cowboy/Fat Sully's/Denver Biscuit Company can help

  published December 9, 2010

  There's a fine line between a manageable and unmanageable hangover, and I was delicately toeing it a few Sundays ago. The night before, I'd met... More >>

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  Five great dishes for fighting the winter chill

  published Dec 07, 2010

  It's been a warm week in the Mile High City, but we're dropping below freezing every night as the days inch toward winter. As I noted in my review of Pho Duy this week, the drop in temperature makes m... More >>

• The Pinyon opens this weekend in Boulder: first look

  published Dec 06, 2010

  Two and a half months ago, we reported that kitchen veteran Theo Adley had taken over the old Bimbamboo spot in Boulder at 1710 Pearl Street and was planning to open The Pinyon, a neighborhood joint w... More >>

• Madison Street now open for weekend lunch

  published Dec 06, 2010

  Madison Street, 1222 Madison Street, may have had a few fights with the new neighbors before it opened, but now that it's settled in, it's ready to invite those neighbors over for lunch. The restaura... More >>

• Samba Room in Larimer Square will reopen in January or February

  published Dec 06, 2010

  The music hasn't played in the corner space that holds Samba Room, 1460 Larimer Street, for six months now, but despite speculation that the Latin American restaurant might never reopen, the Larimer A... More >>

• Spit or swallow: comment of the week

  published Dec 03, 2010

  We enjoy reading your comments here on Cafe Society, soaking up the compliments, laughing off the insults and pondering the insights. Sometimes, though, one comment stands out, and we like to acknowl... More >>

• Novo Coffee gives us a taste of its coffee cupping class

  published Dec 03, 2010

  Novo Coffee sources and roasts some of our favorite coffee beans in town. Herb, Jake and Joe Brodsky (who went on to find Ninety Plus Coffee, a sourcing and distribution company), the father and sons ... More >>

• The Blending Cellar in Boulder becomes Cuvee

  published Dec 03, 2010

  About a year and a half ago, Jeff and Leah McEachern converted their Boulder space at 946 Pearl Street from a wine-making operation into the Blending Cellar, a wine bar that, despite live music and a ... More >>

• X Bar opens in former Her Bar spot

  published Dec 02, 2010

  HER Bar, the drinking joint at 629 East Colfax Avenue that catered to a largely lesbian crowd, shuttered some time back, making way for Jorge Pesqueira and Steven Alix to move in and pick up the lease... More >>

• Lucile's Creole Cafe will take over Leo Goto's Riverfront space

  published Dec 02, 2010

  A week ago, we bid adieu to Leo Goto's Riverfront restaurant, 2852 West Bowles. The spot had been open just six months, closing without ceremony despite the formidable restaurateur's insistence -- bac... More >>

• Support a good cause and drink free at Steuben's and Oak at Fourteenth

  published Dec 02, 2010

  About this time of year, we throw moderation out the window, racking up the bills during holiday shopping and then alleviating our holiday-related stress with plenty of indulgent food and drinks. We'r... More >>

• Pho Duy 6 offers good bun but falls short on pho

  published Dec 01, 2010

  In this week's review of Pho Duy, I mention that the success of the original noodle shop prompted a handful of friends and relatives to open restaurants with the same name. And before I discovered P... More >>

• Walnut-a-gogo, Walnut Cafe's mobile truck, gets rolling today

  published Dec 01, 2010

  Just over a month ago, we reported that the owners of the Walnut Cafe, 3073 Walnut Street, a Boulder spot that serves up hearty breakfasts, sandwiches and salads, was planning to unveil a food truck. ... More >>

• twelve's December menu debuts today

  published Dec 01, 2010

  When I reviewed twelve a few weeks ago, sampling most of chef-owner Jeff Osaka's November menu, I noted that I was "already hungry for December, excited to see what Osaka will come up with next." Tod... More >>

• Pho Duy provides cold weather comfort

  published Nov 30, 2010

  The weather has turned cold, and there's an icy bite in the air snapping at us, taunting us with the promise of the impending winter. While I don't love steeling myself against the cold, I am happy t... More >>

• Life in the post-Four Loko world: alcoholic whipped cream, like Whipped Lightning, becomes the next subject of FDA scrutiny

  published Nov 30, 2010

  It's only been a few weeks since we bid adieu to the Four Loko and friends, those caffeinated malt beverages that caused an uproar after a couple of idiots young people became severely intoxicated (wh... More >>

• Warming trends: The bare-bones Pho Duy provides warm comfort food just in time for winter

  published December 2, 2010

  I was sweating. Profusely. Not even my clinical-strength deodorant could hold back the flood, and I kept my arms pinned firmly to my sides so... More >>

• Sushi Tora lands Uchi alum Ray Srisamer as executive chef

  published Nov 30, 2010

  When Mara and Peter Soutiere, owners of Boulder's Tahona Tequila Bistro and a still unnamed new restaurant that will open at 1035 Pearl Street, also in Boulder, bought Sushi Tora two years ago, their ... More >>

• Tahona Tequila Bistro and Sushi Tora owners to open a more intimate restaurant

  published Nov 29, 2010

  The office building at 1035 Pearl Street in Boulder is rife with restaurant plans. Kimbal Musk and Hugo Matheson, owners of the Kitchen, are moving ahead with their project to open a pub, called the K... More >>

• Happy Cakes launches iPhone app

  published Nov 29, 2010

  Happy Cakes, 3434 West 32nd Avenue, offers up a dizzying array of cupcake flavors, parsed out in daily specials that rotate all week long. If you want to find out whether maple bacon or Jack and Coke ... More >>

• Bayleaf now open in new Boulder location

  published Nov 29, 2010

  Last month we reported that Michael Burgermeister, awash with inspiration from markets all over the country (including New York's Eataly), was moving Boulder-based Bayleaf to a larger Pearl Street loc... More >>

• The Cozy Bean offers up coffee and smoothies from an old Volkswagen van

  published Nov 26, 2010

  The expanding mobile food scene encompasses a bevy of trucks and carts, and now it includes a van. The 1970s Volkswagen van is called the Cozy Bean, and it's trolling Denver, fortifying patrons with c... More >>