The Ginger Pig

Natascha Hess, who runs the Ginger Pig food truck with her husband, Steve, lived in China for a year while in college; her “Chinese mom” taught her the ins and outs of traditional cooking during that time. The result of her immersion is obvious in the food at the Ginger Pig, especially Hess’s Chinese fried […]

Glacier Ice Cream

Here’s the scoop: Glacier Ice Cream, a Boulder-based chain, offers a seasonal selection of flavors, including caramel Oreo, spicy chai, Junior Mint and dulce de leche. Those flavors are so good that the company earned a Best Ice Cream award in the Best of Denver 2012. And we’re not the only ones who’ve recognized Glacier’s […]

Glacier Ice Cream

Here’s the scoop: Glacier Ice Cream, a Boulder-based chain, offers a seasonal selection of flavors, including caramel Oreo, spicy chai, Junior Mint and dulce de leche. Those flavors are so good that the company earned a Best Ice Cream award in the Best of Denver 2012. And we’re not the only ones who’ve recognized Glacier’s […]

Glacier Ice Cream

Here’s the scoop: Glacier Ice Cream, a Boulder-based chain, offers a seasonal selection of flavors, including caramel Oreo, spicy chai, Junior Mint and dulce de leche. Those flavors are so good that the company earned a Best Ice Cream award in the Best of Denver 2012. And we’re not the only ones who’ve recognized Glacier’s […]

Gold Hill Inn

A picturesque ten-mile drive from downtown Boulder, the Gold Hill Inn has a rich history dating back to the gold rush days — and it recently survived the Fourmile Canyon fire, to boot. Dinner here is served in six courses: an appetizer; soup and salad; a main course chosen from pork, lamb, venison, rabbit, duck […]

Greenbriar Inn

Forget any image you may have had about the place being stuffy. The Greenbriar serves contemporary fare in an elegant and charming old inn. Yeah, you can get beef Wellington and escargots, but there’s also truffle-whipped potatoes, pork chops smoked in corn husks and local lamb meatballs. Service is efficient and gracious, and the award-winning […]

The Greenest Green

Owner: Brad (wants his last name withheld). Owner’s statement: “Offering quality herbs at a fair price in a great atmosphere, with a knowledgeable staff.” Opened: January 2010 Raw marijuana price range: $35 to $70 plus for eighths (average around $60); $25 plus for hash. Other types of medicine: Edibles, hash, kief and oils. Patient services […]

Hapa Sushi

Hapa Sushi is essentially a fusion restaurant, offering sliders, nachos and Fuji-apple-and-bleu-cheese salads on the one hand, poke don, kanpyo maki and a small spread of sashimi on the other. It caters quite deliberately to rookies, actually naming a section of the menu “Beginner Sushi Rolls,” which is followed by “Intermediate” and then flows right […]

Hapa Sushi Grill & Sake Bar

Hapa Sushi is essentially a fusion restaurant, offering sliders, nachos and Fuji-apple-and-bleu-cheese salads on the one hand, poke don, kanpyo maki and a small spread of sashimi on the other. It caters quite deliberately to rookies, actually naming a section of the menu “Beginner Sushi Rolls,” which is followed by “Intermediate” and then flows right […]

Happy Noodle House

Another good, if sometimes uneven, place from Dave Query’s Big Red F restaurant group, Happy Noodle House is Boulder’s entry into the noodle-shop fad — a place where classical noodle dishes are given a light-handed fusion treatment, prettied up for company and served by a liveried staff in a room that is among the most […]