420HighWays, LLC

Owner: Veronica Carpio Owner’s statement: Before opening the dispensary, “I prayed a lot, honestly. God opened the door for me. I was born on 4/20. All my areas of experience have kind of converged.” Opened: September 2009 Raw marijuana price range: $7 to $20 a gram; $35 to $50 an eighth. Other types of medicine: […]

Amaro Drinkery Italia

While it’s squashed into a small mall overlooking a parking lot, the interior feel of Arugula is gracious, modern and warm – and the Northern Italian food turned out by chef/owner Alec Schuler has the same contemporary hominess. The seasonal menu features farm-to-table ingredients, many of them locally sourced; the roster is rich with such […]

Arugula

While it’s squashed into a small mall overlooking a parking lot, the interior feel of Arugula is gracious, modern and warm – and the Northern Italian food turned out by chef/owner Alec Schuler has the same contemporary hominess. The seasonal menu features farm-to-table ingredients, many of them locally sourced; the roster is rich with such […]

Audrey Jane’s Pizza Garage

Since October 2015, Audrey Sherman has been slinging gigantic slices (seriously, they’re huge) and whole pies from a small spot tucked away on the back side of a shopping center. Those in the know wouldn’t dare make a trek through Boulder without a pit stop at the Garage, where slices come out hot and fast, […]

Avery Brewing Company

In February 2015, after 22 years in the same space, Avery Brewing Company closed its Arapahoe Avenue location in Boulder and opened a brand-new brewing facility, restaurant and taproom on 5.6 acres of land at 4910 Nautilus Court. Nearly as extensive as the beer selection, the all-day menu (served in both rooms) reaches well beyond […]

Basta

Chef Kelly Whitaker opened Basta, his first restaurant, in 2010, and has since built a menu based on Colorado meats and produce, a dedication to old-world methods, and freshly milled whole grains from Dry Storage, the company he started with a mission to change the world’s food systems (no small task). From top-notch pizza and […]

BDT Stage

The mission of the creative staff at BDT Stage is to offer “Broadway-quality” theatrical entertainment at non-Broadway prices. Ordinarily, a statement like that might promote snickers from anyone who takes their theater seriously, but the cast and programming can hold a candle to more expensive productions any day of the week. The theater showcases four […]

The Bitter Bar

Cocktail culture has thoroughly inundated America, but in 2011, when Boulder’s Bitter Bar opened as the late-night speakeasy alter-ego of the now-defunct Happy Noodle House, there was no other game like it in metro Denver. Bartender James Lee built a quick following with his precise drinks – be they long-forgotten classics or inventive creations – […]