Dragonfly Noodle

In need of a fresh start after the pandemic, chef Edwin Zoe rebranded his Boulder eatery Chimera as Dragonfly Noodle in 2022, adding a second location on Denver’s 16th Street Mall later that year. This sister concept to his casual Chinese restaurant, Zoe Ma Ma, boasts noodle dishes that span Asia, from Japan to Singapore […]

DV8 Distillery

MEET THE OWNERS Samuel Gunnels aka Rawley Rawley Gunnels has been the event planner, community creator and distiller for DV8 Distillery since he co-founded the company in 2015. His intuition and wide open heart hold the community with tenderness and care. Anyone who knows DV8 knows Rawley, and anyone who knows Rawley is better for […]

Efrain’s of Boulder

The original Efrain’s opened in Lafayette over three decades ago, but its namesake owner now operates only the Boulder outpost, which moved in May 2022 from its longtime home in south Boulder to a space near McGuckin Hardware. While the restaurant might have new digs, the pork-studded green chile remains as fiery as ever, and […]

Emmerson

There are restaurant “concepts” – easy to define in a word or two, recognizable in format by potential customers – and then there are restaurants. For a new eatery aiming to serve breakfast, lunch and dinner from a team of creative and forward-looking chefs and bakers, a pat definition isn’t easy, or even desirable. That’s […]

eTown Hall

Nearly two decades after Nick and Helen Forster founded the eTown radio program, they got their own venue. While they had long taped their shows at the Boulder Theater, in 2008 they bought a church that dated back to 1922, and, after an extensive renovation, opened it in 2012 as eTown Hall. The building also […]

Falafel King

You’re probably familiar with Falafel King’s line of dips and pitas, which are ubiquitous in grocery stores around town. This outpost of the Boulder-based business serves up a reliable and tasty lunch for workers, buskers, students, aging hippies and other denizens of the Pearl Street Mall. For less than ten bucks, you can stuff yourself […]

Fate Brewing Company

When he opened FATE Brewing in January 2013, Mike Lawinski had a hunch that his two patios might be ideal for watching July 4 fireworks blasting off over Boulder’s Folsom Field. “We almost marketed it last year, but we wanted to test our theory first,” he says. The theory turned out to be correct. FATE’s […]

Flagstaff House Restaurant

Old-world elegance, attention to detail, an award-winning wine cellar and a great view from its perch above Boulder have all contributed to the staying power of the Flagstaff House, opened in 1971 by the Monette family, which still runs the place. Not content to rest on its laurels, the Flagstaff House keeps its menu updated […]