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The Fast Casual Dining Trail – AvidLifestyle From Chipotle to Tokyo Joe’s, how Colorado birthed a multi-billion-dollar restaurant phenomenon

Happy 30th birthday Noodles & Co
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06.10.2025 23:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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There’s only so much that salt, pepper and hot sauce can do to save food that doesn’t undergo cooking and baking in space to produce flavor.
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23.09.2025 17:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sesh and supper at Colorado's first cannabis club - Boulder Weekly Cirrus Social Club in Denver dishes classy apps, flights of pot and zero stigma for cannabis users. Boulder Weekly

We sat in that wonderfully comfortable space and knew that Cirrus is the future of cannabis consumption. It’s just a matter of time before these social clubs are a part of mainstream life. boulderweekly.com/features/rev...

22.09.2025 18:53 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nibbles: Why Noodles & Company is losing ground in Boulder, the birthplace of fast-casual dining Our food editor finds pasta bowls falling flat as the Colorado-born chain faces rising competition, shifting tastes β€” plus food news and more.

Pad Thai was a bowl of terribly rubbery rice noodles tossed with eggs, some veggies and peanuts with bland chicken in a barely spiced sauce. Noodles & Company feels like an old-timer being overwhelmed by the fast-casual kids it helped spawn. #noodlesandcompany
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12.09.2025 15:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Boulder food writer John Lehndorff joins Boulder Reporting Lab, bringing his Nibbles food column John Lehndorff kicks off Nibbles at BRL with cheap eats, restaurant news and food events β€” starting at Lafayette’s new all-you-can-eat Hokkaido Sushi.

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Boulder food writer John Lehndorff joins Boulder Reporting Lab, bringing his Nibbles food column John Lehndorff kicks off Nibbles at BRL with cheap eats, restaurant news and food events β€” starting at Lafayette’s new all-you-can-eat Hokkaido Sushi.

β€œEverybody dies. There’s no avoiding it and I do not believe for one second that butter is the cause of anyone’s death. Overeating may be, but not butter, please. I just feel bad for people who make that mistake.” – Nora Ephron
#butter

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Boulder food writer John Lehndorff joins Boulder Reporting Lab, bringing his Nibbles food column John Lehndorff kicks off Nibbles at BRL with cheap eats, restaurant news and food events β€” starting at Lafayette’s new all-you-can-eat Hokkaido Sushi.

Your trusted source of restaurant and food info in Boulder CO and beyond since 1985.

#boulderreportinglab #kgnu #boulder #colorado #museumofboulder

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Boulder food writer John Lehndorff joins Boulder Reporting Lab, bringing his Nibbles food column John Lehndorff kicks off Nibbles at BRL with cheap eats, restaurant news and food events β€” starting at Lafayette’s new all-you-can-eat Hokkaido Sushi.

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27.08.2025 14:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Vinca opens in Boulder on Pearl Street with European food and wine Vinca restaurant in Broomfield is bringing its focus on finely crafted European dishes and wine selection to the former Colorado Club space.

Juanita's, Pepper the Noshery, Ash K’ara, Sophomore, Colorado Club and now Vinca at 1043 Pearl Street. Before that it was a paint store

#BoulderReportingLab #bouldercolorado #dining
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22.08.2025 14:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Boulder EATS! Community Input Meeting - Museum Of Boulder We are looking forward to hosting our final public input meeting for Boulder EATS! Food Traditions Along the Front Range on August 20th from 5:30 to 6:30 pm in the Lodge Gallery; doors open at 5pm. Jo...

Last chance for public input on the Boulder EATS! food/restaurant history exhibit opening Nov. 15 at the Museum of Boulder! Join us August 20, 5:30 p.m., at the Museum of Boulder #boulder
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19.08.2025 21:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Boulder County farm stand field guide - Boulder Weekly Your map to (almost) every roadside farm stand selling fresh produce, meats and more across Boulder County - Boulder Weekly

It's prime produce time in Boulder County. Here's a guided tour of the road side farm stands dotting the rural roads.
Bring your own shopping bags, but leave dogs at home and away from the chickens, ducks, horses and especially the llamas. #boulder
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16.08.2025 20:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sesh and supper at Colorado's first cannabis club - Boulder Weekly Cirrus Social Club in Denver dishes classy apps, flights of pot and zero stigma for cannabis users. Boulder Weekly

A lovely, classy ritual ensued as our Flight Attendant delivered our tall, water-filtered bong with three bowls, a lighter and two personal mouthpieces. The budtender stopped by our table to show off our strains. #cannabis
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11.08.2025 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Boulder farmers market dining guide - Boulder Weekly From paella to pizza, source your next great meal from these local farmers market booths and vendors. Boulder Weekly

I’ve always enjoyed the filled masa patties from Pupusas Familia, banh mi at Savory Saigon and traditional breakfast at The Orange Tent. Tacos Del Norte dishes spot-on street tacos, and Rang Tang’s ribs with mac-n-cheese are my comfort go-to dishes.

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America’s Cheeseburger Paradise - Colorado AvidGolfer CONSIDER THIS A THICK AND JUICY CHRONICLE OF COLORADO’S LEGENDARY LINKS TO CHEESEBURGERS AND ... THE GAME OF GOLF.

According to newspaper accounts, Ballast tested many hamburger toppings (including peanut butter with chocolate) before settling on a slice of cheese.

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"I expected to be treated with more respect,” Lehndorff said.
β€œNewspapers like this β€” they’re about the things that we do together,” he said. β€œAnd we lose something when we don’t have these common platforms that all of us share.”
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12.07.2025 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Phish food - Boulder Weekly Let the lyrics of this iconic jam band be your guide to Boulder County's best food and drink. Boulder Weekly

"It’s Cadillac rainbows and lots of spaghetti / and I love meatballs so you better get ready.” – β€œHalley’s Comet”

Gondolier Italian Eatery
4800 Baseline Road, Boulder and 1217 Main St., Longmont

#phish #boulder
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03.07.2025 22:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜American as apple pie’ means it was invented elsewhere and came here as an immigrant (Happy July Fourth! This was written October, 2008): I believe in pie. My favorite food, bar none, is warm, fresh wild blueberry pie a la moded with good vanilla bean ice cream. But my faith transc…

I believe in pie.

We like to brag on things that are β€œas American as apple pie,” which is really to say that pie, like all us citizens, emigrated here from elsewhere and found a home.
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02.07.2025 15:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Colorado camping cuisineΒ : better backpacking food - Boulder Weekly How icky beef stroganoff led local brands to make better (and better-for-you) backpacking meals. Boulder Weekly

COLORADO: BACKPACKING CUISINE UPGRADE
β€œWe don’t want any crap ingredients, food coloring or preservatives,” says Farm to Summit’s Barton. β€œWe dehydrate everything in house.”
boulderweekly.com/food/colorado-backpacking-meal-brands/

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Boulder County farm stand field guide - Boulder Weekly Your map to (almost) every roadside farm stand selling fresh produce, meats and more across Boulder County - Boulder Weekly

Here it is: Your (only) guide to Boulder County's roadside farm stands

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19.06.2025 20:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Are you a backpacker? What is your favorite freeze dried meal from the three topnotch Colorado makers of backpacking food: Oso Adventure Meals, Farm to Summit, and Backpacker's Pantry?

#backpacking

16.06.2025 22:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
β€˜I’ll have the caprese bruschetta and a bong-ful of sativa’ – KGNU Community Radio

I have seen (and tasted) the future of cannabis in the United States.
And, yes, I inhaled at Cirrus Social Club, Colorado's first place where you can eat, smoke and take home a quarter ounce.
And, I liked it.

#cannabis #colorado
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13.06.2025 02:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Colorado's first cannabis social club, opens in Denver - Boulder Weekly Cirrus Social Club's "munchies" menu includes bagel bites flight, pb&j and an ice cream sundae. Boulder Weekly

Cannabis hospitality has finally arrived in Colorado at Cirrus Social Club, the state’s debut cannabis social club open in Denver. Guesst enjoy a choice of cannabis strains and ingestion methods and a "munchies and bev" menu.
#cannabis #denver #boulderweekly
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10.06.2025 17:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Colorado's first cannabis social club, opens in Denver - Boulder Weekly Cirrus Social Club's "munchies" menu includes bagel bites flight, pb&j and an ice cream sundae. Boulder Weekly

#cannabis
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Home is where the hearth isΒ  - Boulder Weekly Boulder County bakers feed our need for sourdough loaves and treats straight from their own kitchens. Nibbles by John Lehndorff

Tucked away in ranch houses and condos in suburban neighborhoods is an under-the-radar contingent of dedicated home bakers selling their goodies to a legion of followers.
These are Boulder County’s β€œcottage foods” bakers. boulderweekly.com/food/nibbles...

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