The Tasting Menu

Flower Poacha Breakfast Champion, 4800 Baseline Road, Boulder, breakfastchampionboulder.com Out went Erhard’s European Bakery, and in came Breakfast Champion, which puts out a large menu of Turkish...

Fennel and Sausage Pizza Pizza Rev, 1650 28th St., Boulder; 520 W. South Boulder Road, Lafayette, pizzarev.com Pizza Rev allows guests to walk down an assembly line...

Red Flannel Hash Jelly (Capitol Hill), 600 E. 13th Ave., Denver, eatmorejelly.com There’s a reason Jelly got its name — the homemade jelly is served atop...

The Superfood Bowl Vitality Bowls, 2525 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, vitalitybowls.com This healthnut hotspot only opened a few weeks ago, but, if we’re being honest, we’ve already visited...

Cochinita Pibil Tacos Mojo Taqueria, 216 Main St., Lyons, mojotaqueria.com Mojo Taqueria is a good place. Inventive cocktails, unique rotating beers, a vibrant atmosphere and, most importantly,...

Sun-dried Tomato Falafel Burger FATE Brewing Company, 1600 38th St., Boulder, fatebrewingcompany.com The folks at FATE know how to brew excellent beer, which somehow tastes even better...

Redfish Tacos Zolo Southwestern Grill, 2525 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, zologrill.com If you’re looking for fish tacos around Boulder County, may we suggest Zolo? Their redfish tacos are...

Kalua Pork Hapa Sushi Grill & Sake Bar, 1117 Pearl St., Boulder, hapasushi.com Hawaiian food is so underrated. We say that because it’s so hard to find...

Pesto Penne Carelli’s, 645 30th St., Boulder, carellis.com Carelli’s has long been one of our readers’ top choices for best Italian food come Best of Boulder...

Triple Chocolate Espresso Torte Blackbelly, 1606 Conestoga St., Boulder, blackbelly.com When three separate people recommend a dessert in a restaurant as well-reputed as Blackbelly, you get that...

Austin Steak Sandwich Waterloo, 817 Main St., Louisville, waterloolouisville.com Waterloo’s Austin steak sandwich falls somewhere on the meat sandwich spectrum between the Philly cheese steak and...

The Spirulina Bowl Peachy’s Superfruit Cafe, 1926 14th St., Boulder, peachysboulder.com Good food, good mood” is the name of the game at this superfood joint, which recently...