Denver Restaurant Week Seeps Into Boulder

Calling all broke boyfriends--here is your chance to make up for that little Valentine's Day snafu: Denver Restaurant Week. Every year, 5280 Magazine offers foodies-on-a-budget the opportunity to sample the haute faire at dozens of leading restaurants in the metro area for the low, low price of $52.80/couple. Even better, this time around there are four Downtown Boulder restaurants participating, and since everyone knows that Boulder cuisine is better, now would be a good time to pick up the phone and make reservations at one of the following hot spots:

SALT: New kid in town, chef Bradford Heap is serving up three different courses with choices like homemade buffalo cannelloni or a mahi dish, and a chocolate caramel salt tart to top it off. P.S. You can upgrade with a wine flight for only twenty-five bucks.

Black Cat: This European-inspired bistro offers creations based around fresh ingredients from the Black Cat organic farm and root cellar. Think winter root vegetables and warm, savory grain dishes.

Jill's at the St. Julien: When the first course on the menu is a beef carpaccio, you can only expect what follows to be at least as equally tantalizing. You won't be disappointed by a menu featuring Colorado-raised proteins served up with a Mediterranean flair.

Trattoria on Pearl: Italian, both modern and traditional on this menu--think prosciutto, homemade pasta and delicious sauces to suit every taste. Trattoria also offers an optional wine flight for $15/person.

I'm seriously drooling already.

The "week" actually started February 20th and goes through March 5th, so you have plenty of time to get in on the action, but don't wait too long or you'll be stuck scheduling a date night on a Wednesday evening at 9 p.m. So come on, go get your fancy on!

- Stacy

E Town's /Jax's Dinner & Show event this Sunday in Downtown Boulder

Downtown is filled with excitement and activities this Memorial Day weekend and one not to miss is E Town’s Dinner and Show event on Sunday, May 24th! The event starts at 5 p.m. with an amazing three course meal at the nationally renowned Jax Fish House (the evening’s menu was prepared by TV’s Top Chef, Hosea Rosenberg) and is followed by reserved seats at the E Town show with Nick & Helen Forster (host & co-host), Jorma Kaukonen (legendary guitar player) and Guggenheim Grotto (Irish pop/folk act) at the Boulder Theater. Tickets are $50 per person. Tickets and dinner reservations are available by calling Jax Fish House Boulder at 303-444-1811.

E Town is a lively weekly radio broadcast heard from coast to coast on National Public Radio (NPR) as well as other public and commercial stations. Boulder & Denver listeners can tune in on KBCO FM, KGNU-FM & AM and KUNC-FM. The shows are taped in front of live audiences at venues around the country - and mostly right here in Downtown Boulder at the historic Boulder Theater. Each show features performances from top musicians and conversations with a wide variety of authors, poets and policy-makers about various topics that promote a socially responsible and environmentally sustainable world. Former interviewees include: Jimmy Carter, Jane Goodall, Ralph Nader and Michael Moore just to name a few. Prior musical guests include well known names such as Ben Harper, Blues Traveler, Chris Isaak, Emmylou Harris, Jason Mraz, Mary Chapin-Carpenter, String Cheese Incident and The Samples.

To learn more about E Town, listen to a mp3 of a prior show or download an E Town podcast online at Etown.org. For tickets and dinner reservations for this Sunday’s Dinner and Show event, call 303-444-1811. For a complete listing of happenings and businesses in Downtown Boulder, check out BoulderDowntown.com.

- Terri Takata-Smith

Downtown Boulder's Top Chef: Hosea Rosenberg

It's down to five on Top Chef New York (Wednesdays, 8 p.m. on Bravo), Hosea Rosenberg, of Downtown Boudler's Jax Fish House, is the only "American male" left standing in this ferocious competition. He has made it through 10 plus weeks and beat competitors from all over the United States. Rosenberg stands poised to make to the final four. Perhaps his toughest competitors are the European contingent of Fabio, the comedic Italian, and Stephan, the self assured Fin. But Rosenberg has the confidence of having cooked for the best palates in the West...right here in Downtown Boulder (as well as being the seven-time, undefeated champion of the Flatiron Chef Competition)! Take the time to watch and cheer on Rosenberg as he makes his run to be America's Top Chef and visit Jax this Saturday for their special Valentine's Day $75 prix fixe dinner, $25 optional wine pairing. For reservations call 303.444.1811 or online. For menu details, click here.