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Hungry? Hope you like beef, because that’s the main course at Columbine Steak House and Lounge.
Gazing at the Columbine Steak House and Lounge’s glowing yellow sign, one might expect a meal there to unfold like the delicate state flower that shares its name.
Instead, it’s all about hunks of steak and jaunty martinis.
The Columbine […]



Complicated, addictive sauces and impeccable ingredients star on the menu of this Indian restaurant that turns vegetarian food into a nuanced feast.
Dining critics and regulars rave about the creamy saag paneer, a luscious soupy blend of white, tofu-like cheese cubes and more than a dozen spices. Masalaa’s saag paneer won over my daughter, age […]



What’s a family to do after a full day of skiing at Eldora? Try Wild Mountain Smokehouse & Brewery.
We had spent much of the day skiing at Eldora Mountain Resort, just 40 minutes up a canyon from Boulder, and we were starved. It would not surprise me if prisoners would turn up their noses at […]



Like the hot stuff? Los Tapatios has you covered.
On the grand tour of family-owned downtown Lafayette Mexican joints, you can eat your way around the flavor wheel of green chile and never have a taste or texture repeated.
Start up on the north end of Public Road, at La Familia, where the sauce is heavily […]



Step into the functional, simple Thai Kitchen in Longmont.
Squeezed into a strip mall just off busy North Main Street in Longmont, Thai Kitchen is a serene, pleasant refuge from its noisy chain-store surroundings. The decor is simple — a few wooden carvings from Thailand, some seashell-inspired art — and so are the functional tables, with […]