MATT CORTINA
FRYBREAD PLATE AT RIVER AND WOODS, $14. 2328 Pearl St., Boulder, riverandwoodsboulder.com
TRY THIS WEEK:
Dr. Red Elk’s Frybread Plate @ River and Woods
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next to a towering, modern condo complex sits the little blue house that holds fast to a strong culinary lineage. The former site of the esteemed John’s Restaurant, the building has been home for the last few years to Chef Daniel Asher’s excellent River and Woods, which serves elevated comfort food often culled from recipes donated by community members. One such borrowed recipe is Dr. Red Elk’s frybread plate, which is simply heaven. Short ribs are braised for eight hours until they’re succulent and life-affirming. They’re then shredded and topped with a savory-spicy green chili, cotija cheese and tangy sour cream. And it’s all assembled on doughy, fatty, crispy, chewy, wonderful frybread. It’s the food equivalent of sweatpants and a big blanket — familiar, comfortable and irresistible.
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n Chili cook-off in Longmont
n Denver Restaurant Week returns
n Craft beer fest on leap day
GROSSEN BART BREWERY will host the sixth annual Chili Chili Bang Bang cookoff on Saturday, Feb. 15 from 1-5 p.m. at its taproom and brewery (1025 Delaware Ave., Longmont). Enter your own chili for $20 and get the first Grossen Bart pint (excluding specialty brews) on the house. Or, don’t bring chili and get a $10 ticket, which provides unlimited chili tastings and the right to vote for your favorite. Proceeds benefit HOPE and the LeftHand Artist Group. Tickets at: eventbritecom/e/6th-annual-chili-chili-bang-bangcook-off-tickets-92580389437.
THE 10-DAY-LONG Denver Restaurant Week returns Feb. 21, providing diners the chance to eat at hundreds of the area’s best restaurants at three price points: $25, $35 and $45. Head out of Boulder County for special menus at Atelier by Radex, Coperta, Il Posto, Old Major, Safta, Tupelo Honey and more. Or, stop in at one of the participating Boulder County restaurants: 740 Front, Boudler Cork, Boulder Chophouse, Dagabi Tapas Bar, Jill’s, The Melting Pot, Riff’s, Salt and Via Toscana. More info at denver.org/ denver-restaurant-week.
SUMMERTIME NEED not hog all the craft beer fests. De-ice yourself and head to the Balch Fieldhouse at Folsom Field in Boulder on Feb. 29 (Leap Day) from 1-5 p.m. for the Winter Craft Beer Festival. A $45 general admission ticket includes unlimited samples, a souvenir glass and entry to the silent disco. A $65 VIP tickets tacks on a “unique gift” (what could it be?!) and entry an hour early (at noon). This year brings a partnership with the Colorado Brewers Guild, and you’ll spot local favorites like Upslope, Twisted Pine, Odd13, Asher, Sanitas, Uhl’s and Wibby, along with welcome visitors like Bell’s, Loveland Aleworks and Prost. Tickets at wintercraftbeerfestival.com/tickets.
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