MATT CORTINA
JAMAICAN JERK CATCH OF THE DAY. Market price. 218 Coffman St., Longmont, tortugaslongmont.com
TRY THIS WEEK:
Jamaican Jerk Catch of the Day @Tortugas
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1 n New stall in Rosetta Hall TOP CHEF FINALIST Carrie Baird has departed Denver’s acclaimed Bar Dough and will open Rose’s Classic Americana this spring at Boulder’s Rosetta Hall. She will team with Natascha Hess of the food hall’s Ginger Pig to form the That’s What She Said restaurant group. The eatery replaces Justin Brunson’s Folsom Foods with an all-day menu featuring her famous huevos rancheros that Beat Bobby Flay. BOULDER WEEKLY
WE’LL CUT TO THE CHASE:
If you want to eat seafood in Boulder County, your first stop should be Tortugas in Longmont. Their menu borrows from Caribbean, Southern and Creole cooking traditions and features fresh catches, prepared simply and accompanied by bright, flavorful sauces, slaws and garnishes. Stop in and order the catch of the day (mahi-mahi on a recent visit) and your choice of preparation: Cuban mojo (sage, citrus and spices); Voodoo (dynamite étoufée sauce and dirty rice); West Indian curry; or, our choice, Jamaican Jerk — grilled with habanero, mustard, honey and a robust spice blend and topped with mango salsa. The grill provides irresistible smoky flavor, and the fish is cooked with precision. Served alongside maybe the best sweet potato fries in existence, and earthy, porkified collard greens.
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n You should have some margaritas this weekend CLIMATE CHANGE, BLOOMBERG ADS, sidewalk shoveling: none of us need an excuse to drink this weekend. But if you do, it also happens to be National Margarita Day on Saturday, Feb. 22. To celebrate, Big Red F’s Centro Mexican Kitchen and Zolo Grill are offering specials. Zolo’s got their house marg available for $5 all day long and prickly pear versions for $7. Also feel free to dive into their selection of 250-plus tequilas and mezcals. Centro’s got a weekend-long event with $5 margs before sunset, $8 frozen margs and a variety of other specials. FEBRUARY 20, 2020
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