It’s hard to believe ANOTHER year has passed. In January 2017 we will be embarking on our seventh year of culinary tours, and I truly cannot believe how much fun we’re having. As the founder and owner of Local Table Tours, I’m honored and humbled that so many fantastic establishments in Denver, Boulder, and most recently Fort Collins welcome us and our guests in for an exclusive taste of the town. We truly would not and could not be in business were it not for the vibrant local food scene.
I’m personally more excited about 2017 than I’ve ever been as we approach a new year. Our Fort Collins tours include not just a solid lineup, but places you really can’t experience in Denver or Boulder. It’s well worth a trip north to explore the Front Range’s newest culinary hot spot. We’re expanding our Boulder tours outside of the downtown Boulder area for the first time. After seven years, all I can say is FINALLY! And Denver tours are expanding to more neighborhoods and eateries than we’ve ever featured before. We’re going to have a lot to offer locals, tourist, first timers, and repeat customers, and for that, I’m thrilled.
I’ve combed through hundreds of food and drink photos that I snapped this year while guiding tours and dining out, and these are my most memorable. Below you’ll see the dishes and drinks I talk about over and over to our tour guests. As I’ve said hundreds of times by now- It’s the toughest job in town.
Cheers to a successful 2016 and an even more exciting 2017!
-Megan
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- HopDoddy Burger at Union Station serves the most delicious burgers.
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- The garlic smashers at Next Door Pubs in both Denver and Boulder are a crowd favorite.
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- Crab Cakes
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- Devils on Horseback are always devoured at West Flanders Brewing in Boulder.
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- Deviled eggs with house made kimchi. If this scares you, you’re being silly! Bramble and Hare never disappoints.
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- T-Aco. That’s really all that needs to be said. It’s in our top five of all time featured establishments.
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- Arancini at Locale Boulder are one of the absolute best bites in Boulder.
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- The budino at Locale Boulder is the best dessert in town.
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- Chilled zucchini soup at Bramble and Hare served in espresso glasses made for a most memorable private dining tour in Boulder.
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- The farinata at Via Perla is a must-try dish in Boulder.
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- Soup dumplings at Cholon in Denver leave you dreaming of soup dumplings.
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- House-made cheese and charcuterie at Lucky Pie LoDo make us feel so lucky to have them in town!
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- Any and every cocktail tour stop at Oak at Fourteenth in Boulder is a highlight of our week.
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- Arcana, one of Boulder’s newest establishments, serves a chicken salad like you’ve never tasted.
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- One or two weeks this year, a corn pizza with freshly shaved truffles was available at Locale Boulder. There are simply no words to describe it’s perfection. We sure hope to taste it again next year.
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- The THC infused Matzo Ball Soup made by the owner of Rosenberg’s Bagels for the Flatirons Food Film Festival edible marijuana speakeasy was the BEST matzo ball soup ever. And, that had NOTHING to do with the THC-infused matzo ball.
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- Zoe Ma Ma’s shrimp potstickers and vegan dumplings could be part of our daily diet.
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- The budino-filled croisant from Izzio’s Bakery at the Denver Central Market is sinful. Don’t worry- your sins will be forgiven.
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- Though clearly not for everyone, the “Chef’s Special” at Ace Eat Serve in Denver is not to be forgotten- a Tiger beer, a shot of Evan Williams, and a kimchi pickleback.
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- Arcana served our group a cranberry merengue topped with a warm squash puree and togarashi. This was quite remarkable and one bite that will surely be retold over and over and over…
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- A proper whiskey sour at The Whiskey in Fort Collins reminds us why classic cocktails are some of the best cocktails we’ll ever enjoy.
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- The Kitchen Fort Collins had a “Cranberry Sauced” on their specials menu. Enough said on that one!
