Food Safety At Turley’s Part 2: Staff Training
Turley's restaurant in Boulder, CO Earlier this week I ventured into the big bad world to get a feel for practical food safety practices in a real restaurant. ...
May 13th, 2012 by Greg McGuire
Chef Lon Symensma Nominated For Food & Wine’s People’s Choice Award
Vote For Chef Lon here! Chef Lon Symensma has a serious culinary pedigree. That’s why Denver foodies were extremely excited when he decided...
March 5th, 2012 by Greg McGuire
Beano’s Cabin: A Slice Of Rocky Mountain Goodness
No one would say seafood tastes better anywhere else than right beside the ocean. There’s something special about enjoying food in the place that produced it. Local food, or “regional cuisine,” has enjoyed resurgent popularity in recent years...
November 1st, 2011 by Greg McGuire
In The Field: Food Safety At Turley’s
Here at The Back Burner we have talked a lot about food safety. It’s an ongoing project for any restaurateur, and also a potential matter of life and death for any foodservice business...
August 16th, 2011 by Greg McGuire
Video: Sushi Zanmai Restaurant’s Turbo Air Mega Top Prep Table In Action
Our Product In Action series continues with Sushi...
June 10th, 2011 by Greg McGuire
Microbrew Rebels: Oskar Blues Does Craft Beer Their Way
When Oskar Blues opened its doors in 1997 in the tiny burg of Lyons, CO, just north of Boulder, it was just a place to get some great Southern style food and listen to the best offerings from the local music scene. That all began to change when Oskar...
February 19th, 2011 by Greg McGuire
The New Age Of Restaurant Marketing: ModMarket
ModMarket founders Rob McColgan and Anthony Pigliacampo You’d think finding a place to eat lunch in a health nut haven like Boulder, Colorado that featured simple, all-natural ingredients made from scratch for a good price would be pretty...
February 14th, 2011 by Greg McGuire
The Big Red F Restaurant Group: One Vision, Many Places
If you’re at all familiar with the favorite local haunts of Boulder and downtown Denver, then you probably know a Big Red F restaurant or two, even if that...
December 14th, 2010 by Greg McGuire
Laudisio’s Restaurant: Cibo, Vino, Amici!
“Cibo, Vino, Amici” (Food, Wine, Friends) is the motto Antonio Laudisio has followed faithfully over the course of 20-plus years in the food service industry. His landmark restaurant,...
December 14th, 2010 by Greg McGuire
Boulder Restaurants Getting Some National Respect
Boulder area restaurants are garnering some respect on the national scene, including a write-up in the Wall...
December 8th, 2009 by Greg McGuire





















