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, Laudisio’s, has long satisfied the hunger, thirst, and loneliness of Boulder locals and visitors alike with authentic Italian cuisine, fine wines, and an atmosphere that...

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 as restaurant patrons rediscover the unique experience of combining physical place and cuisine. If a great meal is about gaining a sense of place as well as flavor, then ...

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 founder Dale Katechis began brewing beer in 1999.  In November 2002, Oskar Blues produced its first microbrew in a can, an event that has since been dubbed the “Canned Beer Apocalypse.” The...

Boulder Spotlight: The Kitchen Cafe’s Sustainable Restaurant Ethos

The Kitchen Café community bistro takes the community part of their name very seriously.  The Boulder, Colorado restaurant provides a simple, rustic setting where friends, families, and neighbors can gather to enjoy great tasting, unpretentious food and a world-class beer and wine list.  Meals can be ordered family style any day of the week and weekday...

Some Great Recipes For Special Ties

Get a free cookbook full of great recipes from Tundra employees. Give a little to Special Ties. Everyone wins! The Back Burner is written by the employees and friends of Tundra Specialties in Boulder, CO.  And while we usually try to make this blog as informative as possible...

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.  Turley’s, an iconic Boulder, CO eatery known for its eclectic menu full of healthy eating and fantastic international flavors, was kind...

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 given the stakes if a food borne illness were to break out in your restaurant. So instead of sitting here in my ivory tower writing blog articles about the importance...

Boulder Has A New Top Chef

Boulder Chef Hosea Rosenberg Is THE Top Chef As some of you may know, eTundra.com and The Back Burner are based in Boulder, CO so we were especially pleased to learn that Boulder chef Hosea...