Foodie Friday
There's a good reason Bon Appétit called Boulder, America's Foodiest Town. This weekly blog will help you understand why! Every Friday, check out downtown's food scene and all the incredible opportunities available to tantalize your taste buds! Check out this list of restaurant specials and promotions compiled weekly - just for YOU!
Food-Related Events and Announcements: December 12, 2025
Happy Friday, Foodies! The holidays are here, and downtown is serving up plenty of reasons to eat, sip, and savor… hope you’re hungry!
Boulder’s Frasca Food and Wine has added another national honor, ranking No. 27 on Robb Report’s list of the 100 Greatest American Restaurants of the 21st Century, the only Colorado restaurant to make the list. Since opening in 2004, co-founders Bobby Stuckey and Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson have crafted a fine-dining destination inspired by Italy’s Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, blending local Colorado ingredients with meticulous hospitality. Frasca has earned multiple James Beard Awards and back-to-back Michelin Stars. Its inclusion alongside national and global heavyweights highlights how this Boulder gem has helped shape the country’s culinary conversation.
The Boulder International Film Festival’s CineCHEF returns Thursday, April 9, 2026, spotlighting Badass Women Chefs who create movie-inspired dishes. Guests can enjoy General Admission at $120 with tastings, paired drinks, desserts, and music, or upgrade to the Amuse-Bouche ticket at $170 for early entry, champagne, and a special gift. It’s a feast for the senses, blending film, flavor, and Boulder’s foodie fame.
Gemini is stepping into the spotlight this week with a Holiday Specials Menu that’s pure seasonal decadence. Start with tapas like truffle croquetas and a tortilla de papas topped with foie mousse, wild mushrooms, and black truffles. For something heartier, dive into standout platos including lobster paella, pato con frutas, and a ribeye that’s worthy of a celebration all its own.
Lindsay’s Boulder Deli at Häagen-Dazs is sweetening the season with two festive deals: grab a $50 gift card for just $40, or enjoy a free Häagen-Dazs milkshake with any $25 purchase. Treat yourself, treat someone else, or do both!
Bohemian Biergarten is getting into the holiday spirit with their Berry Merry Spritz, a bright, fruity cocktail that’s equal parts festive and refreshing. Perfect for sipping with friends while you soak up the lively biergarten vibes.
Over at Gelato Boy, it’s all about indulgence with the limited-edition Peppermint Bark Sundae. Creamy, minty, and just the right amount of chocolatey crunch, it’s a sweet way to celebrate the season.
If you need a break from the Colorado cold, Jax Fish House is your mini-vacation. Dive into salmon poke, crisp dulse chips, yuzu, and sesame, all paired with a crisp Kona beer, it’s like stepping straight into a sunny island moment.
Rosetta Hall is mixing things up behind the bar with inventive cocktails like Don Julio Blanco, Johnnie Novo, Cosmetologist, and Sage Saturn. Perfect for exploring the hall while sipping something unique and flavorful.
And from December 19–24, Centro is fully in the holiday spirit. Think holiday margaritas, Mexican hot chocolate, festive fish dishes, and an all-day happy hour bender on December 22.
Ways to Help
Emergency Family Assistance Fund (EFAA) helps those in our community whose immediate needs for food, shelter and other basic necessities cannot be adequately met by other means, and supports their efforts toward financial stability or self-sufficiency. You can help them with a financial contribution, volunteering, or donating non-perishable food and cleaning supplies.
Emergency family assistance fund
Harvest of Hope Pantry's sole mission is food assistance. They offer clients a choice shopping experience where individuals select preferred foods within their shopping allowances. You can help them with financial assistance, volunteering or by hosting food drives.
Boulder Food Rescue aims to create a more just and less wasteful food system by facilitating the sustainable redistribution of healthy food that would otherwise be wasted to low-income communities, by bicycle. The best way to help them currently is to donate or volunteer.
Meals on Wheels Boulder provides nutritious meals and a daily well-being check to Boulder residents, regardless of age or income. The number one way to support them during this time is to contribute financially.