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: January 30, 2026
Boulder is bringing the love this week, with downtown menus and treats designed for celebrating Valentine’s Day in delicious ways. From romantic dinners to sweet endings and thoughtful sips, there’s no shortage of ways to indulge.
A Valentine’s Day dinner at Gemini is all about bold flavors and a little romance. The special menu spans refined tapas like hamachi crudo with blood orange agua fresca and winter citrus, tuna conserva topped with trout roe and lemon confit, and a tortilla de papas finished with butter-poached lobster and tarragon beurre monté. Heartier plates include halibut en papillote with spring vegetables and fingerling potatoes, plus a surf and turf paella loaded with flank steak, prawns, chorizo, and rosemary chili crisp.
Valentine’s Day takes on a softer, more aromatic note at the Boulder Dushanbe Teahouse, where limited-edition teas make a thoughtful seasonal gift. Leaves of Love blends pomegranate and vanilla with delicate white tea, while Amour Noir combines cherry, cocoa, and black tea for a richer profile. A heart-shaped mesh infuser is also available, adding a sweet touch and ensuring a perfect steep every time.
Hapa Sushi is leaning into playful indulgence with the debut of the Booty Call Roll. Featuring a whole lobster tail laid over a roll filled with snow crab salad, tempura asparagus, and shiso, it’s finished with a drizzle of garlic sake butter for a rich, over-the-top bite that feels fitting for Valentine’s week.
For those skipping alcohol but not flavor, Postino WineCafe has introduced two new non-alcoholic cocktails for a limited time. Airplane Mode balances soft bitterness with bright citrus, while Ginger Drift delivers the cozy kick of a dark and stormy without the storm, blending spicy ginger, fresh lime, and a gently warming finish.
Sweet cravings are covered at Gelato Boy, where new limited-edition flavors are scooping now. Berry cheesecake, peanut butter brownie, and cookie jar all offer a nostalgic, dessert-forward way to end the week, whether you’re sharing or treating yourself.
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.