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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!  


Photo Courtesy of Bohemian Biergarten

Food-Related Events and Announcements: March 15, 2024

Happy Friday, foodies! Let’s shamROCK and roll with this week’s food and drink specials…

Corned beef and cabbage have entered the chat…Bohemian Biergarten invites you to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day this Sunday, March 17th starting at 11 AM. Entertainment begins at 1 PM with a special Conor O’Neills Pop-Up featuring Guinness and Hard Chaw Irish Cream, followed by Irish dancing performances at 2:30 PM, then live music from 3-8 PM. This lively event will offer an array of food and drink specials and will run on a first come, first serve basis…head downtown and grab your seat! For more information, check out their Instagram (@bohemian.biergarten).

St. Paddy’s celebrations kick off early at Avanti Boulder! Enjoy drink specials including $6 Guinness, $8 Jameson and Tullamore Dew shots and $11 drop shots. This party goes all weekend long…head over today through Sunday, March 17th to join in on all the fun.

Velvet Elk Lounge celebrates the Irish holiday with creatively-named specialty cocktails including the “In a Pinch” ($10); a green Midori mimosa with Prosecco, Midori melon liqueur and lemon juice, the “Get Lucked Up”; Tokyo tea with gin, Midori melon liqueur, rum, tequila, triple sec, vodka, lemon juice, simple syrup and a splash of soda and our personal favorite…the “Who’s your Paddy?” ($12), a classic Last Word cocktail made with gin, green Chartreuse, Luxardo Maraschino liqueur and lime juice. Cheers! 

 Looking for a creative way to spend your St. Paddy’s Sunday evening? Boulder Wine Bar partners with Colorado Poets Center to host an St. Patrick’s Day Open Mic Night, Sunday, March 17th from 6:30-9:30 PM. Share your own works of art or grab a drink and listen to magical stories and verses - a two drink minimum is always appreciated. Just next door, Open Studios Gallery (formerly R Gallery) will be hosting their grand opening this Saturday and Sunday. Food and drink specials will be offered through Boulder Wine Bar - head over to support local artists and art groups!

Maine Shack returns to their normal daily operating hours Sunday - Thursday 11:00 -8 PM and Friday - Saturday 11-9 PM - including their daily happy hours from 3-5:30 PM! This weekend, Saturday, March 16th through Sunday, March 17th, celebrate their St. Patrick’s Day specials including Fish & Chips and Irish stouts. 

Don’t just wear green this St. Paddy’s Day weekend…eat green too! Check out Pasta Press’s St. Paddy’s Day Meal Kit, the perfect mixture of clean, green and authentic Italian meals. Make your 24 hour pre-order here. Heading to Pasta Press for lunch? All month long, mention the Shamrock Special at Pasta Press anytime between 11:30am - 2pm to receive a free drink with any in-store purchase - enjoy!

Drag Brunch, anyone? Grab your ticket ($75 per person) for the Stella’s Cucina’s Apres Lodge drag event happening tomorrow, Saturday, March 16th. There are two time slots available - 10:15 AM & 1:15 PM and tickets are going fast!

Jax Fish House & Oyster Bar continues all things Oyster Month with delicious specials happening almost daily! Looking for more oyster-filled festivities? Be sure to grab a ticket (now $125) for their final Bubbles and Pearl Shindig happening next Sunday, March 24th from 1:30-3:30 PM. 

You know the drill…Taste of Pearl is happening less than one month from today! Don’t wait to purchase a ticket and secure your spot at this exclusive foodie and fashionista event. Local restaurants and wineries including Silver Vines Winery, Postino WineCafe, SALT and more are waiting to serve you! 

Happy dining!

Bon Appétit!


Ways to Help

Emergency Family Assistance Fund (EFFA) 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'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 donating the food items on their shopping list. Learn more here.

Harvest of hope

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. You can learn more about the work they are doing here.

Boulder food rescue

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. You can do that here

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