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Frasca Food and Wine

Address:
  1738 Pearl Street
  Boulder, CO 80302

Phone: 303-442-6966

Website: www.frascafoodandwine.com

Pricing: $$$

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Description:

Frasca Food and Wine Frasca is the creation of Master Sommelier Bobby Stuckey and Chef Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson. Their shared passion for Friuli-Venezia Giulian cuisine and fine wine is reflected in the exquisitely prepared fare and a comprehensive wine list boasting over 200 varieties. The seasoned and professional staff ensures a memorable evening with their meticulous attention to detail, expert wine pairing, and extensive knowledge of the menu. And the pastoral, elegant dining room evokes the gracious and friendly feeling of traditional Italian Frascas. Warm, welcoming, and unpretentious, Frasca is the perfect destination for impromptu gatherings, casual dinners, and special occasions.

The menu changes seasonally to make the most of current harvests and the freshest produce, herbs, and spices. It favors products from the best local farmers and purveyors and reflects Friulian sensibilities about ingredients and proportion according to weather, climate, and calendar. Our menu celebrates the tradition of Frascas with the rustic elegance and simplicity of its dishes. And above all, it is Friulian. Each dish is inspired by the sophisticated flavors and international influences of the area that are at once quintessentially Italian yet unique to this extraordinary region.

At Frasca, we champion our local farmers; the very richness and diversity of Colorado´s food products was a defining factor in our decision to open our restaurant in Boulder. We actively support and collaborate with our purveyors, and they provide Frasca with the finest naturally raised meats and organically grown produce available. We proudly salute them by including their name on the dishes they inspire.

Frasca is an active member of the Slow Food Organization. To learn more about Slow Food USA, please visit their website at: www.slowfoodusa.org

Comments:

Chief Foodie Officer

When I attended the University of Colorado at Boulder in the early 1980´s, the Boulder restaurant scene wasn´t much more than a mix of college bars and health-food shops. So when I returned for a visit last year I really did not expect to find any restaurant that would get me excited. But what I discovered was that something drastically has changed in the Boulder Restaurant scene, and with the opening of Frasca Food & Wine, Boulder has officially became foodie-friendly.

If you have read my book or any of my other reviews, you know how much I love Italian food, and Frasca is everything I would hope for and more. The true Northern Italian fare turned out by chef/co-owner Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson along with master sommelier/co-owner Bobby Stuckey´s show-stopping wine list deliver a one-two punch of superb Italian dining that has very few if any rivals anywhere in the country. I knew I was in the right place when I opened Bobby´s wine list and found an extensive collection of Italian varietals, but I was even more impressed by his passion for sharing his knowledge of wine.

To say the food is amazing would be an understatment. My wife compares the precision and quality of their food to our favorite restaurant in the world - Restaurant Gary Danko in San Francisco. Believe me when I tell you that that is one serious complement. The seasonally changing menu is a tribute to the Friuli region of Italy and is integrated with fresh products from local farmers and ranchers. Chef Lachlan and his team go to great lengths to produce unique and inspiring dishes that will amaze anyone who truly loves great food.

This is not your ordinary Italian dining experience. Lachlan and Bobby made sure that every element of the dining experience was extraordinary, from the starched white linens on each table to the Riedel stemware. The decor is elegantly rustic, but extremely comfortable, and the service team is well trained and very helpful.

If you are anywhere near Boulder, Colorado, you must take the time to visit Frasca Food & Wine. It´s the best restaurant in Colorado and one of our top five favorites in the country.

Monday - June 4, 2012