There’s a bumper crop of restaurant tidbits to share with you this week. Heading up the noshing news is the newly released 27th edition of the “Gabby Gourmet 2014 Restaurant Guide,” compiled and written by Pat “Gabby Gourmet” Miller, with a little help from her foodie friends.
The iconic paperback guide serves as the resource for restaurant information in the metro area and mountain communities. But Gabby doesn’t purport to be the be-all and end-all last word in restaurant critiques. Rather, she offers ratings – from the tip top To Die For to a low rating of three pigs – based on a five-pig scale.
Making the coveted To Die For list this year? Barolo Grill, Frasca Food & Wine, Fruition, L’Atelier (Boulder), Linger, Mizuna, Oak at Fourteenth (Boulder), Old Major, Rioja, Root Down and Shanahan’s.
Rather than engaging in never-ending arguments about her ratings, Gabby prefers to push the book as a go-to Yellow Pages of area restaurants. I keep it in my car for times when we’re in an unfamiliar part of town and need dinner NOW!
The cover illustration demonstrates the growing “farm-to-table” trend that has become the norm, Gabby said.
“The farm-to-table feel is everywhere … and is expected now, and restaurants are doing a great job,” she said. “The restaurant industry is working harder to make guests comfortable, offer great food, and totally adjusting menus for food allergies, and (adopting) an emphasis on cocktails, wines and more each year.”
The book is on sale (for $18.95) at area bookstores and select restaurants and grocers. More restaurant ruminations from Gabby at www.gabbygourmet.com.
- The 2014 Gabby Gourmet restaurant guide is on sale now at bookstores and online.
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