Frasca
Boulder, Colorado
Sophistication with heart.
There’s nothing quite like dropping your child off at college for the first time. The intensity of the experience, a mix of pride, happiness and longing—it’s funny how your heart can expand and contract at the same time—may be part of the reason I’ll never forget my meal at Frasca. The restaurant serves exquisitely prepared high-end Italian fare—from mishima beef with black truffle and puntarelle to house-made cavatelli with Dungeness crab, pepperoncino and sea urchin—but the experience is completely welcoming, almost informal. “You’re just starting college here, aren’t you?” the waitress asked my daughter, immediately intuiting that she needed some extra attention. “I know just how you feel…” Everyone in the place, and the terrific food and wine, helped sustain us as we moved into an exciting new chapter of our lives.
303.442.6966, frascafoodandwine.com
Photo by Megan Swann
