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This week’s post goes along with my post about the “vampire” grave in Lafayette, Colorado, that I posted a couple of weeks ago. On my way to the cemetery, I passed through Lafayette’s Old Town for the first time. On the way back, I stopped there because I’d seen the Tangerine Restaurant and wanted to try it.
I’d seen mention of Tangerine in local magazines, but I didn’t realize Lafayette had one. Boulder has the original, and I thought I’d have to go there. But I didn’t!
Tangerine, according to their website, counts Chef Alec Schuler as its owner. He also owned a place called Arugula in Boulder until last January. Tangerine is his breakfast/lunch/brunch restaurant.
It’s a bright and sunny place, lots of windows, decked out in tangerine:
They have a rather large menu with some interesting twists on old standards:
In my estimation, a restaurant with less-than-clean silverware is an ominous indicator of the restaurant’s quality. I had nothing to worry about with Tangerine – theirs looked like it just came out of the box! I was so moved by the shiny I had to take a picture!
I ordered the steak and eggs. Notice the tangerine-colored coffee cup! For that matter, they had excellent coffee, too.
The food was great. Everything was fresh and to my order. As usual, I loved the potatoes the most! I’m really looking forward to going back to try more menu items, especially their twist on mimosas – they make them with additions of various fruit and veggie juices. Care to brunch?
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Karren, I’m coming with you the next time to tangerine. 😉 The food seems to be delicious. The silverware looks like a bit as from WMF (type: Koblenz). I worked for this company years ago. Best wishes from Germany.
Kathleen, thanks for your comment. Of course you are welcome to come with me to Tangerine next time! Yes, the silverware does look like WMF!