I’m going to disagree with your disagreement.
Boulder has one of if not the best food scenes in the mountain west.
There are some really great restaurants on Pearl Street. I once had a lamb burger with a red pepper chutney to die for on Pearl Street at The Kitchen.
They have the Auguste Escoffier School Of Culinary Arts, is a which is a top 5 culinary school. And down in Denver is Johnson and Wales #3. Boulder has a rich culinary offering.
Also many casual dining places were influenced by Boulder.
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The flatirons are absolutely gorgeous. I joke around about it being the People’s Democratic Republic of Boulder, but overall Boulder is not a bad place. Beats Provo!