I think a lot of people just got tired of going out for big meals at night,” Richard says.Ĭhef Alec Shuler opened Tangerine when the space next to his Boulder fine-dining restaurant, Arugula, became available. There are more independent business people and professionals. “Brunch is a meal.”īrunch has become popular because of economic and social changes. Breakfast is a more industrial, quick experience,” he says. “Our idea was just to serve New Orleans brunch dishes that people loved seven days a week. Fletcher Richards, founder of Lucile’s, says it was a foreign idea at the time in the restaurant business. Single eateries operated by chefs, including several in Boulder County, have become so successful they have spawned multiple locations up and down the Front Range that only serve brunch.īoulder County birthed at least one brunch pioneer, Lucile’s Creole Cafe, which opened in an old Downtown Boulder home in 1980. Like few other populations, Coloradans have hugged brunch to their collective bosoms and now it is served at nearly every cafe, brewpub, bakery and barbecue joint. English writer Guy Beringer coined the word for the combo meal in his 1895 essay, “Brunch: A Plea,” which billed the meal as a hangover remedy. The traditional well-dressed, post-church family brunch crowd was suddenly joined by bleary-eyed, long-haired hippies, and everybody had a kumbaya moment drinking coffee, discovering the joy of Hollandaise and sipping mimosas at 1 p.m.Īlmost everything about the above is true except the invention part. There was a market to feed people like me who had stayed up way too late the night before.īrunch was a guilty pleasure that fit in perfectly with Boulder in the late 1970s, when hedonism was a large-scale civic activity. These places treated breakfast as a serious meal. Sunday brunch was invented in Boulder in 1978 at eateries like Nancy’s Restaurant. It’s still slinging fantastic brunch today, only at more locations. All Rights Reserved.Lucile's Creole Cafe was an original when it opened its first location in 1980 in Boulder. Schuler has worked in Spain, Seattle, and the East Coast, and as an executive chef at restaurants in Boulder and Niwot before opening Arugula in 2009, followed by Tangerine in 2011.Ĭopyright © 2017 City of Lafayette, CO. and has won best breakfast, best brunch, and best gluten-free restaurant over the past 4 years. More information: Tangerine’s Boulder location is located at 2777 Iris Ave. ![]() “We are excited to welcome this proven restaurant concept to our broad offering of delicious eateries.” “Tangerine promises to enhance the ‘creative, diverse, eclectic’ offering in Old Town Lafayette,” said Lafayette Urban Renewal Authority Chair Kevin Muller. We will be honored to be a part of the Lafayette community.” “I love the feel and energy of Old Town and the community and great people of Lafayette I've met so far. ![]() “My team and I and very excited to bring our breakfast, brunch and lunch fare to Old Town Lafayette,” shared Chef Shuler. Diners will enjoy a morning experience worth waking up for with expert baristas creating fine coffee drinks, in-season local farm fresh produce, and a bright and cheery décor. Tangerine is an American brunch/lunch format with a healthy and Mediterranean twist. Public Road on February 26, 2018.Īt Tangerine, Chef/Proprietor Alec Schuler creates innovative takes on traditional morning fare through a menu rich with natural quality and focused on fresh products. ![]() Tangerine, a healthy brunch/lunch restaurant with a Mediterranean twist based in Boulder, will be opening a new location in Lafayette at 300 S. Tangerine to open new Lafayette location on February 26
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