Really? A pool of the most talented chefs on this season of Top Chef come up with the name 'Team Sexy Pans'? Horrible. What is wrong with them?

I've decided to blog about this season because;

a. I love the show

b. Two people from Boulder are on the show, which I've already mentioned before, but will do it again; Melissa and Hosea.

My post is going to be uber short because Doug is allowing me to get Sex and The City: The Movie On Demand tonight and because I'm saving all of my energy for my real ring post that will be coming shortly.

Quickly - my predictions for the top chefs that make it to the end (anyone want to bet lunch?): 

1. Stefan - because everything he makes appears to be awesome.
   
2. Fabio - he can cook and the judges really like him.
   
3. Jamie - her love of SSOUUUPPP is going to take her far.
   
4. Carla/Leah - both silent winners. Well, Carla isn't too silent, but they are showing a lot of her for a reason.
5. Hosea - I have to say him because Jax is my favorite restaurant in town.
   

After next week's episode, I may narrow it down.

On to my Boulder restaurant reviews:

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Tags: restaurants in boulder, top chef, boulder, co

Okay - it's not 'Top Chef' time until November 12 - however, this season is especially exciting.

TWO chefs from Boulder, CO made it onto the show. One, a man named Hosea, who is (would it be - was?) the executive chef at Jax Fish House. For those of you who don't know - Jax is my favorite restaurant in Boulder - my favorite meaning it's usually my birthday dinner spot. Yeah - that kind of favorite. That said, I can't wait to see what he's going to cook up on this season.

As for the second chef, I'm not as impressed. She's the sous chef at Centro, which I don't think is that great. It used to be a place called Rhumba that served really bad jerk chicken, in my opinion. However, Jax and Centro (as was Rhumba) are owned by the same company. Which reminds me, one of my other favorite restaurants in Boulder is owned by the big red f restaurant group, too - Zolo. About a year ago, they changed their fish tacos and now, the dish is not nearly as good, but still worth going for. As for the guacamole, out of this world - best guac in town.

Back to Top Chef - the other chef is Melissa. I'm basing the fact that she will be good; not on her experience at Centro, but because she's from Maryland and knows about the amazing Chesapeake Bay Blue Crabs.

What I wouldn't give to have one now....

Tags: boulder restaurants, boulder restaurant reviews, top chef, reality tv, boulder

One of my favorite day hikes in Colorado is the Mitchell Lake to Blue Lake trail in Brainard Lake Recreation Area. We headed up there on Sunday to beat the heat and get into the mountains.

If you haven't yet done this hike - I highly recommend it. To get to Brainard Lake from Boulder, take Lee Hill Drive just off North Broadway (LOTS and LOTS of road bikers, so be prepared to be the pedestrian) to Old Stage Road. Old Stage will dead end - take a left onto Left Hand Canyon into Ward. Once through Ward, take a right onto Highway 72 (Peak to Peak) and then an immediate left into Brainard Lake Rec. Area. The drive from Boulder is about a 1/2 hour.

If you want to take a more scenic drive and have a little extra time, you can just follow Canyon Road into Nederland and then follow the signs to Highway 72. Go north on Highway 72 and Brainard Lake will be on your left just past Ward. Takes a little longer - about 45-50 minutes.

Now - back to those bikers. I think the road bikers in Boulder are insane. Boulder has three major roads that swerve through the Canyons into the Indian Peaks Wilderness area.

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Tags: day hikes, boulder, things to do in boulder

Today marked the third full day in the new kick-ass office space that we (the Boulder peeps of Room 214) just moved into.

Although I loved the old spot in North Boulder, the trails around the office and will miss my favorite smoothie place ever, Rush, I can't say I'm sad to leave.

Here's a pic, you can see more on my Flickr feed.

Tags: boulder, cool concepts, work

WOHOO! That's the number (37,149) of my placement in the 30th annual BolderBOULDER 10K race on Memorial Day out of 54,040 people. I had no idea that a 6.2 mile race could be so much fun. I had no idea that any running race could be fun, as it was my first one, ever.

I talked to my dad yesterday after the race and he quickly said "Oh...boy, how was it? You and I just aren't built for running." That's an understatement. The thick Getzan legs are perfect for short sprints on the hockey field or side shuffles on the tennis court, but I certainly am not tall, with lean legs, like most runners. However, I do have endurance, so I got that going for me.

I had to participate in the 2nd largest 10K in the country this year (as this is the first time I've been in town in the almost 4 years that I've lived here). It's nothing but a good time with bands playing along the way, people offering you bloody marys as you're running, and a good supply of sprinklers to run through. I wasn't aiming for speed, by any means, as I ran about a 12-13 minute mile. My goal was really to at least jog the whole time, which is exactly what I accomplished. I ran it with 3 friends, who were awesome BolderBOULDER partners - thanks Megan, Burn and Kate! I should get a finish picture emailed to me within the next couple of days, so I'll make sure to post it - it's bound to be a good one.

Some stats for you:

• My division place (females who are 31) was: 566 out of 673.
  
• My gender place was: 18,692 out of 26,287.
• The course starts at 5,300 feet with the highest point being at 5,391 feet and runs all through Boulder.

I shouldn't leave out that my favorite band playing along the way was doing an awesome cover of Van Halen's 'Running With the Devil'. If you happen to know who this was - let me know!

Tags: boulder, working out, bolderboulder