Frasca Food and Wine
Italian, Northern Italian, Friulian · Boulder, CO · Michelin One Star · Chef Ian Palazzola
Awarded one Michelin star, Frasca Food and Wine in Boulder is helmed by Executive Chef Ian Palazzola. The restaurant focuses on the cuisine of Italy's Friuli Venezia Giulia region, served through multi-course tasting menus. The dining room sits on Pearl Street in downtown Boulder.
1738 Pearl St, Boulder, CO, Boulder, CO
- 1 Michelin Star
Menu
Set Menu
- Quattro Piatti Menu (150) — The Quattro Piatti menu can be modified to accommodate a wide range of dietary needs, including celiac, dairy free, and vegan. Please contact reservations@frascafoodandwine.com for information regarding any additional allergies.
- Friulano Menu (230) — Inspired by Friuli-Venezia Giulia in northeastern Italy, guests will experience some of the most cherished mountain cuisine with a twist only the Frasca culinary team can bestow. Adjustments can be made for gluten free or vegetarian options, but regretfully declines all other dietary requests, including dairy free. Contact team for celiac modifications.
- A5 Manzo 4oz Supplement (70) — Supplement for A5 wagyu beef* · miyazaki prefecture
Dishes
- Fragola e Vino — Strawberry · vanilla chocolate · lime · balsamico di modena · gewürztraminer
- Birra di Ananas — Sherry · macadamia · brown butter · fermented pineapple
- Formaggi — Selection of cheeses point reyes blue · tête de moine · robiola bosina
- Formaggi Supplement (15) — Supplement for selection of cheeses point reyes blue · tête de moine · robiola bosina
- Aperol (10)
- Assaggi — Arancini neri · squid ink · salt cod · anchovy potato chip · fegato grasso · raspberry · pistachio mountain tart · grano arso · carob · venison* · formadi frant. Paired with Bertrand-Delespierre “Enfant de la Montagne,” Montagne de Reims, Champagne, France.
- Sgombro in Saor — Shima aji* · rhubarb · cucumber · vermouth · spring onion. Paired with Krug M.V. Brut “Grand Cuvée,” Montagne de Reims, Champagne, France.
- Ricciola — Amberjack · lovage brodo · celtuce · lemon-pickled turnips
- Frittata di Collio — Steamed jidori egg · esoterra herbs · porcini mushroom · agretti
- Asparagi Bianchi — White asparagus · alpine cheese · citrus · watercress · honey vinegar
Wines
- Le Monde M.V. Spumante Ribolla Gialla (Glass) (13) — Grave, Friuli, Italy
- Bertrand-Delespierre 'Enfant de la Montagne' Extra Brut (Glass) (36) — Premier Cru, Chamery, Montagne de Reims, Champagne, France
- Krug M.V. Brut 'Grand Cuvée' (Glass) (56) — Montagne de Reims, France
- Scarpetta 2024 Pinot Grigio (Glass) (12) — Friuli Venezia Giulia, Friuli, Italy
- Salomon Undhof 2023 Grüner Veltliner 'Ried Wachtberg' (Glass) (24) — Kremstal, Austria
- Murva 2023 Viarsa (Glass) (26) — Venezia-Giulia, Italy
- Edi Kante 2022 Malvasia (Glass) (28) — Carso, Friuli, Italy
- Doro Princic 2023 Sauvignon (Glass) (28) — Collio Goriziano, Friuli, Italy
- Bernard Defaix Chablis 2023 'Montmains' 1er Cru (Glass) (34) — Burgundy, France
- Le Cinciole 2025 Rosato (Glass) (18) — Panzano, Tuscany, Italy
Cocktails
- Stephania (18) — Vodka · St Germain · aperol · grapefruit
- Ultraviolet (18) — Gin · nonino moscato grappa · liqueur de violettes · blueberry · mint · egg white
- Sugar Hill (20) — Rye · bourbon · cocchi storico · averna amaro · green chartreuse · angostura & orange bitters
- Sfacciato (20) — Whistlepig piggyback rye · brandy · cognac · black pepper · orange & black walnut bitters
- Enrosadira (20) — Por lo bueno mezcal · suerte reposado · lime · alma tepec liqueur · agave · aleppo · smoked salt
- Touch of Grey (20) — Juniper jones earl grey gin · nonino apertivo · burnt lavender poppy honey · lemon · lavender bitters
- Chiarezza (22) — 291 fresh · luxardo bitter bianco · alkemil bergamotto · cocchi extra dry vermouth · chartreuse gentiane
- Pozze Smeraldine (22) — Suntory toki whiskey · yoshi matcha liqueur · pistachio orgeat · strawberry
- Dolce Far Niente (35) — Willett straight rye · plum · licor 43 · leopold orange · amaro nonino · mithradates VI
The Experience
The meal is structured around a tasting menu and a wine pairing. A good fit for celebrations.
- Occasion: Celebration
- Format: Tasting menu, Wine pairing
Phone: +13034426966
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