Casa Juani

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"After almost eight years cooking at the Michelin-starred Northern Italian restaurant Frasca Food and Wine in Boulder, first as executive chef and then as culinary director, Eduardo Valle Lobo is opening his first solo venture with his wife and fellow chef Kelly Jeun. Named after his mother and a love letter to his childhood in Madrid, it serves the food of his native Spain with tapas centered around seafood and a live-edge chef’s table; Lobo is cooking tortillitas de gamba cristal, rice and noodle dishes like fideua de cangrejo—toasted vermicelli with Dungeness crab and padrón pepper served in the shell—and large plates like a churrasco with mojo sauce and wrinkled potatoes. “Casa Juani brings everything full circle. Returning to my heritage is deeply personal, but the most rewarding part is the opportunity to honor my mother, Juani, who is my ‘north star.’ She taught me to cook with kindness, joy, and soul and to bring unstoppable dedication to everything I do,” Lobo says." - ByKate Kassin