Aspen F&W Classic Tickets; Demand For Quality Beef

ASPEN— Tickets for the annual Food & Wine Classic 2012 are now on sale. The foodie extravaganza is held from June 15-17th packed with cooking demos and wine seminars from leading culinary experts. [Food & Wine]

BOULDER—Westword reports that Denver's Waffle Brothers will open shop in Boulder later this month. The restaurant will be more of a grab-in-go spot, nested in a small spot at 1326 College Avenue. [Westword]

GREELEY— Beef prices continue to be on the rise, and the director of the CSU Livestock Marketing Center told The Fence Post that despite the fact that higher prices are forcing restaurants and grocers to charge more for a cut of beef, customers are also adopting a higher expectation for quality. Expensive meat = beef snobs? [The Fence Post]