“BEST NEW RESTAURANTS 2009
For Boulder – and for chef-owner Bradford Heap – Salt Bistro is more than a restaurant, it’s a project that gets to the heart of community.” -by Amanda Faison, Food Editor, 5280 Magazine, December 2009 (full review)
“BEST FIRESIDE DINNER
After a winter hike, cozy up to the bar in front of the wood-fired oven at Salt, Boulder’s newest neighborhood bistro. We’re fans of the pork chop with soft polenta, braised greens, bronzed apples, and Paonia cider syrup (the dish is made with ingredients from local farms), paired with “pre-Prohibition spirituals” like the Hemingway with white rum.” -by Jayme Otto, Sunset Magazine, January 2010
“… now, instantly, one of the best be-cool and be-seen spots in all of Boulder. Bradford Heap is doing it right…” -by Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Sept. 1, 2009 (full review)
“Heap is off and cooking in an open kitchen bedecked with a wood-fired oven turning out flat breads, roasted vegetables and even pastas and a wood-burning rotisserie…”
-by Lori Midson in Gastronaughty, Westword Magazine Sept. 2, 2009 (full review)
“Gorgeous restaurant… The tight menu focuses on contemporary hits... and classics ... and will change seasonally. The crunchy-chewy-sweet-pungent (flat) bread is totally terrific.”
-by Claire Walter, Culinary Colorado, Sept 10, 2009 (full review)
“Salt is Bradford Heap’s chef d’oeuvre, his farm-to-table ideal, and his most ambitious project to date.”
-5280 Magazine blog, September 22, 2009 (full review)
“Salt strikes a tender balance between eliciting the true flavors of organic food grown nearby and applying gourmet techniques that enhance those flavors and urge them into unlikely and surprising combinations”
-by Rachel Odell Walker, Camera Dining Critic, October 22, 2009 (full review)
“The vibe... is locavore and ecologically correct. Each of Salt's menu items is listed with its purveyor.”
By Raymond Sokolov in Eating Out, Wall Street Journal, November 28, 2009 (full review)
