Carelli’s opens exotic creperia bar; pastry chefs ‘spin’ crepes for diners

BOULDER – Fans of exotic desserts and dining “theater” will have another place to taste and watch at Carelli’s of Boulder’s creperia bar, which opened in November.

Carelli’s owner Greg Carelli decided to add crepes, along with the spectator-friendly cooking action involved in creating the paper-thin pancakes, to the menu after numerous trips to Italy and Las Vegas.

Crepes are “real Mediterranean” food enjoyed in northern Italy and the south of France, Carelli said.
And, as a semiprofessional poker player, he spends a lot of time in Las Vegas.

“The Bellagio has the Jean Philippe Patisserie creperia,” Carelli said. “One day after one of my tournaments this place was packed with people wanting crepes at 1 in the morning.”

Inspired, Carelli removed a few booths from Carelli’s dining area, installed a two-burner creperia bar and hired Turkish pastry chefs to “spin” crepes from 5 p.m. on.

Making crepes is “very visual,” he said. “They are in the middle of the dining area so it adds to the theater of the dining experience.”

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