September 28, 2007

Alba is Stein’s new dawn of his Full Moon Grill

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BOULDER – For Rick Stein, moving Boulder’s Full Moon Grill a couple hundred feet felt more like a journey of a couple thousand miles.

Stein founded Full Moon Grill 15 years ago with an eclectic menu and a soon-to-be superstar chef, Bradford Heap. Gradually, the Zagat-rated eatery began serving more northern Italian fare, reflecting Heap’s European training and Stein’s love affair with the Piedmont region of Italy.

“For 30 years I’ve been going to Italy at least twice a year, drinking Italian wines, eating Italian food and learning more and more about Italian culture,” Stein says. One of his favorite towns…

Christopher Wood
Christopher Wood is editor and publisher of BizWest, a regional business journal covering Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer and Weld counties. Wood co-founded the Northern Colorado Business Report in 1995 and served as publisher of the Boulder County Business Report until the two publications were merged to form BizWest in 2014. From 1990 to 1995, Wood served as reporter and managing editor of the Denver Business Journal. He is a Marine Corps veteran and a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder. He has won numerous awards from the Colorado Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and the Alliance of Area Business Publishers.
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