A world of experience lands lightly at Arugula (Edible Front Range)

"Think of it as fine dining, Northern Italian style, but with a twist. At Boulder's Arugula Bar e Ristorante, the namesake small leafy green with the tangy taste speaks to the chef's passion for light, healthy cuisine prepared to satisfy the most discriminating palate. ... "  read more

Restaurant Review (5280 Magazine)

"Arugula is, in a perfect Zen-Boulder way, both calming and energizing at the same time. In short, this is a restaurant where the pieces fit together perfectly, where there are no stone-in-the-shoe irritants to take your attention away from where it belongs: on chef/owner Alec Schuler's diverse, extensive, and highly creative modern Italian menu. ... "  read more

Best New Restaurants 2009 (5280 Magazine)

"Chef Alec Schuler doesn't just pay lip service to sustainability: Beams decorating Arugula's kitchen window are reclaimed; the floors are made of refabbed bits and pieces of wood waste from furniture manufacturers; and Arugula's menu (printed on recycled paper, what else?) is locally and seasonally focused. ..."  read more

Restaurant Review (Daily Camera)

"Chef Alec Schuler spins gourmet concoctions out of his spacious kitchen, infusing traditional Italian staples such as risotto, pasta and gnocchi with modern and contemporary flavors and ingredients. The aim is to pair complementary flavors that accentuate one another and create a unique, worldly flavor that's Italian-inspired. Generally, this approach exceeds expectations. ..."  read more

What the Pros Know (Denver Magazine)

"The Chef: Alec Schuler ... The Sport: Ski mountaineering ..."  read more

Slow Food Benefit Dinner (Westword)

"This isn't just a plate of exquisitely prepared food by chef Alec Schuler, whose restaurant just marked its first anniversary, to be nibbled and appraised, though it is that, too. It's a web of interlinked narratives -- cultural, social, personal, political. ..."  read more

Slow Food Benefit Dinner (5280 Magazine)

"Chef-proprietor Alec Schuler pulled off an incredible event, which included ingredients such as home-canned Toohey Farm heirloom-tomato sauce over delicate, buttery tilapia farmed in Colorado. House-cured lomo made from Long Family Farm pork tenderloin and tender Colorado's Best Beef Company bresaola also took starring roles, upstaged only slightly by the accompanying earthy Grant Family Farm beets, pickled Red Wagon Organic Farm shallots, and HeartEye Village CSA yellow beans."  read more