VOL. I, NO. 1 DOWNTOWN BOULDER, COLORADO PUBLISHED SINCE THE HASH ITSELF, 1998
The Skillet Issue · Est. 1998 · A Foolish Craig's Publication

Corned BeefIllustrated

The magazine of record for hash, rye bread, and the long-standing rivalry between a Colorado skillet and a New York steam table.

Corned Beef Hash with two fried eggs at Foolish Craig's Cafe
Corned Beef Hash, two eggs over easy — Foolish Craig's Cafe
Cover Story

"Best Hash I've Ever Had"

— Corned Beef Illustrated
  • Also inside: The Reuben, cross-examined
  • Road trip: Paying respects at Katz's, NYC
  • Letters: Boulder weighs in
EDITOR'S NOTE — This publication has existed, in domain form only, since long before this website did. It began as a joke on a breakfast menu at Foolish Craig's Cafe and has since grown into a joke with its own website. We remain a two-item operation.
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The Starting Lineup

Menu · Downtown Boulder
Corned Beef Hash close-up
Corned Beef Hash — Foolish Craig's Cafe

Corned Beef Hash

Position: Starting Breakfast, All Day
OriginFoolish Craig's Cafe, Boulder
BuildCorned beef, potato, griddle char
Signature moveThe crispy edge
Career highlightNamed on our own menu, 1998–present
"Best Hash I've Ever Had." — Corned Beef Illustrated
Reuben sandwich close-up with fries
The Reuben — Foolish Craig's Cafe

The Reuben

Position: Grilled, On Rye
OriginFoolish Craig's Cafe, Boulder
BuildCorned beef, kraut, swiss, rye
Signature moveThe press-and-melt
Career highlightUndefeated at lunch
A worthy co-headliner to the hash, and this magazine's other reason for existing.
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Road Trip: Katz's, NYC

Paying Our Respects
Corned beef sandwich on rye at Katz's Delicatessen, New York
Katz's Delicatessen, NYC · CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

You Don't Get Into This Business Without Knowing Who the Champion Is

No honest publication about corned beef can pretend Katz's doesn't exist. Since 1888, Katz's Delicatessen on East Houston Street has been the standard the rest of us are measured against — hand-carved, steam-kept, and the reason "New York deli" is its own food group.

We're a breakfast skillet in Boulder, Colorado, up against a New York institution with its own line out the door. We know exactly which league we're in. Consider this our tip of the cap.

Props: Katz's Delicatessen, Est. 1888
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Letters to the Editor

What Boulder Is Saying

I have eaten breakfast in a lot of towns. I keep coming back to this one skillet.

— A Regular, Table 4

Ordered the Reuben expecting lunch. Left planning my next breakfast.

— A Tourist, Passing Through Pearl Street

The website exists now. I don't know why, but I respect it.

— A Longtime Customer