Longtime friends Valerie Brotelande and Scott Waller did extensive neighborhood research before opening Duets Bistro & Deli in Longmont. They went so far as to live in the surrounding area off Airport Road for many years, raising families and embedding themselves in the community before starting their own restaurant.
“He lives on that side of Airport,” Brotelande said, pointing in one direction, “and I live on that side of Airport,” pointing in the other. “Because we’ve lived so long here, we knew what we wanted to have that was missing. We don’t have sandwiches here on this side of town, so that’s why we’re doing the deli. Then the restaurant will have a little French twist as well, because I’m French.”
“We both knew that this area wanted cocktails,” Waller added. Brotelande chimed in, “And good, good wine.”…