Community Table
Dining al fresco
Well, this could be fun.
On May 25, Gov. Jared Polis outlined the state’s rules for reopening restaurants; a day later, the Boulder Chamber of...
Goats don’t use Twitter
As an infant, Kallie Beebe was weaned on goat’s milk. Her parents would have to research places that sold goat’s milk when they went...
Celebrating Longmont’s dining scene
Longmont Restaurant Week, running at participating establishments through Sunday, Sept. 27, is different this year. Of course it is.
Instead of $18.91 meals, as in...
Every picture tells a story
Many people take many photographs of many foods every day. Many of those photos — taken in poor lighting and at odd angles because...
Time for tomatoes
It’s almost September, which means tomatoes are turning red. All the heat in June and July did wonders for the tomato plants in my...
State of the food scene
Every week in this space, I share just a little bit of the long and interesting conversations I have with Boulder County’s chefs, restaurateurs,...
Same old seeds?
While other segments of the local food industry suffered immensely from the pandemic in the last year, farmers, by and large, made out OK....
Boom or bust?
If you were in a Colorado grocery store over the last few weeks, you likely saw one of two odd things: rows of empty...
On trend
Every year, any number of publications proclaim the Next Big Thing in food. We label these things “food trends,” but really they’re just whimsical...
Return to service
There was a reason for all the platitudes during the coronavirus-related shutdowns — “We’re all in this together,” “Together, apart,” etc. What we missed...
Snack time
The opening of Treat Snack House last week represented an achievement for the greater Longmont restaurant scene. And for Boulder County in general. That...
Uncork an experience
In spring during normal years, Settembre Cellars Owners Blake and Tracy Eliasson would be passing out samples of their well-aged, single-varietal, Colorado-grown wines in...