Community Table
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...
Colorado winemakers embrace harvest season amid myriad challenges
If this year were normal, we might be planning to head out to Palisade for the annual Colorado Mountain Winefest, a rip-roaring celebration of...
Restaurant week, at home
Of course restaurants have taken it on the chin during the pandemic. But the call to support them has been so full-throated, in part,...
Time for change
The lining most silver in 2020 is that the pandemic exposed inequity across society, and that clear-headed people are working to fix it.
The issues...
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...
In season: Zucchini and yellow squash at Oxford Farms
One of the joys of home gardening is being able to plant zucchini, yellow squash and the like. They’re easy to grow from seed,...
In season: Fairytale eggplants at Rocky Mountain Fresh
We know that carrots, corn, tomatoes and a host of other crops taste better when they’re grown locally by caring farmers. Add eggplant to...
In season: Corn at Munson Farms
Sure, you can get green beans, tomatoes, honey, flowers, squashes and more produce from the Munson Farms stand at the corner of Valmont and...
In season: Beets from Cure Organic Farm
For the longest time, I couldn’t stand beets. Now, I wasn’t doing them any favors by derisively, skeptically throwing them into the oven and...
From the field
There will be a time when you’re wondering if it’s worth the effort. If scrubbing and peeling and cutting farm-fresh baby artichokes will yield...
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...
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...