Deep Dish
What food says about who we are
Think about how you define yourself — hair color and style, jewelry, clothes, car, nail polish, piercings, tattoos, musical taste, home décor, job; these...
The history of a sandwich
A quick word of introduction: This will be, as are most things in life, a work in progress. But the goal of this column...
Steak, eggs, astronauts and bodybuilders
Steak and eggs is one of the quintessential American breakfast dishes. It combines the unrivaled satisfaction of eating a juicy steak, a pleasure far...
Unleash the quiche
When Mark and Carmen Sample set out to found Samples World Bistro in downtown Longmont, they had a couple of objectives. One was to...
How many slams in an old screen door?
Shel Silverstein once asked, poetically, “How many slams in an old screen door?” The answer, he said, “Depends how loud you shut it.”
The...
Surviving the Hill
For reasons I won’t attempt to detail in this column, University Hill proves to be a difficult place for many locally grown restaurants (and...
Ten ways to eat better…
Once upon a time, home cooks used everything from their meats and vegetables: stems and peels and bones and fat. We’ve been conditioned to...
Cold day, hot soup
Thanks to Frontier Airlines for the last minute canceling of regular Deep Dish writer Caitlin Rockett’s flight home, readers of this ordinarily informative column...
Why we all love Indian food
Tandoori Grill is a pretty special spot for me; it’s where I ate dinner the day I moved to Boulder, exhausted from three days...
The end of typecasting for chicken salad
Much like Steve Buscemi, chicken salad has long been typecast. It plays a supporting role in picnics and Sunday brunches, baby showers and corporate...
Mussels are good for ya’
It’s a little more than 1,000 miles to the ocean nearest Boulder County (my research indicates that Los Angeles is the winner, edging out...
My kingdom for a mango lassi
Not all Saturdays are meant for carousing in your finest dancing pants. No, some Saturdays are meant for daylong home improvement projects in your...
