Nibbles
The ethics of ‘ethnic’
Can you tell me which aisle has the Anglo foods?” I asked the clerk at a Boulder supermarket information desk.
“I want to cook...
CBD with those fries?
In Boulder, it’s in your cocktail. Your sourdough brioche bun is glazed with it in Louisville. It’s on your Lucky Charms in Arvada and...
High, dry and pancaked
Boulder bakers reveal their secrets to successfully ‘altituding’ beloved sea level family recipes
Hunger Next Door
Humans pay attention to what they see in front of them. We observe homeless people at intersections, so we worry about a solution to...
The nicest people you know are guilty of restaurant robbery
We are shoplifters. Ask local chefs and they will relate horror stories of serious thievery by their own diners. They are not talking about...
Get your goat
Regrets? I have a few... including the fact that I didn’t get goat until late in my culinary life. Like a lot of folks...
Mom’s kitchen table
It all started with lasagna. I credit my career as a print and radio journalist to daily vocabulary tests, four years of Latin, and...
Supermarket sticker shock
I’m not going to tell you anything you don’t already know, but you’re not alone when you experience sticker shock at the supermarket. I’m...
Ban the brats
They are often inappropriately loud. In a happily bustling restaurant, they are self-absorbed and oblivious to others and their needs. They really need to...
Umami: The next level
Umami is suddenly on the tips of everyone’s tongues because of the fuss being made about plant-based meat substitutes. Food alchemists are struggling to...
United tastes of Mexico
Johnny Curiel is the ideal candidate to bring real regional tastes of Mexico to Colorado, like grilled panela cheese with huitlacoche, corn gremolata and...
Taste your place this holiday season
Making a holiday meal? Packing a food basket? Planning a get together? Sending a taste of home? Needing a treat to hand to a...
