Nibbles
Marrying meals
Devising a wedding day menu that fits everybody’s dietary desires can be a tasting challenge
Prime produce time
Immersive is the style du jour, from Denver’s psychedelic Meow Wolf or beguiling Van Gogh exhibit, to the “liquid sky” music shows at Boulder’s...
The citrus variations
I asked a lot of big questions when I was a kid, some spiritual and some practical. Maybe that was a clue to my...
Unboxing local flavors
There is a lot to loathe about services like Blue Apron that deliver meal prep boxes. During the height of the pandemic, lots of...
Tomato speed dating
Anyway, like I was sayin’, you can grill a tomato, bake it and saute it and put it in salsa, gazpacho, and in salads...
Crying season
French onion soup has everything that you want in a food experience.
It comes to the table with a heat warning and smoke wafting...
Garden of salvaged delights
I’m not here to guilt-trip you about the fresh vegetables I know you throw out every week. There are plenty of environmental preachers who...
Kitchen dancer
When Manal Jarrar talks about her food, her hands shape calligraphy in the air at Arabesque, the cafe she owns with her husband, Saib....
The greater pumpkin
Canned pumpkin is a lot like canned music.
Both require old-fashioned devices to use, and both products are highly over-processed. You need tinny loudspeakers and...
Field of greens
If you fry it right, the fried chicken people will most definitely come. These folks — constantly disappointed by restaurant fried chicken — will...
Blood, sweat and cheers
Before my career in culinary journalism, I was a Boulder restaurant cook. I was burned by hot fryer oil, injured in walk-in freezers, sliced...