Nibbles
Dining and the dogs
Glancing at a labradoodle companion being fed expensive Italian food a couple of tables away at a Boulder eatery, a curious thought crossed my...
Much to take in and out of the kitchen at Flatirons...
There is a scene in my favorite food movie, Big Night, set in a failing Italian eatery in New Jersey. The brothers who own...
Saving Thanksgiving
If you are hosting Thanksgiving at your house today, complete with “Alice’s Restaurant” playing in the background, you probably won’t read this until well...
U-Turn for pastries
Is it wrong to plan a summer trip based on where you can find freshly baked, flaked croissants with unsalted butter and homemade jam?
A...
Remembrance of fried clams past
No sooner had the crunchy nugget touched my mouth than a chill went up my spine and I stopped — looked at my sister...
Boulder’s brunch revival
Contrary to street rumors at the time, brunch was not created in Boulder in the 1970s, but the weekend meal has found a warm...
The squeak that roared
The Centennial State has become famous for skiing, craft brews, cannabis and, recently, CU Buffs football, but in certain circles Colorado is revered as...
The worst of the worst
Rolling down Broadway toward downtown Boulder in my role as Lyft driver, the conversation turned toward restaurants. When my dining critic background comes up,...
20 food experiences for 2020
Face it: If you are what you eat (and you cook and you order from Grubhub), then you are a yawn. Your menu is...
The very, very scary menu
Once upon a dark and stormy night last week, I was consumed by the thought that food is as much about fear as it...
Sibling rivalry
Standing at his booth handing out tasty samples, a vendor at the Longmont Farmers Market leans forward and confides conspiratorially:
“Actually, Longmont is a better...
Pepperoni has become salami non grata at Neapolitan pizzerias
People talk a lot about ham and pineapple pizza, barbecue chicken pizza and crusts topped with sardines, artichokes, ricotta salata and arugula, but every...
