Nibbles
Pass the compassion
After 2020’s safely distanced Thanksgiving Day gatherings, large groups of family and friends are reuniting to break bread this week in Boulder.
We look forward...
The passing of gas
I miss having gas, I really do. My furnace uses it, but not the stove in my apartment. I spent years cooking in professional...
Fingers roasting on an open fire
While writing this column I took a break to do some dinner prep. As I chopped onions, I put my chef’s knife too close...
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...
The Latke Lineage
Dan Asher’s earliest Hanukkah memory is an unmistakable aroma in his dreams.
“I’d wake up and know right away what was going on,” Asher says....
Picnics with bison
I hate to be a bummer, but there are only 144 shopping days until Christmas. More importantly, there are only four weeks left until summer...
Grill cheese NOT grilled cheese
Pay attention. A light bulb (preferably a low-energy LED bulb) will go on over your head when you find out about grilling cheeses.
No, NOT...
The joy of maceration
Raymond Snead says it’s all about maceration. When you do it right — that is, soaking fruit and spices in alcohol and extracting the...
Better than a sweater
In my other guise as a Lyft driver, I ferry visitors every day around Boulder between hotels and eateries. They come from all over...
Taste here now
Let’s face it: Lots of us are stuck when it comes to cooking, myself included. We make variations on the same five dishes using...
Head east to discover County’s best new food
When Boulder’s 2018 food season reaches its grand finale this weekend, the celebration will actually take place, appropriately, in Longmont.
The 12th annual Winter...
The Thai that binds
Fragrant steam permeates the kitchen as Bee Rungtawan Kisich works the wok in her Lafayette home.
She adds fresh tilapia, onions, mushrooms and tomatoes and...


















