Nibbles

Chorizo. Andouille. Merguez. Kielbasa. Chipolata. Bangers. Boudin. They’re all made here, along with hot Italian, Polish, German and breakfast links For a city so closely...

I’m awake before the alarm and before the dawn. This is a situation I would have avoided at all costs when I lived a younger man’s...

I may be a food critic, but that doesn’t mean I love going to new restaurants and tasting new dishes and cuisines. Different is scary,...

Buttermilk Candy. Orange-Pineapple Congealed Salad. Potato Chip Cookies. Unpretentious recipes for everyday and special occasion dishes like these fill the pages of one of my favorite Boulder...

Sometimes it only takes one bite to know that someone strong is behind the scenes obsessing about quality and attention to detail.  Take the quintessential...

If you search online sources for Boulder/Denver restaurants, you’ll find eateries labeled as “paleo-friendly,” “kid-friendly, “vegetarian-friendly,” “dog-friendly,” “Earth-friendly” and the ever-popular “beer-friendly.” No matter...

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...

As a former dining critic, I don’t like to admit that there is one restaurant I like to visit for the ketchup. I dine...

S’mores — originally created to feed large groups of Girl Scouts — contain one key ingredient that has long been considered an aphrodisiac. Ironically,...

Jim Smailer is a true restaurant legend. As the longest-serving chef in recent Boulder history, he cooked for an unheard-of four decades at the...

Sushi was far from hip in the mid-1960s when an 8-year-old named Gil Asakawa arrived in the U.S. from Japan with his family. Actually,...

I spent most of the past year working as a prep cook for a Boulder caterer. When I walked into the kitchen I was no...