Nibbles
Chews wisely
Me and fad diets go way back. Mom told me that when I was a toddler doctors advised her to feed me an egg...
Hangin’ out with Julia
I can’t say I knew Julia Child well but I can do a fairly good “Joooo-leeeee-ahhh.” I grew up with her as a presence...
Back to gruel
Thanks to a last-minute reprieve, one of Boulder County’s quirkiest annual food events will take place as scheduled on Jan. 12. For the 23rd...
Munching with millennials
Millennials are supposed to be the “foodiest generation.” Nutritionally savvy, they were raised on sushi and sustainability, thanks to their baby boomer and Generation...
To judge a crust
Being a pie contest judge sounds like a lot of fun, but you aren’t qualified just because you like pie a lot. You can’t...
Our comeback summer
We’ve missed it. All the sips, tastes and “yums.” Frankly, we missed “us.” We took for granted that every Colorado summer would be packed...
Scent and sensibility
A Boulder County chef comes back to his senses after COVID corrupted his ability to smell and taste
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...
The new food patriotism
The last thing on Ruth Reichl’s mind as the pandemic began in 2020 was to make a food documentary. Like the rest of us,...
Summer food reads 2016
You have to love a cookbook that puts warning labels on some of its recipes:
“Warning! Recipes marked with this symbol are INEDIBLE and shouldn’t...
Facing the flesh
Every ham you bake and every breakfast link you sizzle starts out exactly the same way with a hog dying and its carcass being...
The sounds of cooking
I was cleaning the electric slicing machine when the mariachi music was cranked up. The device had just been used to thinly slice 25...