Nibbles
Falling for pumpkin spice
There’s nothing intrinsically evil about pumpkin spice lattes. However, when Starbucks introduced the seasonal drink 20 years ago, it unleashed a torrent of pumpkin...
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...
A Glass Act
This is one of those classic Boulder origin tales: a story with a natural foods flare, a pandemic twist and a happy ending. It...
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...
New to market
If you’re convinced absolutely nothing good came out of the COVID pandemic, talk to Daniel and Talia Haykin. They may change your outlook and...
The tomato speaks
Frankly, you haven’t experienced summer until tomato juice is dripping down your chin, according to local fresh-tomato cultists.
First, find a totally ripe, field-grown tomato,...
Barbecue meets basmati
DJ’s Watering Hole has flown under the radar since opening in November, its location at 988 Dillon Road near U.S. 36 almost invisible from...
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...
Salad gets schooled
Schools are focused on growth, whether nurturing students’ intellectual progress, spurring physical maturation or teaching social strength in the community. The hope is to...
Chewing the faux fat
It’s like a scene from The Matrix films set in the produce aisle at Sprouts: A woman offers a sample of a new local...
Do cookbooks still matter?
On a recent visit to the Peppercorn cookware store on the Pearl Street Mall, I found myself gawking at the hundreds of cookbooks lining...
The Big Dipper
The muggy summer afternoon snapshot features a back seat crammed with bathing-suit clad siblings united in a desperate plea: “Dairy Queen, please!”
Going out for...
