Nibbles
An appetite for noise
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...
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...
Finger-lickin’ bucket list
Tulips are popping their lips above the dirt in Boulder. Birds are starting to nest. It’s still winter so those may be signs of...
Cream of the coffee crop
Heifer and the Hen, an artisan, organic ice cream shop in Boulder, is known to carry some envelope-pushing flavors (along with vanilla and chocolate).
“We...
How Boulder became the birthplace of National Pie Day
On Saturday, the people of the United States will enjoy a day devoted to the dessert that defines our country, National Pie Day. Few...
Appetite for kindness
I was sitting at a busy Boulder restaurant with a bunch of folks, but I might as well have been eating alone. Everyone at...
The raita stuff
Looking at the vast wall of dairy treats at most supermarkets, you would never know that yogurt wasn’t supposed to be a dessert. As...
The grill is gone
It’s a matter of definition, not to mention a question of taste.
“Barbecue” can variously mean a cuisine, a method of cooking and a kind...
Where the dumplings roam
Without exaggeration I can honestly say I've never met a dumpling I didn't like, whether potstickers, pierogi, pelmeni, or chicken with dumplings. It pays...
The ethics of ‘ethnic’
Can you tell me which aisle has the Anglo foods?” I asked the clerk at a Boulder supermarket information desk.
“I want to cook...
The nicest people you know are guilty of restaurant robbery
We are shoplifters. Ask local chefs and they will relate horror stories of serious thievery by their own diners. They are not talking about...


















