Nibbles
Embracing duality
Recent reports about the death of retail shopping have been greatly exaggerated. Big box shopping certainly is threatened by online ordering and home delivery....
CBD with those fries?
In Boulder, it’s in your cocktail. Your sourdough brioche bun is glazed with it in Louisville. It’s on your Lucky Charms in Arvada and...
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...
Waste makes taste
Lots of Colorado food companies call their products “local,” but it may really mean “regional.” Many restaurants detail the local source of their ingredients...
A hint at Boulder’s true food history
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...
How the sausage was made
The earliest known comment on my future career choices was uttered by Grandma Alice, my dad’s mother, in 1954 a few months after I was born...
Laf’ it up
I live in Lafayette, Boulder County’s hot new food, drink and dining destination.
Right. If you are laughing to yourself, don’t feel bad: You have a...
Flatbread Earth
There is something soul-satisfying about grabbing bites of food with pieces of flatbread, whether it is using a warm corn tortilla to snag carnitas,...
How to eat chocolate
You might think that tasting chocolate is the one life skill you’ve fully mastered, but chances are you’re doing it wrong. For one thing,...
The very, very scary menu
Once upon a dark and stormy night last week, I was consumed by the thought that food is as much about fear as it...
Colorado flavor tripping
Have you been immersed?
We are not talking about baptism, but it can be a sort of religious experience. Immersive experiences are all the buzz...
Off the eaten track
Are we there yet? Summer road trips in the state can be long and boring, even for semi-grown adults. Colorado food expeditions on the...
