Nibbles
Adieu and Bonjour
When one restaurant closes its doors, a new restaurant opens up in its place. That’s the way it’s been in Boulder County for decades,...
When life gives you way too much watermelon
People look at you kind of funny when you’re standing in the produce department with a watermelon on each arm. I was weighing the...
Dear Santa
You have a busy few weeks ahead what with Solstice/Yule (12/22), Hanukkah (12/22), Festivus (12/23), Boxing Day (12/26) and Kwanzaa (12/26) plus Christmas and...
De-frosting salad
How stupid do they think our children are?
Apparently, Kraft thinks that our little ones are idiots based on the food conglomerate’s newest product: Kraft...
A slice of home
For cousins Waris Yousifi, 23, and Yousof Kohistani, 25, the Afghani flatbread noni is not optional at meals.
“It’s compulsory. You must have this...
Sushi journey
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,...
Alt breakfast
Sometimes even a self-professed breakfast fanatic gets sick of the same old thing, especially during the summer. If I have to face another fiber-full...
Discovering Yucatan
Monday through Friday, Lafayette’s Off Campus Cafe is a great place to wake up with pancakes, eggs and well-made lattes. A lunch line forms...
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....
In crust we trust
I love a pretty pie, but as a pie judge for the past 30-plus years, I’ve learned that many pies hide their craveable flavors...
Tomato speed dating
Anyway, like I was sayin’, you can grill a tomato, bake it and saute it and put it in salsa, gazpacho, and in salads...
Why the cookie crumbles
It’s not just you. For once, it really is the altitude.
Food fries weirdly here, cookies spread out like pancakes, pies explode and some...