Nibbles
Praising cheeses
We get excited during October about ales crafted from Colorado hops, barley, yeast and water. Some baker friends pride themselves on making pies using...
Mono Mono Korean Fried Chicken
Except for rice and beans, there may be no more global dish than fried chicken. At Lafayette’s new Mono Mono Korean Fried Chicken, double-frying...
Once upon a Snarf
Snarf’s was a different kind of Boulder sandwich place from the moment it opened in 1995. The odd restaurant shack on quiet east Pearl...
Back to food school
I spent most of the past year working as a prep cook for a Boulder caterer. When I walked into the kitchen I was no...
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...
‘Do you have a reser-vaccination?’
Here’s the thing:
If you want to dine inside most Boulder restaurants this fall and winter, you should get the COVID vaccine ASAP.
While the State,...
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...
Empty aprons
Boulder is experiencing a dire shortage of cooks and other restaurant workers. Ask any chef or restaurant owner in town about their biggest challenges...
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,...
The citrus variations
I asked a lot of big questions when I was a kid, some spiritual and some practical. Maybe that was a clue to my...
Where the wild blues are
The Blueberry Man always showed up at the back door of my childhood home on hot summer Saturday mornings. I never knew the name...
File under ‘Mouthwatering’
There are no late fees when you borrow parsley, sage, rosemary or thyme from the Living Seed Library inside the Boulder Public Library.
The Living...


















