Nibbles
To judge a crust
Being a pie contest judge sounds like a lot of fun, but you aren’t qualified just because you like pie a lot. You can’t...
Taste Bud Camp Guide ’17
Parents and concert-goers know the truth: If you snooze, you lose when it comes to summer camps and Red Rocks shows. The same is...
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...
Food fans are at Boulder County farm stands
I love farmers markets. I’m glad so many folks are visiting them and getting in touch with local food. However, these markets are not enough....
The 10 scary food news items keeping me up at night
My name is John and I’m a food-news junkie despite the fact that my habit often horrifies me. Here are 10 recent non-fake news...
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...
Hacking the new apple
I grew up right next door to Johnny Appleseed.
Admittedly it was several hundred years apart, but my Massachusetts hometown, Fitchburg, was right next to...
The Rocky Mountain Tea Festival returns
Tea.
That’s the first thing America associates with Boulder... well, beyond any news or sports stories. They think of Celestial Seasonings, America’s best-known herbal...
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...
Munching with millennials
Millennials are supposed to be the “foodiest generation.” Nutritionally savvy, they were raised on sushi and sustainability, thanks to their baby boomer and Generation...
Booked Boulder cookbooks
The first Colorado cookbook I acquired was probably the Colorado Cache cookbook published by the Junior League. That was about 30 years ago. The...
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...