Nibbles
Open and shut
2023 may be remembered as the year the restaurant scene in Boulder County came back to life. Reanimated by the inaugural Colorado Michelin awards,...
Lettuce debate
In one of my singular childhood memories, my mom stands at the kitchen counter in the old, white house. She is up to her...
Longmont’s Little Brooklyn
According to Steve Podel, a real pastrami sandwich should be like the one on the table in front of me.
The pastrami is quite juicy,...
Do cookbooks still matter?
On a recent visit to the Peppercorn cookware store on the Pearl Street Mall, I found myself gawking at the hundreds of cookbooks lining...
Born to bake
This éclair is the stuff of dreams, a chewy cream-puff expanse crammed with thick, sweet whipped cream and glazed thickly with dark chocolate. So...
The squeak that roared
The Centennial State has become famous for skiing, craft brews, cannabis and, recently, CU Buffs football, but in certain circles Colorado is revered as...
Bites with benefits
I’m happy to admit that I truly love finding a food bargain: everything from happy-hour eats to coupons, anything to make eating in Boulder...
Arugula’s Alec Shuler started with chicken and rice
After earning a biology degree in 1995 from the University of Colorado, Alec Schuler had two urgent goals. “To travel and to ski,” he...
Quest for queso
Chile con queso — we just call it “queso” — may be the perfect global comfort food. Everybody gets partial credit for the comforting...
Tempeh town
Living in and around Boulder, we’ve had the opportunity to taste tons of tofu, loads of seitan, and oodles of vegetable-based meat substitutes. By...
