Nibbles
Tipping point
Do you tip when you are just picking up takeout food from a restaurant?”
It seemed like just a simple question from a friend...
Supermarket sticker shock
I’m not going to tell you anything you don’t already know, but you’re not alone when you experience sticker shock at the supermarket. I’m...
Cornering the Market
Go the distance. That’s the prime directive. Walk through the whole Boulder Farmers Market first, before you buy anything, says manager Liz Thomas. “It’s...
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...
The bacon convergence
I find myself standing at a stainless-steel table under bright fluorescent lights wearing tight bright blue gloves and holding a shiny, sharp blade. It’s a...
Getting paid to eat
Food writing was not a serious journalism job. When I started working for local publications in the late 1970s in Colorado, stories about dining,...
Blood, sweat and cheers
Before my career in culinary journalism, I was a Boulder restaurant cook. I was burned by hot fryer oil, injured in walk-in freezers, sliced...
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...
52 Weeks of tastes
Smoked ribs and schnitzel and latkes with salsa ... these are a few of my favorite tastes from 2018, along with roasted beet salad,...
Grocerants and pulses rising
For as long as I can remember I’ve been a food trend nerd and fascinated by the food of the future as depicted in...
Pantry Treasure
Late on a March evening — Friday the 13th — I went shopping at a Louisville supermarket for some necessities to make it through...
A toast to toast
This is my idea of the perfect a.m. trifecta.
First, an exceptional cup of freshly made coffee that fits the mood: light and fruity or...
