Nibbles
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...
Listening to Clark
The word “moxie” means “force of character, determination or nerve,” according to the Oxford English Dictionary. The breads produced at Moxie Bakery are also...
Yuletide eatings
I’ve lived in locales that nobody would visit except my Mom and my best friend. Boulder is not like that. If you’ve lived here...
A sip of CBD
For John Simmons, co-founder of Boulder’s Weller drink company with Matt Oscamou, one moment on Pearl Street captured the changing CBD reality. “We were...
Pouring and pairing
Julia Herz hadn’t really planned on spending her life in beer, but she’s thrilled it worked out that way.
Herz is the craft beer program...
Crying season
French onion soup has everything that you want in a food experience.
It comes to the table with a heat warning and smoke wafting...
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,...
Taste of the new
I may be a food critic, but that doesn’t mean I love going to new restaurants and tasting new dishes and cuisines. Different is scary,...
Grain bowl game
I can’t stand quinoa.
I know that’s heresy in Boulder County, where quinoa is more common on menus than cheeseburgers.
I loathe quinoa’s squishy, rubbery texture, its...
The noodle nerd
In Greek mythology, the chimera (pronounced kai-mere-uh) was a fire-breathing creature with a lion’s head, a goat’s body, a serpent’s tail and some complicated personal...
Woodstock for foodies
It’s not happening quickly, but the greatest minds and tastes in the world are once again coming to Denver this weekend for Slow Food...
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...
