Nibbles
How to get fat
Longmont’s Fatworks peddles artisan lard, tallow, ghee and all things fat and healthy
Dinner deliverance
Between COVID variants, ingredient shortages, and hard-to-find workers, Boulder restaurants have struggled the past two years. One thing that has helped them survive has...
Belongings and keepsakes
First, there were the blowtorch winds, then the sirens, gas tank explosions, burnt plastic smoke, terrified conversations, and finally the surreal call to evacuate...
Open, closed, and revived
One year ago, December 2020, the restaurants of Boulder County and the region were doing their best to survive the unprecedented impact of the...
Great tastes of 2021
When people find out I’ve been writing about food in Boulder since the 1980s they almost invariably ask, “What’s the best restaurant in Boulder?”
The...
Fingers roasting on an open fire
While writing this column I took a break to do some dinner prep. As I chopped onions, I put my chef’s knife too close...
Brunch, Casa Bonita, and a homebrew
Sometimes it only takes one bite to know that someone strong is behind the scenes obsessing about quality and attention to detail.
Take the quintessential...
Taste your place this holiday season
Making a holiday meal? Packing a food basket? Planning a get together? Sending a taste of home? Needing a treat to hand to a...
Pass the compassion
After 2020’s safely distanced Thanksgiving Day gatherings, large groups of family and friends are reuniting to break bread this week in Boulder.
We look forward...
Stuffing happens
Holidays bring out the traditionalist in all of us. We have specific side dishes that need to be on the feast table to make...
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...
Where the dumplings roam
Without exaggeration I can honestly say I've never met a dumpling I didn't like, whether potstickers, pierogi, pelmeni, or chicken with dumplings. It pays...
