Nibbles
Empty aprons
Boulder is experiencing a dire shortage of cooks and other restaurant workers. Ask any chef or restaurant owner in town about their biggest challenges...
My Own Devices
Do you have certain “appliances” that are hidden away in your house that you would rather not talk about?
If you answered “yes,” you are...
Kids suffer as hipster parents name them after trendy foods
I am so over kale. I’m weary of it in smoothies. I don’t like the leafy green vegetable (and former garnish) as a juice. Kale...
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...
Flatbread Earth
There is something soul-satisfying about grabbing bites of food with pieces of flatbread, whether it is using a warm corn tortilla to snag carnitas,...
Unboxing local flavors
There is a lot to loathe about services like Blue Apron that deliver meal prep boxes. During the height of the pandemic, lots of...
Small Rules
Sometimes I’m just not in the mood to deal with the Boulder Farmers Market. Don’t get me wrong. I’ve been a supporter since it...
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...
Super bowls
The last time the Denver Broncos went to the Super Bowl, I invited folks over for a party. We were all set with a...
Thighs and whispers
Like any parent, I wait until I see my child in person to have The Talk. So when Hans unexpectedly visited last weekend from...
The new food patriotism
The last thing on Ruth Reichl’s mind as the pandemic began in 2020 was to make a food documentary. Like the rest of us,...
Same as it ever was
The Friday night before had been as high as this particular Saturday morning was low, hungover and headache-y. Under mirrored sunglasses my eyes wished the Boulder...
