Cuisine
September is food festival season
Good news: it’s food festival season. There will be no better time than the next few weeks to sample global flavors, unique beers and...
Soft-n-crunchy falafel, Europeaified American pastries, an apple tart recipe, events and...
Taste of the week: Boychik and Lost City Coffee
For a good time, try a plate of Boychik’s falafel while taking in the view of...
‘Beer doesn’t just go with chicken wings and a pretzel’
Now in its eighth year, Chef & Brew Festival is one of Colorado’s premier beer and food events — a flourishing segment in culinary...
Tour de brew: Adamant Brewing & Blending
“I can’t stay stagnant,” Adam Kandle of Adamant Brewing & Blending says with a grin. And he isn’t. Already the co-owner of Boulder’s homebrew...
Know your brew: Lager
Much like penicillin and Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, lager’s genesis was accidental. As the story goes, lager was discovered in Bavaria (or neighboring Bohemia,...
Strange bacon
Bacon is one of those things that people say makes everything better. Wrap it around scallops or a filet or toss some on a sandwich and you have a very popular menu item. One local bartender even said bacon is the reason he stopped being a vegetarian. However, it is ...
The great taco tour of Lafayette
I moved to Boulder from Idaho, a place where residents occasionally describe ketchup not just as spicy, but as “too spicy.” Though it should go without saying, that philosophy doesn’t do wonders for the local Mexican food...
Tour de brew: James Peak Brewery & Smokehouse
Named after the nearby 13,000-foot mountain — the second tallest peak in the surrounding wilderness — the James Peak Brewery & Smokehouse has elevation...
Know your brew: Session IPA
There is much to learn from movies. Take this exchange between Winston Churchill and King Edward VI in Darkest Hour concerning the Prime Minister’s...
Try this week: Fried pork egg roll bún from Black Pepper...
Fried Pork Egg Roll Bún
Black Pepper Pho, 2770 Pearl St., Boulder, phoboulder.com
Black Pepper Pho may be known, rightly, for its pho, but their limited menu...
Picking favorites
As holiday talk builds to a festive pitch, and the cold darkness moves to embrace you, don’t sleep on pomegranate season. It’s on, and...
Enjoy Girl Scout cookies beyond dessert with these recipes
Before you assume Girl Scout cookies are just for snacks, take a look at some grownup recipes using the cookies. Some are healthy, some are not — but all are fun and chock-full of cookie magic...


















