Cuisine
Hashing it out at the Merc
Western saloons were created to serve certain kinds of customers: fur trappers, cowboys, lumberjacks, soldiers, miners, outlaws... folks who worked hard, even if outside...
Tour de brew: Upslope Brewery
Brewery touring in Boulder isn’t just enjoyable, it’s eclectic. Boulder is home to many different walks of life, and for each, there is a...
Tourists in aisle three
Boulder is clearly a magnet for tourists. Some come for the weather, the activities and the yoga pants. Others are clearly drawn by Boulder’s...
Operation: Summer Salad
We’re now deep in the throes of the dog days of summer. Here at 5,430 feet above sea level, the sun feels like it’s...
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...
Tour de brew: Boulder Beer Company
I wanted a mission, and for my sins, they gave me one.” — Capt. Benjamin Willard in Apocalypse Now
Go forth and drink, young man!”...
Kernels of knowledge
As the first fresh Boulder County-grown corn comes to markets, stands and stores, the cooking advice is pretty simple: Don’t mess with what selective...
The best of Colorado wines
Colorado may be known around the country, maybe even the world, for both its macro and micro brewing industry. But let’s not forget, the...
Let’s raise a scone to Amanda
At the beginning of last year I was feeling low, quite frankly. Really low. Didn’t-want-to-get-out-of-bed low. I had weathered some personal storms that had...
Nostalgia and scallion pancakes
I was raised in the South, which meant every Sunday my mother would force me into a petty coat, stockings, dress and patent leather Mary...
With wine, endless treasures await
On January 12, 2007, one of the world’s greatest violin players set up shop in the L’Enfant Plaza Metro station in Washington, D.C. Wearing...
Off-road nibbling
During summer’s peak travel season I get variations on the same question from friends and sometimes strangers that go something like this: “We’re driving...
