Cuisine
A street smart chicken
There are many ways that a hen can die. If you raise them long enough, you’ll see your share. I’ve been keeping hens since before it was even legal in my hometown, since before anyone in Brooklyn or Portland had even heard of a chicken. Along the way, in both the ...
The tomato speaks
Frankly, you haven’t experienced summer until tomato juice is dripping down your chin, according to local fresh-tomato cultists.
First, find a totally ripe, field-grown tomato,...
From their hand to yours
In the glass, it’s a thing of beauty. Inside a crystal clear liquid, the color of harvest straw, a swirl of tiny bubbles gathers...
The return of Alfalfa’s
Alfalfa´s Market is returning to its roots this week with an emblematic Earth Day opening on April 22 and a commitment to local and organic products that has survived nearly three decades of change...
Scent and sensibility
A Boulder County chef comes back to his senses after COVID corrupted his ability to smell and taste
Tour de brew: Vindication Brewing Co.
Let’s face it; food allergies and dietary restrictions are ubiquitous nowadays. Everybody seems to be sensitive to something or other but nobody really knows...
Try this week: Spicy-Red-Ram @ Chimera Ramen
Where there Once was Chimera, a pan-Asian complement to Edwin Zoe’s fantastic Zoe Ma Ma, now (as of June 1), there is Chimera Ramen,...
New in brew: Sours, sessions and stouts
For those of you who participated in “Dry January,” welcome back to flavor country. Beer’s been brewing while you were away; here’s a few...
Over a barrel
Sam Green of Boulder Beer would love to make sure everyone got to taste the brewery’s wine barrel-aged beers, Xena Warrior Princess and Patchouka Sunrise. He really would. But it’s just not that easy anymore. “Those were extremely popular when we released them at the...
Going hopless
Even on the last leg of our Boulder County beer tour — a trip up to Nederland to visit both Wild Mountain and Very Nice breweries — we’re learning something new, courtesy of Very Nice co-owner Susan Green...
Steep terrain
It takes a lot for me to give up on iced tea for the calendar year. I always rue that day because I know what...













