Cuisine
Temperature matters
Temperature matters. It says so on the wall of Reelfish, a new seafood joint in Lafayette that specializes in fish and chips. I agree...
The people’s vegan
Vegans are hard to find in much of the United States. Not so in Boulder, a town awash in vegans and vegan-friendly folks plus...
Power lunching on Pearl for $10
"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds,” famously wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson. Perhaps a modern corollary to this pearl of wisdom is “A foolish inconsistency is the hobgoblin of short-lived restaurateurs.” We’ve all fallen in love with particular ...
Taste of the week: S’mores soar with local bean-to-bar chocolate
From Mallomars to Moon Pies to cannabis edibles, we love the flavor fusion that is s’mores. The easiest way to upgrade that experience is...
Know your brew: Stout
Trying to pin down exactly what makes a stout is no easy task. We know they originated in Britain during the 18th century, are...
An overdone riff
The word “riff” implies improvisation and excitement. It instantly brings to mind a memorable guitar solo, and applied to food, the expectation for something inspiring. Unfortunately, in the case of Riffs Urban Fare, there is such a thing as too much riffing...
Plenty of fish?
File this one under: Let’s hope it doesn’t come to that.
New research out of the University of Colorado indicates that in the event of...
It’s menudo time again
With snow starting to fall on the ground, and the end of the year drawing near, I realized it was time to exercise a holiday tradition, the annual consumption of a bowl of menudo. This Mexican tripe stew, a special-occasion dish and supposed folk remedy for ...
Consumption in the time of coronavirus
Twisted Pine Brewing Company is open for business. So is Wild Provisions Beer Project, Uhl’s Brewing Co., Liquid Mechanics Brewing Company, Redgarden Restaurant and...
Try this week: Costillas @ Efrain’s
With a crispy, charred bark, the deeply savory, tender, fall-apart St. Louis ribs in Efrain’s costillas plate are pure satisfaction. They’re smothered in a...
Chews wisely
Me and fad diets go way back. Mom told me that when I was a toddler doctors advised her to feed me an egg...


















