Cuisine
Time for a session
It seems lately like craft beer brewers are borrowing a page from their brethren in big beer: Less is more. While the craft beer revolution has fundamentally transformed brewing in the United States towards producing bigger and bolder flavored beers, lately more ...
Maintaining the passion for pours
Quick. It’s your company’s birthday. What do you make? Cake? Cookies? Brownies? What about beer...
Rethinking the tasting note
This first wine is a fighter; he’s loud. The second wine is pensive; she has a dark side.” As I led a recent seminar,...
Rest easy, wine lovers
One glass of cabernet sauvignon was described as “powerful and heavy.” Another was described as “subtle and refined.” The only difference? The music that was playing while people drank the wine...
Entertaining ideas for your Hanukkah celebration
Hanukkah lasts eight days, which is great news for kids who like presents and anyone who likes fried food...
Boulder Beer turns 35
Between wacky recipes, oddball marketing and all manner of shenaniganry, it isn’t just the alcohol that makes the corporate identity of most breweries seem fairly adolescent. But can you blame ‘em? It’s not quite The Children of the Corn, but only a handful of ...
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...
Farmageddon
In the last 20 years, the amount of local foods consumed in the American diet has tripled, according to USDA, and now comprises two percent of food consumed in the U.S. As with anything that’s popular, some have seen fit to tear it down. Why do they do this? Do they ...
A laudable weekend brunch
Sunday morning was rough. I had injured my knee the day before, resulting in an ER visit and an unsure prognosis. My friend Ann suggested an ameliorative brunch, and I was game, but not necessarily up for one of those popular joints with a long wait and hip vibe. Nor...
Asian food for all tastes
Pan-Asian variety is the name of the game at Pearl Street’s Moongate Asian Bistro, which features a diverse and affordable Asian menu. Classic Chinese-American cookery is one of the stars of the show here, with such venerable chestnuts as Kung Pao chicken and ...
Sun Rose Cafe does things Texas-sized
There I was, sandwiched in between some of my worst restaurant pet peeves (parents at the next table encouraging their child to stop screaming by encouraging it to watch a video on a laptop, and the dull ambiance killing roar of an overly loud refrigeration unit) ...
