Cuisine
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,...
Alcohol at altitude: Wine and mead in Colorado
Colorado is a state with an abundance of recreational activities, mountains, snow and … wine? Despite unforeseen snowstorms, tornado-like wind and temperatures varying from below zero to off the thermometer, Colorado hosts a bounty of sheltered microclimates and ...
Vegan food for meat eaters
Meeting up with old friends Michael and Allison, a dining dilemma posed itself. Michael describes himself as the antithesis of a vegan, while Allison is a self-proclaimed picky eater straddling the line between vegetarianism and full-tilt veganism. While there’s more...
Boulder celebrates American Craft Beer Week
American Craft Beer Week has found a home in cities nationwide, but Boulder remains the hoppy heartland for those who want a little more sophistication with their brews...
In season: Zucchini and yellow squash at Oxford Farms
One of the joys of home gardening is being able to plant zucchini, yellow squash and the like. They’re easy to grow from seed,...
Kitchen prodigy
Aaron Kirschner’s current dessert on the Black Cat menu is a beautifully plated dish of rose-scented peaches, peach granita, thyme syrup, peach powder and vanilla mascarpone mousse...
Tour de brew: Avery Brewing Co.
Dear parents of CU-Boulder students,
Welcome to our fine city. Nice, isn’t it? We here at Boulder Weekly understand that Parent’s Weekend can be a...
Try this week: Root Down’s Beet Down, Boss Lady Pizza, and...
Beet Down
Root Down, 1600 W. 33rd Ave., Denver, and at DIA, Concourse C, rootdowndenver.com
Much like Brussels sprouts, beets have become quite the food craze in recent...
Long, strange trip: Notions about food change over four decades
Notions about food change over four decades Earth Day’s 40th anniversary last month got me thinking about all the wacky notions advocated by the longhaired, tie-dyed, wire-rimmed youthful hipsters of the early ’70s. (Yes, I was among them.) You know, those wild...
The butterfly sausage effect
Conventional wisdom says there are two things you never want to watch being made: sausages and laws. If you knew what went into creating...

















