Cuisine
The beer battles
There’s a lot of sharing on our beer tour. When I describe six of a brewery’s beers in this column, I didn’t order six beers. I just brought five people. We pass everything around, and even trade or give away beers we don’t care for...
Perfect pita pillows creamy hummus, a salsa recipe from Janos Wilder,...
Hummus and pita bread.
We eat that once uncommon Middle Eastern fare all the time and that duo is available in many local restaurants and...
Know your Brew: Russian Imperial Stout
It’s another February afternoon in Boulder. The crisp winter air nips at your lips while the sun slips behind the snow-dotted Flatirons. Not exactly...
Hangin’ out with Julia
I can’t say I knew Julia Child well but I can do a fairly good “Joooo-leeeee-ahhh.” I grew up with her as a presence...
A taste for transparency
America turns its hungry eyes to you, Boulder and Denver... yet again.
America has looked to us in the past for leadership on issues of...
Rustic roots but sophisticated flair
Like its French counterpart, the bistro, the Italian trattoria typically refers to a less formal eatery than a full-tilt restaurant...
Ship off to a rum-drinker’s paradise
Swaylo’s Tiki is, first and foremost, an experience, an homage to a different era and a temple to all things tiki. It will take...
Ramen romance
When summer’s bounty comes at you faster than you can handle, veggies start to pile up. That’s why we need recipes capable of incorporating...
New in brew: A stout worth saving
Most savvy beer drinkers will tell you the same thing: The fresher the better. While true for the vast majority of American lagers and...
Try this week: Big Dawg Barbecue, Lolita’s sandwiches, and more
Smoked Georgia Pork Bowl
Big Dawg Barbecue, Mobile, Boulder County, bigdawgbarbecue.com
This is barbecue to write home about. Home, in the case of Big Dawg Barbecue,...
10 worst dining trends of the past decade
Decades from now, when you reflect on what dining was like during the fledgling years of the 21st century, on a good day you will picture a heartening trend toward comfort food in the wake of Sept. 11 and a well-meaning push toward locally sourced menus...