Cuisine
Crack, twist, crush and slurp
Most people tip-toe up to the table and say, ‘Woah, this is weird. Crawfish? Like mini-lobsters?’ And they don’t know how to eat them,”...
Gluten-free and nationwide
Avery. New Belgium. Left Hand. Oskar Blues. And more. Plenty of Colorado breweries have made their mark on the national scene. And now we might be able to add one more to the list: New Planet Beer...
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...
Try this week: Barbacoa Nachos @ Nopalito’s
Nopalito’s is a hidden gem. It’s on the south side of the Boulder driver’s license plaza — go past the old Sports Authority until...
Why your bartender hates you
Sometimes, it just seems like the bartender can’t stand you. You’ve made your usual endearing jokes, you’ve kept the outright flirting tasteful and you’ve...
The joy of ice cream
When Ian Clark set out to open Heifer and the Hen, his goal was maybe a little different from other ice cream shops.
“We wanted...
What Would Tony Do?
I’ve been writing Nibbles for 30 years or so. Some columns have virtually written themselves. This one has been agony, a bitter pill to...
Tour de brew: BJs Restaurant and Brewhouse
If you are a dedicated beer drinker in the Boulder scene, it is entirely possible you’ve never set foot in BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse....
Snarfing it down
My relationship with sandwiches has been ambivalent at best, due perhaps to their constancy as a lunchtime staple through my elementary school years. One unintended consequence of this routine is that I occasionally experience an inexplicable craving for Underwood’s ...
New in brew: Payette Brewing Company
There’s a new gunslinger in town: Payette Brewing Company — Idaho’s biggest brewer, according to Bob Hubler of Boise Beer Culture — and its...
Try this week: Spirulina bowl, chili chicken and more
The Spirulina Bowl
Peachy’s Superfruit Cafe, 1926 14th St., Boulder, peachysboulder.com
Good food, good mood” is the name of the game at this superfood joint, which recently...


















