Cuisine
Outstanding in their field
As average consumers in Boulder County, we have a tendency to think of our Boulder County Farmers Markets (BCFM) as an end. They’re places...
Explosive combinations
Expecting a beer, we talked at length about blue cheese. “As opposed to something like Brie, blue cheese matches the strong flavor of an IPA and so it enhances the taste for both,” Amy Newell-Large says. Part brewer, part bartender and part teacher at Niwot’s Powder...
Pork and beans, Brazilian style
Pork and beans is an age-old combination, expressed in countless ways around the world: Southwestern pinto beans refried in lard; Asian tofu with pork...
Chicken a la antlers
The last time I went to The Post Brewing Company in Lafayette, it still hadn’t opened. What a difference a few months makes. The mess of ladders and power tools had been replaced with a buzz of activity as servers darted back and forth between the packed tables, ...
Try this week: St. Louis-style ribs, the Reviver, and more
St. Louis-style Pork Ribs
Georgia Boys BBQ, 250 Third Ave., Longmont, georgiaboys.com
Well, the secret’s out of the bag on Georgia Boys. It’s been that way for...
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...
Got scoby?
In other communities, one might knock on a neighbor’s door to borrow some butter or sugar. Maybe some milk. But in Boulder County, you’re...
Prince-worthy findings at Smiling Toad
My brewery tour companion and I approached the door to the Smiling Toad Brewery in Colorado Springs with expectations that were ... let’s call them modest. When I spotted the sign from the street, a little A-frame by a skinny sidewalk that read “brewery” and drew ...
Somewhere over the rainbow (curry)
Wind blew light rain this way and that as streams snaked down the sides of Pearl Street. The days are still hot and sunny,...
America’s mayonnaise of record
What the popularity of one brand says about the condiment Mayonnaise is the top-selling condiment in the nation, and is on a trajectory to overtake soy sauce on the world stage. The reasons behind this popularity are diverse and are the subject of much speculation...
Doing everything ‘wrong’ for two decades
It’s occasionally said that Denver is racing to become Portland, Ore., as fast as it can. The statement is wildly subjective, but the roots of what truth it holds may be found in the Mountain Sun Pub on Pearl Street in downtown Boulder. In the early ’90s, long ...


















