Cuisine
Real ramen rocks at Bento Zanmai
Rmen gets a bad rap in the United States, especially since most of us are only familiar with the instant dime-a-pack variety, weighted down with a surplus of salt and MSG. This is too bad, as authentic ramen has about as much resemblance to the starving student ...
That’s a great idea, Charlie
The year: 1981. The
protagonist: Charlie Papazian, America’s homebrewing advocate. The setting: the
Great British Beer Festival in England.
“In those days, the closest thing to...
Making the familiar seem new
Opened earlier this year, Louisville’s Bistro 4 provides an unexpectedly elegant venue to enjoy a thoughtfully prepared breakfast or lunch. Tucked away in a strip mall a waffle’s throw from the local multiplex, this eatery’s ambience easily rises above its prosaic ...
The perfect pub food
Pub food is meant to be a hearty complement to a night of drinking — fried, full of cheese, drenched in buffalo sauce, dunked...
Boom or bust?
If you were in a Colorado grocery store over the last few weeks, you likely saw one of two odd things: rows of empty...
Delivered by a robot, Rakken Ramen is a fully animated meal
Isaac Asimov’s second rIle of robotics in the novel I, Robot states that “a robot shall obey any instruction given to it by a...
Around the world in 800 dishes
Roy and Kat Brown had an interesting honeymoon. Instead of lounging on some exotic beach or viewing fine art in Europe’s storied museums, the...
Mussels don’t stick around in acidic ocean water
Cookie tray in hand and lifejacket around chest, Laura Newcomb looks more like a confused baker than a marine biologist. But the University of Washington researcher is dressed for work...
Otis and a beer
Poor Otis. Otis is the cartoon pig mascot of Nederland’s Wild Mountain Smokehouse & Brewery, seemingly oblivious to his likely fate as a barbecued entrée here. The sign above the front door shows him quizzically contemplating a spilled mug of beer. But more ...
















