Cuisine
Waiting in line: Skip it with Splick-It
Tired of looking for iPhone apps to keep you occupied while you wait in line for a coffee and a sandwich? Well, now there is an app for skipping that line entirely...
Thighs and whispers
Like any parent, I wait until I see my child in person to have The Talk. So when Hans unexpectedly visited last weekend from...
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...
20 dishes we can’t wait to eat together again… soon
How we long for Chautauqua Dining Hall in springtime. And Teocalli Cocina’s lively bar in downtown Lafayette. And the community of, well, Community, and...
Try this week: Caffè Sole, Arcana and more
Harissa Chicken Sandwich
Caffè Sole, 637R, S. Broadway, Boulder, caffesole.com
South Boulder watering hole Caffè Sole is known for its great coffee, live jazz shows and...
Pouring a perfect Pilsner
Much ink has been spilled on Colorado beer, discussing at length hop varietals, yeast strains and an industry that continues to grow. When I...
The perfect holiday spice
What would the holidays be without gingerbread? As William Shakespeare wrote in Love’s Labours Lost, “And I had but one penny in the world. Thou should’st have it to buy gingerbread...
Room with a view
Blackbelly has always been a big deal. That its chef and owner, Hosea Rosenberg, won season five of Top Chef in 2009 certainly helped...
Meat, veggies and The Dairy
The flood pushed things back a bit. But it was still nearly a year ago that Mallory Cates originally approached The Dairy Center for the Arts to pitch them on an art show about food. For Cates, who ran a company making spreads and tapenades and knew a lot of writers ...
Local tastes available for Thanksgiving
Although most people celebrate Thanksgiving at home with family and friends, many local restaurants are concocting Thanksgiving feasts for those in need of a sound holiday meal. The Cork, Greenbriar Inn and Peaceful Valley Ranch have unique Thanksgiving menus and ...
Experience it
I cringe when the third course arrives at Gold Hill Inn. I cringe because I realize there’s no way to describe this unique experience without feeling gross and unqualified...