Cuisine

Taste of the week: Milanesa de res torta @ La Choza

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Driving up North Broadway last week I suddenly realized it was torta time. Luckily, La Choza (4457 Broadway) was on my route. This tiny...

Swan song

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Chef John Bissell has spent two illustrious years running the kitchen at OAK at Fourteenth. During that time, he put his signature on seven...

Say cheese

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Let’s face it: February is the frugal month. The holiday bills have come due, taxes loom, food prices are up and we’re all looking...

S#!+hole cuisines

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My father escaped from Nazi Austria in 1938 with his sister and parents. All of them were doctors. The family name was changed to...

The generic gourmet returns

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It was during yet another depressing recession. I was a broke fry cook and writer when I pitched an odd food-focused radio variety show...

Try this week: Blueberry danish pancakes, special pho and more

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Blueberry Danish Pancakes Snooze an A.M. eatery, 1617 Pearl St., Boulder, snoozeeatery.com There’s a reason Snooze has long lines nearly every day of the week and every...

Savory sweets

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Caramelized onions are a fairly common term in cooking; caramel coated onions, on the other hand, are a definite niche that only appeals to a few brave souls. Where is the line between innovative and nauseating? Not all palates are created equal, which is why there ...

Try this week: Pork shank pibil at Teocalli Cocina, and more

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Pork Shank Pibil Teocalli Cocina, 103 N. Public Road, Unit C, Lafayette, teocallicocina.com The pork shank is a terrific cut of meat — tender when slow-roasted...

Try this week: Dry Storage’s mortadella sandwich, and more

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Mortadella Sandwich Dry Storage, 3601 Arapahoe Ave., Unit D-181, Boulder, drystorageco.com You’ve had a ham sandwich before. The kind you assemble hastily with ingredients pulled from...

Strong ties keep Pettyjohn’s going 50 years later

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Chris Coppinger was on his way out to California in 1977 after graduating from the University of Maryland. If you ask him, he says...

Bread for the role

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It is one of the great magic tricks of modern cookery to transform day-old stale bread into simply decadent sweet and savory dishes. Thus, no...

The bomb

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On any given afternoon, longtime locals can be found strolling into Sushi Hana to be warmly greeted by the owners, who everyone knows as...