Cuisine

Bitters are to craft cocktails what salt is to baked goods: an important elevation. I’m always surprised when I don’t see salt in the recipe for any baked good. It’s the secret of great bakers — that seemingly small addition that draws out more fully the other ...

American Craft Beer Week has found a home in cities nationwide, but Boulder remains the hoppy heartland for those who want a little more sophistication with their brews...

Regrets? I have a few... including the fact that I didn’t get goat until late in my culinary life. Like a lot of folks...

Mango Shrimp Tacos Jefe’s Tacos & Tequila, 246 Main St., Longmont, jefeslongmont.com There is no lack of variety at Jefe’s Tacos & Tequila on Longmont’s Main...

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...

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 ...

Boulder’s sunshine is legendary. Which makes its cloudy days hit that much harder. And when they do, Boulder’s wide variety of salads and smoothies just won’t cut it. Grey skies and plunging barometers demand comfort food...

There’s nothing wrong with indulging every once in a while. It’s easy to do so at Moxie Bread Co. While the renowned Louisville bakery...

Editor’s note: The following is a recollection of one of Boulder’s first natural-foods restaurants, the Carnival Café. Let`s go back to the early 1970s, a time when Boulder was a simpler place to live and life was slower paced. The pedestrian mall on Pearl Street ...

After hearing the distressing news that NBC plans to revive the James Garner private-eye series The Rockford Files, I’ve been revisiting this ’70s classic. While I was a bit more than a tot when the show first aired, I did recall seeing several episodes during my ...

It is hard to believe that a Boulder Master Sommelier, author of a scratch-and-sniff guide to vino and founder of three game-changing wine labels as well as a mescal company, would be a practicing environmental lawyer today if not for one fateful glass of wine, but ...

About a year ago, I was dismayed to learn that Longmont’s Ichiban was suspending its sushi and sashimi service, as this was perhaps my favorite spot for variations on the raw fish theme. I was out of sorts until learning that a retooled version of Ichiban reopened ...