Cuisine
Taste of the week: Milanesa de res torta @ La Choza
Driving up North Broadway last week I suddenly realized it was torta time. Luckily, La Choza (4457 Broadway) was on my route. This tiny...
Beyond gummies
Let’s not beat around the cannabis bush: We don’t eat edibles because they taste good. We’re not looking to appreciate the nuances of seasonal...
Formidable pho
Pressed for time, colleague Carin and I weren’t enthused to seek a blah lunch at a ho-hum sandwich shop or fast food joint during a recent journey to Broomfield. I also realized it had been some time since I had enjoyed a bowl of pho, Vietnamese beef noodle soup. ...
Wishful drinking
Let’s try this again.
Back in 2020, the Colorado Brewers Guild (CBG) was set to host one of the Centennial State’s signature beer events: Collaboration...
Taxing memories
Math and I have always had an adversarial relationship. Born minus the calculus gene, math was the one subject that marred my straight A’s...
Try this week: Southern Sun, Precision Pours, and more
Thor’s Soto Ayam
Southern Sun Pub & Brewery, 627 S. Broadway, Suite E, Boulder, mountainsunpub.com
Finally... soup weather. All that snow really put us in the mood...
Mussels are good for ya’
It’s a little more than 1,000 miles to the ocean nearest Boulder County (my research indicates that Los Angeles is the winner, edging out...
The need for speed read
Read carefully. Always ask your server. And maybe bring a dictionary. Those are the hard lessons Jeff learned in a visit to Backcountry Pizza & Tap House...
The best tomato ever
At the farmers’ market this spring, I found myself gushing to a grower friend about dry-farmed tomatoes. Dry-farming is a practice that’s been popular...
Try this week: 303 Bowl @ The Fork n’ Frijole
Welcome The Fork n’ Frijole and its brand of “traditional and modern Colorado Mexican cuisine” to Boulder County. The spot, recently opened by a...
Brown rush
Few things in the culinary world are anticipated annually as much as the release of Pappy Van Winkle. Colorado gets its share of the esteemed bourbon whiskey typically later than the rest of the country, and so November and December are prime Pappy-spotting months in...


















