Cuisine
What to drink with what you eat, Thanksgiving edition
Thanksgiving isn’t just one of the biggest food holidays on the calendar; it’s also one of the biggest drinking holidays, the time when hosts...
Tour de brew: Walter’s Brewery & Taproom
Maybe airplanes aren’t the way to go right now, but there’s plenty of Colorado out there to discover via the open road. And about...
Kids suffer as hipster parents name them after trendy foods
I am so over kale. I’m weary of it in smoothies. I don’t like the leafy green vegetable (and former garnish) as a juice. Kale...
Nothing says love quite like chocolate
It’s that time of year again, when you cannot sidestep all of the fire engine red, Pepto-pink, proliferation of hearts and the cunning cupids. But there is one redeeming quality about all of the Valentine’s Day hype: chocolate. Serious amounts of chocolate. It also...
This hound will hunt
Some people just don’t know when to stop; they keep on trying despite the roadblocks that are tossed in their path. Spirit Hound Distillers in Lyons is full of people like that. In their quest to create perfect Colorado Straight Whiskey they have faced and overcome ...
Colorado winemakers embrace harvest season amid myriad challenges
If this year were normal, we might be planning to head out to Palisade for the annual Colorado Mountain Winefest, a rip-roaring celebration of...
Try this week: Cochinita pibil tacos, the Superjames bar, and more
Cochinita Pibil Tacos
Mojo Taqueria, 216 Main St., Lyons, mojotaqueria.com
Mojo Taqueria is a good place. Inventive cocktails, unique rotating beers, a vibrant atmosphere and, most importantly,...
Eastern authenticity at Ting’s in East County
I’m often forced to compromise at Chinese restaurants by eating less authentic fare like sesame chicken and cream cheese wontons — not exactly the stuff of childhood Chinatown dinners. Certainly Lafayette’s Ting’s Place has such dishes available (and I do enjoy them ...
The Big Dipper
The muggy summer afternoon snapshot features a back seat crammed with bathing-suit clad siblings united in a desperate plea: “Dairy Queen, please!”
Going out for...
Natural/organic grocer finally sprouts in Longmont
It’s been a long time coming, but Longmont finally has its own large-scale natural/organic grocer...
Profiles in brew: Eric Blythe of Collision Brewing Company
If you’re looking for Longmont’s newest brewery, you won’t find it operating out of a small garage in an industrial part of town or along...


















