Cuisine
Beer in the time of COVID
Last month the Brewers Association — the Boulder-based trade organization representing small and independent breweries — announced they had laid off 23% of their...
The Thai that binds
Fragrant steam permeates the kitchen as Bee Rungtawan Kisich works the wok in her Lafayette home.
She adds fresh tilapia, onions, mushrooms and tomatoes and...
Taking off
After two “bonks” on the head rendered John blind, Ham the space monkey showed up, and Sheila quit her job as a landscape architect...
First Sip boozes up a Boulder spring
For 15 years, First Bite Boulder has been celebrating the county culinary scene with tasting menus and dining deals. Now, the organization is trying...
Red Rock Coffeehouse checks a lot of boxes
While recently promoting her latest book, Patti Smith detoured and talked about her love of cafes, an affinity that started in the ’60s.
“Back then,...
Tasting with your eyes
Colin Barclay was done with restaurants. He’d taken his lifelong passion for cooking, gone to culinary school and worked his way to a kitchen...
A hint at Boulder’s true food history
Buttermilk Candy. Orange-Pineapple Congealed Salad. Potato Chip Cookies.
Unpretentious recipes for everyday and special occasion dishes like these fill the pages of one of my favorite Boulder...
When Ginger Pig flies
You don’t need GPS. Just follow your nose to figure out where Natascha Hess is cooking today. Sniff for the triad of garlic, ginger...
Try this week: Cork Burger @ Boulder Cork
The Boulder Cork is a classic steak house, with a menu full of filet, sirloin, flatiron, prime rib and other cuts of beef, as...
TASTE OF THE WEEK: Mell Vodka & Palisade peaches @ home
It’s clear that Mell Vodka is different as soon as you see the non-label on the plain, clear glass bottles. According to the minimal...
‘Beautiful chaos’
Back in the first half of the ’80s, I took my first sip of Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. Upon finishing what tasted like a...
Try this week: Pork shank pibil at Teocalli Cocina, and more
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...
