Cuisine
New in brew: Hard kombucha
Colorado drinkers are awash with options. That’s quite a shift considering 10 years ago Colorado’s Blue Law kept liquor stores closed on Sunday. Now...
To save the Earth, should we be shipping meat halfway around...
Sustainable does not always equal local.
That’s the next-level thinking going on at eateries across the country which are shipping in food, mostly meat, from...
Rethinking the tasting note
This first wine is a fighter; he’s loud. The second wine is pensive; she has a dark side.” As I led a recent seminar,...
Summer s’mores secrets
S’mores — originally created to feed large groups of Girl Scouts — contain one key ingredient that has long been considered an aphrodisiac. Ironically,...
Around the world in 800 dishes
Roy and Kat Brown had an interesting honeymoon. Instead of lounging on some exotic beach or viewing fine art in Europe’s storied museums, the...
Zolo Grill is still slinging exceptional fare
One of the first restaurants at which I ate when I moved to Boulder four years ago was Zolo Southwestern Grill. And that meal...
Looking for a wine list bargain?
One recent Saturday morning, a friend sent me the wine list for Green Zebra, one of Chicago’s top vegetarian restaurants, and asked for my advice. He was dining there that evening with friends who enjoyed wine but weren’t obsessive about it. So he would be tasked ...
Fear of frying
I hadn’t fried anything in years.
I pan sauté ingredients all the time in olive oil, but that’s not the same. It has been drilled...
Try this week: Dup Bob @ A Cup of Peace
A Cup of Peace is the place to get bubble tea in Boulder, but may we suggest dipping into its menu of Korean staples...
Fooled by food dyes
Perhaps you round out your child’s lunch with healthy-sounding extras like cereal bars, fruit roll-ups, mixed fruit cups and fruit drinks. Most of these products contain synthetic food dyes, and a single item might contain as many as four or five...
Gluten-free in the time of coronavirus
Fourteen years ago, Pamela Fletcher was in a position many parents of young children have found themselves in: something weird was happening with her...
A single-malt with echoes of Scotland
Scotland is famed for its single malt whisky, sought out by whiskey snobs all over the world, including this writer. Each distillery spread across...