Cuisine
Know your brew: Kveik
When it comes to taproom
lists and liquor store shelves, nothing sells quite like new. Even pedestrian
drinkers are willing to try something new, something catchy....
The re-creation of fun
The coleslaw was good. No, the coleslaw was great. The cabbage was crispy and fresh, lathered in sweet, creamy dressing that tasted like watermelon. They’d added some juice or vinegar into the coleslaw, and it was refreshing in the unseasonable warmth we’ve been ...
A toast to toast
This is my idea of the perfect a.m. trifecta.
First, an exceptional cup of freshly made coffee that fits the mood: light and fruity or...
New beard-themed brewery in Longmont
On a below-freezing Tuesday evening, half of the taproom at Großen (pronounced ‘grossen’) Bart in Longmont is filled with smiling people sitting in front of can-shaped glasses adorned with pictures of various facial hair styles and sampler trays in the shape of ...
Getting the word out on Mortal XXX
"I thought that Mortal Kombucha was trying to be a hard kombucha, probably from day one,” Becca Schepps tells Boulder Weekly. You know Schepps: she’s the...
Pearl Street gets a new riff
In the late 1990s, I worked on west Walnut Street, a stone’s throw from the Pearl Street Mall. For lunch, I’d patronize now-defunct venues like Juanita’s and the New York Deli, and I’d often pick up morning coffee at the old Bookends Café. Like many, I felt a touch ...
Dishing Colorado kudos
There may have been a time when Colorado wasn’t a blip on the national culinary radar — certainly not Boulder or Aurora — but...
To judge a crust
Being a pie contest judge sounds like a lot of fun, but you aren’t qualified just because you like pie a lot. You can’t...
Magic is in the air at Shine
Much is made of Boulder County, and particularly the city, being different from the rest of the country. I can’t speak to that as a whole, but I can say it’s pretty different from my hometown in Northeast Ohio. And nowhere was that more apparent than Shine Restaurant...
Know your brew: German-style heller bock and maibock
Much like with the seminal Oktoberfest brew, märzen, there is a bit of ceremony that goes along with ushering in maibock drinking season. The...
Exploring Burgundy Côte d’Or with seven wines
When my brother asked me to teach him and some friends about “serious” Burgundy, I was worried. How could I possibly walk them through the Côte d’Or without bankrupting the family...
BIFF: Dinner and a show
The Boulder International Film Festival launched in 2005, going from zero to destination with well-curated lineups, visiting stars and generally well-run shindigs...


















