Cuisine
Beer for dinner
Food and wine go hand in hand. While perusing the wine aisle at the liquor store, you’ll think about what you’ll be having for dinner, and make your selection based on what would pair best. But when it comes to food and beer, pairing beer with dinner is oftentimes an...
Setting a table responsibly
The question of how far food should travel between where it is produced and where it is consumed has become a frequent matter of passionate debate. The popular rule of thumb is that the more local the food, the better it is, and we’ve all heard of the many purported ...
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 ...
Try this week: Pica’s, Wok to Flatirons Deli, and more
Baja Fish Tacos
Pica’s Taqueria, 5360 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, and 901 Front St., Louisville, picascolorado.com
If you’re in the mood for fish tacos, there are few...
Bites with benefits
I’m happy to admit that I truly love finding a food bargain: everything from happy-hour eats to coupons, anything to make eating in Boulder...
Do your math when buying food
The thought of doing more math on a daily basis is a terrifying prospect for some...
Truth in advertising
Aside from its distinctive flavor palettes, food has more abstract emotional appeals to the senses as well. Dessert tastes like joy. A giant chunk of meat roasted over an open flame tastes deeply, primally, invigorating, like surviving a plane crash or the thrill of ...
How I turned my seriously tart sourdough starter into fantastic holiday...
I named it KimChee after the friend who shared the sourdough starter which now lurks in a Mason jar in the refrigerator. KimChee has...
Grill cheese NOT grilled cheese
Pay attention. A light bulb (preferably a low-energy LED bulb) will go on over your head when you find out about grilling cheeses.
No, NOT...
Tour de brew: Gordon Biersch Brewery
There’s a little bit of globetrotting going on every time you knock back a beer from the Gordon Biersch Brewery. Started in Palo Alto,...
Ramen 2.0
The place with the kind of funny name had some kind of good food. Really good, actually. And it felt different inside the restaurant — somewhere between New York City hole in the wall and inoffensive Boulder chic...


















