Cuisine
Brewing together
What is civilization if it isn’t people talking to each other over a goddamned beer? — James S.A. Corey, Cibola Burning.
While I suspect there’s...
Try this week: Chicken Cordon Bleu Sandwich @ Snarf’s
Oh, you know Snarf’s, one of Boulder County’s most prolific sandwich shops. But do you know about its “not on the menu” menu? If...
Julia would be pleased
The night was a little cloudy and very windy. Rounding the corner of 11th and Walnut is the cozy Amante Coffee, with its Italian...
The implausible burger
There was a Whopper to the left of me and an Impossible Whopper to the right as I sat at a local Burger King...
Getting into the Gindi
Boulder’s Gindi Café has a European influence exemplified by offering both food and ambience best described as fresh and modern. One is certainly glad this eatery chooses to emulate these continental qualities instead of, say, those of the Inquisition or Serge ...
Drink This: Sierra Nevada’s Narwhal Imperial Stout
Any day that ends with stout in your glass is a fine one, indeed. Finer still if that day is the first Thursday in...
Indian street food in Lafayette
Chaat is savory Indian street food, and it’s also something that has become increasingly available at local eateries like Boulder’s Jai Ho and Tiffins. Lafayette’s Krishna Kafe is the newest purveyor of these subcontinental specialties, and like its forerunners, it’s...
A slice of Texas in Boulder
For a place that’s only been open for eight months, The Ghost BBQ and Spirits has more stories than some places that have been...
Frost in the vineyards
Palisade is fertile ground for growing fruit. From peaches and other tree fruits to wine and table grapes, the unique microclimates in the Grand...
The ‘it’ crop
Growing up, outside of being the ugly, bad-tasting vegetable no one wanted on the veggie platter at parties — the one even ranch dressing couldn’t help — cauliflower was rarely seen at my house, but for one exception: fried cauliflower. In my current commitment to ...
Fixing dinner in a blacksmith’s shop
Once or twice a week, Eric and Jill Skokan welcome two dozen diners to their latest farmland acquisition — 40 acres just north of...
Basta’s brunch among the best
Once known as Pizzeria Basta, the Boulder eatery now simply known as Basta still serves savory wood oven pies. But this name change more accurately reflects a menu offering much more than just pizza, which is a smart move. Because while I’ve always felt the pies here...


















