Cuisine
The global stuffing
I’m not here to debate whose family stuffing recipe is the best. Clearly, my stuffing is the greatest of all time. That said, this...
Try this week: Sweet pork salad, the Supreme Supreme, and more
Sweet Pork Salad
Café Mexicali, 2850 Baseline Road, Boulder, www.cafemexicali.com
You can’t leave Café Mexicali without being full. This fast casual “fresh as it gets” Mexican...
Try this week: The Greenbriar Inn’s Pan Seared Diver Scallops, Treat...
Pan Seared Diver Scallops
The Greenbriar Inn, 8735 N. Foothills Highway, Boulder, www.greenbriarinn.com
It’s that time of year when the thought of fine dining in a...
Your first time
You never forget your first kiss and the first time people laughed at your jokes. I also remember my very first taste of certain...
Roasted spud perfection
The technique is an open secret among those who have the most to gain or lose from the optimization of food. Food professionals like...
The return of Left Hand’s Nitro Fest
Few breweries throw a party quite like Left Hand Brewing. Not only has the Longmont staple consistently put out top-shelf beer for the past...
Appetite for kindness
I was sitting at a busy Boulder restaurant with a bunch of folks, but I might as well have been eating alone. Everyone at...
Try this week: Azitra’s lamb kozhambu, Santo’s breakfast burrito, and more
Lamb Kozhambu
Azitra Restaurant, 535 Zang St., Broomfield, azitra.us
Upscale, modern, refined Indian cuisine is on the menu at Broomfield’s Azitra. Let us tell you: It’s worth...
A cut above
You go into a conversation with a seamster prepared to talk about yarn. You go into a conversation with a preacher prepared to talk...
New in brew: Three dry-hopped ales to seek
The haze craze is all the rage, and not even the changing of the seasons looks to slow these turbid brews down. And though...
Try this week: Ricotta gnocchi, mapo tofu, and more
Ricotta Gnocchi with Mushroom Pesto
Monzu food truck, Mobile, Boulder County, 970-823-3836
So, apparently food trucks can do anything now. We thought it would be impossible for Monzu...
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...