Cuisine
Try this week: Chocolate croissant, pork belly buns and more
Chocolate Croissant
Breadworks Bakery and Cafe, 2644 Broadway, Boulder, 303-444-5667
If croissants were cars, Breadworks’ take on the pastry would be a Land Rover — hulking,...
In with the new
Boulder County’s restaurant week, First Bite, is getting a bit of a makeover this year. Longtime food professional and events producer Jessica Benjamin bought...
‘We’ve done some offal stuff’
Blackbelly Butcher Shop chef Mike Fortin and butcher Nate Singer are in the middle of a “primal dinner.” Singer, who just broke down the...
New tequila brand brings Mexican tradition to Boulder in a bottle
Once there was an agave farmer whose wife happened upon a rabbit that was acting rather strange. She saw him running madly to and from an agave plant, and after closer observation, she realized the rabbit was drinking a liquid that was dripping from the plant. The ...
Profiles in brew: Brandon and Lisa Boldt of Primitive Beer
We want to bring it back to the land,” Lisa Boldt of Primitive Beer says. “Bring it back to being creative, being fulfilled in...
UK post-punk act Shame brings a searing sound from across the...
Following in the footsteps of British rock ‘n’ roll bands like the Skids and Gang of Four that rode the punk wave by crafting...
Try this week: Rollin’ Bones, Gunbarrel Brewing, and more
Pineapple Express
Rollin’ Bones food truck, Mobile, Boulder County, rollinbonesbbq.com
Pig and pineapple go together — glazed ham and pineapple rings, Hawaiian pizza, and now, the...
You and me and the beer makes three
It started like every other beer fest: throngs of thirsty patrons marching toward the threshold, their arms raised high to show the gatekeepers their...
The pleasures of bitterness
When food isn’t salty enough, we add salt, or salty condiments like soy sauce, or salty foods like bacon. If we need sweetness, we...
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...
Food fans are at Boulder County farm stands
I love farmers markets. I’m glad so many folks are visiting them and getting in touch with local food. However, these markets are not enough....
Know your brew: Barley wine
Right off the bat, barley wine confounds drinkers. Is it beer? Is it wine? Is it both? And is it spelled as one word...


















