Tag: Jan 16 2020 issue
Letters: 1/16/20
NAFTA 2.0 better, but still bad
Congress recently passed the U.S. Mexico Canada Trade Agreement (aka NAFTA 2.0). Thanks to efforts by local, state and...
Trump puts a horse head in the Ayatollah’s bed
It’s easy to over-think Trump’s motives in greasing Iranian General Qasem Soleimani. What he really did was plant a horse head in Ayatollah Khamenei’s...
Death by a thousand cuts
Since taking office nearly three years ago, President Donald Trump and his administration have been steadily undermining some of the nation’s key environmental protections,...
Moving the green needle
As environmentally responsible as it is to own an electric vehicle, accessing Colorado’s remote backcountry is rarely a two-wheel-drive endeavor. Crawling along old dirt...
Three Poems
accomplice
he shoves a rusty crowbar into my hands
i want you to climb up on the rooftear up some of the shinglesmake it look like...
Astrology 1/16/20
ARIES
March 21-April 19: Comedian John Cleese has an insight I hope you’ll consider. He says, “It’s easier to do trivial things that are urgent...
A journey across French cinema
When François Truffaut
penned his revolutionary essay, “A Certain Tendency in French Cinema,” the
up-and-coming critic laid waste to what he saw as a national tradition...
20 food experiences for 2020
Face it: If you are what you eat (and you cook and you order from Grubhub), then you are a yawn. Your menu is...
Chef Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson on a new endeavor
Life is good, and busy, for Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson. Frasca Food and Wine, which he co-founded with Master Sommelier Bobby Stuckey in 2004, earned its...
Knowledge, creativity, experience
Started by Bill and Laura Lodge 20 years ago in Vail, Colorado, Big
Beers, Belgians and Barleywines has become one of the year’s premier beer
festivals....
Try this week: Pork shank pibil at Teocalli Cocina, and more
Pork Shank Pibil
Teocalli Cocina, 103 N. Public Road, Unit C, Lafayette, teocallicocina.com
The pork shank is a terrific cut of meat — tender when slow-roasted...