Nibbles
For the love of bacon
Eliza Cross grew up on bacon in Boulder.
“My earliest memory of bacon was my dad cooking it when I was a little girl,” she...
Mom’s kitchen table
It all started with lasagna. I credit my career as a print and radio journalist to daily vocabulary tests, four years of Latin, and...
The teas that bind
The Boulder Dushanbe Teahouse is an otherworldly icon. Its ornate carved plaster panels, colorful ceramic tile mosaics and fragrant rose garden are a breath...
Triple treat destination
Walking into Button Rock Bakery (400 W. South Boulder Road, Suite 2200, Lafayette), you’re not surprised to find the glazed cream-puff eclairs and frosting-stuffed...
Cornering the Market
Go the distance. That’s the prime directive. Walk through the whole Boulder Farmers Market first, before you buy anything, says manager Liz Thomas. “It’s...
Tik taught not
As an unabashed pasta lover, friends told me I had to watch a TikTok cooking video. I don’t want to spoil the plot, but...
Unboxing local flavors
There is a lot to loathe about services like Blue Apron that deliver meal prep boxes. During the height of the pandemic, lots of...
Seeding the future
An inconspicuous little house on the east edge of Boulder seems like an unlikely place for a local food revolution.
Inside are shelves lined with...
Boulder’s brunch revival
Contrary to street rumors at the time, brunch was not created in Boulder in the 1970s, but the weekend meal has found a warm...
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...
Same as it ever was
The Friday night before had been as high as this particular Saturday morning was low, hungover and headache-y. Under mirrored sunglasses my eyes wished the Boulder...
Love and lunch
Sipping an Americano at a Boulder cafe, I watched a 30-something woman swiping right rapidly though potential mates on a dating app. This parade...