Cuisine
Unscrambling egg myths
A few years ago, the humble egg went through a public relations nightmare. Blemished with the falsehood of causing high cholesterol, eggs scared many people...
Tour de brew: Wrapping up Stout Month
There are many pleasures to discover during Stout Month, but new beers and new breweries are chief among them. For the past four years,...
The 10 weirdest food pairings you just have to try
1. Ginger and milk chocolate
Chocolate pretty much goes with anything. It pairs well with both sweet and savory flavors, which is why you’ll find...
Tour de brew: Longs Peak Pub & Taphouse
We’re two full weeks into Mountain Sun’s Stout Month and the beers aren’t getting any lighter. Southern Sun recently rolled out their Girl Scout...
Balancing act
Chef John Platt likes to fish. When asked to describe his perfect day for a brochure called Boulder Sliced and Diced: A Chef’s Guide...
How many slams in an old screen door?
Shel Silverstein once asked, poetically, “How many slams in an old screen door?” The answer, he said, “Depends how loud you shut it.”
The...
Salumi boom
The word of the moment on menus seems to be “salumi.” You see it among the starters, appetizers, small plates and tapas at local...
Tour de brew: Mountain Sun’s Stout Month part 2
As we discussed last week, Mountain Sun’s Stout Month — a month-long celebration of the dark arts — is a Boulder institution at it’s...
Tour de brew: Mountain Sun’s Stout Month
February is here again and for dedicated drinkers along the Front Range, that can only mean one thing: Mountain Sun’s Stout Month. This yearly...
Crying season
French onion soup has everything that you want in a food experience.
It comes to the table with a heat warning and smoke wafting...
Surviving the Hill
For reasons I won’t attempt to detail in this column, University Hill proves to be a difficult place for many locally grown restaurants (and...
Carpe Pancakes
I’m awake before the alarm and before the dawn.
This is a situation I would have avoided at all costs when I lived a younger man’s...
