Community Table
Crack, twist, crush and slurp
Most people tip-toe up to the table and say, ‘Woah, this is weird. Crawfish? Like mini-lobsters?’ And they don’t know how to eat them,”...
Farm to neighbor
If we’re to believe author and local agriculture advocate Michael Brownlee, we need to localize our food system, as of about yesterday.
Brownlee runs Local...
Wild swing
In the Olympic sport of hammer throw, bulky men and women grip a handle, which is attached to a steel wire with a heavy...
Michael Pollan talks psychedelics and the mind
Michael Pollan says he writes about where “nature and culture intersect,” places that often end up being on our dinner plates and in our...
‘Honed in the fires of bee hell’
Einstein supposedly once said that mankind would only have four years left on the planet if bees were to go extinct. The logic is...
The ongoing transformation of the iconic Greenbriar Inn
Even empty, The Greenbriar Inn north of Boulder feels cozy. The putting-green carpet, the old maps of wine regions, the dark wood and soft...
Cup or cone
Bryce Licht never saw it coming. He had left Colorado, left CU, traveled around South America, moved to Los Angeles, then back to Boulder,...
State of the food scene
Every week in this space, I share just a little bit of the long and interesting conversations I have with Boulder County’s chefs, restaurateurs,...
Wine seller
"To succeed — it’s got to be from the moment you decide you’re going to do it until the end — you have to...
Longmont Food Rescue is saving plates
Every community wastes food. Many just send it to the landfill. More evolved communities connect food suppliers with food banks, and cans of beans...
Snack time
The opening of Treat Snack House last week represented an achievement for the greater Longmont restaurant scene. And for Boulder County in general. That...
Outstanding in their field
As average consumers in Boulder County, we have a tendency to think of our Boulder County Farmers Markets (BCFM) as an end. They’re places...