Nibbles
The worst of the worst
Rolling down Broadway toward downtown Boulder in my role as Lyft driver, the conversation turned toward restaurants. When my dining critic background comes up,...
Finger-lickin’ bucket list
Tulips are popping their lips above the dirt in Boulder. Birds are starting to nest. It’s still winter so those may be signs of...
S#!+hole cuisines
My father escaped from Nazi Austria in 1938 with his sister and parents. All of them were doctors. The family name was changed to...
United tastes of Mexico
Johnny Curiel is the ideal candidate to bring real regional tastes of Mexico to Colorado, like grilled panela cheese with huitlacoche, corn gremolata and...
Fear of frying
I hadn’t fried anything in years.
I pan sauté ingredients all the time in olive oil, but that’s not the same. It has been drilled...
You are what you will eat
Millennials and members of Generation X and Y are constantly being blamed for everything from the election of Donald Trump to the rise in...
Adieu and Bonjour
When one restaurant closes its doors, a new restaurant opens up in its place. That’s the way it’s been in Boulder County for decades,...
A year of nibbling
I remember the soulful taste, chew and aroma of the braised ham hock at Jin Chan Zhang in Boulder as if it was yesterday,...
Yuletide eatings
I’ve lived in locales that nobody would visit except my Mom and my best friend. Boulder is not like that. If you’ve lived here...
Better than a sweater
In my other guise as a Lyft driver, I ferry visitors every day around Boulder between hotels and eateries. They come from all over...
Flavor versus fire
The last thing the food world needs is another hot sauce. Endless rows of identical tall bottles with ominous-sounding names already line the shelves.
The...
