Cuisine

Bento heaven on Pearl Street

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One of the enduring institutions of Japanese working life is the bento. Bento means "meal in a box" and can refer to anything from a homemade aggregation of fish, rice and preserved plum to ekiben, the pre-made meals encountered in train stations. In the U.S., it's ...

Huckleberry lives up to the hype

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While Louisville’s Huckleberry serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, as well as afternoon tea, arguably its most popular meal is weekend brunch. At least that was my impression after waiting 45 minutes for a table on a recent late Sunday morning. Friend Tertia and I ...

Where is your beer from?

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Attitudes are changing in the craft beer community as consumers’ insatiable thirst for new beer drives constant brewery expansion. There are now more than 3,000 breweries operating in the U.S. — the most since 1870 — and the tide of opening shows no sign of slowing. ...

The kale rebellion

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For a vegetable dissident, this leafy green presents a challenge in winter I didn`t know it would be a mixed marriage. After all, we agree on most things. Same senses of humor, taste in music, politics. There’s just this vegetable thing. I love all of them. He ...

Do your math when buying food

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The thought of doing more math on a daily basis is a terrifying prospect for some...

Video: Great American Beer Fest 2012

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David Accomazzo and Josh Minor were on a quest to find unique brewers at this year's Great American Beer Festival. They spoke with folks from Prism Brewing Company, River North Brewery, Avery Brewing Company and Stone Brewing Company. Check out the video they came ...

Taste buds to the rescue

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The fungus that caused the 19th century Irish Potato Famine wouldn’t have claimed a million lives if Ireland had been growing more than one potato variety, experts say. And today, experts warn about a similar dependence on only a handful of crop varieties...

Eat and run

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As the last snow begins to melt, flowers begin to bud and the temperatures rise, Boulder gears up to face the beautiful spring and summer months. One of the best ways to get the most out of spring is to take advantage of the nice weather and return of life with a ...

Indian food, buffet style

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Occupying the site of the former Royal Peacock (the restaurant, not an actual bird), India’s Clay Oven continues the decades-long tradition of dishing out subcontinental fare near the intersection of 55th and Arapahoe. With the exception of a brighter paint job and ...

A distinctive Indian lunch buffet

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For those old enough, you may remember 1985 as a dark time, mostly because that’s when McDonald’s launched the McDLT. In today’s recycling-conscious age, the McDLT probably wouldn’t exist. For those of you unfamiliar with this environmental atrocity, this was a ...

An alternative to the Indian buffet

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Curry N Kebob fills a unique niche among Indian eateries by not featuring the ubiquitous buffet. Most options here cost a buck or two less than typical all-you-can-eat offerings, and service is reasonably fast, permitting those pressed for time to enjoy a ...

A memorable culinary trip to Morocco

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Stepping out of a nondescript 28th Street parking lot into Tangier Moroccan Cuisine is a transformative experience. Once inside, one removes one’s shoes and absorbs the warm ambiance of a dining room packed with richly colored rugs and comfy cushions. Faced with ...