Cuisine
Local tastes available for Thanksgiving
Although most people celebrate Thanksgiving at home with family and friends, many local restaurants are concocting Thanksgiving feasts for those in need of a sound holiday meal. The Cork, Greenbriar Inn and Peaceful Valley Ranch have unique Thanksgiving menus and ...
Keeping COOL
A recent move by the World Trade Organization (WTO) threatens to put more mystery in your meat, while undermining our national sovereignty...
The new home cooking
Anything that gets more people cooking and interested in local food is a good thing. The self-proclaimed Airbnb of home cooking, Cozymeal, thinks it...
Using your noodles
The bucatini guanciale carbonara served at Boulder’s Emmerson restaurant only includes the essentials. The long, tubular, house-made noodles are cooked al dente and tossed...
Lovely chocolate, Boulder style
Saint-Rémy-de-Provence is a quaint village in the south of France, exuding considerable charm by dint of its vintage stone buildings and picturesque rustic landscape. Walking through the town center, one notices a stone facade marked “Jöel Durand - Chocolatier...
How locavores are the new gun nuts
We all know the typical face of right-wing gun nuttery, from the local camo-clad yahoos in a pickup with a gun rack and jacklights all the way to Wayne LaPierre of the NRA, who blamed the Sandy Hook school massacre on violent films and video games and called for ...
Local distillers produce whiskeys that highlight the breadth of the spirit
St. Patrick’s Day is around the corner, and if you participate in any festivities on the day, chances are you’ll find yourself staring into...
Wokking the wok
It’s kind of an uphill battle for Wok Eat. It’s located across the street from a similar restaurant (the slightly cheaper Boulder favorite Zoe Ma Ma), and has a touch of the sterile look of a generic chain, despite it being the eatery’s only location...
Are you hungry for Elvis’ tomato fritters?
Elvis had a soft spot for Southern comfort food, and this recipe for
tomato fritters gave him rubber legs.
BlueBox Doughnuts is a sweet addition
Boulder County has had a tumultuous relationship with the doughnut in recent years. Reputable chain bakers like Winchell’s, Daylight and LaMar’s have held court,...
Tour de brew: Great American Beer Festival
When the Great American Beer Festival (GABF) held its inaugural gathering in 1982, 24 brewers came, 47 beers were poured and roughly 800 people...