Cuisine
Lactose intolerant? Try a slice of cheese
Cheese is arguably one of the world’s most prized commodities. Spanning the globe in vast diversity, it has remained a gustatory staple for thousands of years. Yet somewhere along the way, cheese gained a bad reputation and became, for many Americans, nothing but a ...
Where are Boulder’s 24-hour eats?
It’s 3 a.m., studying isn’t going well, and your eyes are starting to feel heavy. If you could just find a nearby place to grab a snack, drink some late-night caffeine and focus, all would not be lost. Unfortunately, you live in Boulder and the pickings are ...
Barley, hops and gluten
Late night host Jimmy Kimmel recently sent a camera crew out on the streets of LA to ask people who didn’t eat gluten just what it is...
Why are meatpacking plant employees in Colorado dying of COVID-19?
Six employees of the JBS meat processing plant in Greeley have died of COVID-19. Around the country, meatpacking and food processing plants have become...
Labored days
It had been ages since our water glasses were refilled. No one had taken our drink or appetizer orders yet. We were hungry.
A chalkboard...
Tiki comes to Boulder
Consider the piña colada. An iconic tropical treat composed of cream of coconut, rum, pineapple juice and pulverized ice, usually served with a fruit...
Open & Shuttered
Dear Future Food History Researcher,
As the year 2020 arrived, we heard that Ralphie’s Bar and Grill, which only opened in February, would close by...
Doughnut enter
Traditionally, after long and successful lives elsewhere in the U.S., doughnut shop chains come to Boulder County to die.
Deep-fried dough — filled and topped...
Steak, eggs, astronauts and bodybuilders
Steak and eggs is one of the quintessential American breakfast dishes. It combines the unrivaled satisfaction of eating a juicy steak, a pleasure far...
Will Boulder’s culinary diversity go as strip malls go?
Ras Kassa’s was the coolest culinary anomaly I’d ever encountered in my food writing life. It was an Ethiopian roadhouse set in a Twilight...
Laf’ it up
I live in Lafayette, Boulder County’s hot new food, drink and dining destination.
Right. If you are laughing to yourself, don’t feel bad: You have a...
The butterfly sausage effect
Conventional wisdom says there are two things you never want to watch being made: sausages and laws. If you knew what went into creating...