Nibbles

Say cheese

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Let’s face it: February is the frugal month. The holiday bills have come due, taxes loom, food prices are up and we’re all looking...

Winter goods and goodies

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It’s one of those Boulder seasonal rituals, like lighting the star on Flagstaff Mountain.  Every autumn — when the Boulder County Farmers Market and local...

The passing of gas

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I miss having gas, I really do. My furnace uses it, but not the stove in my apartment. I spent years cooking in professional...

Rx: bread and butter

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The Nibbles column has survived some serious ups and downs in various publications since it debuted in 1985, but I have always made sure...

Fresh First Bite

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When First Bite debuted 17 years ago, the Boulder dining landscape was in a different place. Diners snapped up reservations for the annual Restaurant...

Sushi journey

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Sushi was far from hip in the mid-1960s when an 8-year-old named Gil Asakawa arrived in the U.S. from Japan with his family. Actually,...

Sausage city

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Chorizo. Andouille. Merguez. Kielbasa. Chipolata. Bangers. Boudin. They’re all made here, along with hot Italian, Polish, German and breakfast links For a city so closely...

FED well

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If it were up to Donna Merten, you would never see a menu until you arrive at a restaurant and the dishes would feature ingredients...

The generic gourmet returns

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It was during yet another depressing recession. I was a broke fry cook and writer when I pitched an odd food-focused radio variety show...

Tiki time

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Yes, I like piña coladas. Really. I’m also a fan of poke—the raw fish salad—as well as SPAM musubi (that’s seaweed-wrapped teriyaki-seared canned meat and...

Dining and the dogs

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Glancing at a labradoodle companion being fed expensive Italian food a couple of tables away at a Boulder eatery, a curious thought crossed my...

Corn do’s and don’ts

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For true believers, corn comes slathered with anxiety and an expiration date.  On the way back from swimming at the pond with us kids, my...