Nibbles
How the sausage was made
The earliest known comment on my future career choices was uttered by Grandma Alice, my dad’s mother, in 1954 a few months after I was born...
Cream of the coffee crop
Heifer and the Hen, an artisan, organic ice cream shop in Boulder, is known to carry some envelope-pushing flavors (along with vanilla and chocolate).
“We...
The passing of gas
I miss having gas, I really do. My furnace uses it, but not the stove in my apartment. I spent years cooking in professional...
Core values—Boulder’s unique apple corps IDs heirloom trees, harvests backyard fruit...
If you haven’t noticed it yet in the heat and haze of our prolonged summer, Boulder’s apple trees are in their ninth month. They...
Kids suffer as hipster parents name them after trendy foods
I am so over kale. I’m weary of it in smoothies. I don’t like the leafy green vegetable (and former garnish) as a juice. Kale...
What’s faux dinner?
Since 1985 a singular artifact has always hung on my walls no matter where I have worked and lived. It is an aluminum foil...
Open and shut
2023 may be remembered as the year the restaurant scene in Boulder County came back to life. Reanimated by the inaugural Colorado Michelin awards,...
My Own Devices
Do you have certain “appliances” that are hidden away in your house that you would rather not talk about?
If you answered “yes,” you are...
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...
The people’s vegan
Vegans are hard to find in much of the United States. Not so in Boulder, a town awash in vegans and vegan-friendly folks plus...
Fueled by ripe, sweet New Haven peaches
I was just outside of Silt when the car started to smell like peaches. I figured if I had to drive from Grand Junction to...
Fields of dreams
If you are a longtime Boulder local, you already know what this Saturday means.
If you are a newcomer — someone who has moved...
