The Cafe at the J opened recently inside the Boulder JCC, 6007 Oreg Ave. Beyond providing food and coffee in a corner of town with few options, The Cafe is operated by Boulder Bridge House, offering services and training programs for people experiencing homelessness. The nonprofit also operates the Community Table Kitchen at Boulder’s Foothills Hospital.
Shiwa Indian Grocery is open at 489 US-287 Suite 140 in Lafayette in a food island including Proto’s Pizza, Sushi Aji and Big Daddy’s Bagels.
Culinary calendar: Desserts for all of us
Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts in Boulder is offering a new six-week course on plant-based pastries and desserts starting Oct. 1. Register: discover.escoffier.edu/boulder
Baking show devotees should enter the Denver Bake Fest on Oct. 5 at Rebel Bread. Categories include brownies, whole grain savory, quick breads, sandwich cookies, fougasse and gluten-free cakes. Registration: rebelbreadco.com
The Wheatstock Grain & Music Festival on Sept. 28 at Spirit Hound Distillers in Lyons celebrates Colorado’s heirloom grain growers and bakers inspired by the late Andy Clark. The event includes music, pizza and complimentary shots of Barrel Fire 2.0, a collaboration between Spirit Hound and Dry Land Distillers. Tickets: events.humanitix.com/wheatstock-grain-festival-cgc/tickets
Words to chew on: A need for heat
“Chili is not so much food as a state of mind. Addictions to it are formed early in life and the victims never recover. On blue days, I get this passionate yearning for a bowl of chili, and I nearly lose my mind.”
— Margaret Cousins, novelist
John Lehndorff hosts Radio Nibbles on KGNU. Comments: [email protected]. Read more local food news.