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The Patrician Palette
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Toast: A movie for foodies
Lemon meringue pie should never be used as a weapon, don’t you agree? This wedge of sunshine, with…
Caffeine Crawl Saturday
One of my rewards in the middle of the day is a Starbucks drive-thru for a grande, nonfat,…
Six Inches Plus? Pickle the Excess
We are talking about cucumbers, here—Armenian Yard Longs, in fact. The name suggests something quite more than a…
Panzano’s Elise Wiggins Wins Cook-Off for a Cause
Four Colorado chefs went head-to-head in a competition requiring them to pair Italy’s famous Allegrini Palazzo della Torre…
Denver Food Trucks: Dog Days Almost Over
Denver food trucks are HOT. Some are really hot—so hot they look like fire-breathing beasts. Want a wood-fired…
Corn: Elegant, Cool & Fun
It’s nearly the end of corn season. The stalks have been stripped but there are a few fresh…
It’s all in the Grind
I’m talking about the secrets to grilling the perfect hamburger, of course. There are many steps in the…
Cured: Where happy cheese lives
The store windows were taped with paper to keep out the lookie-loos. Mark and I had an appointment…
Artists in the Kitchen (video)
Chefs are artists who wield knives of all sizes to transform flesh and vegetable into plated sculpture. I…
Speaking of Fairly Tasty…
Speaking of pie, I thought I’d make one for us. I felt guilty for not including a recipe…
Fairly Tasty Stuff
A good old-fashioned county fair smells like funnel cakes and candy apples mixed with hay, manure, and sweaty…
Drink in a Colorado Sunset
WATCH THE VIDEO ON THE BIG SCREEN AT YOUTUBE or…. Colorado sunsets are a gorgeous phenomenon. And…