I’m hoping this finds you relaxed having had a wonderful long Memorial Day weekend. It was the first grill out for my family. Despite liking meat I actually don’t eat a lot of it but have...
Marinated Tomatoes and Strawberries (Tandoori mozzarella sheet, whipped burnt balsamic, candied micro basil), left, and Lump Crab Crème Brulee (soy sugar, ginger poached pears, habanero tobiko), righ...
Memorial Day weekend is synonymous with grilling and eating al fresco for me. When thinking of my weekend menus there is not even a question they will all be served outside, Mother Nature permi...
When I look back in time I see the bread crumbs leading me to put cyber pen to paper about my love for food and drink. Looking through travel photo albums, I’ll find a random cocktail photo or ...
I am not a ‘Mommy Blogger’ but I am a mom who blogs. For the most part I don’t fold my family activities in with my food and drink exploits in print, though this past Mother’s Day offered a rec...
I fondly refer to the busy nature of this time of year as trying to fit a size 24 woman into a size 2 dress for all the deliverables. Whether one is beholden to the frenzy of the end of a schoo...
A preview video of Bravo’s ‘Around the World in 80 Plates’ (Note to Email Subscribers: to view video, click on blog post title in subscription email to read post on blog website) Wednesday night was ...
The view from the Jack Rabbit Hill winery Colorado is a very unique winemaking state. Despite possessing several microclimates allowing myriad grape varietals to be successfully cultivated, our...
Almost 100 diners share this intimately spaced dining experience in groups of 12 per table. The Blind Café utilizes various venues to facilitate the optimum dark experience the café concept is ...
Our Farmer’s Market has now been open for a few weeks and the parade of fresh things has begun again. Something I’ve appreciated about eating as a locavore is the specific period of time a give...
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Let’s be frank. When one thinks of a zoo, the food is subordinate to all the other images that pop to mind. It usually even falls behind reflections of parking. I think it’s a...
For those unfamiliar with the picturesque hamlet that is Estes Park, it is the guardian town to Rocky Mountain National park, snuggled into the first pitching peaks of the majestic mountain range.&nb...
I have been a gardener all my life. Regular readers will have heard my tale of sneaking out of bed as an elementary school child to steal legumes from the pantry to grow in pots in my room.&nbs...
For anyone tethered to the school year calendar you will have experienced the time acceleration phenomenon between Spring Break and the school year end, as well as the missile fire of events targetin...
Chef James Mazzio, Winemaker John Sutcliffe and Chef Charles DalePhoto of John Sutcliffe courtesy Sutcliffe Vineyards website Any self-respecting watcher of ‘Top Chef’ will certainly know of the Pop ...
Normally this time of year would be a seasonal cusp, ebbing and flowing between a dwindling winter and promise of summer. This year however it has been unseasonably warm punctuated by a brief a...
The planning for my virtually spontaneous Panhandle-Plains road trip dead ended in Lubbock Texas, leaving a question of the route to be taken back to Colorado. I love a good loop, preferring no...
As an ex Northern Californian having lived for years with wineries a stone’s throw away I would be lying to say Lubbock’s bevy of wineries did not pique my curiosity. So much so that they becam...
Last spring my daughter came home from Middle School brimming with excitement over a special Easter egg recipe her beloved World History teacher had shared. It was from the teacher’s family and...
If I told you I just spent 48 hours staying here…… Would you envy me or think I had been incarcerated? Three words: Off-The-Grid. When poking around to put together my road trip route, Pa...
As with most of the rest of my life, my travels are highly planned and calculated. The perils of being a ‘responsible adult’ keeps me most often hemmed in and not catering to the true spontaneo...
Black velvet sheath dress, "Paris rose" satin bow, "Paris" haute couture collection, Fall-Winter 1983. Photo Gilles Tapie. One does not have to be a slave to fashion to identify the m...
When I was invited to join some of Boulder’s best food writers and photographers on a 16 seat bicycle Booze Cruise of three downtown venues, and that it might snow when we were riding, it was ‘on lik...
After making Lemon Infused Vodka a few weeks ago I was reminded of my love for the smell and flavor of lemons. Despite being a winter fruit they really seem to be a harbinger of spring to me; h...
To say I have a soft spot for Ireland is an understatement. I was raised with an Irish Uncle, Frank McGorty, who ensured every family gathering ended in song and with spirits high (those of the...
I think I’m developing a bit of a crush on pie. I’m drawn to the rustic sensibilities of an old fashion fruit pie. They bear a pleasing sense of symmetry but are never fussy. They d...
I love making infusions. I really love any project I can do myself, approaching them with a bit of HGTV spirit and the staunch determination that where there is a will there IS a way, especiall...
Grilled Wild Salmon (Chef Will Nolan) If you are a Today show watcher you’ll be fortunate to be starting your day today with one of Colorado’s finest, Chef Will Nolan, the Chef de Cuisine of restaura...
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