Cuisine
Forget Harbingers
Seeing a cadre of regulars with the same ethnic background as the restaurant you are eating at is always comforting. A good Mexican restaurant should draw Mexicans looking for food that reminds them of home. An Ethiopian eatery should pull…
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Total Americana
Louisville is undeniably quaint. With its leisurely Main Street, bungalow-housed shoppes, and regular bustle of baby strollers, kids and couples holding hands, it is ultimate Americana.
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Raise a Pint to Wildflowers
Rolling into the parking lot of the Wildflowers Café and Tea Room at the Hilltop Inn, perched alone atop one of the nobs that make up the Rocky Mountain Metro Airport, I was full of anticipation. An authentic United Kingdom…
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Living in Difference
Based on the generally accepted stereotype of Boulderites, a place like Organic Orbit—featuring a menu of local, organic, and, often, living food, served with style and a decent wine list—should be a slam dunk. And yet there we were, one…
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Dining Pets Peeves Nos. 3 & 4
It would seem I am on a roll, and not a good one. Back-to-back terrible dining experiences in Denver have me wondering why I bother eating downtown at all, especially when there are so many solid eateries up north, just…
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Restaurants Slipping on Soap
Restaurant business on Pearl Street is down 20 percent, according to a reliable source. The source being an industrial soap salesman.
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