Street Food: Hummus Sticks
Israeli street stall sells crispy treat with Indian roots On my first afternoon in Tel Aviv, Israel, for the Society of American Travel Writers Freelance Council meeting, I joined an architectural walking tour with guide Iddo Katz. When I’m on my own in a new city, I usually simply wander, map in hand, and sightsee randomly, looking [...]
Trader Joe’s Coming to Colorado
Foodies cheer retailer poised to open several stores in metro area No one is talking for the record so far, but if Trader Joe’s were not planning on opening Colorado stores, why would they have filed paperwork with the Colorado Attorney General’s office for a license to do business beginning April 1? The Denver Business Journal [...]
City Sophistication in Denver’s Southern Suburbs
The Wooden Table serves fine Italian fare in an urbane and stylish setting A lifetime ago, or so it seems, Jane Duncan Knauf and Brett Shaheen worked together at the late Sambuca Jazz Club in downtown Denver — he as sous-chef; she, general manager. Their careers took them in separate directions but both always worked [...]
Devil’s Thumb Ranch Adds Cooking Classes
Grand County guest ranch adds cooking classes to the activities mix Devil’s Thumb Ranch owners Suzanne and Bob Fanch have a gift for evolving their sprawling property and its award-winning lodging, dining and activities gently from dated ranch and cross-country ski area to luxury resort with an exquisite lodge, beautiful cabins, fine dining, spa and [...]
Reader Question: To Write or Not to Write?
How should a restaurant server handle food orders? I received an E-mail from a reader who gave me permission to post it and answer here: Drawing from www.wikipic.com. “Hi Claire, was wondering if you have an opinion on this. When you go to a nice restaurant do you expect the waiter to write down your order? Should he [...]
Carmine’s Brings Taste of New York to Lone Tree
The pizza of southern Italy filtered through the Northeast I grew up in Connecticut, went to college in Boston, moved to New York and then across the river to Hoboken, N.J., which at the time was about 45% Italian-American. In every place that I lived before moving to Colorado, pizza meant a toothsome thin crust, pliable [...]
Nick-N-Willy’s Classic Boulder Pies
They make ‘em. You bake ‘em. And they’re hearty & good Before there was a Papa Murphy’s in Boulder, there was a Nick-N-Willy’s selling fully assembled pizzas to be baked at home. In fact, Keith McQuillen and Terry Jones founded the pizzeria around the time I moved to Boulder — conveniently around the corner from my house. [...]
