Country Dining With Chef Rob Corey
Award-winning chef’s “Dinner In the Country” was a 7-course dazzler Chef Robert N Corey and I have crossed paths at culinary events over the years, notably at the Denver International Wine Festival‘s ‘Taste of Elegance’ chef competitions. More often than not, he has been on the podium for one of the categories. He currently wears several [...]
Jenna Johansen Goes Global in Denver
Colorado chef on “Around the World in 80 Plates,” new reality TV show Jenna Johansen, until last fall partner/chef of delightful, delicious Dish in Edwards, is the latest Colorado chef to become a reality TV personality. She appears on Bravo’s “Around the World in 80 Plates,” which premiered on Wednesday evening. On Thursday (that’s yesterday [...]
Kim & Jake Make Great Cakes
South Boulder boutique bakery’s unusual (and unusually delicious) cakes From a tiny bakery tucked into a corner of Boulder’s Table Mesa Shopping Center come some of the best cakes in town. Kim & Jake’s Cakes is a bakery, pure and simple. In fact, it’s a cake bakery, even purer and simpler. They don’t do bread. They [...]
Tasting at PastaVino’s Grand Opening
Sampling new Boulder restaurant’s Italian fare Although PastaVino, just west of Boulder’s Pearl Street Mall, has been in business for several weeks, the official grand opening was Sunday evening, May 6, and that was the first time I set foot inside. The stylish new restaurant promised free food samples and live music. Tables had been pushed aside, and [...]
Meeting Meat Again
Years of minimal meat consumption + low energy + 2 meals with meat = energy restored It is easy not to eat red meat in Boulder, and by and large, the only times I have in the last 15 or 20 years is when I have been a judge at a chefs’ competition (and that’s just a [...]
Stanley Hotel Chef Refines Cascades Menu Plate by Plate
” Steakhouse” clientele doesn’t deter Estes Park executive chef from ramping up the menu When driving into Estes Park from Boulder, the first glimpse of the wonderful Stanley Hotel, a National Historic Landmark, is always a welcome sight, because it means,”We’re almost there.” The approach view was lovelier before a strip shopping center was built into the lower [...]
One Husband, Two Birthday Dinners
Celebrated at Turley’s with me & the Boulder Chop House with friends When it comes to food, my husband and I are like Jack Sprat and his wife. with tastes as different as night and day. I like interesting ethnic foods, exquisite creations from classic French to modern American, street food and artisanal breads, cheeses and such [...]
