Cinco de Mayo seems to be celebrated in culinary fashion by just about everyone, not just Mexicans, and as with many celebrations, food has become its centerpiece. Cross-cultural celebrations often lead to innovative recipes using non-traditional ingredients or traditional ingredients in non-traditional ways. These recipes have added a baffling list of ingredients to traditional Cinco…
Festivals abound celebrating the various culinary incarnations of the chicken – fried, roasted, broasted, grilled and so forth. But the tiny town of Fruita in western Colorado this weekend celebrates a chicken who, according to legend, lived 18 months after having its head cut off. Mike the chicken lost his head to a farmer’s ax…
A new pets-only airline will fly pets (and pets only) to and from Denver, New York, Washington, Chicago and Los Angeles. Unlike airlines that require pets to be transported in cages in the cargo-hold of aircraft, Pet Airways’ “pawsengers” will travel safely and comfortably in the pressurized main cabin. Flying as cargo “is frightening to…
A beloved Colorado ski industry icon is gone. The Winter Park Ski Train, which shuttled tens of thousands of visitors between downtown Denver and the Winter Park Ski area on weekends, has been sold and will be moved to Canada. Algoma Central Railway Inc., a subsidiary of the Canadian National Railway, purchased the 14-railcar train….
What comes to mind when thinking about American Indian cuisine? Corn? Buffalo? Greasy globs of fried dough sold at roadside stands on the way to the Grand Canyon? The two-month-old Tocabe American Indian Eatery (www.tocabe.com) n Denver may put an end to any ignorance or confusion about the foods of the country’s native inhabitants. The…
Do you have a vacation home that’s not getting much use these days? Know friends with beach, mountain, golf course or island homes sitting vacant much of the year? Donate a few days’ time in them and do something good. That’s the thought behind Vacation Homes for Charity (www.VacationHomesForCharity.org), which matches vacation homes to charities…
Some times – many times, actually – I just want to relax in an old-style, friendly, family-owned Italian restaurant where big bowls and plates of comforting food are leisurely served away from the hot spots, trendy restaurants and crowds. Such a place exists in the Washington, D.C., area, far from the city’s post-inaugural buzz. About…
OK, I understand the whole salted caramels thing. I lightly salt watermelon to bring out the sweetness. I like a slice of sharp cheddar with apple pie. While I’m not a fan of Kettle Corn, I get the whole sweet-with-salty thing. But Tee & Cakes Bakery in Boulder, Colorado, has taken it to an extreme:…
Diego Zhang’s eponymous new restaurant in Denver’s southern suburbs combines the tasting menu of a Spanish tapas bar with the uniquely American desire for burgers. Diego Zhang’s Burger Café (www.diegozhangs.com) offers more than a dozen mini-burgers representing flavors from around the world. The two-ounce burgers mix the flavoring in with the ground meat: chicken with…
Two-for-one deals always get my attention. This one’s an unusual combination that mixes two interests of mine: Via Yoga’s Spanish Immersion and Yoga Retreat in March. Seattle-based Via Yoga (www.viayoga.com) is offering a six-day retreat to learn Spanish and practice Yoga in the central-west Mexican beach town of Sayulita, just north of Puerto Vallarta. Each…
Tiny Empire, Colorado — population 335 — is known primarily as a speed trap. Hundreds of thousands of people each year warily pass through Empire on their way to or from the ski slopes and hiking trails of Winter Park or Rocky Mountain National Park. The speed limit on US Highway 40 in Empire drops…
Ah, winter vacations and memories of … schlepping bulky, heavy snow sports equipment to and through airports, stuffing it into rental cars and now paying plenty to check it through the airlines. Leave the hassle to someone else this winter. Sports Express (www.sportsexpress.com) will deliver equipment domestically and overseas, and guarantee it arrives on time…