Food

Shark fin bans might not help sharks, scientists say

Joe Chan, chief chef of Sun Tung Lok Chinese Cuisine in Hong Kong, prepares shark fin for cooking in 2010.…

September 28, 2017

A spicy, smoky potato salad with Spanish aspirations

Spanish Potato Salad with Chickpeas.Goran Kosanovic/Washington Post I confess to never making them at home because, well, I fear that…

September 28, 2017

Food

Move over, Bud: Czech firm makes DIY backyard breweries

A Czech firm is selling professional beer-making sets that fit in a backyard but can produce commercial quantities of brew.…

September 27, 2017

Food

The look of fall is not gold or orange, it’s green (chile)

Sutherland Farms grows peppers just south of the N.M. border

September 27, 2017

Food

Farmers Market Profile: RazzMaTazz Berries brings Aztec-area raspberries

invites customers to pick their own fruit

September 26, 2017

Food

Coffee sold in California could carry cancer warning labels

A nonprofit group wants coffee manufacturers, distributors and retailers to post ominous warnings about a cancer-causing chemical stewing in every…

September 26, 2017

Food

‘Froyo’ and ‘Sriracha’ are now in the dictionary. What took you so long, Merriam-Webster?

The abbreviation for frozen yogurt, froyo – spelled exactly like that, no hyphen – a dessert that was stratospherically popular…

September 21, 2017

Food

Literally lousy: Parasite plagues world salmon industry

A surge of parasitic sea lice is disrupting salmon farms around the world. The tiny lice attach themselves to salmon…

September 20, 2017

Food

Discovering wild plants (and escaping the walking dead)

Obscura, Turtle Lake team up to teach how to live off-grid

September 20, 2017

Food

Farmers Market Profile: SolaVita Kombucha brings healthful beverage

uses unique brewing method in Bodo Park

September 19, 2017

Food

Crow’s Closet wins Chili Chase Cook-off

Imogen Ainsworth and Anthony Kunkel were the winners of the Chili Chase 5K Trail Run.Courtesy of Backcountry Experience The contest…

September 19, 2017

Food

Locally sourced dinner brings in 15K

The second annual Eat Local Harvest Dinner featured about 90 percent locally sourced spirits and food. The event sold out,…

September 19, 2017

Food

Hooray for queso, especially when it’s draped over tacos

Soft Cheese Tacos.Stacy Zarin Goldberg/Washington Post Fain, author of the Homesick Texan blog and a couple of cookbooks, knows how…

September 18, 2017

Food

Chili Chase 5K and cook-off: Bringing the heat, uniting community

will host at least 15 chili cook-off competitors

September 12, 2017

Food

Bayfield’s Tuning Fork Cafe celebrating 5th anniversary

Tired of commuting to chef and restaurant jobs in Durango, they opened the Tuning Fork Cafe five years ago on…

September 12, 2017

Food

Farmers Market profile: Peak Season Farms delivers year-round

arugula is popular item at farmers market

September 12, 2017

Food

Chocolate gets first addition to color palette in 80 years

Swiss chocolate maker Barry Callebaut’s new “ruby chocolate” is the first new natural variation of chocolate to be discovered in…

September 12, 2017

Food

Aztec to put on green chile fest

The event will feature chile roasting, barrel-train rides, face painting, live music, a play area, beverages from Wines of the…

September 12, 2017

Food

Ignacio to host rocky mountain oyster event

An all-you-can eat dinner will be offered, including rocky mountain oysters, chicken, coleslaw, beans, rolls, dessert, tea and lemonade. The…

September 12, 2017

Food

EU says 40 countries now affected in tainted-egg scandal

Vytenis Andriukaitis, the official in charge of health and food safety for the European Commission, said Tuesday in Estonia that…

September 6, 2017

Food

The best way to drink whiskey, according to science

Bowmore 12 Whiskey on the rocks (with custom carved ice) at Chicken Whiskey, a South American restaurant in Washington, D.C.Deb…

September 6, 2017

Food

Colorado program wants to get kids hooked on fruits, veggies

In the lunchroom at #1 Child Enrichment Center in Greeley though, their children already seem understand what’s good for them.…

September 6, 2017

Food

Farmers Market profile: Green Table Farm hits its stride

Tyler Hoyt is a regular at the Durango Farmers Market. He owns Green Table Farm in Mancos.Mia Rupani/Durango Herald Herald…

September 5, 2017

Food

An easy omelet for dinner, made sweeter with figs

Fig and Brie Omelets.John McDonnell/Washington Post This recipe allows us to enjoy them two ways: fresh and jammy. Quartered and…

September 5, 2017