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Healthy Eating

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2012

    Jared Polis hopes to reverse "pizza is a vegetable" loophole

    Representative Jared Polis wants to introduce legislation that promises to reverse Congress's controversial decision to keep pizza lsbeled a "vegetable" in school lunches. "What Congress has done, believe it or not, is defied logic," Polis said in front of a crowd of lunchtime students at Louisville ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 3, 2012

    Fuel's Bob Blair on cooking for Michael Pollan

    Michael Pollan -- journalist, advocate and patron saint of sustainability in our food system -- was in Denver this week to speak to a crowd at the Paramount about the importance of understanding where our food comes from. After his talk, he headed to Fuel Cafe, where he had a low-key, private dinner ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 29, 2012

    Announcement: We have a winner of our Michael Pollan contest

    Journalist, author, professor and sustainable living advocate Michael Pollan is lecturing at the Paramount Theater tonight, and yesterday, we held a contest that would give one Cafe Society reader the opportunity to snag a pair of complimentary tickets to his presentation. We asked readers to submi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2012

    Great Harvest Bakery back in business in Arvada

    The Great Harvest Bakery reopened last week at 7745 Wadsworth Boulevard in Arvada, and will celebrate being back in business with a ribbon-cutting at 4:30 p.m. today, followed by a weekend of deals on Friday, February 17, and Saturday, February 18. "We are so excited to reopen the bakery doors," sa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2011

    The Gluten Gladiator will tell you how to defeat wheat

    Brian Gansmann has been in the food-marketing business for more than two decades, a career that includes a stint on the creative team that came up with the porkerific slogan "The Other White Meat." So he knew what to do when he was first diagnosed with celiac disease: He went to the library to lear ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2011

    Mad Greens tosses out custom salads perfect for vegetarians and vegans

    The biggest misconception about a vegetarian diet is probably that it consists of salad, salad and more salad. And although these Veggie Girl posts have showcased the wide range of dishes available to vegetarians, the truth is that when you stop eating meat, your tastebuds can change -- and you actu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2011

    Cavem Moetavation talks about Saturday's Brown Suga Festival at the Crossroad's Theater

    ​Cavem Moetavation is one of the hardest hustlers in the hip-hop scene. Not only is he more than proficient on the microphone, he has perfected the balance between art and activism. It's his mission to teach folks how to eat and engage the community, and this year's Brown Suga Festival will be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2011

    Fresh produce in the mountains? That's the goal of this Summit County project

    Summit Prevention AllianceNancy's Community Garden in Frisco.​When Amber Brummer was last in California, where she grew up, she bought a bunch of basil for 25 cents. That same amount would cost her about five dollars in Summit County, where she now lives. Brummer is part of the Leadership Clas ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2010

    "Renegade Lunch Lady" Ann Cooper bellies up to the salad bar

    ​ Ann Cooper is a busy lunch lady -- even if she's not the hairnet-wearing stereotype, standing behind the hot-lunch line plopping down scoops of canned green beans and powdered mashed potatoes. In fact, she's been trying for years to make sure those green beans are fresh (even local!) and the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2010

    Michelle Obama awards Boulder-based ZisBoomBah $10,000 for kids nutrition website

    Zisboombah.com nets $10,000 from Michelle Obama for its nutrition technology for kids​In July, we reported that Boulder-based Zisboombah.com was a frontrunner in Michelle Obama's contest for the best kids nutrition technology application. The winner of that contest was up for a $10,000 grand p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2010

    Fruits and veggies make you go -- but also give you an attractive glow

    ​Fruits and vegetables won't get you laid (in a tanning bed). Forget the fake-and-bake method of tanning; if you really want to look like you've had fun in the sun, you should be eating healthy. A new study done at Britain's Bristol University has concluded that eating fresh fruit and vegetab ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 4, 2010

    Dirt Don’t Hurt

    ​Fruits and vegetables won't get you laid (in a tanning bed). Forget the fake-and-bake method of tanning; if you really want to look like you've had fun in the sun, you should be eating healthy. A new study done at Britain's Bristol University has concluded that eating fresh fruit and vegetab ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2010

    Tonight: Conscious Eating discussion at the Mercury Cafe

    Adam Brock and others speak out.​"You are what you eat" -- we've all heard that one before. But writers and activists such as Michael Pollan have brought the issue of conscious eating into the forefront. And tonight, the Mercury Cafe, 2199 California Street, will serve up "Conscious Eating: ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2010

    Please give peas a chance

    ​A bill has been introduced at our esteemed Colorado Legislature that will formally establish a Colorado Food Systems Advisory Council, the better for the advancement of healthy food policies. And to what do we denizens of Denver owe this piece of puff pastry? Is it because for the last hund ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2009

    My idea of a healthy party: one you survive

    ​At this time of year, experts keep sending out seasonal survival guides. Local dietitian Suzanne Martin, for example, recently released her list of seven secrets for eating healthy during the holidays. Here they are -- and my responses:

  • Music

    December 10, 2009

    We All Have Hooks for Hands

    Tuesday, December 15, Larimer Lounge, 303-291-1007.

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2009

    Colorado Egg Producers make an egg-celent gesture

    Shauna Ahern​One in eight Coloradoans will struggle to put food on the table this holiday season, and 99 percent of food banks in the state have reported an enormous surge in the need for emergency assistance. Kudos, then, to the Colorado Egg Producers, whose Good Egg Project is lending a hel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2009

    Can Modmarket make it at Boulder's Twenty Ninth Street mall?

    Come August, Rob McColgan and Anthony Pigliacamto will open Modmarket at 1700 28th Street in Boulder's flailing Twenty Ninth Street mall, a risky move that is nothing short of roulette, considering the succession of restaurants that have opened, and subsequently shuttered, in that wasteland of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2009

    Milking It: Mighty Bites HoneyCrunch

    Mighty Bites HoneyCrunch Kashi Rating: One-and-a-half spoons out of four Cereal description: Lots of different grains in this stuff: oat, wheat, corn, rice, rye, barley -- pretty much everything included in the grain page on Wikipedia other than millet (which is just as well, since I don't know w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2009

    If there's a grocery strike, what will you do?

    A Flickr photoWorkers picket a California Albertsons in 2003 Have you worked out your supermarket strike plan? If you haven't, now might be a good time. Although the corporate execs and lawyers at Safeway, King Soopers and Albertsons are still negotiating with the familiar, name-tagged faces who ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2009

    Today's featured event: Local vocals converge tonight at eventgallery 910Arts

    You are what you eat, and it's never seemed truer than during these locavoric times we live in. Not only have people actually begun to think about where their food comes from, but so have artists -- imcluding the ones whose local food-themed works were chosen to hang throughout May for Eat Here No ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2009

    Eat Your Beer With Old Chub Bread

    Maybe you know Old Chub because you've had it on tap at Oskar Blues or bought a six-pack of this canned Scottish Ale at the liquor store. Or maybe you've heard the name because you took a momentary leave of your senses and purchased a tube of Old Chub chapstick, perhaps the only beer-flavored lip b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2009

    Get your Two Spoons of cereal

    We may be seeing a trend in the competitive small-batch, independently owned ice cream sector of our economy. Two Spoons, an ice cream shop at 1021 Pearl Street in Boulder, just introduced a breakfast-cereal bar -- a concept that mirrors an idea introduced last month at the Red Trolley in Denver's H ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2009

    From rock to Riesling: Tool frontman on a different kind of tour

    Maynard Keenan, famous for his loud lyrics with the legendary metal band Tool, is a man of varied tastes. And right now, he's singing a different tune.Co-owner of Arizona Stronghold Vineyards, Keenan and partner Eric Glomski are off on a wine-bottle signing tour. At Whole Foods. You can wipe the ma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2009

    More proof that Democrats will buy anything Obama-related

    As if all the Obama-related crap that was sold at the DNC in Denver wasn't enough, we recently spotted Barackti Chai at the Whole Foods in Boulder. (Tyler Nemkov poured out the story here.) We knew that Obama's face was the new Che, but the new Paul Newman, too?

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2009

    Sexy Pizza: Even the signage is hot

    If -- like more than one person here at Westword -- you're mildly obsessed with the slices of glory being shoveled from the oven of Sexy Pizza, some mildly good news: The small pizza joint, at 1018 East 11th (near the mini Whole Foods), has finally replaced its old Pizza Vera sign with some signage ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2008

    What burn(ed) my toast

    Recently I had a run-in with some less-than-delicious bacon. After I wrote about it, Sue from Whole Foods posted a comment that I should get in touch. So I did, and Sue Raney, store accountant at the Ideal Market in Boulder (which owned by Whole Foods), made a gracious offer of a gif ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 21, 2008

    Discovery of the day: Partida Organic Agave Nectar

    For those of you who don't like margaritas because the sweet and sour makes your teeth squeak, have we got a discovery for you: agave nectar. At a Partida Tequila tasting at Lola this week, we got to sample Partida's 100 percent organic agave nectar -- clean-tasting, sweet, not as cloying as honey, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 9, 2008

    Veggie Girl: Thai Basil

    For those of you who don't like margaritas because the sweet and sour makes your teeth squeak, have we got a discovery for you: agave nectar. At a Partida Tequila tasting at Lola this week, we got to sample Partida's 100 percent organic agave nectar -- clean-tasting, sweet, not as cloying as honey, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2008

    Milking It: Disney's Little Einsteins Fruity Stars

    For those of you who don't like margaritas because the sweet and sour makes your teeth squeak, have we got a discovery for you: agave nectar. At a Partida Tequila tasting at Lola this week, we got to sample Partida's 100 percent organic agave nectar -- clean-tasting, sweet, not as cloying as honey, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2007

    Anya Hindmarch Bags Sold Out

    For those of you who don't like margaritas because the sweet and sour makes your teeth squeak, have we got a discovery for you: agave nectar. At a Partida Tequila tasting at Lola this week, we got to sample Partida's 100 percent organic agave nectar -- clean-tasting, sweet, not as cloying as honey, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2007

    Seeds of Hope

    For those of you who don't like margaritas because the sweet and sour makes your teeth squeak, have we got a discovery for you: agave nectar. At a Partida Tequila tasting at Lola this week, we got to sample Partida's 100 percent organic agave nectar -- clean-tasting, sweet, not as cloying as honey, ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 3, 2007

    Mama Mia!

    For those of you who don't like margaritas because the sweet and sour makes your teeth squeak, have we got a discovery for you: agave nectar. At a Partida Tequila tasting at Lola this week, we got to sample Partida's 100 percent organic agave nectar -- clean-tasting, sweet, not as cloying as honey, ... More >>

  • News

    January 26, 2006

    Zen-trifying Denver

    Another yoga studio? There goes the neighborhood!

  • Goods & Services

    March 24, 2005

    Best Unexpected Valet Service

    Rodney's

  • Music

    September 23, 2004

    My Calculus Beats Your Algebra

    My Calculus Beats Your Algebra (Self-released)

  • Food & Drink

    March 25, 2004

    Best Dog Topper

    Mady's Olde Tyme Beer Mustard

  • Food & Drink

    March 27, 2003

    Best Middle Eastern Grocery Store

    Arash Groceries and Deli

  • Food & Drink

    March 27, 2003

    Best Free Lunch and People-Watching

    Whole Foods Market

  • Dining

    March 20, 2003

    Sprout of This World

    A healthy meal at Moongate Asian Grill can be a transforming experience.

  • Dining

    July 26, 2001

    Super Bowl

    Tokyo Joe's has Denver turning Japanese.

  • News

    July 12, 2001

    Dishing It Out

    Popular recipes from three generations of Junior League cookbooks.

  • Food & Drink

    March 29, 2001

    Best Dinner Under $5

    Kokoro

  • Food & Drink

    March 29, 2001

    Best Tostada

    Mexico City Lounge

  • Best of Denver

    June 29, 2000

    Best movie-theater popcorn

    Landmark Theaters

  • Best of Denver

    June 29, 2000

    Best installation show -- solo

    Gail Wagner

  • Dining

    June 18, 1998

    Mouthing Off

    Gail Wagner

  • Dining

    December 11, 1997

    Mouthing Off

    Gail Wagner

  • Dining

    November 6, 1997

    Love at Second Bite

    Gail Wagner

  • Dining

    April 25, 1996

    Mouthing Off

    Gail Wagner

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