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U.S. Department of Agriculture

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2012

    Even before pizza, ketchup was almost a vegetable

    Before the 'Pizza as a vegetable' debacle made national headlines and inspired legislation from District 2's House Representative Jared Polis, there was the original school lunch controversy: the battle over ketchup.

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2012

    Five ways to make public-school food and drinks healthier

    When money and ethics collide, the crash is usually fun to watch. But when you throw public school meals into that mix, you get an ugly food fight with few winners and lots of losers -- and those losers are kids who are just trying to eat their lunches and get to recess.

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2012

    Homemade crepes and Dry Dock Brewing's Tripel make for a sweet treat

    In pondering the purchase of some local eggs recently, I recalled an article I'd read about the terminology of egg labels and how misleading they can be. So I was hesitant to buy "free-range" eggs, but I really wanted to make crepes and decided to pull the trigger. Unfortunately, I made the wrong c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2011

    Top five food resolutions you should make -- and keep -- for 2012

    It's a new year, and 2012 should be another rich, full year of food, drink and, with any luck, a few more naked photos of Anthony Bourdain. It's time to kick 2011 in the gnocchi and usher in a brand-new 365 days of fresh foodie resolutions. We all know that willpower can wane with the first plate ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2011

    End of a ban on slaughterhouse inspections could have gourmands horsing around

    Former Westword critic Jason Sheehan was interested in trying horsemeat, "considered a staple in France, a delicacy in Japan and a treat among Italian, Dutch and Belgians." But he couldn't find a source in this country -- and then in 2006, Congress banned funding of horse-meat inspections, essential ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 14, 2011

    Beaujolais and Beyond, CANniversary and more on this week's culinary calendar

    ​Oskar Blues is celebrating its CANniversary, the coveted Beaujolais varietal gets released, and there's a lot more in food-and-beverages happening in this week's culinary calendar. Here's a taste of what's ahead:

  • Blogs

    October 4, 2011

    Diana DeGette and Henry Waxman request listeria outbreak investigation

    U.S. Representative Diana DeGette didn't just fall off the turnip truck. She's been concerned about food safety throughout her tenure in Congress, and yesterday, she and California Representative Henry Waxman sent a letter demanding a full investigation into the listeria contamination that's already ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2011

    New study says junk food makes you dumb as well as fat

    Lay off the junk​Hot on the heels of the new USDA nutrition guidelines, which basically boil down to "lay off the calories, fatty, and consume a vegetable once in a while," comes a study that gives you more incentive to eat right: Junk food doesn't just cause you to gain weight; it also make ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2011

    Where's the beef? Taco Bell sued for putting too little meat in its "meat"

    ​Where's the beef? Not in the Taco Bell tacos. At least not according to Beasley Allen, an Alabama-based law firm that has filed a class-action lawsuit against Taco Bell for misleading advertising. Its beef is the beef, or lack thereof: Allegedly, the taco filling has only 36 percent animal p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2010

    Martin Luther King Jr. Early College wins EatWell@School culinary competition

    The winning team plating the winning dish​LiveWell Colorado sponsored a nine-week after-school culinary program with three Denver high schools that culminated in the winning team from Martin Luther King Jr. Early College taking home first place at the competition last Friday. The all-female te ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 4, 2010

    Nick Sculac: Serenity Springs tiger sanctuary operator scammed $40,000 from volunteer

    ​There's more than one way to get mauled at a big-cat sanctuary. After he was attacked by a tiger at the Serenity Springs Wildlife Center last year, a volunteer then had the bite put on him by the refuge's founder -- who claimed that the victim had to pay $40,500 as his "share" of the result ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2010

    Pat Boone pounds his All-American meats for conservative causes

    patboonemeats.com launches November 1, so this photo will have to do for now, Boone fans.​Pat Boone, that icon of pure American goodness, has partnered up with a Colorado Springs company on a line of Pat Boone All-American Meats and will start selling his "delicious, tender, juicy, USDA, hand- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2010

    Blech! Five worst foodborne illness outbreaks in recent U.S history

    A Flickr photo​In July, up to two dozen people contracted salmonella after dining at The Fort in Morrison. The likely culprit? Rattlesnake cakes -- specifically, the presence of uncooked eggs in the dish, which has since been removed from the menu. Seems that Montezuma doesn't discriminate be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2010

    Elway's Downtown: Not just for steak and seafood

    ​Elway's Downtown might not be the first restaurant that comes to mind when you start thinking of veggie-friendly options. First of all, the Elway's brand has always been more about steak and seafood than tofu and Bibb lettuce -- but I was pleasantly surprised when I sat down for lunch the oth ... More >>

  • Dining

    April 8, 2010

    Season's eatings: The Boulder Farmers' Market opens for 2010

    ​Elway's Downtown might not be the first restaurant that comes to mind when you start thinking of veggie-friendly options. First of all, the Elway's brand has always been more about steak and seafood than tofu and Bibb lettuce -- but I was pleasantly surprised when I sat down for lunch the oth ... More >>

  • News

    February 18, 2010

    Can we afford to get Mexicans out of the kitchen?

    ​Elway's Downtown might not be the first restaurant that comes to mind when you start thinking of veggie-friendly options. First of all, the Elway's brand has always been more about steak and seafood than tofu and Bibb lettuce -- but I was pleasantly surprised when I sat down for lunch the oth ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2010

    What's the difference between pot and parsley?

    ​Blackberries and beets are on the list. So are horseradish, hops and horehound. Even wasabi, wormwood and watermelon are eligible to receive money under the Colorado Department of Agriculture's Specialty Crops Block Grant Program. But marijuana? Sorry, says agriculture spokeswoman Christi L ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2010

    What's the difference between parsley and pot? Grant money!

    ​Blackberries and beets are on the list. So are horseradish, hops and horehound. Even wasabi, wormwood and watermelon are eligible to receive money under the Colorado Department of Agriculture's Specialty Crops Block Grant Program. Marijuana? Sorry, says agriculture department spokeswoman Ch ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2009

    Feds put $40 million hit out on bark beetles

    The $40 million bug...​Yesterday, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced that the federal government would devote $40 million to dealing with the bark-beetle problem that's turned wooded areas in Colorado and other western states from green to brown. Governor Bill Ritter, who wrote a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2009

    Denver Blogs: Trade Kenyon Martin for Shaquille O'Neal? Are you kidding?

    I'd rather have Ben Stein suit up for the Nuggets than Shaq.​Colorado blogs that fulfill the USDA recommended amount of cyber. Andrew Feinstein at Denver Stiffs floats the possibility of the Nuggets trading Kenyon Martin for Shaquille O'Neal, who's dragged down both Phoenix and Cleveland in r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2009

    Before you take another bite of beef steak fritter...

    The USDA recently recalled almost 111,000 pounds of frozen beef steak fritter due to the risk of small pieces of plastic that may be in the food. That's all well and good and nice to know the USDA has our back, but what in the hell is a beef steak fritter?Moo.​ Maybe it's a regional thing or ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2009

    Top five most shocking food facts from Food, Inc.

    Do you know where your cluck comes from? ​Following a recent birthday barbecue feast, I woke up before the sun with a wretched bellyache and proceeded to hurl my guts out. Nothing reminds you that you aren't 21 anymore like puking bacon cheeseburgers and red wine and going up against a hangove ... More >>

  • 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

    September 14, 2009

    Milking It: EnviroKidz Leapin' Lemurs

    ​​ Leapin Lemurs EnviroKidz Rating: Two-and-a-half spoons out of four Cereal description: Here's a partial list of ingredients in Leapin' Lemurs: "organic corn meal," "organic whole grain corn meal," "organic evaported cane juice," "organic peanut butter," "organic molasses," "organic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2009

    Swift beef recall: Beware of tainted "Butt Ball Tip"

    Yesterday, Greeley's own JBS Swift Beef Co. recalled over 41,000 pounds of meat contaminated with O157:H7 E.coli bacteria, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service. The stuff went out on April 21 to enterprises in Colorado and a dozen other states rangin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2009

    Learn where the meat comes from

    When Obama began his presidency, he pledged transparency. And last week, the USDA had new regulations go into effect for labels of origin. The labels of origin will be put on beef, pork, lamb, chicken, goat meat, fish and shellfish products, noting which country the product came from. When I heard a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2008

    Pouring on the high-fructose irony

    When Obama began his presidency, he pledged transparency. And last week, the USDA had new regulations go into effect for labels of origin. The labels of origin will be put on beef, pork, lamb, chicken, goat meat, fish and shellfish products, noting which country the product came from. When I heard a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2008

    Diane DeGette Testifies on a Hot Topic

    When Obama began his presidency, he pledged transparency. And last week, the USDA had new regulations go into effect for labels of origin. The labels of origin will be put on beef, pork, lamb, chicken, goat meat, fish and shellfish products, noting which country the product came from. When I heard a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 25, 2008

    Ten Years of Aeroplane plus Other Assorted Goodies

    When Obama began his presidency, he pledged transparency. And last week, the USDA had new regulations go into effect for labels of origin. The labels of origin will be put on beef, pork, lamb, chicken, goat meat, fish and shellfish products, noting which country the product came from. When I heard a ... More >>

  • Dining

    November 29, 2007

    Prime 121

    The steaks may be prime, but the restaurant isn’t choice.

  • News

    September 30, 2004

    Pet Peeve

    If one schnauzer is nice, what's wrong with 150?

  • Dining

    June 10, 2004

    Steaking a Claim

    What's old is new again at Emil-Lene's.

  • Dining

    November 14, 2002

    Bite Me

    It's All Relative

  • Dining

    November 7, 2002

    Bite Me

    Full of Beans

  • Dining

    October 31, 2002

    Bite Me

    Act Natural

  • Dining

    September 19, 2002

    Bite Me

    Out of the Bleu.

  • Food & Drink

    April 4, 2002

    Best Steakhouse for the Common Man

    Texas Land & Cattle Steak House

  • News

    October 11, 2001

    Here's the Beef

    We brake for jerky, America's fastest-growing snack food.

  • Dining

    April 26, 2001

    Say Cheese

    Prepare for a stirring experience at the Swiss Haven Restaurant.

  • Food & Drink

    March 29, 2001

    Best Guilt-Free Butcher

    Timberline Meats

  • News

    March 15, 2001

    Mange Rovers

    The Colorado Springs Airport hopes to keep coyotes off the runways.

  • Dining

    February 15, 2001

    The Bite

    Still game to try venison despite disease scares.

  • News

    January 6, 2000

    Where the Buffalo Moan

    They’ve been worshiped, they’ve been slaughtered. Now bison are back—so why won’t you buy some burger?

  • News

    November 26, 1998

    A Bird in the Hand

    The fate of the northern goshawk--and the timber industry--could rest with Richard Reynolds. He's not out of the woods yet.

  • Dining

    July 9, 1998

    Mouthing Off

    The fate of the northern goshawk--and the timber industry--could rest with Richard Reynolds. He's not out of the woods yet.

  • News

    May 16, 1996

    Growing, Growing, Gone

    When the U.S. declared war on drugs, Colorado's carnation industry went up in smoke

  • Dining

    February 14, 1996

    MOUTHING OFF

    When the U.S. declared war on drugs, Colorado's carnation industry went up in smoke

  • Dining

    January 24, 1996

    MOUTHING OFF

    When the U.S. declared war on drugs, Colorado's carnation industry went up in smoke

  • Dining

    January 24, 1996

    PRIME TIME

    When the U.S. declared war on drugs, Colorado's carnation industry went up in smoke

  • News

    July 5, 1995

    HIGH PLAINS GRIFTERS

    When the U.S. declared war on drugs, Colorado's carnation industry went up in smoke

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