Some anticipate a 20% increase in people needing help as SNAP benefits that expanded during the pandemic return to previous levels
Food and Restaurants
The Colorado Sun’s coverage on food, restaurants, bars, drinking and dining.
Posted inCulture
Ramen, sesame balls and croffles: Denver’s new (but not first) Asian Food Week just began
How the event came to be, past attempts and some tips on the best way to tackle the five-day affair celebrating the Asian-food community.
Posted inCartoons
Do you have what it takes to work at Casa Bonita? You’ve never read job listings like these.
550 jobs are open at the revived and renovated Casa Bonita. Cartoonist Peter Moore imagines what it will really take to work there.
Posted inEnvironment
More “forever chemicals” found in Colorado and U.S. freshwater fish, study warns
PFAS levels in locally caught fish are “staggeringly high” according to the Environmental Working Group researchers, and Colorado has no fish consumption guidelines
Posted inNews
FDA: Colorado-based firm’s alfalfa cubes may kill horses; recall announced
Manzanola Feeds warns that certain batches of alfalfa cubes may contain bacteria that cause botulism, a fatal paralytic disease
Posted inBusiness
Why the price of eggs went up in Colorado this year
Avian flu has killed off 85% of Colorado’s egg-laying hens amid high inflation. The industry says there’s no egg shortage — just higher costs for everyone.
Posted inBook Excerpts
“Black Smoke” clears the air on African American influence on barbecue
Denver BBQ expert Adrian Miller noticed Blacks were conspicuously absent from media coverage of the culinary craft. His third book on food culture gives them their due.
Posted inSunLit Interviews
Adrian Miller drew on oral histories of enslaved people to address origins of barbecue
While exploring Black cultural ties to barbecue cuisine, author Adrian Miller’s research for “Black Smoke” also revealed its Native American foundation.
Posted inElection 2022
Proposition 126: Should Colorado restaurants be allowed to sell to-go cocktails forever?
Proposition 126 also would let third-party delivery services, like Uber Eats and DoorDash, deliver alcohol
Posted inElection 2022
Proposition 125: Coloradans will decide whether grocery stores should be allowed to sell wine starting next year
Proposition 125 comes from a citizen initiative that is supported by major grocery stores.