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BY STEPHANIE EARLS stephanie.earls@gazette.com

Noon-4 p.m. Saturday, America the Beautiful Park, 126 Cimino Drive., $30, $50 VIP tickets get revelers in an hour early, available online, at the Bristol Pub at Ivywild School, 1604 S. Cascade Ave., and at the gate; 1-303-777-6887, springsbeerfest.org From humble beginnings in a...

Often, the best dishes are the simplest. A common feeling among chefs is that if you use the best-quality ingredients and treat them lightly, you will be rewarded. I couldn't agree more. This is illustrated perfectly by this recipe for grilled tomatoes on the vine with burrata....

teresa j. farney teresa.farney@gazette.com -

When it comes to buying food these days, what's old is new. Before the days of big agribusiness, people bought food from farmers down the road or grew it themselves. Now, after years of relying on produce and products from huge commercial operations, people are returning to the...

Nichole Montanez

These days, nothing is off-limits for brewers. Pickles, avocados, oysters, bananas, even pizza. If you can taste it, most likely you can brew it. Recently, I stumbled upon the most unique ingredient I'd seen in beer. To verify that it was indeed unusual, I set out on a quest. My...

Slice 'em and salt 'em. That's really all a seasonally delicious tomato needs. Though if you really want to gussy it up, you could add a bit of pepper, a splash of olive oil, maybe a sprinkle of balsamic vinegar. Just enough of each to highlight the sweetly acidic flavor of the juicy...

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Let's face it: In today's hurry-up culture, there always will be a need for fast food. Even when you're enjoying a leisurely vacation in a place like Traverse City, a Lake Michigan resort community with a nationwide reputation for restaurants serving...

Teresa Farney

Not that you should need an excuse to eat well, but August is Kids Eat Right Month and I've got just the ticket to help you jump on the bandwagon. It's an app for iPads and iPhones by Bean Sprouts titled "Cooking Fun For Kids: Healthy Playful Recipes, Food Games, and Videos for Kids in...

By debbie Kelley debbie.kelley@gazette.com -

Each year, Colorado College students become urban farmers. For an entire year of their undergraduate studies, starting in March, a group of students plans, budgets, plants, maintains and harvests produce for the school cafeteria - and they get paid to do it. This year, there's a new...

By Teresa Farney

Watermelon agua fresca (Spanish for “fresh water”) is made quickly in a blender and offers a beautiful, refreshing summertime drink. Watermelon agua fresca — Yield: 2 servings 2 cups cold water 2 cups watermelon (rind removed), seeded and chopped 2 tablespoons granulated sugar...

Pizza Hut's Cheesy Bites Pizza is back. You remember the pie with 28 pull-apart puffs loaded with cheese circling the pie. As if Pizza Hut was lacking for places to hide more cheese, now even stuffed crust isn't the pole-sitter. Here's the Cheesy Bites Pizza breakdown: a large,...