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Mar 13, 2013

Nibbles: The best restaurant in Aurora? It depends on who’s asking

“It’s a neat kind of barbaric feeling to get a hundred pounds of meat and have it for a whole family for a season.” - Holly Williams, songwriter, granddaughter of Hank Williams, hunter

A musician leads a polka dance near a B-52 at the 2012 Oktoberfest celebration at the Lowry Beer Garden in Denver. (Photo by Kim Long/American Forecaster) Mar 6, 2013

Nibbles: Stellar beer gardening at Lowry, beer history in Boulder, pozole in Aurora

Tim Murphy suggests “over 110 recipes that guys will cook and eat” in camp such as Rasta Mon Squirrel.

Chef Zeng Qun Liu prepares fried striped bass with tomato sauce at Chef Liu's Authentic Chinese Cuisine in Aurora. The restaurant is featured in Visit Aurora's inaugural Aurora Eats & Drinks poll. (Marla R. Keown/Aurora Sentinel) Feb 27, 2013

Nibbles: The joy of discovering hidden ethnic eateries in Aurora

Aurora is once again home to one of the metro area’s only Afghani restaurants, Ariana Kabob Cafe at 2767 S. Parker Road. I can’t wait to sample the halal restaurant’s Afghan bread, mantoo (dumplings) and kabobs with green chutney and tea.

Feb 20, 2013

Nibbles: A big bouquet of fresh cauliflower teaches an old cook a new trick

AURORA – A head of cauliflower I bought a week ago was glowering at me from the vegetable bin. It looked like a brain inside …

In France they are "palmier" (palm leaf) and it's an "elephant ear" in the U.S. The sugar-crusted pastry above is a Mexican “oreja” (ear) from Rico Pan, a bakery at 10247 E. Colfax Ave. in Aurora. Whatever they're called, this pastry looks like heart and makes a loving statement with morning coffee on Valentine's Day. (Marla R. Keown/Aurora Sentinel) Feb 13, 2013

Nibbles: The food inside scoop; A new Russian deli; and the NRA Wine Club

"Tip that waitress, she’s been waiting on you/ Skip the small change slap down a dollar or two”

mashburger founder Tom Ryan, above, has focused on serving ales from local breweries including New Belgium in Fort Collins at many of the burger chain's 200 stores. (AP Photo) Feb 6, 2013

Nibbles: World is waiting for Colorado’s next great fast casual concept

Hot on their heels as hot concepts are Udi’s Bread Cafe, Boulder-based sandwich shop Snarf’s, and the green-oriented Larkburger from Edwards.

One of the final chicken piroshkis made by Royal International Cuisine, a Russian eatery that closed this week in Aurora. (Marla R. Keown/Aurora Sentinel) Jan 30, 2013

Nibbles: When one piroshki source closes, another pelmeni maker provides

At Arvada’s Royal Bakery I can find paczki - Polish doughnuts - and other Euro-centric pastries and breads.

The award-winning Goat Cheddar produced by Colorado's Avalanche Cheese Company. (Courtesy photo) Jan 23, 2013

Nibbles: Colorado cheese, chocolate, rum take home Good Food Awards

DRAFT also named Denver’s Falling House Tap House as one of the 100 Best Beer Bars in America noting: “it’s a serious mind-trip contemplating the gems that have poured through the 75 taps.”

NIBBLES: Spam’s unbiquity raises question: Who’s eating all that pink meat? Jan 16, 2013

NIBBLES: Spam’s unbiquity raises question: Who’s eating all that pink meat?

Either that or there is an Spam-centric alternative universe that intersects with our own but only in the canned meat aisle. Maybe I’ve watched too many “Twilight Zone” re-runs.

Nibbles: Peyton Manning’s Mom’s Chicken Spaghetti is a trip back in time Jan 8, 2013

Nibbles: Peyton Manning’s Mom’s Chicken Spaghetti is a trip back in time

AURORA – I own hundreds of cool old cookbooks that tell me what people cooked. My favorite volumes – the ones that tell me how …