Quick Bolognese Sauce by Kyle Mendenhall, Culinary Director of Big Red F Big Red F is a restaurant group that runs some of Colorado's favorite joints such as Lola Coastal Mexican, the Post Brewing Co. locations, and Jax Fish House restaurants. Chef Kyle Mendenhall...
With so many buzz words surrounding food production, terms such as grass-fed, grass-finished, pasture-raised and free-range tend to blend together. But just because they seem similar, that doesn't mean the descriptions are always understood, or properly attributed....
It shouldn't surprise anyone that a person who helps raise amazing meat in the most humane and sustainable way possible also knows how to cook it. MaryKay Buckner, the matriarch of Buckner Family Farm in Longmont, used to hate meatloaf as a kid, but then she created...
While we all have kitchen blunders, creating a special meal for a loved one, or soon-to-be loved one, doesn’t have to comically fail. In fact, with the right steps it can be glorious, no matter what happens along the way.
Lamb ribs may not sparkle in the spotlight like pork or beef ribs do, but this cut of meat certainly has a place at the table. Our lamb ribs come from Buckner Family Farm in Longmont, where the sheep are raised on open pasture and eat fresh grasses in the summer and...
Choosing truly pastured chicken is the best way to ensure your family is eating the best quality food, Truly pastured chickens: The chickens live life on a rotating pasture, they are fed the best food, there are enough birds for us to keep supply constant, and the...
At the sleek Spanish tapas restaurant Ultreia in Downtown Denver's Union Station, chef Adam Branz gives some heat to his chicken with piri-piri sauce. Piri-piri is a Portuguese sauce that highlights the small piri-piri (also spelled peri-peri) chilies. While it's made...
Our meat is good on its own, but let's be honest, adding a dash of spice to the steaks, chicken thighs and pork chops makes a meal sing. A while ago we started offering spice blends from Denver's The Spice Guy, run by Zach Johnston. Zach spends a lot of time sourcing...
Are you wondering what on earth to do with those chicken livers you found in your Locavore Delivery box? Wonder no more-Denver Cooking Classes has created the perfect recipe for you-a creamy, flavorful, decadent chicken liver pâté perfect for a New Years Eve spread, a...
Cook Colorado lamb from nose-to-tail with this handy guide on the different cuts of meat.