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James Beard Foundation to diversify its coveted awards

More than two-thirds of the winners at this year’s James Beard Awards were women or people of color or both – a dramatic shift for a ceremony that has historically rewarded the efforts of mo...

DATE: Oct 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

Study: 1 in 3 US adults eat fast food each day

NEW YORK – A government study has found that 1 in 3 U.S. adults eat fast food on any given day. That’s about 85 million people. It’s the first federal study to look at how often a...

DATE: Oct 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

Regional food hub planted in Cortez

Three entities to use renovated building, serve those in need

DATE: Oct 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

A little of this, a little of that: Puttanesca!

Just about every time I make a pasta sauce without a recipe, it turns into some form of puttanesca. I can’t seem to help it. Some nights, it’s a little chunkier, other nights a little smooth...

DATE: Oct 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

What’s yogurt? Industry wants greater liberty to use term

NEW YORK – If low-fat yogurt is blended with fatty ingredients like coconut or chocolate, is it still low-fat? Is it even yogurt? The U.S. government has rules about what can be c...

DATE: Oct 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

Are you too busy to eat healthy?

I get it – you’re busy, I’m busy, we’re all busy. It’s almost as if the word ‘busy’ has become a badge of honor for us to feel like we’re important. But this busyness can be disastrous to yo...

DATE: Oct 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Healing Nutrition

Durango’s claim to ‘most restaurants per capita’ holds true

Don’t worry, our bragging rights are safe

DATE: Oct 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

Confused about the term ‘soy milk’? FDA wants to know

NEW YORK – Do people understand the differences between milk and soy and rice “milk”? That’s what the Food and Drug Administration is asking as it considers whether soy and other ...

DATE: Sep 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

Foodie trends and where to find them

How much is Durango cuisine influenced by what’s popular elsewhere?

DATE: Sep 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

Offerman to narrate literary audiobook ‘Twain’s Feast’

NEW YORK – An upcoming audiobook about Mark Twain offers food for thought, and some thoughts for food. Nick Offerman will narrate “Twain’s Feast,” a look at Twain’s life through t...

DATE: Sep 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

Big, juicy pork chops - stuffed and sauced with a flurry of fall flavors

Here, big, juicy pork chops are stuffed and sauced with a flurry of fall flavors – and it’s all cooked in a single pan. They are filled with a savory-sweet mixture of sauteed apple, onion an...

DATE: Sep 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

Crispy, convenient taquitos

I knew and loved taquitos long before I tried one from 7-Eleven, where they rotate along with the hot dogs (and plenty of grease) on that roller grill. At the Tex-Mex restaurants of my youth...

DATE: Sep 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

Photos: Local girls high school wrestling at La Plata TriDurango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Durango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Photos: Fort Lewis College women’s and men’s basketball take on Westminster UniversityBoth Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Both Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Photos: An afternoon in 2004 with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell as he works on Capitol HillDurango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Durango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Photos and video: ICE protests return to DurangoAbout a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday