Food - The Durango Herald

Musical Colonel: Reba McEntire to play KFC chain’s founder

NEW YORK – The next Colonel Sanders is giving the character a little bit of “country music flair.” KFC has picked singer Reba McEntire to play the founder of the fried chicken chain, the fir...

DATE: Jan 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

Guido’s sets sights on Durango’s millennial crowd

Can offering a steep discount on glasses of wine draw a younger crowd into a restaurant? Guido’s Pizza Pasta Panini hopes so. On Wednesdays, the Italian restaurant has begun offer...

DATE: Jan 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

Chef Profile: Jocelyn Skill cooked to travel the world

Durangoans may recognize pastry chef Jocelyn Skill from her Skillfully Decadent food truck at the short-lived Cha Cha’s Food Truck Corral on north Main Avenue, or perhaps as the woman who ma...

DATE: Jan 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

Tide Pod doughnuts are irreverent response to harmful trend

CAROLINA BEACH, N.C. – Bakers are responding to the dangerous “Tide Pod challenge” with sweet and savory irreverence. Wake N Bake Donuts in Carolina Beach, North Carolina, and Kan...

DATE: Jan 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

Cheesy jalapeño snacks for the Super Bowl? Score!

Everything about jalapeño poppers is fun. It’s no wonder they’re a bar food staple. They require minimal commitment – each is just a bite or two with no cutlery necessary. As the name sugges...

DATE: Jan 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

Statewide plan sets five-year goal to end hunger

Emphasis on increasing enrollment in federal aid programs

DATE: Jan 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Some Korean foods may taste familiar during the Olympics

SEATTLE – Spam, trout, fried chicken, moon pies and anything slathered in mayonnaise – those are some of the flavors of South Korea’s home cooking that might seem just a bit familiar to the ...

DATE: Jan 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

James Ranch family hits the road in advance of Harvest Grill expansion

When Cynthia James Stewart opened Harvest Grill & Greens to showcase her family’s enterprises seven years ago, she never imagined the commitment to bring the community a true farm-to-table e...

DATE: Jan 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

Smooth is how we like our soup - prep included

Once you tap the basic formula for a pureed vegetable soup, the possibilities can yield a lifetime of happy, healthy eating. The basic technique is simple: Saute aromatics such as onion, gar...

DATE: Jan 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

These new onions won’t make you cry, but they might make your taste buds sad

Onions might be the most metaphoric of all ingredients. They can be sweet or spicy, and they contain layers. And most poetic of all, they bring tears to our eyes. As the poet Pabl...

DATE: Jan 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

Brussels sprouts can be the apple of picky eater’s eye

Roasting Brussels sprouts until they are deeply browned and their outer leaves have crisped is one of the most enticing ways to cook them. The method has turned around countless Brussels spr...

DATE: Jan 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

La Michoacana El Oasis paletería opens on north Main

Greeted by the syncopation of spoken Spanish, brilliant pink colors accompanied by muted orange and cream tile work and a menu written in Spanish, stepping into La Michoacana El Oasis at 298...

DATE: Jan 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food