On the webpage of Otto Pint Craft Beer and Pizza Works reads the headline, “Not Complicated, Just Delicious.” It is a nod to their simply good oven-baked-pizza, chill vibe, and great beer selection. Otto Pint is located on the south end of Fort Collins off of Harmony and Lemay, a side of town I am hardly […]
With all of the new restaurants popping up in Fort Collins, especially in the Old Town area, sometimes it is nice to return to an old favorite. Lucile’s Creole Café has held its popularity as a breakfast and lunch spot in Fort Collins and other Northern Colorado locations. Passing by, you may mistake it […]
My feelings walking into The Emporium Kitchen and Wine Market was pure excitement. I had my eye on this restaurant for a while. Chavez and I booked our reservation for a Friday as a date night to celebrate our three years of love. The interior held both a classic sophistication one expects from fine dining, […]
My first experience at The Waffle Lab was a morning after drinking a little too much with friends the night before. My body carried the heavy hangover weakness and I knew food, especially heavy greasy food, was the best option. The Waffle Lab was going to be my cure. During that struggle of a breakfast, […]
My first thought stepping into Union Bar and Soda Fountain, an American style eatery, nestled in the heart of Old Town was, “Wow, it’s busy in here.” The line of hungry patrons overflowed out the front doors. People were also scattered across the lawn playing corn hole and huddled around the fire pits seeking refuge […]
How do you solve a problem like Annihilation? Don’t get me wrong, it’s a very good and very challenging film, and one that everyone should see as quickly as possible. Before we get into the specifics, let’s talk about the tragedy of its release, and why it bodes ill for intelligent art. Paramount Pictures ponied […]
We need Fred Rogers these days, or someone very much like him. If you’re a younger reader, you can be forgiven for not knowing his work, since he’s more of a contemporary for those of us of a certain age. But his refreshing lack of cynicism is a warm and safe hug, something that effortlessly […]
Has there been any movie genre more maligned recently than the studio comedy? Back in the day, movies with Eddie Murphy, Bill Murray, Chevy Chase and others were guaranteed to open to enormous business. They would stick around for quite a while and, if you didn’t like the looks of a particular one, no big […]
As one of the richest nation’s in the world, we should have a very high life expectancy. For the second year in a row, however, life expectancy in the U.S. has fallen. A study released last week in the British Medical Journal details the United States’ decline from the world leader in life expectancy rates, […]
