Emily Kemme
GreeleyTribune
Colorado, United States
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The avocado’s journey from Aztec fertility fruit to America’s superfood
It’s better known these days as an avocado, and it’s taken several millennia for this popular berry to reach its full potential as a superfood. The slow trek over 7,000 years to understand why the Aztecs considered this versatile fruit an aphrodisiac is a yarn replete with ancient lore, multiple mispronunciations and uncertainty about how to eat this versatile yet finicky food. → Read More
The Mill Event Venue leans into Windsor’s past to offer an elegant event space
The Windsor Mill is a place out of time, with muted rose-washed bricks, elegant chandeliers and vintage-style arched windows that allow light to stream into the multi-purpose space. → Read More
Want to opt out of Valentine’s Day? Go for it, or try these ideas to make the most of this often-hated holiday
If spending a lot of money on demand for flowers, chocolates, jewelry or an expensive meal trivializes saying, “I love you,” you’re not alone. Besides, devoting a single day to love begs the question about how to show you care on the other 364 days of the year. The price of love starts to add up if it has to be accompanied by something material to show for it. → Read More
Champagne owes its existence to apple cider — and non-exploding glass bottles
If you’re planning on ringing in the year 2023 with a champagne toast, before popping the cork take a few moments and thank the lowly apple. → Read More
Burgers and brews by the fireside: Fun at The Mishawaka doesn’t end in wintertime
When you pull off Colorado Highway 14 into the parking lot next to the 106-year-old rustic log building known far and wide as "The Mish,” the iconic outdoor concert amphitheater snugged up to the river isn’t what you’ll see first. → Read More
Austin’s American Grill channels Ford legacy as the restaurant opens its downtown Greeley location
So it was a pleasurable surprise to spend a few relaxed hours at Austin’s American Grill in downtown Greeley so soon after its doors opened in the building that formerly housed Greeley’s Ford dealership on 8th Avenue and 11th Street. → Read More
Turkey Day 4-1-1: Answering the big question, ‘Why do we have turkey?’
The reality of the year’s prime time event is that the meal probably never reached a presentation level worthy of Martha Stewart when the Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony pulled benches up to their plank tables and feasted on a relatively meager bounty of food. → Read More
What volcano? I’m worried about lunch: The traveler vs. tourist debate bubbles to the surface
The reason for travel is discovery. It’s fine to plan and research for what you hope will happen. But when it doesn’t, relish the taste of the moment. And if you snap a photo, don’t worry that you’re being touristy. → Read More
Get organized: Meal prepping saves time, money and promotes healthy eating
Eating a healthy lunch and getting dinner on the table in a reasonable amount of time — before you throw in the kitchen towel and order take-out or graze on cereal because you’re too tired to cook — makes many people exhausted just thinking about it. → Read More
Gourmet Grub closes dining location to focus on its food truck and catering business
Justin Brown, chef and owner of Gourmet Grub Scratch Kitchen, said the word “disappointment” is something he’s hearing a lot, ever since he made the decision. → Read More
Ice cream (and frozen yogurt) define summer’s lazy days
Summer started up with its always-charming intent. Right on schedule on the first of June, I detected the plaintive notes of the ice cream wagon, its carnival tune battling for dominance over the drone of my neighbor’s lawn mower. The lawn machinery was bested, overcome by repetition of the familiar bells, broadcast by loudspeaker, tagged by the gilded light of sunset. → Read More
Jess’ Drive Inn, formerly JB’s, is open: 85 years of transition, adaptation and hard work
JB’s Drive-In on the corner of 8th Avenue and 25th Street, with its iconic red-and-white roof and neon sign glowing red advertising “Root Beer,” closed on November 19, 2020 after a nearly 85-year run. → Read More
Relax — and let them cook your catch at Ted’s Sweetwater Grill & Trout Pond in Windsor
The family neighborhood restaurant on the corner of Crossroads and Covered Bridge Parkway sports its own bait shop next to the restaurant patio. Ted’s Trout Pond is stocked with rainbow trout from a Nebraska fish farm and receives about 500 stock weekly. At any given time there are approximately 1,000 fish waiting for a hook. → Read More
Celebrating the delectable doughnut’s diversity on its annual day
National Donut Day has been celebrated on the first Friday in June ever since the day was set aside by The Salvation Army in 1938. It commemorates the “Doughnut Dollies,” about 250 women members of… → Read More
One patty or two? 8 places to find your best burger around Greeley
Burgers are a very personal food. From debates over the meat-to-fat ratio, what beef cut (or blend of meat cuts) promises the most umami flavor and mouthfeel, to what are the best burger toppers, i… → Read More
Woman earns Golden Plains District’s first female Eagle Scout rank
During the COVID-19 pandemic, finding herself at home with nothing to do when all her other clubs and activities were canceled, she decided to join her brother’s scout troop. → Read More
Rev your appetite for Mash Lab’s craft beer, cool hot rods and homestyle eats
Eric “Pinkee” Peratt told his wife, Cristin opened Mash Lab Brewing in December 2016 and saw steady growth. When land next door to Pinkee’s and Mash Lab became available, the couple, along with partners Jason and Heather Boockholdt, brought the dream of a separate facility solely dedicated to brewing into reality in June 2020. → Read More
Celebrate mom by giving her a rejuvenating time out
Mother’s Day, the commercial spectacle celebrated on the second Sunday in May, a day seemingly structured around lavishing gifts, cards, meals and flowers on moms, — the day on the calendar when cell phone calls increased 13% and texts zoomed up 25% on Mother’s Day 2020, according to Verizon data — turns out to have much simpler, altruistic beginnings. → Read More
Voulez-Vous Bonbon in Greeley pairs unique ingredients to create enticingly edible art
Chocolatier Anna Martinez isn’t shy about asking people what they’d like to eat, particularly if it gets people interested in the delectable edible art she creates in her Greeley kitchen. In fact, … → Read More
Amber Myers started Cakeable because everyone deserves good cake
When Amber Myers and her husband moved with their two kids, ages 5 and 9, from central Illinois in 2017, the stay-at-home mom started baking what she called “extreme” cakes for her kids’ birthdays … → Read More