Rachel Turiel

Carver Brewing Company (est. 1986)

Carver Brothers Bakery was established in 1986 by brothers Jim and Bill Carver, ushered in a new paradigm for Durango. Fresh roasted, whole bean coffee replaced...

The Heart of a Milk Cow

Rachel Turiel

“Cows are just gentle souls,” Dan James remarks, lanky frame sprawled in a grassy field dotted with manure. The morning sun has just lifted off the eastern ridg...

Work Your Own Ranch (dressing)

Rachel Turiel

There’s a time for culinary simplicity (weeknights, solo meals, feeding kids), and a time for more elaboration and care. Maybe you’re hosting a Sunday brunch, a...

Mama Bea

Rachel Turiel

The Sunday breakfast shift is at full roar. Every table is jammed with patrons in states ranging from jittery hunger to postprandial carb stupor. Four parties a...

Your Server’s Pet Peeves

Rachel Turiel

Many people living in a tourist town will take their turn as a restaurant employee at some point. A few (see Mama Bea page: __) will make it their lifelong care...

Mungo

Rachel Turiel

It’s 5 p.m., winter. The days are just slivers of light sandwiched between thick slabs of darkness. There are two extra kids at our house, a sinkful of dishes, ...