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certain foods and beverages, but you would have to be bold to name your boy “Anise,” as suggested by one online source. It ignores a cardinal naming principle: Make sure the name can’t be turned into an insult and used for bullying. Imagine what the other kids at school would do with a name like “Anise.” Please don’t name your child after the alcoholic beverage you consumed the night COURTESY OF DAZED AND CONFUZED
like: “So, Absinthe, how would you handle a project like this?” So, maybe skip “Quinoa” and “Chai” and go with “Rosemary” or “Madeleine” if you want your child to be thought of as edible. These food-centric birth certificate names are a different bowl of beans from our favorite food-related terms of endearment including “Honey,” “Sugar Pie” and “Sweetie.” Those are personal, not permanent. My son’s mom and I finally named him “Hans” a week after he was born after lengthy and hilarious deliberations. The name turned out to be unusual but at least easy to spell. The problem is that the only people named “Hans” in popular culture are actors playing German terrorists in films. However, we all feel it is a definite improvement over his in-utero nickname: “Bubba.”
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they were conceived. A co-worker told me his parents originally named him “Yeager.” I said: “Like the famous test pilot, Chuck Yeager?” He said: “No, ‘Jäger,’ like Jägermeister” — the 70-proof liqueur. They wisely changed their minds at the last minute. Avoid female happy hour monikers like “Merlot” and “Syrah.” One rule of child-naming is that you must imagine your daughter at a job interview confronted with questions
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The Jan. 31 Nibbles column chronicled how Boulder dined in the mid-‘90s. Continuing our flashback, here are some of the Boulder restaurants that have been open at least since about 1994: Flagstaff House, Jax Fish House, The Med, Gondolier, Boulder Cork, Greenbriar Inn, Carelli’s, Chez Thuy, Chautauqua Dining Hall, Sushi Zanmai, Ras Kassa’s, Zolo Grill, Falafel King, Village Coffee Shop, Walnut Café, Dot’s Diner, Lucile’s Creole Cafe, Trident Cafe, The Sink, Salvaggio’s, Rio Grande, Mustard’s Last Stand, Brewing Market and The Pub on Wilderness (Boulder Beer).
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Tip Top Pie Shop is open at 105 N.
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CBD is the buzzword du jour now that hemp has been legalized. THC’s non-psychoactive cannabinoid cousin has proven effective for inflammation, anxiety and pain but has mainly been available as a supplement or a topical. Now it’s starting to pop up on menus. One of the tastiest examples is available at Dazed and Confuzed, a noteworthy artisan doughnut shop in Aurora’s Stanley Marketplace. The shop offers a yeasted doughnut with a great berry glaze infused with 20 mg of full-spectrum (whole plant) hemp-derived CBD extract. Its striking garnish is a whole candied fresh hemp leaf.
WORDS TO CHEW ON
“Why should there be hunger and privation in any land, in any city, at any table when man has the resources and the scientific know-how to provide all mankind with the basic necessities of life?” — Martin Luther King, Jr.
John Lehndorff is hosts Radio Nibbles on KGNU. Listen to podcasts: news.kgnu. org/category/radio-nibbles.
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Public Road in Lafayette selling savory, hand-held New Zealand-style pies. … Uturn BBQ and Brewery has closed at 599 Crossing Drive, Lafayette. Lark Spot, a new eatery from the Larkburger folks, will open there. Larkburger is closing some locations and re-branding others as Lark Spot with an expanded menu. … The 38th annual Chocolate Lovers’ Fling to benefit Safehouse featuring treats from chocolatiers, chocolate martinis, dinner, a cake walk and an ice cream bar is Feb. 9 at the Omni Interlocken Hotel. safehousealliance.org/ events.
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