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Food

Top 5 FoCo hot wings to ignite your taste buds

Top 5 FoCo hot wings to ignite your taste buds

Scott Powell • February 27, 2020

Chicken wings. Where would we be without them? Probably a couple of spots lower in the ranking of the world's most obese countries. But what fun is life when it isn’t fueled by saturated fat and hydrogenated...

Lemongrass Seafood Noodle Soup from Young's Vietnamese Cafe.

5 most heavenly Fort Collins soups to slurp on

Scott Powell • January 27, 2020

Nothing satisfies that “I want to eat, but I’m not actually hungry” feeling quite like a nice piping hot bowl of soup. This sodium deluge is perhaps one of the most versatile foods in the world,...

The Gold Leaf Collective interior. (Brooke Buchan | The Collegian)

4 FoCo restaurants to cure cottonmouth

Elena Waldman • January 22, 2020

Editor's Note: The Collegian does not condone or promote the illegal consumption of marijuana for individuals under 21 years old.  As far as college town activities go, getting stoned and going out to...

The simple chocolate mug-cake recipe rises in the microwave and in total only requires cake mix, water, a small amount of counter space, and a microwave. Dec 10. (The Collegian| Alyssa Uhl)

How to make a four-course meal in your dorm room

Scott Powell • December 12, 2019

Of all the marvelous machinery introduced in the 20th century — personal computers, the internet, digital watches — the microwave oven is by far the most impactful. How did we live without it? Did...

Employee Eryn Coyle pours a juice mix known as the Toxic Flush, composed of parsley, spinach, apple, lemon, and ginger, into a cup behind the counter at Néktar Juice Bar. Opened just over a month ago in Fort Collins, the franchise originated in Texas in 2010. Their mission is to reinvent the juice and smoothie world, similar to the way the coffee industry expanded in the 1990s. (Brooke Buchan | The Collegian)

Restaurant review: Nekter Juice Bar doesn’t impress

Autumn Sorrentino • December 5, 2019

Nekter Juice Bar's ethos is as follows: no artificial sugar, no fake ingredients, no toxins (whatever those are), and as I've found, no fun.  Nekter Juice Bar began in 2010, with its first shop in Costa...

Harbinger coffee was founded in 2012 by Jonathan Jarrow and now has two locations in the Fort Collins area. Oct 27. (Alyssa Uhl | The Collegian)

A caffeine addict’s guide to Fort Collins

Lauryn Bolz • October 29, 2019

Do the magic beans have you hooked?  As the semester heats up and the weather cools down, there are plenty of local coffee roasters and baristas to fulfill your caffeine needs. They also provide a cozy...

Social is a cocktail bar and restaurant that provides a classy environment and a wide variety of choices from drinks to food. (Matt Begeman | Collegian)

4 bars to treat your family to a sophisticated night out

Elena Waldman • October 2, 2019

For some students, the football-focused Homecoming hijinks at Colorado State University aren’t that appealing. In fact, sometimes the best place to take your family is one of Fort Collins’ eccentric...

Students enjoy food from Braiden Dining Hall during late night on Halloween. (Elliott Jerge | Collegian)

Tips for college freshmen: Eating at dining halls

Lauryn Bolz • August 7, 2019

For incoming freshmen, dining hall food is usually one of the less appealing aspects of starting college.  Dining halls across the country have gained the reputation of lacking dietary options and having...

The Fort Collins food truck rally is hosted at City Park every Tuesday evening during the summer season. (Matt Begeman | Collegian)

The Fort Collins Food Truck Rally cooks up community

Graham Shapley • July 3, 2019

Fort Collins loves its food trucks. They’ll show up outside of breweries to provide edible pairings for and at every event imaginable, offering their unique foods that often can’t be found anywhere...

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