Author: By Teresa Farney [email protected]

Farm-to-table dinners pair locally grown foods with chefs who work their magic to create memorable meals. Janene Puca knows a lot about these — the dinners she offered through her New Jersey business for many years were wildly popular. But a series of difficult events brought her to Colorado Springs in September 2020, and now…

All aboard! The train heading to the top of Pikes Peak is back in operation. And once you get there, you be able to enjoy the visitor center’s famous doughnuts again. That’s because the new Pikes Peak Summit Complex opens Thursday — with a brand-new Donut Robot churning out the world-famous sweet treats. The employees…

Husband and wife, Tim Dionne and Shaunah Estrin, owners of La Cava Fine Mexican Cuisine, 1755 S. 8th St., are set to open a second restaurant, Steel Pan PNP, 402 S. Nevada Ave., at the end of June depending on the completion of required inspections. There’s an upscale industrial vibe to the new place with…

Daily • Spencer’s Lawn & Garden Center, 1430 S. Tejon St., 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays, through November, spencersgardens.com • Smith Family Farm Market, 8310 Blue Gill Drive, Falcon, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., July 1 to Oct. 31, rockyfordmelons.com Monday • Mining Museum Farm Stand,…

An open-air beer garden has opened in downtown Colorado Springs. The Garden, 401 S. Nevada Ave., is the inspiration of Julie Nasser, who missed the beer gardens she loved when she lived in New Jersey. “I think this is the first beer garden downtown,” she said. “We have rotating local beer and wine, locally distilled…

Memorial Day is often thought of as the unofficial kickoff to the season of barbecuing and smoking. For the rest of the summer, the smell of smoky foods will fill neighborhoods probably on a nightly basis. This year, instead of just flipping the same old burgers, dogs or steaks, think about creating a different aroma…

Max Levy is the epitome of the idiom about fruit not falling far from the tree. Like his father Neil, Max has become an entrepreneur in his early 20s. And both ended up in the restaurant business — as owners of Swiss Chalet in Woodland Park and The Peppertree in Colorado Springs. “I guess you…

If you lived in Fountain from 1995 until 2007, the name Gold Tooth Annie’s might sound familiar. It was a beloved café at the corner of Ohio and Main streets in downtown Fountain, owned by Michael and Lei Hudgins. When Michael lost his wife, he closed the eatery. Fast forward to February. Hudgins has reopened…

Meat candy. We’re talking burnt ends — the sweet, smoky, crispy end pieces of a brisket that are mouthwateringly good. And with the Kansas City Chiefs heading to the Super Bowl, it seems only fitting to pay homage to these savory treats that hail from the team’s hometown. Originally, burnt ends were simply the burnt…