Tag: Dining
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Two fine-dining spots to add to your next trip to Vail
During a recent trip to Vail, I had the opportunity to check out two fine-dining spots that are favorites among locals and tourists, alike. Both proved to be great and are worth splurging on during any trip to this mountain town. Be warned – you’ll probably need to make reservations in advance. For lunch, our…
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Colorado gets first ‘two-star’ Michelin restaurant, 13 other spots get nod
The world-renowned Michelin guide has announced their 2025 Michelin star-winners. Four Colorado restaurants received this high honor, with 10 other places acknowledged with the company’s Bib Gourmand designation. Earning the highest honor statewide was The Wolf’s Tailor, known for serving up contemporary cuisine in Denver. The Wolf’s Tailor earned two Michelin stars – the first…
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Coloradans are flocking to ‘America’s highest fried chicken’ | Craving Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save ALMA • The bearded, long-haired, tattooed man behind America’s proclaimed highest fried chicken in terms of altitude — and also maybe Colorado’s hottest in terms of recent popularity — is wearing a baggy shirt and sweats and sandals as he dashes up the road to…
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Fufu and fortitude: How an African restaurant beat the odds in Denver | Craving Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save LAKEWOOD • A restaurant’s menu can be a glimpse into a life. This is especially true at African Grill and Bar. A picture of the Osei-Fordwuo family is on the first of the menu’s eight pages, along with words on how they came to establish…
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Pikes Pick: Great burger in historic train depot in Colorado Springs
It’s all about the smash’d burger at Brakeman’s, the reborn hangout inside the historic train depot at 10 S. Sierra Madre Street. Also don’t miss the smash chicken tenders and fries for dipping. — Seth Boster, The Gazette New Colorado Springs cafe offers herb-infused drinks, diverse calendar of events Tostilocos and more at new Mexican…
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Pikes Pick: Odd, delightful flavors at this Colorado Springs brewery
When it comes to craft beer, expect the unexpected from Local Relic at the Carter Payne downtown. At last visit, I tasted IPAs fused with chamomile and chardonnay, not to mention an elderberry saison and green chile stout. — Seth Boster, The Gazette
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Good and bad, rich and poor: Denver’s everyman steakhouse has seen it all | Craving Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DENVER • Celebrities came around once, Socrates Apergis remembers. Rock stars and basketball stars and big Broncos linemen filling up on the best, cheapest steaks around, savored since 1961. “Now they go to Del Frisco’s or Elway’s,” Socrates says, to name a couple of fancy…
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New life for Colorado’s historic Rose — bison meatloaf, ‘sky bar’ and all | Craving Colorado
GOLDEN • Chris Cone gets one question more than any other. “I get asked about the pool all the time. Twice already today,” he says here at the Buffalo Rose, his bar and restaurant in the heart of downtown Golden. “Everyone’s like, ‘What? There was a pool? Where is it?’” It’s in the basement, now…
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Service lacking at restaurant inside Castle Rock hospital | Dining Review
Given its hospital setting, Manna Restaurant is an atypical dining establishment suffering from symptoms associated with common service deficiency. In Castle Rock 1st Adventist Hospital, Manna oversees the dining room and patient meals. The eclectic menu looks promising, but with little input from our overworked server, it was impossible to learn specifics about most dishes.…
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Since 1929, this Colorado family has perfected the cherry pie | Craving Colorado
LYONS • A sweet smell drifts through the sweetest memories of Anthony Lehnert. He’s transported to an old home in the Wisconsin countryside, a converted school house where there always seemed to be a pie in his grandma’s oven. “You could smell that burnt apple when you woke up,” Lehnert recalls. Now, you can smell…