One of the most well known dining establishments in Breckenridge is Downstairs at Eric’s.It’s been mentioned in guide books from AAA to Fodor’s for its “Garbage Pizza” which includes lots of meat and all kinds of other toppings. It also offers a lobby full of video games, a sports bar with TVs everywhere, a huge…
So I’ve discovered something sweet and sinful on my numerous drives to upstate New York’s wine country: wine ice cream. Since I suffer from a sweet tooth, the sign reading “Ice Cream” was too much to resist, and I did a Road-Runner speedy U-turn after spotting the sign from the corner of my eye. Okay,…
When you think of food choices in Breckenridge, you usually think of steak, burritos, pizza, pasta, salads and such. But if you want to try something new, different, and downright delicious, stop in at Denzaemon Cafe Noodle & Bowl. This New Style Japanese Cuisine cafe was opened in March 2006 by owner Kaz Sakaguchi, a…
We discovered another reason to love Kimpton’s Hotel Monaco Denver: Panzano, its award-winning contemporary Northern Italian cuisine restaurant. Walk through the doors at 17th & Champa, a few blocks from the tre fashionable Larimer Square, and you enter old world Tuscany. Let your sensations be bombarded with the smells of freshly baked breads, the sights…
Today, we woke up in Denver but had lunch in England… without flying there. We just drove south about 65 miles to The Broadmoor to enjoy the traditional food in an authentic English pub, The Golden Bee. As one of 11 restaurants at this world-class resort, this one actually dates back to the early 1800s…
Maybe it was the 500+ miles of driving to get here. Maybe it was the mile-high altitude. Or maybe it was just the fantastic cuisine, prefectly prepared that made us love Tamayo Restaurant in Denver’s LoDo district. I started with a kick-ass Mango Margarita. Whew! It was cool and packed a punch. We shared an…
In “Supersize Me,” documentarian Morgan Spurlock risked getting a major coronary and life-threatening cholesterol levels to create a film about the dangers of fast food. But Alan Richman just one-upped him by traveling 23,750 miles and consuming more than 150,000 calories while taking the measure of 162 burgers across the country with one goal: To…
Kentucky Fried Chicken has arrived at the Communist heartland. Before I left on a month’s sojourn in Australia, the only thing in Hanoi resembling a multinational chain of food and beverages was the string of Highlands Coffee Shops (generally described as the local version of Starbucks) that have sprouted up all over town. But now…
Following my horrifying ordeal at the hands of the Ayurvedic sado-masseuse, I was really in need of some serious pampering – and this time it wasn’t for my mission, it was just for me. The long-suffering dashing gent by my side suggested that the best therapy at a time like this would be to whisk…
Want to read one more chocolate story today? Max Brenner is an Isreali chocolatier, entrepreneur, and founder of a global chain of restaurants and boutiques. His mission? To create a “new chocolate culture.” His goal? To take the fantasy and emotion of chocolate, then translate it into a complete experience. His result? The first US…
One of our favorite chocolatiers is VosgesChocolate in Chicago. Now, Katrina, its owner, has found inspiration with her limited Collección Gaudí –– as she pays homage to Antoni Gaudí i Cornet (1852-1926) who lived in Barcelona, Spain and is credited for his Art Nouveau style of architecture. These curvaceous truffles are reminiscent of the swerving…
Vagablond reader Mikel Wadewitz, a Public Relations guru with Wagstaff Worldwide, Inc., chimes in with this story idea… Airline food on most domestic flights is awful at best. You can bring a sandwich from home. Buy something at the airport. Or check out SkyMeals, currently available to anyone living in the L.A. metro area, or…