Tag: food and drink
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The best green chili in Colorado Springs? Check out these 4 spots
In this weekly feature, we’re celebrating the best of Colorado Springs’ food and drink scene ー as determined by voters in the 2026 Best of the Springs (thebestofthesprings.com). We’ll throw in our own recommendation, too. Up this week: Green chili. Gold: The Rey For 45 years, the Aguilar family grew a generational fanbase at El…
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The best fine dining in Colorado Springs, according to locals
In this weekly feature, we’re celebrating the best of Colorado Springs’ food and drink scene ー as determined by voters in the 2026 Best of the Springs (thebestofthesprings.com). We’ll throw in our own recommendation, too. Up this week: Fine dining. Gold: Ephemera In the CO.A.T.I food hall, Ephemera is fittingly perched above the main floor.…
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Pikes Pick: Your next go-to tacos in Colorado Springs
Earlier this year, Moctezuma Mexican Grill opened in an enlivened space of an old Boston Market at 1015 N. Academy Blvd. This was in realizing a dream ー and expanding the reach of tacos that have been craved by people in the know since 2022. That’s when Jose Santos Colmenares Jr. started slinging from a…
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Happy hour in Colorado Springs? Check out these spots
In this weekly feature, we’re celebrating the best of Colorado Springs’ food and drink scene ー as determined by voters in the 2026 Best of the Springs (thebestofthesprings.com). We’ll throw in our own recommendation, too. Up this week: Happy hours. Gold: Solution Tavern The bar opened in late 2024 and quickly became a neighborhood favorite…
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Colorado Springs area cooking classes and events starting June 24
CLASSES Baon Supper Club — Go online for location. Registration: baon-restaurant-group.square.site. • Lumpia Rolling Party, 5 p.m. Sunday, $75. The French Kitchen — 4771 N. Academy Blvd., call or go online for prices. Registration: 719-528-6295, tfkcc.com. • South by Southwest, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday. • Blanc to Basics, 9 a.m.-noon Friday. • Cucina Italiana, 1:30-4:30 p.m. or…
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Pikes Pick: This pop-up slings some of Colorado Springs’ best pizza
Nightingale Bread is best known for the baked goods, sweets and sandwiches made in house at the Lincoln Center (2727 N. Cascade Ave., No. 165). If you don’t know about some of Colorado Springs’ best pizza also made here, it’s time to change that. You might not know, because the PizzAria pop-up only opens from…
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The best chicken sandwiches in Colorado Springs: A classic, a hidden gem and elevated twists
In this weekly feature, we’re celebrating the best of Colorado Springs’ food and drink scene — as determined by voters in the 2026 Best of the Springs (thebestofthesprings.com). We’ll throw in our own recommendation, too. Up this week: Chicken sandwiches. Gold: Chick-fil-A The old reliable reigns supreme. What is it about this simple, American classic?…
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Here are 4 beloved spots for vegan eats in Colorado Springs
In this weekly feature, we’re celebrating the best of Colorado Springs’ food and drink scene — as determined by voters in the 2026 Best of the Springs (thebestofthesprings.com). We’ll throw in our own recommendation, too. Up this week: Vegan. Gold: Burrowing Owl At the corner of an otherwise drab strip mall on the west side…