Tag: food & drink
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Apples, fritters and 25-cent coffee
Owners Sam and Cooper Banning and incoming General Manager Amy Dawn Bourlon-Hilterbran have some big menu plans in store for the Penrose Apple Shed at 708 Fremont Street in Fremont County when it is fully reopened. Bourlon-Hilterbran, who is leading the resurrection of the historic shed, which has been closed for more than 20 years,…
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From line to table: Popular Colorado Springs barbecue spot opening up dining space | Table Talk
The 2,400 square feet of new dining room space at The Chuckwagon 719 BBQ, 6453 Omaha Blvd., is within a couple of weeks of opening. For customers accustomed to waiting in a line that circles the building, the new dining room will be a welcome change — a place to sit down and enjoy that…
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2-Minute Review: Get to know your matcha at BrewCHA Tea Lounge
Slow down. That’s what the owner of BrewCHA Tea Lounge wants people to do when they come by her shop. The new tea spot inside COATI opened earlier this summer, serving teas inspired by Thai, English and Japanese traditions. The idea isn’t just to hand someone a cup and send them on their way. BrewCHA…
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A dining compound worth the drive
A recent jaunt to Castle Rock for lunch with friends from Denver turned into the discovery of not one but three remarkable dining gems in a hacienda-like compound. Our destination was Savina’s Mexican Kitchen, 6361 Promenade Parkway. Our friend said it was the second location of La Loma, a Denver Tex-Mex restaurant with more than…
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Roast, peel, freeze: Pueblo green chiles season heating up
As we say adieu to juicy Palisade peaches and sweet Rocky Ford cantaloupe, it’s time to welcome Colorado’s next celebrity fruit: Pueblo green chiles. Each September, the air fills with the tantalizing smoky scent of green chiles wafting from roadside roasters. Chile roasters fire up propane burners, dumping bushels of fresh green chiles into huge,…
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Roast, peel, freeze: Pueblo green chiles season heating up
As we say adieu to juicy Palisade peaches and sweet Rocky Ford cantaloupe, it’s time to welcome Colorado’s next celebrity fruit: Pueblo green chiles. Each September, the air fills with the tantalizing smoky scent of green chiles wafting from roadside roasters. Chile roasters fire up propane burners, dumping bushels of fresh green chiles into huge,…
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Roast, peel, freeze: Pueblo green chiles season heating up
As we say adieu to juicy Palisade peaches and sweet Rocky Ford cantaloupe, it’s time to welcome Colorado’s next celebrity fruit: Pueblo green chiles. Each September, the air fills with the tantalizing smoky scent of green chiles wafting from roadside roasters. Chile roasters fire up propane burners, dumping bushels of fresh green chiles into huge,…
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Pikes Pick: Budget-friendly soft serve in southeast Colorado Springs
In an effort to beat the heat, I’ve been on a mission to find a go-to spot for ice cream. I recently stopped at the southeast location of Rizuto’s Ice Cream & Sweet Shop, which opened this summer in Chelton Crossing Community Hub at 2050 Jet Wing Drive. Rizuto’s has been serving ice cream in…
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Highly-anticipated Brazilian steakhouse opens in north Colorado Springs | Table Talk
The much-anticipated Texas de Brazil — Churrascaria Steakhouse has opened at 140 Spectrum Loop. Insider’s tip: Come hungry. Never been to a Brazilian steakhouse? Here’s what you’ll find. Waiters called gauchos move through the dining room with determination and energy, carrying jaw-dropping skewers of slow-roasted meats from table to table. The service replicates legendary feasts…
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Antithesis Dining pairs historic grandeur with modern cuisine
Dawn and Mark Greksa, owners of Royal Gorge Route Railroad, are elevating the culinary scene in Cañon City with Antithesis Dining, a destination restaurant in the restored historic Robison Mansion at 12 Riverside Ave. The Greksas describe their vision as combining “the formality of the historic mansion with a modern Colorado-Western culinary experience.” Johnny Church,…