Tag: food & drink
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Tacos, tequila and T.I. headline second annual Tacos and Tequila Festival
Three things that don’t often appear in the same sentence are sharing the spotlight of Colorado Springs’ upcoming festival: tacos, tequila and T.I. If your throwback playlist includes “Right Thurr,” “Tipsy” and “In Those Jeans,” this might be your kind of reunion. And if you’re a fan of tacos and tequila, well then taco ’bout…
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One last fiesta for Salsa Brava
Here’s something you won’t want to miss: the Farewell Fiesta at Salsa Brava Fresh Mexican Grill, located at Dublin and North Powers boulevards, celebrating the legacy the eatery built over 24 years. As part of the celebration, Randy Price, founder of Rocky Mountain Restaurant Group, which started with the opening of the first Salsa Brava…
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Gasoline Alley is more than a rock-and-roll bar: 2-minute review
You’ve heard of the downtown, rooftop bar, but have you tried their menu? Gasoline Alley, located at 28 N. Tejon Street, is a staple in Colorado Springs nightlife, but their menu doesn’t get enough attention. I call it “elevated bar food.” We tried their Philly cheesesteak (the Rebel) and barbeque bacon burger (the Southern Rock…
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Southern comfort meets French fries at recently opened restaurant in Colorado Springs | Table Talk
We stumbled upon Lorenzo’s French Fry Palace, 1755 S. Eighth St., while searching for the new location of another restaurant. And we discovered owner Lucas Lorenzo Hunt and his manager, Taneesha Anderson, who recently opened the eatery in the former La Cava Fine Mexican Cuisine space. A North Carolina native, Hunt draws on Southern cooking…
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A perfect pairing: Pin-Txi Wey and WestFax in Colorado Springs
Since first discovering Fernando Trancoso’s Tepex food truck in 2020, we’ve been loyal fans of his elevated take on the cuisine of central Mexico. We fell hard for his quesabirria tacos, then followed him to Inefable, his elegant downtown restaurant that showcased refined Mexican flavors and gracious hospitality. Although Inefable closed after only a few…
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Downtown Colorado Springs gets another grocer
Note: Earlier versions of this story had the wrong day for the grand opening. The long-awaited grand opening of The Warehouse Urban Grocer, 27 W. Cimarron St., is scheduled for Saturday, and no one is more excited than The Warehouse Restaurant owner, James Africano, who is adding neighborhood grocery store operator to his résumé. “It…
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Teaching business one empanada at a time
We first spotted Peak Empanadas, Holy Q’Bano food truck outside the now-defunct Señor Manuel’s Restaurant on North Nevada Avenue and made a mental note to stop someday. Weeks later, we spotted it again at Golden Hills Park off Delmonico Drive. This time, we pulled in. Not only did we discover memorable Caribbean-inspired fare, but we…
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Stage Stop saddles up in Old Colorado City | Table Talk
A Facebook post announcing the opening of Stage Stop OCC Bar & Smokehouse in the former Trail’s End Taproom space, 2925 W. Colorado Ave., inspired a visit on opening night, May 29. The new Old Colorado City eatery is owned by married couple Mark Childers and Eve Trabandt Childers, whose original Stage Stop Cantina, Rentals…
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The Dude abides — now on Colorado Springs’ east side
David and Monica Kowalski, owners of Lebowski’s Taproom at 3240 Centennial Blvd., have opened a second and much larger location at 9633 Prominent Point, bringing more of the quirky, retro fun inspired by the 1998 cult comedy “The Big Lebowski” to Colorado Springs’ east side. Before the soft opening on May 25, we stopped by…
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Move over pizza, Turkish pide hits Denver
Turkish cuisine is often associated with kebabs, baklava and endless glasses of steaming hot çay (tea). But one of the country’s most beloved street foods may be pide (pronounced PEE-deh), a boat-shaped flatbread topped with cheese, meats or vegetables and baked in a blazing-hot oven. Often described as a Turkish-style pizza, pide delivers its own…