Tag: pikes picks
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Pikes Pick: You decide the best steak
Enjoy an evening dedicated to the finest cuts of beef in the region from 6-10 p.m. Sept. 24 at the Glendale Infinity Park, 950 S. Birch St., Glendale. More than just a feast, the RARE Steak Championship is a showdown, with more than 25 of the region’s most acclaimed steakhouses going head to head, each…
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Pikes Pick: A chance to indulge
Enjoy a variety of meat and oysters from 4-8 p.m. Sept. 13 at the Snowmass Boucherie & Oyster Fest at Viceroy Snowmass, Lift Line pool deck, 130 Wood Road, Snowmass Village. The event will benefit the Wildfire Collaborative Roaring Fork Valley. Stations featuring food and drink from Matt Zubrod, Edgar Hernandez, Keith Theodore, Will Nolan,…
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Pikes Pick: Home is where the fried chicken and fixings are south of Colorado Springs
Distance makes the heart grow fonder, they say. Truly, my heart longed for a return to Juniper Valley Ranch, where I had not been for years. How wonderful it was recently to find the little mud house, fried chicken, fixings, hospitality and countryside south of Colorado Springs all the same ー just as it’s all…
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Pikes Pick: Pizza with a purpose
You won’t go hungry with samples from more than 20 of Colorado’s top pizzerias, which will be competing for the title of the state’s best pie at the Colorado Pizza Festival, 1-10 p.m. Sept. 5 at 4th and Kimbark in downtown Longmont. Proceeds will benefit hunger-relief organizations across Colorado. Enjoy live music from Motet Funk…
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Pikes Pick: Three days of wine and mountainside views
The Breckenridge Wine Classic, scheduled for Aug. 20-22 at various locations in Breckenridge, has something for everyone, with wine and outdoor activities along with breathtaking mountainside views. Guided hikes include the Wines & Wildflower Hike and Learn and the Pinks & Peaks Hike. Both will be followed by a wine-pairing lunch. Or you can enjoy…
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Pikes Pick: Wine and nature a top pairing
Enjoy wine & nature in harmony at the Vail Wine Classic, Aug. 6-8. You can sip wines from the West Coast to France at the grand tastings, featuring more than 300 wines, spirits and brews. Sips in Blooms on Aug. 7 offers a summer evening on the green with wines, spirits and brews paired with…
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Pikes Pick: You pick the seafood winner
Dive into Denver’s new food festival, the Surf Seafood Championship, at 7 p.m. July 30 at Sculpture Park In Denver. This culinary competition will bring together 20 of Denver’s best seafood-centric restaurants and after tasting them all, you get to cast your vote to help crown a seafood champion. The event promises to be not…
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Pikes Pick: Lovely lavenders
Spend a weekend surrounded by more than 2,000 lavender plants at the family-friendly Lavender Festival, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. July 18-19, Chatfield Farms, 8500 W. Deer Creek Canyon Road, Littleton. Enjoy tours, artists presenting and creating their work during the festival, live music with local bands, paint-by-number style murals and talks with Chatfield Farm horticulturists and…
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Pikes Pick: Opera for all
Whether you are a lover of opera or an opera first-timer, this year’s Central City Opera Festival promises to offer something for everyone. Discover the rich tapestry of love, drama and musical brilliance. Musical adaptations of timeless stories include Mozart’s masterpiece “The Marriage of Figaro,” the 70th anniversary of “The Ballad of Baby Doe” and…
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Pikes Pick: Tests your physical endurance and your taco-devouring skills
Do you think you can complete a 45-minute cycle class, followed by a 45-minute heated yoga class, then drink tequila and eat tacos? You can find out June 27 at the ninth annual Taco Triathlon at Foothills Shopping Center, 3300 S. College Ave., Fort Collins. Participants will complete for about two and a half hours…