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Taste Colorado

Colorado Proud Restaurant Guide Jack’s & Steamers Coffeehouse Colorado is well-known for its tender beef, luscious lamb Eastern Plains 8565 Five Parks Drive andWelcome! fresh produce. Combine these quality products with Colorado's finest (303) 456-7624 chefs, and you have the perfect meal. www.jacksatfi veparks.com The restaurants in this guide are committed to supporting Colorado WIGGINS www.steamerscoffeeshop.com agriculture and using the best products Colorado offers. When you see the Colorado Cuisine logo at a restaurant, you know you are getting the Cuisine: American freshest, highest-quality products available. Be sure to visit the Statewide, Prairie Ranch House Restaurant Catering and Other Dining Services sections starting on page 22. 402 Central Avenue Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Information is subject to change, so please call to confirm hours. (970) 483-7872 Hours: Sunday-Thursday, 7am-10pm Friday-Saturday, 7am-12am Visit these fine restaurants and... Taste Colorado! Cuisine: American Neighborhood restaurant, bar & grill. Mountains-Page 15 Front Range-Page 1 Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Hours: Monday, 6am-8pm Employing people with developmental Whether you are skiing in the winter From Fort Collins to Pueblo, the disabilities. or hiking in the summer, Colorado's Front Range offers a variety of Tuesday, 6am-10pm (karaoke) mountain restaurants offer some of culinary options. Enjoy beef and pork Wednesday-Thursday, 6am-8pm the finest dining in the state. Feast accompanied by potatoes, carrots, Friday, 6am-9pm (live music) on hearty fare including lamb, game onions and broccoli, all produced in AURORA meats and fish. Colorado. Saturday-Sunday, 7am-2pm Bread Aurora Mom and pop family restaurant with 14262 E. Cedar Avenue Fort Collins Windsor small town atmosphere, home-style (303) 341-6200 Wiggins cooking and friendly staff. www.AtlantaBreadAurora.com Fraser Boulder

Dinosaur Cuisine: American Glenwood Springs Avon Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Carbondale Hours: Monday-Saturday, 6:30am-9pm Aspen Grand Junction Front Range Sunday, 8am-7pm Colorado Paonia Springs Gunnison Salida Fast and casual in a relaxed atmosphere ARVADA with wi-fi . Catering also available. Pueblo Black Forest Deli Bev’s KITCHEN 9535 W. 58th Avenue 6780 S. Liverpool Street Alamosa (303) 425-0265 (303) 887-8070 Durango Pagosa www.continentalsausage.com/deli.shtml Springs Cuisine: American Western Slope-Page 19 San Luis Valley-Page 18 Eastern Plains-Page 1 Cuisine: Continental Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Meals: Lunch Brunch Colorado's Western Slope is The San Luis Valley is Beans, corn, sunflowers Hours: Tuesday-Friday, 9am-5pm home to high altitude nationally known for its and wheat blanket the Hours: Sunday-Thursday, 7am-4pm orchards and vineyards. potatoes. Whether you Eastern Plains. Some of Saturday, 9am-4pm Friday-Saturday, 7am-9pm Juicy peaches and sweet prefer baked, fried or these raw ingredients help

apples add a special flavor scalloped, potatoes chefs make delicious dishes to many dishes. Be sure to complement any meal. like chili and homemade German deli specializing in great Full bakery with breads, pastries, have a glass of one of the bread. sandwiches, bratwurst and potato state's award-winning wines cakes, pies, cheesecakes. Gluten- with your meal. salad. free and fresh Colorado grown food. Healthy dining Cover photo: Craftwood Wild Grill, Manitou Springs

Eastern Plains/Front Range 1 Woody Creek Bakery & Cafe Bramble and Hare, Farmhouse produce, Colorado beers and spirits Cuisine: American, Cajun 6240 S. Main Street, Suite 112 Kitchen and Pub and a rotating selection of hand-picked Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner www.woodycreekcafe.com 1970 13th Street food-friendly wines. Cured makes three Hours: Breakfast, 6:30am-11am (303) 444-9110 sandwiches daily, offers a rotating Lunch, 11:30am-4pm Cuisine: American selection of soups, salads, prepared Dinner, 5pm-10pm Meals: Breakfast, Lunch Cuisine: American foods, ready-to-go picnic options, and Hours: Daily, 8am-5pm Meals: Dinner can custom-build a picnic of any size or Featuring a infl uenced Hours: Daily, 5:30-10:30pm budget. menu in a casual atmosphere inside or Fresh baked items, breakfast, lunch outside on our heated terrace. and catering. We harvest every day from our 130 acre The Sink organic farm to supply the Bistro with 1165 13th Street Woody Creek Bakery & Cafe amazing produce herbs and meats. (303) 444-7465 1207 Pearl Street BOULDER Our farm produces 70 percent of the www.thesink.com www.woodycreekcafe.com harvest for our restaurant each year. Black Cat Farm Table Bistro Cuisine: American Cuisine: American 1964 13th Street Coaches Sports Bar Meals: Lunch, Dinner Meals: Breakfast, Lunch (303) 444-5500 1345 28th Street Hours: Daily, 11am-2am Hours: Daily, 7am-7pm www.BlackCatBoulder.com (303) 998-3835 www.millenniumhotels.com/usa/ Boulder’s oldest restaurant brings you Fresh baked items, breakfast, lunch Cuisine: American millenniumboulder/dining/coaches- excellent casual American fare in a very and catering. Meals: Dinner corner.html unique and fun atmosphere. Bistro food Hours: Daily, 5:30-10:30pm and a full selection of bar drinks, tucked BRIGHTON Cuisine: American, Cajun in an historic Boulder landmark. We harvest every day from our 130 acre Meals: Dinner La Estrellita organic farm to supply the Bistro with Hours: Daily, 4pm-midnight Snooze, an A.M. Eatery amazing produce, herbs and meats. 45 N. Main 1617 Pearl Street (303) 654-9900 Our farm produces 70 percent of the This interactive Boulder sports bar (303) 296-6344 harvest for our restaurant each year. provides food and drink amidst a www.SnoozeEatery.com Cuisine: Mexican friendly, bustling atmosphere. Boom Yogurt Bar Meals: Lunch, Dinner Cuisine: American Hours: Daily, 11am-9:30pm 3303 30th Street Cured Meals: Breakfast, Lunch (303) 440-3805 1825 B Pearl Street Hours: Monday-Friday, 6:30am-3pm First class service with awesome food. boomyogurtbar.com (720) 389-8096 Saturday-Sunday, 7am-3pm [email protected] Cuisine: Frozen Yogurt www.curedboulder.com Culinary breakfast and lunch, artistic Hours: Daily, 11am-9pm atmosphere with professional and fun Cuisine: Cheese, Sandwiches, Wine service, “breakfast evolved.” Boom Yogurt Bar is a great place to and Beer come relax, eat and power up. Meals: Lunch, Picnics Thyme on the Creek Hours: Monday-Friday, 10:30am-7pm 1345 28th Street Saturday, 9am-7pm (303) 998-3835 Sunday, 11am-5pm www.millenniumhotels.com/usa/ millenniumboulder/dining/thyme-on- Verduas Tower A small shop focused on American the-creek.html TAPAteria cheeses, small scale charcuterie, local

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2 Front Range Front Range 3 BROOMFIELD CENTENNIAL La Baguette TAPAteria 2417 W. Colorado Avenue 2607 W. Colorado Avenue Double D’s Sourdough Pizza Snooze, an A.M. Eatery (719) 577-4818 (719) 471-TAPA (8272) 535 Zang Street, Suite A 6781 S. York Street www.labaguette-co.com www.TAPAteria.com (303) 665-5006 (303) 734-9655 www.DoubleDsPizza.com www.SnoozeEatery.com Cuisine: French Cuisine: Spanish & Colorado Tapas Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Brunch Bar & Deli Cuisine: Italian Cuisine: American Hours: Monday-Saturday, 7am-6pm Meals: Lunch, Dinner Meals: Lunch, Dinner, Brunch Meals: Breakfast, Lunch Sunday, 8am-5pm Hours: Tuesday-Sunday, 11:30am- Hours: Monday-Thursday, 10:30am- Hours: Monday-Friday Close. See web site for off-season 10pm, Friday, 10:30am-11pm 6:30am-2:30pm Excellent place for European style hours. Saturday, 11am-11pm Saturday-Sunday, 7am-2:30pm breakfast, lunch, coffee, pastries, wine Sunday, 11am-10pm and fresh daily baked bread. Authentic Barcelona ambiance. Tapas Culinary breakfast and lunch, artistic bar in historic 1889 building with 35 REAL. atmosphere with professional and fun Luigi’s Restaurant Spanish & Colorado tapas paired with WHOLESOME. service, “breakfast evolved.” 947 S. Tejon Street Colorado & Spanish wines, cavas and INDULGENT. (719) 632-7339 sherries. Full bar and covered patio. Dine In, Delivery, Take Out, & Catering. COLORADO SPRINGS www.luigiscoloradosprings.com The Warehouse Restaurant & Double D’s Sourdough Pizza Her Story Café Cuisine: Italian Gallery 5160 W. 120th Avenue, Suite K 2356 S. Academy Meals: Dinner 25 W. Cimarron Street (303) 410-0002 (719) 390-2810 Hours: Tuesday-Sunday, 5-9pm (719) 475-8880 www.DoubleDsPizza.com www.HerStoryCafe.com Closed Monday www.thewarehouserestaurant.com

Cuisine: Italian Cuisine: American In business since 1958. Homemade Cuisine: Progressive Colorado Meals: Lunch, Dinner, Brunch Meals: Breakfast, Lunch pastas & sauces, stone-baked pizza, Meals: Lunch, Dinner Hours: Sunday-Thursday, 11am-10pm Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 7:30am- family-owned and operated for over 55 Hours: Monday-Friday, 11:30am-9pm Friday-Saturday, 11am-11pm 3pm years. Saturday, 5-10pm, Closed Sunday.

REAL. Her Story Café, “your small town café Pizzeria Rustica Progressive Colorado cuisine served in WHOLESOME. in a big city serving up legendary food.” 2527 W. Colorado Avenue a unique art gallery. We proudly support INDULGENT. Catering available for all occasions (719) 632-8121 and encourage sustainable agriculture. Dine In, Delivery, Take Out, & Catering. and events. Find us on Facebook and www.pizzeriarustica.com Twitter. Cuisine: Italian, Pizza Meals: Lunch, Dinner Hours: Summer, Tuesday-Sunday, 12-9pm, Winter, Tuesday-Thursday, 5-9pm Friday-Sunday, 12-9pm

One of ten 4-Star Certifi ed Green Restaurants® in the world. Authentic Neapolitan style pizza, salads, antipasti and gelati. Local microbrews Pizzeria Rustica and Italian wines. Large dog-friendly Double D’s Sourdough Pizza patio. Her Story Café

4 Front Range Front Range 5 DENVER Azucar Bakery Church of Cupcakes for an intimate dinner or fun outing with 1886 S. Broadway 1489 Steele Street, Unit C friends. 1515 Restaurant (720) 283-3294 (720) 524-7770 1515 Market Street www.azucarbakery.com www.ChurchofCupcakes.com DiFranco’s Italian (303) 571-0011 955 Lincoln Street, Suite D www.1515restaurant.com Cuisine: Peruvian Cuisine: Bakery (720) 253-1244 Hours: Monday-Saturday, 10am-7pm Meals: Lunch, Dinner, Brunch www.difrancos.com Cuisine: Modern American Sunday, 10am-5pm Hours: Tuesday-Friday, 11am-6:30pm Meals: Lunch, Dinner Cuisine: Italian Hours: Lunch, Wednesday-Friday, Bakery, Peruvian pastries, specialty Saturday, 10am-5pm, Sunday and Meals: Brunch, Lunch, Dinner 11am-2pm, Dinner, Monday-Saturday, cakes and ice cream. Monday, closed Hours: Monday-Thursday, 11am-8pm 5-10pm Friday, 11am-9pm, Saturday, 9am-3pm Boom Yogurt Bar Artisan bakery offering made-from- 1515 Restaurant serves seasonal 200 Quebec Street scratch cupcakes and cakes using the A locally sourced, seasonal Italian Modern American Cuisine. We cook Building 600, Unit 117 fi nest ingredients, many organic and restaurant with a casual feel. what we love: delicious fare with (720) 859-7028 locally grown. fresh, approachable fl avors that have boomyogurtbar.com Fruition Restaurant & our unique twist; the food you crave Continental Deli Fruition Farms presented in a beautiful new light. Cuisine: Frozen Yogurt 250 Steele Street, Suite 112 1313 E. 6th Avenue Winner of Wine Spectator’s “Award of Hours: Daily, 7am-10pm (303) 388-DELI (303) 831-1962 Excellence” with the distinction of “Great www.continentalsausage.com/deli.shtml www.fruitionrestaurant.com Value” since 2001. 1515 Restaurant Boom Yogurt Bar is a great place to www.fruitionfarmsdairy.com has been recognized not only for the come relax, eat and power up. Cuisine: Continental talent and creativity of its chefs but also Meals: Lunch Cuisine: American for its dedication to environmentally- Café Options Hours: Tuesday-Friday, 9am-5pm Meals: Dinner friendly practices. 1650 Curtis Street Saturday, 9am-4pm Hours: Monday-Saturday, 5-10pm (303) 573-0733 Sunday, 5-8pm Avenue Grill www.cafeoptions.com German deli specializing in bratwurst, 630 E. 17th Avenue potato salad and sauerkraut. We serve sophisticated comfort (303) 861-2820 Cuisine: Deli food that showcases the highest www.avenuegrill.com Meals: Breakfast, Lunch Coral Room quality ingredients sourced through Hours: Monday-Friday, 7am-3pm 3489 W. 32nd Avenue relationships. Cuisine: American (303) 433-2535 Meals: Lunch, Dinner, Brunch Casual coffee shop and lunch deli with www.coralroom.com Hours: Monday-Thursday, 11am-11pm great house made food. Friday, 11am-12am Cuisine: American Bistro Saturday, 10am-12am Meals: Dinner, Brunch Sunday, 10am-10pm Hours: Brunch, Monday-Friday, 9am- 3pm, Saturday-Sunday, 9am-2pm San Francisco neighborhood style Dinner, Sunday-Thursday, 4-9:30pm, restaurant with Asian and Italian Friday-Saturday, 4-10:30pm infl uences. Friendly service, great wine and cocktail selection. Creative, comfortable, fun Pacifi c Rim infl uenced American bistro. Great DiFranco’s Italian atmosphere and friendly staff. Perfect Pasta Carbonara Fruition Restaurant

6 Front Range Front Range 7 Marlowe’s Panzano Snooze, an A.M. Eatery Twelve Restaurant 501 16th Street (16th & Glenarm) 909 17th Street Two Denver Locations: 2233 Larimer Street (303) 595-3700 (303) 296-3525 700 N. Colorado Boulevard (303) 293-0287 www.marlowesdenver.com www.panzano-denver.com (303) 736-6200 www.twelverestaurant.com

Cuisine: American, Continental Cuisine: Italian 2262 Larimer Street Cuisine: American Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, (303) 297-0700 Meals: Dinner Hours: Monday-Thursday, 11am- Brunch www.SnoozeEatery.com Hours: Daily, 5:30-10pm Midnight, Friday, 11am-1am, Saturday, Hours: Monday-Thursday, 6:30am- 9am-1am, Sunday, 9am-Midnight 10pm, Friday, 6:30am-11pm, Saturday, Cuisine: American Modern American food, in a casual 8am-11pm, Sunday, 8am-9pm Meals: Breakfast, Lunch atmosphere. Locally owned and operated historic Hours: Monday-Friday, 6:30am- saloon and chophouse on the 16th Award-winning Northern Italian Cuisine 2:30pm Willie G’s Seafood and Steaks Street Mall. served in an upscale casual setting in Saturday-Sunday, 7am-2:30pm 1585 Lawrence Street the heart of downtown Denver. (303) 575-9000 McCoy’s Restaurant Culinary breakfast and lunch, artistic www.williegs.com 4855 Federal Boulevard Rocky Mountain Chili Bowl atmosphere with professional and fun (I-70 & Federal) 7305 E. 35th Avenue, Unit 130 service, “breakfast evolved.” Cuisine: American (303) 433-9511 (303) 322-3009 Meals: Lunch, Dinner www.rockymountainchilibowl.com Tables Hours: Monday-Thursday, 11am-10pm Cuisine: American 2267 Kearney Street Friday, 11am-10:30pm, Saturday, Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Cuisine: Mexican (303) 388-0299 4-10:30pm, Sunday, 4-9pm Hours: Daily, Open 24 Hours. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner www.TablesonKearney.com Hours: Daily, 8am-8pm Classy but accessible steaks and fresh Chef owned and operated. Full menu Cuisine: American seafood in a contemporary and relaxing and specials available all day. Family Award winning green chili (pork Meals: Dinner setting. atmosphere since 1988. or vegetarian) served in a relaxed Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 5-9:30pm atmosphere. Woody Creek Bakery & Cafe Parallel Seventeen Small neighborhood American bistro 1001 16th Street, Suite A-130 1600 E. 17th Avenue SAME Café serving seasonal foods. www.woodycreekcafe.com (303) 399-0988 2023 E. Colfax www.parallelseventeen.com (720) 530-6853 Tony’s Burgers Cuisine: American www.soallmayeat.org 950 Broadway Meals: Breakfast, Lunch Cuisine: Asian Fusion (720) 880-4501 Hours: Monday-Friday, 6:30am-4pm Meals: Brunch, Dinner Cuisine: American www.TonysMarket.com Hours: Brunch, Monday-Friday, 9am- Meals: Lunch Fresh baked items, breakfast, lunch 3pm, Saturday-Sunday, 9am-3pm Hours: Call or visit web site for hours. Cuisine: American and catering. Dinner, Sunday-Thursday, 3pm-10pm Meals: Lunch, Dinner Friday-Saturday, 3pm-11pm SAME Café is a mostly organic Hours: Monday-Friday, 7am-8pm restaurant using the pay-what-you-can Sunday, 9am-7pm Award-winning contemporary model. Vietnamese. Premium meats, deli, bakery, produce, sandwiches and bistro.

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8 Front Range Front Range 9 Woody Creek Bakery & Cafe Consuelo’s Mexican Restaurant Young’s Café Sazza 5073 S. Syracuse Street 6324 W. College Avenue 3307 S. College Avenue, #114 2500 E. Orchard Road, Unit E www.woodycreekcafe.com (970) 568-5208 (970) 223-8000 (303) 797-2992 www.consueloschile.com www.youngscafe.com www.sazzarestaurant.com Cuisine: American Meals: Breakfast, Lunch Cuisine: Mexican Cuisine: Vietnamese Meals: Lunch, Dinner Hours: Monday-Friday, 6am-4pm Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Meals: Lunch, Dinner Hours: Sunday-Thursday, 11am-9pm Hours: Monday, 7am-7pm Hours: Sunday-Thursday, 11am- Friday-Saturday, 11am-10pm Fresh baked items, breakfast, lunch Tuesday-Saturday, 7am-8pm 9:30pm and catering. Sunday, 10am-7pm Friday-Saturday, 11am-10pm Quick service restaurant featuring Closed Independence Day, eco-friendly decor and serving freshly Z Cuisine & A Côté Dine in, delivery and catering! Thanksgiving and Christmas made, mostly organic, pizzas, salads, 2239 W. 30th Avenue desserts and drinks. (303) 477-1111 Snooze, an A.M. Eatery Young’s Café opened in 1987 and www.zcuisineonline.com 144 W. Mountain Avenue has been a local favorite ever since. JOHNSTOWN (970) 482-WAKE Using family recipes, we take pride in Cuisine: French www.SnoozeEatery.com providing fresh, high quality food and Johnson’s Corner Meals: Dinner service at a moderate price. We have 2842 SE Frontage Road Hours: Tuesday-Saturday Cuisine: American been voted “Best Oriental Food” of Fort (970) 667-2069 5pm-Midnight Meals: Breakfast, Lunch Collins since we opened. We provide www.johnsonscorner.com Hours: Monday-Friday an atmosphere for all occasions. Local organic French bistro and 6:30am-2:30pm Cuisine: American absinthe bar. Saturday-Sunday, 7am-2:30pm GREENWOOD VILLAGE Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Hours: Open 24 hours a day, 365 FORT COLLINS Culinary breakfast and lunch, artistic Sansone’s Bistro days a year. atmosphere with professional and fun 5969 S. University Blvd. (at Orchard) Consuelo’s Express service, “breakfast evolved.” (303) 794-4026 Family style dining, homemade baked 726 S. Lemay Avenue www.sansonesbistro.com goods, world famous cinnamon rolls, (970) 221-0041 Spoons Soups, Salads and daily specials, banquets and catering www.consueloschile.com Sandwiches Meals: Dinner available. Custom cakes now available. Four Fort Collins Locations: Hours: Monday-Friday, 4:30-9pm Cuisine: Mexican Old Town, Campus West Shops, Saturday, 5-9pm, Closed Sunday Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner CSU-Lory Student Center and Hours: Monday-Wednesday, 6am- Harmony & Timberline Casual fi ne dining. Specializing in veal 8pm, Thursday-Friday, 6am-9pm (970) 218-1470 dishes, fresh fi sh, fresh vegetables, Saturday, 7am-9pm, Sunday, 7am- www.espoons.com homemade soup, steaks and more. 5pm The best kept secret in Greenwood Cuisine: World Class Soups, Salads Village. In addition to breakfast, lunch and and Sandwiches dinner, Consuelo’s also provides Meals: Lunch, Dinner catering for all occasions. Hours: Monday-Saturday, 11am-8pm

World class soups, salads, breads and cookies, all made daily. Quick service Spoons Old Town with carry out or dine-in. Catering also available, call (970) 420-3062. Sansone’s Bristo

10 Front Range Front Range 11 LAKEWOOD LONGMONT Sylvan Dale Guest Ranch Craftwood Inn 2939 North County Road 31D 404 El Paso Boulevard Jus Cookin’s Restaurant CHUBurger (970) 667-3915 (719) 685-9000 840 Tabor Street 1225 Ken Pratt Boulevard, Suite 100 www.sylvandale.com www.craftwood.com (Simms Street & 8th Place) (303) 485-2482 (303) 205-0123 eat.oskarblues.com Cuisine: American, Italian, Mexican Cuisine: Colorado Wild Game www.juscookins.com Hours: Meals for ranch guests year- Meals: Dinner Cuisine: American round, open to the public on holidays Hours: Nightly from 5pm Cuisine: American Meals: Lunch, Dinner Meals: Lunch, Dinner Hours: Daily, 10am-10pm Country-comfortable destination resort One of Colorado’s premier restaurants, Hours: Daily, 11am-9pm for Dude Ranch vacations, destination the Craftwood Inn is surrounded by Farm to table quick service restaurant weddings, meetings and retreats. Open landscaped gardens and the foothills of Serving REAL home cooking since featuring local grass-fed beef and beer. year-round. Pikes Peak, yet you’ll be only minutes 1988 in the yellow country farmhouse away from downtown Colorado Springs. in Lakewood. Go where the locals go! Oskar Blues Homemade Liquids & LYONS Enjoy Colorado cuisine featuring wild Solids game, Colorado steaks and premium seafood creatively prepared by award- LITTLETON 1555 S. Hover Street Oskar Blues Grill & Brew (303) 485-9400 winning chefs in a relaxed and inviting 303 Main Street atmosphere. Toast Fine Food and Coffee eat.oskarblues.com (303) 823-6685 2700 W. Bowles Avenue, Suite B eat.oskarblues.com (303) 797-9543 Cuisine: American, Cajun/Creole MORRISON Meals: Lunch, Dinner, Brunch www.ToastyGoodness.com Cuisine: American, Cajun/Creola Hours: Daily, 11am-close The Fort Restaurant Meals: Lunch, Dinner, Brunch 19192 Hwy. 8; PO Box 569 Cuisine: American Hours: Daily, 11am-close Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Brunch Soul saving southern mouth watering Morrison, CO 80465 Hours: Daily, 6:30am-3pm cuisine, music and beer. Reservations: (303) 697-4771 or online Misty mountain hop meets sweet home at www.thefort.com Alabama, craft beer, south in yo mouth. Serving the best local-American LOVELAND breakfast and lunch in the metro area! Cuisine: Steakhouse MANITOU SPRINGS Meals: Dinner Embassy Suites Loveland Hotel, Hours: Monday-Friday, from 5:30pm LONE TREE Spa and Conference Center Agate Hill Inn Saturday-Sunday, from 5pm 4705 Clydesdale Parkway 103 Cave Avenue Woody Creek Bakery & Cafe (970) 593-6200 (719) 685-0685 Serving fi ne food and drink of the early 8515 Park Meadows Center Drive www.embassysuitesloveland.com www.agatehill.com West since 1963. www.woodycreekcafe.com Cuisine: American Cuisine: American Cuisine: American Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Meals: Breakfast Meals: Breakfast, Lunch Hours: Daily, 11am-10pm Hours: Daily from 9am Hours: Monday-Saturday, 7am-9pm Sunday, 8am-7pm Casual elegance and local ingredients Artfully created breakfast and brunch are paired with modern day comfort for guests of the Inn, highlighting Fresh baked items, breakfast, lunch foods. Colorado. and catering. Berries and Cream French Toast Toast Fine Food & Coffee

12 Front Range Front Range 13 NORTHGLENN PUEBLO BLACK HAWK Mountains Atlanta Bread Bingo Burger Isle Casino Calypso’s Buffet 351 W. 104th Avenue 101 Central Plaza ASPEN 401 Main Street (303) 452-8222 (719) 225-8363 (303) 998-7786 www.atlantabreadnorthglenn.com www.bingoburger.com Jimmy’s www.theisleblackhawk.com 205 S. Mill Street Cuisine: American Cuisine: American (970) 925-6020 Cuisine: Buffet Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Meals: Lunch, Dinner www.jimmysaspen.com Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Brunch Hours: Monday-Saturday, 6:30am-9pm Hours: Monday-Wednesday, 11am- Hours: Breakfast, Daily, 7am-10am Sunday, 8am-7pm 8pm, Thursday-Saturday, 11am-9pm Cuisine: American Lunch, Monday-Friday, 11am-3pm Closed Sunday Meals: Dinner Dinner, Sunday-Thursday, 3:30- Fast and casual in a relaxed atmosphere Hours: Daily, Bar opens at 4:30pm 9:30pm, Friday-Saturday, 3:30-11pm with wi-fi . Catering also available. Gourmet cooked-to-order burger joint. Dining room, 5:30-11:30pm. Brunch, Saturday-Sunday, 10:30am- Proudly supporting local farmers & 3pm PALMER LAKE ranchers. Hand cut fries, shakes, malts Featuring the fi nest in American cuisine and large selection of Colorado craft served in an energetic atmosphere with Enjoy all-you-can-eat breakfast, Mozaic at The Inn at Palmer Divide beer. top-notch hospitality. brunch, lunch and dinner buffets 443 S. Hwy. 105 WINDSOR featuring delicious breakfast spreads, crisp salads, freshly baked breads, (719) 481-1800 AVON www.innatpalmerdivide.com Chimney Park Restaurant & Bar tender chicken and beef entrees, wood 406 Main Street stone-baked pizzas and savory side Avon Bakery & Deli (970) 686-1477 dishes. Try the specialty stations which Cuisine: Continental 0025 Hurd Lane, #4 Meals: Lunch, Dinner, Brunch www.chimneypark.com spotlight a variety of cuisines including (970) 949-3354 Mexican, Asian and Italian. For a sweet Hours: Lunch, Tuesday-Saturday, www.avonbakeryanddeli.com 11am-2pm, Dinner, Summer hours Cuisine: American ending, you’ll fi nd scrumptious dessert Meals: Dinner choices. Calypso’s also serves the (May-September) Tuesday-Thursday, Cuisine: Organic Bakery & Deli Hours: Monday-Saturday, 4-9pm biggest crab legs in Black Hawk. 5:30-8:30pm, Friday-Saturday, 5:30- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Brunch 9pm. Winter hours (October - April), Sunday, 4-8pm Hours: Peak Season: Isle Casino Farraddays’ Tuesday-Thursday, 5-8pm, Friday- Monday-Friday, 7am-7pm New American seasonal menu featuring 401 Main Street Saturday, 5-8:30pm Saturday-Sunday, 7am-6pm locally produced items, exceptional (303) 998-7704 Spring & Fall: service and an award winning wine www.theisleblackhawk.com Upscale, fi ne dining with a Colorado Monday-Friday, 7am-6pm program. casual atmosphere, featuring an award Saturday-Sunday, 7am-5pm winning brunch, exceptional views and Cuisine: American Meals: Dinner cuisine. An award winning wedding The Avon Bakery & Deli specializes venue. Hours: Sunday-Thursday, 5-10pm in organic artisan breads. We serve Friday-Saturday, 5-11pm soups, sandwiches & salads. A true local’s place! Dine in casual elegance at Farraddays’ with mouth watering appetizers and elegant entrees. Choose from traditional items such as fi let mignon, ribeye steak, seafood or pasta, plus an Avon Bakery assortment of scrumptious desserts. Brunch at The Inn at Palmer Divide

14 Front Range Mountains 15 Chef is constantly adding new dishes The Lodge Casino Java-n-Crème The Lodge Casino views of Keystone Lake and Continental that feature seasonal fresh and 240 Main Street White Buffalo Grille Divide, Bighorn offers an outstanding locally produced items. Reservations (303) 582-6376 240 Main Street dining experience in a modern rustic recommended. www.thelodgecasino.com (303) 582-6375 setting located in the Keystone Lodge www.thelodgecasino.com and Spa. For reservations, call (970) Lady Luck Casino Otis & Henry’s Cuisine: Coffee & Ice Cream 496-4FUN (4386). Restaurant Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Cuisine: American, Continental 340 Main Street Hours: Daily, 6am-3am Meals: Dinner SALIDA (303) 582-3000 ext. 1139 Premium coffees, espressos, lattes, ice Hours: Sunday-Thursday, 5-9pm cream, tasty smoothies, fresh baked Friday-Saturday, 5-10:30pm Amicas Pizzas, Microbrews and Cuisine: American goodies and much more! More Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Fine dining steakhouse with delectable 136 E. 2nd Street Hours: Daily The Lodge Casino Seasons Buffet dishes like Colorado rack of lamb and (719) 539-5219 240 Main Street Atlantic lobster tail. amicassalida.com Otis & Henry’s is a sit down casual (303) 582-6374 dining restaurant serving classic www.thelodgecasino.com FRASER Cruisine: Italian American fare. Otis & Henry’s is open Meals: Lunch, Dinner daily for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Cuisine: Buffet Elevation Pizza Hours: Daily, 11:30am-9pm (10pm and features all of your favorites with Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Brunch 551 Zerex Street, Suite C-106 during the summer) very reasonable pricing. Enjoy this Hours: Breakfast (970) 726-0066 quick, casual and friendly dining option Daily, 7:30-10:30am www.elevationpizzaco.com We are family friendly, offering wood whenever you visit Black Hawk. Brunch, Saturday-Sunday, 11am-3pm fi red pizza and a microbrewery. We Lunch, Monday-Friday, 11am-3pm Cuisine: Pizza cook everything from scratch using The Lodge Casino Jake’s Deli Dinner, Sunday-Thursday, 4-9:30 pm, Hours: Daily, 11am-9pm, call for local ingredients as much as possible. 240 Main Street Friday-Saturday, 4-11pm seasonal hours (303) 582-6372 Late Night Dining (Menu only) The Laughing Ladies Restaurant www.thelodgecasino.com Sunday-Thursday, 11:30pm-6am Highest quality, homemade, locally 128 W. First Street Friday-Saturday, Midnight-6am sourced ingredients. (719) 539-6209 Cuisine: Deli www.laughingladiesrestaurant.com Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner All-you-can-eat crab legs for dinner, KEYSTONE Hours: Sunday-Thursday, 10:30am-12ama grill station, carving station, made- Cuisine: American Friday-Saturday, 10:30am-2am to-order pasta and omelets, specialty Meals: Lunch, Dinner, Brunch salads, savory soups and special Bighorn 22101 US Highway 6 Hours: Lunch, 11am-2pm Made-to-order sandwiches, great desserts featuring chocolate fountains. Dinner from 5pm pizzas, hamburgers, soups, salads, (970) 496-3747 www.keystoneresort.com Sunday Brunch, 9am-2pm fresh baked cookies and more. Closed Tuesday and Wednesday. Cuisine: American Meals: Dinner Modern American cuisine with an Hours: Daily from 5:30pm emphasis on Colorado meats and produce, in a turn of the century Bighorn features elevated seasonally Victorian with rotating modern art. inspired cuisine with Colorado infl uences and an approachable Rocky

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16 Mountains Mountains 17 Ploughboy, Inc. Saddles & Sevens VILLA GROVE Open since 1982. Mediterranean 311 H Street Sheraton Steamboat Resort cuisine prepared by Executive Chef (719) 539-5292 2200 Village Inn Court Villa Grove Trade Todd Halnier. Patio dining in summer. www.ploughboyinc.com (970) 879-2220 34094 Highway 285 www.sheratonsteamboatresort.com (719) 655-2203 The Farm Bistro Meals: Breakfast, Lunch www.villagrovetrade.com 34 West Main Hours: Monday-Saturday, 9am-6pm Cuisine: American (970) 565-3834 Sunday, 11am-6pm Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Cuisine: American www.thefarmbistrocortez.com Hours: Daily, 6am-11pm Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Eat in or take home. Soups, salads, Hours: Daily, 8am-4pm Cuisine: American main entrees, sides & desserts, all Saddles and Sevens are great places Meals: Lunch, Dinner made with Colorado ingredients. to meet, mingle, share memories and Dine-in or take-out. Family owned Hours: Lunch, Monday-Saturday, enjoy the beautiful views. restaurant featuring live music, local 11am-3pm, Dinner, Thursday- SILVERTHORNE art, organic fair-trade espresso and a Saturday, 5:30-9pm motel. Sunshine Café Farm to table comfort food with style in 250 Summit Place a casual yet elegant atmosphere. (970) 468-6663 San Luis Valley www.sunshine-cafe.com CREEDE ALAMOSA Western Slope Cuisine: American The Creede Hotel & Restaurant Meals: Breakfast, Lunch San Luis Valley Brewing Company CARBONDALE 120 N. Main Street Hours: Daily, 7am-3pm 631 Main (719) 658-2608 (719) 587-2337 www.creedehotel.com Red Rock Diner Deliciously affordable dining since www.slvbrewco.com 155 Highway 133 1980. Cuisine: American, Continental, French (970) 963-4111 Cuisine: American Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Brunch Meals: Lunch, Dinner Hours: Call for hours. STEAMBOAT SPRINGS Cuisine: American Hours: Daily, 11am-10pm Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Established in 1892. Creede’s most The Drunken Onion Get & Go Kitchen Hours: Daily, 6am-10pm 685 Marketplace Plaza #5 A welcoming family-friendly restaurant historic hotel and restaurant serving with a focus on local menu items and fi ne cuisine in a casual atmosphere. (970) 879-8423 Retro 1950s diner serving three meals community fun. www.drunkenonion.com a day. Healthy American fare featuring local foods, beer, wine and cocktails. DINOSAUR Cuisine: Eclectic Take & Bake Deli and Catering CORTEZ BedRock Depot Meals: Lunch, Dinner 214 W. Brontosaurus Boulevard Hours: Monday-Saturday, 11am-7pm (970) 374-2336 Nero’s Restaurant Sunday, 1-6pm www.bedrockdepot.com 303 W. Main Street (970) 565-7366 Limited seating, off site catering, take Cuisine: American and bake focused on freshness and Meals: Lunch Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian quality. Ploughboy Seasonal Hours: May-October Meals: Dinner Monday-Saturday, 11am-7pm Hours: Daily, from 5pm Sunday, 1-6pm Quality gourmet sandwiches, espresso

18 San Luis Valley San Luis Valle San yLuis/Western Valle ySlo p e 19 19 drinks, ice cream made here from real elk, fresh seafood, locally grown Hours: Daily from 5pm Hours: Daily, 7am-6pm cream from Colorado cows. Outdoor produce and an extensive wine list with patio seating. Clean and friendly. Colorado wines. Wine Spectator Award Located on the Gunnison River. Handcrafted breads and pastries, of Excellence. Featuring traditional Italian cuisine. nourishing simple meals, celebratory DURANGO Proudly employing Western State fare, locally sourced ingredients, GRAND JUNCTION College students and alumni. A popular community gathering space. El Moro Spirits & Tavern destination for locals and travelers 945 Main Avenue 626 on Rood. Modern American since 1994. Featured on the Travel PAONIA (970) 259-5555 Cuisine and Wine Bar Channel’s , Spotlight www.elmorotavern.com 626 Rood Avenue America-Gunnison, Denver CW2, Delicious Orchards Café (970) 257-ROOD (7663) Grand Junction Morning News. 39126 Highway 133 Cuisine: American, Modern Rustic www.626onrood.com 1 mile west of Paonia Meals: Lunch, Dinner, Weekend MESA VERDE (970) 527-1110 Brunch Cuisine: American, Spanish, French NATIONAL PARK www.deliciousorchardstore.com Hours: Monday-Friday, 11am-11pm Meals: Lunch, Dinner Saturday-Sunday, 8am-11pm Hours: Monday-Saturday, 11am-11pm Metate Room at Far View Lodge Cuisine: American Sunday, 4pm-10pm 1 Navajo Hill Meals: Breakfast, Lunch Approachable upscale, regional and (970) 749-9728 Café Hours: 9am-3:30pm seasonal offerings, food & beverage 40 wines by the glass featuring wine www.visitmesaverde.com Store Hours: 9am-6pm pairing. fl ights. Full service bar with seasonal specialty cocktails. Independently Cuisine: Southwest Fusion A farm market and cafe proudly Steamworks Brewing Co. owned and operated. Meals: Dinner serving delicious food made from local 801 E. Second Avenue Hours: Daily, 5pm-9pm ingredients. (970) 259-9200 Bin 707 Foodbar www.steamworksbrewing.com 225 N. 5th Street , #105 Metate Room at Far View Lodge inside Flying Fork Cafe & Bakery (970) 243-4543 Mesa Verde National Park is a proud 101 3rd Street (3rd & Main) Cuisine: American www.Bin707.com 2010 winner of the American Culinary (970) 527-3203 Meals: Lunch, Dinner Federation, Colorado Chef’s Association www.fl yingforkcafe.com Hours: Daily, 11am-11pm Cuisine: American Award for Culinary Excellence and Meals: Lunch, Dinner, Brunch the 2012 International Food & Wine Cuisine: Italian Award-winning brewery with excellent Hours: Daily, 10am-10pm Travel Writers Association Award Meals: Lunch, Dinner, Brunch regional fare in a fun-fi lled historic of Culinary Excellence. Fine dining Cafe Hours: Tuesday-Sunday atmosphere. Seasonal American cuisine. featuring sustainable, contemporary Lunch, 11:30am-2:30pm interpretations of heritage foods of the Dinner, 5:30-9pm GLENWOOD SPRINGS GUNNISON region, with a sassy southwestern fl air. Bakery Hours: Open Daily

Juicy Lucy’s Steakhouse Garlic Mike’s Italian Cuisine PAGOSA SPRINGS In the café we offer fi ne Italian cuisine 308 7th Street 2674 Highway 135 in an enchanting garden environment (970) 945-4619 (970) 641-2493 Pagosa Baking Company with a great selection of local North www.juicylucyssteakhouse.com www.garlicmikes.com 238 Pagosa Street Fork food and wine. Artisan bakery (970) 264-9348 serves up fresh bread, cinnamon rolls, Cuisine: American Cuisine: Italian www.pagosabakingcompany.com organic coffee, local juices and tasty Meals: Lunch, Dinner Meals: Dinner nightly, weddings, treats daily, just perfect for a picnic Hours: Daily, 11am-9:30pm reunions, cooking classes featuring Cuisine: American, Continental basket and a scenic drive. Ciao, e il Colorado products Meals: Breakfast, Lunch tutto buona appetito! Featuring Colorado beef, lamb and

20 Western Slope Western Slope 21 “Cheesecakes in a Jar®” for both retail Relish Catering & Events Statewide Catering and wholesale as well as full-service Lakewood, CO catering for parties and events. (303) 501-8962 www.relishcateringco.com Blackjack Pizza Blackbelly Catering & Events Jules Gourmet Catering 37 Colorado Locations to Serve You! 1500 Main Street Louisville, CO Full service catering company that is Delivery or Carry-Out Longmont, CO (303) 926-1303 designed to satisfy any taste. Awesome Order at www.blackjackpizza.com (303) 247-1000 www.julesgourmet.com food without the attitude! www.blackbellycatering.com Cuisine: Authentic Italian Pizza Full service custom catering services. Spoons Soups, Salads and Meals: Lunch, Dinner Cuisine: American Sandwiches Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Kendra’s Kitchen Natural Foods, Inc. Fort Collins, CO Founded over 30 years ago in Federal, Brunch Telluride, CO (970) 420-3062 Heights, Colorado; Blackjack Pizza Hours: We are here for you whenever (800) 894-9086 www.espoons.com has become a local favorite with a you need us! www.KendrasKitchen.com reputation for great tasting pizza! We “Food you feel good about.” make our dough and sauce fresh daily, High end, custom, farm-to-table Proudly Serving Colorado Since 1987. use only 100% Real cheese with the catering featuring our own meats and Featuring Southwest French Fusion Tony’s Market fi nest meat & vegetable toppings! Treat vegetables from our farm. Cuisine, Colorado Cuisine and BBQs 4 Metro Area Locations your family tonight to the Great Taste of with award-winning Kendra’s Kitchen® (303) 770-7024 Blackjack Pizza! Chef Happy’s Gourmet Rub & SW Seasoning & the Healthy www.TonysMarket.com Fort Collins, CO Gourmet BBQ Sauce. Weddings, ink! Coffee Company (970) 689-1066 catering, corporate and family reunions, The Rosacci family proudly brings you www.inkcoffee.com www.HappysGourmet.com personal chef service, cooking classes. premium meats, deli, seafood, prepared Culinary tours and event planning. foods, take-out meals and an in-house Cuisine: Coffee Café Chef Happy’s Gourmet is a special Summer/Fall 2014: Farmer’s Market, bakery in a gourmet market setting. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Brunch event chef offering on-site catering, Garden to Dinner Parties at the AG Feeding Coloradans with gourmet Hours: Daily, 6am-6pm personal chef services, farm dinners House www.rockymtnrentalretreats. tastes since 1978. and food event planning and execution. com. Lodging with a game processing Colorado’s freshly roasted artisan Featuring farm fresh comfort foods with room and hearty healthy hunter meals. Tony Rosacci’s Fine Catering coffee, handcrafted sandwiches and a southern heritage, Chef Happy has (303) 662-9353 salads, healthy smoothies, and free wi- deep connections to farms, ranches and Pine Cone Catering Co. www.TonyRosacciCatering.com fi in a café atmosphere. Nine locations food producers in Northern Colorado. Montrose, CO to serve you. Accessing locally grown and raised (970) 249-9767 Custom catering at all levels of service. products and year round availability www.pineconeunlimited.com MAD Greens of value-added food products. Chef www.madgreens.com Happy is at your service! Full service custom catering. Creative menus combined with great Cuisine: American Decadence Gourmet Cheesecakes service, fabulous fl avors and years Meals: Lunch, Dinner Grand Junction, CO of experience. Organic gardens, (970) 256-4688 cheesemaking, and we specialize in Denver based gourmet made-to-order www.decadencecheesecakes.com local ingredients! Call us anywhere on salad restaurant. Great catering options the Western Slope. too. Eat Better. We produce gourmet cheesecakes including our exclusive line of Nero’s

22 Statewide/Caterin Cateringg Catering 23 Colorado Wine Industry Other Dining Services Development Board (720) 304-3406 www.coloradowine.com ACF Colorado Chefs Association (303) 256-9405 Cook Street School of Fine Cooking www.acfcoloradochefs.org (303) 308-9300 www.cookstreet.com Promotes culinary excellence through education and offers a three-year Accelerated food and wine career earn-while-you-learn apprenticeship program, classic French & Italian program. technique, recreational classes and special events. Colorado Mountain College Culinary Institute EatDenver (970) 468-5989 x2821 www.eatdenver.com www.coloradomtn.edu/culinary Supports, encourages, and promotes Colorado Mountain College Culinary independent restaurants and chefs, Institute now offers Associate of Applied which are the soul, spirit, and identity Science degrees and certifi cates in of Denver, through education and the Sustainable Cuisine, Culinary Arts formation of a restaurant network. and Restaurant Management. The Culinary Arts degree, featuring a paid International Wine Guild ACF apprenticeship, is offered at (303) 296-3966 the Keystone/Breckenridge campus. www.internationalwineguild.com The Sustainable Cuisine degree, offered exclusively at the Edwards Colorado’s premier wine vocational campus, features the same cooking school offering four levels of professional and management courses while certifi cation classes. We offer over 100 integrating courses in agro-ecology classes covering a variety of topics for and sustainability and also provides wine enthusiasts and professionals. many opportunities for paid work experience. Restaurant Management, Johnson & Wales University focusing less on cooking and more (877) JWU-DENVER on hospitality management, is offered www.jwu.edu at the Steamboat Springs campus. Please contact Linda Rothwell for more University of Northern Colorado information on how you can grow, cook Dining Services and learn with us. (970) 351-1938 Dining Services: www.unco.edu/dining Colorado Restaurant Association Catering: www.unco.edu/catering (303) 830-2972 www.coloradorestaurant.com Award-winning catering service to on- campus and off-campus customers. Also offers residential dining, concessions and retail.

24 Other Dining Services Index 25 Watermelon Salsa

Ingredients: 4 Cups Seedless Watermelon, diced 2 Peaches, diced 1/4 Cup Red Onion, diced 1/4 Cup Roasted Red Pepper, diced 1/4 Cup Roasted Yellow Pepper, diced 1/2 Bunch Fresh Cilantro, leaves only, chopped 3 Tbsp. Olive Oil 1 Lime, juiced 5280 Culinary Fire Salt Seasoning, to taste Kosher Salt, to taste Black Ground Pepper, to taste

Directions: Prepare the fi rst six ingredients as instructed and place into a medium stainless steel mixing bowl. Add the olive oil and adjust as needed then add the fresh lime juice to taste. Sprinkle on the fi re salt, mix and allow to sit for fi ve minutes for fi re salt to “bloom.” Mix well and adjust fl avor with salt and pepper, then refrigerate. Prior to use, stir well to combine juices and check seasoning. Goes well with chicken. Serves 10.

Provided by Chef Jason K. Morse, CEC, Executive Chef, Douglas County School District

Taste our beautiful state of wine at the Colorado Mountain Winefest: September 21, Palisade If you know of a restaurant that uses Colorado products in their menu and is not www.coloradowinefest.com listed in this directory, please call the Colorado Department of Agriculture Markets Division at (303) 239-4114.

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26 Index Index 27 Colorado Department of Agriculture Markets Division 700 Kipling Street, Suite 4000 Lakewood, CO 80215 (303) 239-4114

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