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Daughter of two professional chefs provides a kid's perspective on food, restaurants, and eating!
A recent venture took me to Colorado Springs, and just aside the airport sits a charming landmark. The Airplane Restaurant. It is a local eatery perfectly suited to its surroundings, where aviation history meets dine- style comfort. Antique photos line the wall, festive holiday decorations […]
Zaidy’s. One of those places where the clatter of plates and smell of coffee makes you feel at home – at the diner. the corned beef sand is as it should be: Tender, stacked high enough to make the conversation stop. On the quest for […]
Wheels Roll, Knives Whisper, Grill Sizzles -art meets the street, Wagyu finds the flame.
Collage of travelers made its way to The Golden Bee at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs — a place where time seems to linger a little longer, wrapped in brass, wood, and the low hum of conversation. From the moment we arrived, the reception was […]
After three water polo matches successfully done and two to go – days of competition, the varsity legacy team was running on adrenaline and empty stomachs — that blend of exhaustion and hunger that makes any good meal taste even better. Parked on the front […]
Sweet taffy stretches, Mountains rise beyond the glass – we are kids again.
There’s something transporting about a sweet shop — and The Taffy Shoppe captures that magic perfectly. From the moment you look through the window, one sees the rhythmic pull of taffy and can smell the faint scent of sugar warming in the air. It’s as though time slows and folds.
I picked up a three boxes to share, but it might as well have been a time capsule — anise, vanilla, and chocolate taffy, each piece unwrapping a memory. The anise, with its hint of licorice, tasted like something remembered; the vanilla, simple and true; and the chocolate — smooth, familiar, impossible not to smile over.
A place like The Taffy Shoppe doesn’t just sell candy; it offers something rarer — a return to delight, to a time when joy came in simple, chewy pieces wrapped in wax paper.
The Armadillo in Ladle, Colorado — a place where the welcome feels genuine and the pace unhurried. The staff greeted us with easy smiles, the kind that make you feel like this is where you were meant to end up for the evening. For the […]
We partook in the amenities of Denver’s River North — better known as RiNo, a neighborhood where music is alive, art spills from the walls and flavor fills the air. It’s a place where creativity hums from murals to menus. we are drawn into Mister […]
Sometimes dining out isn’t about the meal itself — it’s about how you’re made to feel. At Ocean Prime in Larimer Square, the evening began the moment we stepped through the door.
We were greeted not as guests, but as old friends — the kind you haven’t seen in a while yet instantly fall back into conversation with. We were seated promptly, and before long, found ourselves being genuinely fussed over in the best possible way.
Yes, we enjoyed the beverages and appetizers (dynamite roll is fantastic) — each thoughtfully prepared and presented — but what lingered wasn’t a flavor. It was a feeling. The rare kind of hospitality that leaves you lighter, as though someone handed you a small, unexpected gift wrapped in warmth and sincerity.
We came for a quick stop, but we left reminded why true hospitality is its own art form
Across my culinary feed came an article by Chicago journalist Aimee Levitt. Simply stated “unpacking Trotter’s life with cook books. It is painting a portrait of a culinary artist in love with the cook book”. Reading Levitt’s reflection made me think about where I was […]