Travelers Culinary Adventure – NADC
Wheels Roll, Knives Whisper, Grill Sizzles -art meets the street, Wagyu finds the flame.
Author: Chef Francis Xavier
Travelers Culinary Adventure; Bee Kind
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 […]
Travelers Culinary Adventure tied to swim … Fueling the Finish: Latin Asian Tacos from Chuey Fu’s
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 drive of the aquatics complex, Huey Flu’s food truck was waiting, the scent of sizzling meat and soy drifting across the lot like an invitation we couldn’t refuse.
I went for the Korean tacos, a cross-Latin Asian food that somehow fits during the match — a little heat, a little sweetness, and a whole lot of flavor. The blend of marinated beef, crisp slaw, and a drizzle of spicy sauce hit that ideal note helping recovery.
By the second taco, spirits were lifting. the kind of fuel you hope carries you to victory… or, at the very least, helps you fowl at the 5yard and gets you EJ.
In this swim–travel–culinary journey, meals like this remind us: nourishment comes in many forms — sometimes plated, sometimes from a truck window, always seasoned with good company and swim with renewed purpose.
Travelers Culinary Adventure- Estes Sweet Shoppe, Time Traveled by Taffy
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 […]
Travelers Culinary Adventure – a Familiar Warmth rekindled at the Armadillo in La Salle
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 […]
Travelers Culinary Adventure – Arts, Eats and the Spirit of RiNo: Mr. Oso
Tacos and Murals
Spice drifts into RiNo Air
Art Feeds the hunger.
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 Oso, where the art continues onto the plate.
From the moment we stepped inside the hospitality felt effortless – warm greeting and a quick seat and a sense that this place took as much pride in people as in food.
The smoked tacos are double-wrapped in corn and flour tortillas for just the right structure, then topped with delicate rings of pickled pepper that added a flash of color and brightness. The smoke lingered gently — more suggestion than statement — letting the meat’s depth and the tortillas’ warmth carry the flavor.
The nachos arrived in a different direction: crisp edges meeting melted cheese, cool crema, and a hint of lime that cut through the richness. Every bite seemed to balance flavor, indulgence and restraint.
Here, the sensory experience isn’t just about taste — it’s color, crunch, aroma, and warmth. At Mister Oso, every plate feels composed with the same care as a mural: layered and expressive.
Mr Oso Happy Hour Tacos 
In RiNo, art may cover the walls, but at Mister Oso, It’s plated, passed and shared – one bite at a time.
Travelers Culinary Adventure – The Gift of Hospitality: Ocean Prime, Larimer Square
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 […]
Charlie Trotter’s Book
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 […]
Notes from the Garden, Cereals
Cereals write up come from Chef G’s Notes. when one hears the word cereal, what comes to mind first – is it breakfast bowl or grain field?
Exactly. Some say that I take grains to seriously…but I can’t wheat to write about them.
“The word cereal comes from the Ceres, The roman name for the Greek goddess of harvest and refers to the seed or grains of cultivated grasses.
Cereals are the most important group of the vegetable kingdom. In many parts of the world, cereals are the staple food diet, providing at least 2/3 of a persons energy and protein intake.
The kind of grain used as food varies in different parts of the world. But in temperate or dry, subtropical climates, wheat is the largest crop.
In moist, hot climates rice takes its place in addition in soils or climate of Europe where wheat wont thrive, in such oat, barley and rye are grown, and in warmer moist climates, maize or corn is an important grain.
The word ‘cereal’ as now often as a general name, for the many varieties of ready made cooked, flaked, shredded of puffed breakfast foods which are mainly made from wheat, corn and maize oats with various addition of malt sugar
Travel Culinary Adventure, farmer’s market … an Omaha vignette
Recent travels took me to Omaha. During a delightful walk about in Old Town I came across a delightful farmer’s market. Among the stalls of fresh flowers, produce and bakery items, the true gem revealed itself. A kiosk of make your own refrigerator pickles. A […]