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Travelers Culinary Adventure – NADC

Travelers Culinary Adventure – NADC

Wheels Roll, Knives Whisper, Grill Sizzles -art meets the street, Wagyu finds the flame.

Travelers Culinary Adventure;  Bee Kind

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- Estes Sweet Shoppe, Time Traveled by Taffy

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

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

Travelers Culinary Adventure – Arts, Eats and the Spirit of RiNo: Mr. Oso

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 […]

Travelers Culinary Adventure – The Gift of Hospitality: Ocean Prime, Larimer Square

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

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 […]

Culinary Adventure, the dining hall

Culinary Adventure, the dining hall

I had recently read an article that the traditional model of the office cafeteria – or dining hall- is becoming obsolete, a trend accelerated by hybrid and remote work. At Creighton, the opposite seems to be true. Colleges are transitioning to more flexible, modern food […]

Travel Culinary Adventure, farmer’s market … an Omaha vignette

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 […]

Travelers Culinary adventure: Sioux City’s SoHo..

Travelers Culinary adventure: Sioux City’s SoHo..

Late Lunch at SOHO: A tenderloin worth talking about Good evening from a sleepless night, where reflection turns food – and today’s memory is a delicious one from Sioux City. I stopped in for lunch at American Kitchen and Bar, drawn in by its warm, […]