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Travel Eats

Travelers Culinary Adventure. Castle Rock for a Ruben

Travelers Culinary Adventure. Castle Rock for a Ruben

Travel to Castle Rock to find Courtyard Social a delightful find.

In Search of – Quest for the Perfect Ruben Sandwich

In Search of – Quest for the Perfect Ruben Sandwich

According to Omaha lore, the combination of Rye brad, corned beef, swiss cheese and sauerkraut had been dreamed up in 1925 to fed participants in a late night poker game at the Blackstone Hotel in downtown Omaha by a local grocer, Reuben Kulakofsky. The Ruben […]

Humorous Culinary Postcard.

Humorous Culinary Postcard.

receiving a humorous culinary postcard is a delightful treat, akin to enjoying a classic bad dad joke. the post card received from Brandon featuring a cake that had quite an adventure in the kitchen. The cake and the oven did not get along, but at […]

Culinary Postcards

Culinary Postcards

Receiving culinary postcards from friends is a unique and heartwarming experience. Each postcard, adorned with images of beautifully crafted dishes, tells the story of shared experiences. I received such a post card from Brandon. The post card features pictures the assembly of a Hummingbird Cake, […]

In Search of

In Search of

Continuing the search for the “holy grail”. The quest for the ideal tamale -leads to Eddies. A good tamale has well prepared masa and a delicate balance between moistness and firmness. Now served as a meal the ideal tamale needs to add to all the […]

Travel Eats – Denver Restaurant Week

Travel Eats – Denver Restaurant Week

Embarking on the adventure of exploring new restaurants during Denver’s Restaurant Week is a culinary journey filled with meeting friends and discovering new venues. This week is the Fort in Golden offering its own unique menu showcasing the restaurants expertise. As friends dive into each […]

Travel Eats – Clear Creek Fishing

Travel Eats – Clear Creek Fishing

Today is a stunning blue bird day. Today is a spring day of fishing and stream reconnaissance. The sun shinning bright lead to hopes that with the water warming up – so would trout’s appetite. The trout are lazy in the cold stream and lethargic. […]

Travel Eats – Breakfast on the road

Travel Eats – Breakfast on the road

Breakfast while traveling poses several challenges ranging from limited healthy options to time constraints. First finding healthy choices can be difficult, second is consistency and third is time. Having egg white scramble with vegetables with a side of sliced tomatoes – the dish comes out […]

Travel Eats – Pastry shop that surprised and delighted.

Travel Eats – Pastry shop that surprised and delighted.

At the pastry shop, delicacy treats that are made from scratch never fail to surprise and delight. At the Broadmoor the display case showed the technical expertise of the pastry staff. all the delicacies are crafted with meticulous care. It is hard to choose just […]

Travel Eats – the Broadmoor’s French Onion Soup

Travel Eats – the Broadmoor’s French Onion Soup

French Onion Soup – is a staple of where i try the menu. According to my parents it is a classic. If one can do a good soup, the saucier and soup maker knows what they are doing. The tastes that i look for are […]