First came the remodeling. Then came the new chef. And now, the highly sought-after gleaming fifth star for The Broadmoor’s Penrose Room.Curtain call, please.On Monday, Forbes (formerly Mobil) Travel Guide (Five Star Awards) announced its list of five-star winners for 2010. The resort once again, for the 50th consecutive year, was awarded the coveted five-star status.Additionally, the Penrose Room restaurant won the long-awaited fifth star, as did The Spa at The Broadmoor.In 2008, the Penrose Room was part of nearly $55 million in improvements at The Broadmoor. Hotel management for years has had their eye on earning that fifth star for the restaurant, and dropping some considerable cash on upgrades on the space has finally paid off.Also part of the plan was to bring in more culinary talent to the already outstanding chef pool. In 2006, chef Bertrand Bouquin was hired to head up the Penrose Room. He came to The Broadmoor from the famous Mobil five-star Maisonette in Cincinnati after it closed in July of that year.Being on the list of four- and five-star winners has defined the industry’s highest standard for excellence in hospitality for more than 50 years. This year, there were five five-star hotels, two five-star restaurants and seven five-star spas added to this prestigious list. In the restaurant category there are 21 five-star winners, including the Penrose Room and Fountain Restaurant in Philadelphia.For a complete listing of the winners, visit forbestravelguide.com. And for more about what it takes to become a five-star winner, go to gazettedev.gazette.com.

Trend-spotterEric Viedt, executive chef at The Margarita at PineCreek, 7350 Pine Creek Road, is not one to miss a culinary trend. When he spots the next new thing circulating in the foodie world, he quickly incorporates it at his eatery. And, that’s how his “gastropub” (read: bar and lounge) has popped up.According to his e-mail, “A gastropub is a place with a warm, inviting atmosphere that serves seasonal sophisticated and creative, yet unpretentious food.”The new menu features delicious-sounding dishes such as chorizo-shrimp won tons with rémoulade, smoked salmon cakes on greens with lemon-dill tartar sauce and, (Do you have your pinkie in the air?) Welsh rarebit, a classic dish of cheese and ale gravy over toast with tomato and rabbit confit.

Beaujolais Nouveau eventsThe third Thursday of each November, little villages and towns in France send a million cases of Beaujolais Nouveau to all parts of the world. Here are a couple of places you can celebrate the arrival of the wine on Nov. 19.• La Petite Maison, 1015 W. Colorado Ave., will have a four-course dinner with a carafe of the wine for two Nov. 19-22. Cost is $40 per person. Call 632-4887.• Second Street Art Market and Wine Bar, 366 Second St. in Monument, will have a Beaujolais Nouveau party at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 21. Cost is $40 per person for the wine and food. Call 488-2506.

Kids eat freeThis month, at the Mason Jar, 2925 W. Colorado Ave. and 5905 Corporate Drive, children 10 and younger get a free child’s meal and a free drink with the purchase of each adult entree at regular price.

—Send tips about restaurant openings, closings, menu changes and food specials toteresa.farney@gazettedev.gazette.com or call 636-0271.

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