Author: Kate Jonuska

  At more than 8,400 feet above sea level, Woodland Park is known as the city above the clouds, which makes it a fitting home for Pegasus Mediterranean Café, named after the winged horse of Greek mythology. While it doesn’t rise to the level of magical, the 9-month-old Greek restaurant adds diversity to Woodland Park’s…

    All-you-can-eat usually means sneeze-guard-protected buffets that focus on quantity rather than quality, and can be an especially troubling concept for sushi, a cuisine in which quality and freshness is paramount. Nothing is troubling, however, about Sushi Rakkyo, and in fact, feel free to leave all your worldly troubles at the door.  Instead of…

All-you-can-eat usually means sneeze-guard-protected buffets that focus on quantity rather than quality, and can be an especially troubling concept for sushi, a cuisine in which quality and freshness is paramount. Nothing is troubling, however, about Sushi Rakkyo, and in fact, feel free to leave all your worldly troubles at the door.  Instead of feeling crass,…

Finding great, small neighborhood restaurants is a wonderful experience and is the goal of every food lover on the prowl for new eats. On this particular hunt to small, neighborhood Everything Fajita in Rockrimmon, however, I came home with no notable culinary trophies to mount on my wall and, in fact, experienced nothing I couldn’t…

  Home is where the heart is during the holiday season, and it’s also the setting for many holiday culinary traditions. When it comes to libations, on the other hand, ’tis the season for going out for casual get-togethers with family and friends, often gathered around beverages — hot or cold, alcoholic or caffeinated or…

Home is where the heart is during the holiday season, and it’s also the setting for many holiday culinary traditions. When it comes to libations, on the other hand, ’tis the season for going out for casual get-togethers with family and friends, often gathered around beverages — hot or cold, alcoholic or caffeinated or both.…

I’m not one to complain that there’s too much on my plate (that’s why we have to-go boxes) but one of my most common restaurant complaints is that they have too much on theirs — overextending their menu in pursuit of quantity rather than quality.  Pho-N-Thai is sadly one of those more-N-more offenders. Had they…

The location may be shady, tucked into a strip mall behind a row of fast-food restaurants on the Garden of the Gods corridor, but owners Patrick and Krystyna Garnier have showered sunshine on their ambitious restaurant, La Baguette French Bistro, to make it grow into a stylish secret garden. The owners bought the location in…