Author: Nathaniel Glen
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GO! DINING REVIEW: A corner of paradise
Places like Corner Cafe can confirm either the best or the worst in people. The little greasy spoon is right across from the El Paso County Courthouse, so it catches all sorts of people who, for one reason or another, find themselves hungry and pressed for time in a fairly desolate block of downtown Colorado…
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GO! DINING REVIEW: A corner of paradise
Places like Corner Cafe can confirm either the best or the worst in people. The little greasy spoon is right across from the El Paso County Courthouse, so it catches all sorts of people who, for one reason or another, find themselves hungry and pressed for time in a fairly desolate block of downtown Colorado…
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GO! DINING REVIEW: Tales of fantastic brunches
When mother and daughter Marty and Lindsay Williamson moved FaerieTales Bakehouse and Catering to the old house on West Colorado Avenue that housed Le Bistro and Le Petite Maison (two iterations of a French restaurant with the same owner), they knew what to keep and what to toss. For their casual lunch, dinner and brunch…
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DINING REVIEW: Rabbit Hole offers wonderland of foodie delights
Walking down the stairway into the dark, stone vault that is the dining room The Rabbit Hole, diners really can feel like they are descending into a Wonderland world of whimsy. The pen-scrawled menu is full of curious stuff you might find at the Mad Hatter’s tea party — at least if the Hatter had…
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DINING REVIEW: Rabbit Hole offers wonderland of foodie delights
Walking down the stairway into the dark, stone vault that is the dining room The Rabbit Hole, diners really can feel like they are descending into a Wonderland world of whimsy. The pen-scrawled menu is full of curious stuff you might find at the Mad Hatter’s tea party — at least if the Hatter had…
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GO! DINING REVIEW: Beer Geek Headquarters
A message scrawled across the top of a massive chalkboard on the back wall of the Pikes Peak Brewing Co. tasting room in Monument reads “Beer geek notes.” Below, rows and columns of numbers denote the original gravity, final gravity, alcohol by volume, international bitterness unit estimate and notes on the blend of hops and…
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GO! DINING REVIEW: Reboot of Navajo Hogan a rockin’ success
When Johnny Nolan took over the Navajo Hogan this year, revamping the 76-year-old roadhouse with a menu of tasty pizzas, pub standards and delicious broasted chicken, most people thought it could be only a good thing. After all, Johnny has a good track record. He won a loyal following with his easy-going banter and knack…
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GO! DINING REVIEW: Reboot of Navajo Hogan a rockin’ success
When Johnny Nolan took over the Navajo Hogan this year, revamping the 76-year-old roadhouse with a menu of tasty pizzas, pub standards and delicious broasted chicken, most people thought it could be only a good thing. After all, Johnny has a good track record. He won a loyal following with his easy-going banter and knack…
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REVIEW: Mountain Shadows rises beyond just great biscuits and gravy
Mountain Shadows Restaurant is a diner in disguise. The leafy, ramshackle Victorian cottage it calls home among the dispensaries on West Colorado Avenue suggests some kind of hippie tea house where people with wheat allergies and meat aversions sup over steaming hot cups of self-satisfaction. But you don’t have to get very close before you…
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DINING REVIEW: Legends proves par for the plate
A good rule of thumb: Avoid restaurants where the main draw is anything but the food. The food generally ends up overpriced and underwhelming. A rotating view of the city? A $14 hamburger. Singing cowboys? Iceberg and mass-produced ranch dressing. Indoor jousting? Dried-out turkey legs. So when Legends Golf Pub & Grill opened this spring,…