Author: Robin Intemann
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Old School Bakery makes the grade in Colorado Springs
Old School Bakery has graduated from simply sweets and baked goods to an honors level menu. The food is prepared in the common kitchen for all Ivywild School eateries and bars. The range of offerings is what sets it apart from others in the building. Breakfast is served from 7 to 11 a.m. daily. The…
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Fresh, local ingredients add to flavorful food at Colorado Craft
If an exceptional dining experience is like attending a rock-your-world concert where the food takes the spotlight, then the staff at Colorado Craft deserves a lot of credit as the backup singers providing perfect harmony. It’s clear that servers at Colorado Craft are not simply told about the food. They taste it and know how…
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Best and Brightest: Early lessons instilled a passion for teaching in Liberty student
This is another in the series of 20 profiles of The Gazette’s Best and Brightest Class of 2018. The positive influence of her kindergarten teacher is something Alexis Harris has carried throughout her school years; it’s inspired her to pursue a degree in English and education when she attends the University of Colorado-Boulder in the…
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Best and Brightest: Mental health advocate from Rampart High working for solutions
This is the tenth of 20 profiles of The Gazette’s Best and Brightest Class of 2018. Gracie Packard is drawn to stars, not movie idols or even those in the night sky, but the small gold sticky ones typically given to children to acknowledge work well done. There’s nothing juvenile about this attraction. Gracie wrote…
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Best and Brightest: Patience and practice define young Palmer High musician
This is the sixth of 20 profiles of The Gazette’s Best and Brightest Class of 2018. —- If music is the universal language, Isabella “Izzy” Fincher is a master linguist. She started playing piano when she was three or four, tried other instruments, picked up the guitar when she was six and discovered that was…
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Best and Brightest: Constant change leads to service and versatility for Air Academy student
This is the fourth of 20 profiles of The Gazette’s Best and Brightest Class of 2018. Paige Langum has attended 12 schools in eight states; her tenure at Air Academy High School is one of only three where she’s been in the same school for two consecutive years. The daughter of a career Coast Guard…
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Down-home Southern fare – three days a week
If wanting what you can’t have holds true, then the owners of Mayo’s O’Taste & See know exactly what they’re doing with its limited hours. When open, this South Academy Boulevard eatery is packed, as if diners know they need to eat while the stove is hot. Mayo’s only serves its homemade comfort fare between…
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Woodland Park’s Swiss Chalet food phenomenal, but service spotty
The décor, cuisine and name leave no doubt what to expect at the Swiss Chalet in Woodland Park, and the mountain view adds an exclamation point. This venerable restaurant has been serving residents and tourists for 56 years. A couple sitting near us on a recent visit said their first meal at the fine dining…
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Take a tasty pie to go from Monument’s Papa Bear Pizza
Despite the lack of a liquor license and the name reminding me of a children’s fairy tale, Papa Bear Pizza in Monument should appeal to palates of all ages. Although it has booths for dining in, the bulk of the business is carry-out. This makes sense, as the unimpressive ambiance of this order-at-the-counter pizzeria belies…
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Antlers’ Sportivo Primo improves with second chance, but still a bit slow
With apologies to Charles Dickens, dining at Sportivo Primo at The Antlers hotel was neither the best of meals nor the worst of meals. Restaurant manager Kevin DeSousa did his best to ensure it was not the latter by literally running after us as we left on my first visit. Service had been slow, some…