Tag: food
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Momma Pearl’s Cajun Kitchen closes its doors on Colorado Springs’ north side
Momma Pearl’s Cajun Kitchen, which for more than a decade has served up po’boys, jambalaya, crawfish, gumbo and other Cajun specialties, has closed its doors in Colorado Springs. Owner Robert Brunet, known as Chef “BB,” cited financial hardships in announcing the restaurant’s closure in a Facebook post this week. “Despite our best efforts to adjust…
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Wine Guy: Perusing a wide world of wines
Given the nature of the wine industry in Colorado, I mostly only have opportunities to review wines from the West Coast, Europe and South America. But consider wine was first made in New Mexico in 1629, Texas in 1659, and Armenia over 6,000 years ago, while in California in 1767. Try these wines for a…
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That’s amore: A family’s Italian food spans 100 years in Pueblo | Craving Colorado
PUEBLO • Every step in the neighborhood comes with a memory. “My great-uncle lived there,” Vince Gagliano says, pointing at one house and then another. “The Volores lived there, the Valles lived there. My cousin, Rose, lived there. The Estradas lived there.” Gagliano grew up around here, here in the shadow of the steel mill…
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Eating good in the woods: Backcountry cooks share tips, favorite meals
Trail mix. Granola bars. Beef jerky. Those dehydrated meals hanging in packs at the store. We have our go-tos in the backcountry. But maybe we all too often settle. “I’m a firm believer that just because you’re camping and backpacking does not mean you have to sacrifice on flavors and the quality of food,” says…
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Wine Guy: Oregon’s Rogue Valley garnering much-deserved attention
Over the past 75 years, Oregon has matured into a world-class wine producer. But not just the Willamette Valley, though it gets most of the attention. Southern Oregon, especially the Rogue Valley, also deserves consumer attention. The city of Medford is the center of the Rogue Valley and a good home base for a visit.…
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Colorado Springs festivals celebrate unofficial beginning of summer season
Memorial Day is traditionally a time of remembrance to honor U.S. service members who gave the ultimate sacrifice. But the weekend leading up to that somber day has come to signify the unofficial start of summer. In Colorado Springs, thousands of residents and visitors turned out to mark the occasion at two major local festivals.…
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Wine Guy: Sustainable wine pairs environmental, social responsibility
While most of the attention regarding sustainability in the wine world understandably has been on practices in the vineyard, there is growing interest and understanding of the importance of social sustainability. The recent California Sustainable Winegrowing Summit (by the U.S. Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance) panel titled “The People Pillar of Sustainability: Inclusive Workplaces & Hospitality” explored…
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Creekside in the mountains, an unlikely restaurant dream comes true | Craving Colorado
GEORGETOWN • For years while working at restaurants, Amanda and Ryan Cooper kept a notebook detailing dreams to open their own. “We walked around with it,” Amanda says. “We’d jot something down if we ever had a concept.” The dream of their own restaurant always felt far away. There was, first and foremost, the capital needed for…
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Bakery Four finds its stride in Denver’s Berkeley neighborhood
Shawn Bergin and his wife moved to Denver from the Washington D.C. life in part due to Colorado’s cottage bakery laws—Colorado, unlike many states, allows home bakers to keep their dogs. Now Bergin says Denver feels, “right and we haven’t looked back.” Bakery Four started in Bergin’s basement, slowly expanding to neighborhood popups, a coffee…
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Wine Guy: Sustainability in the winery and a chance to taste the results
While most of the attention regarding sustainability in the wine world understandably has been on the vineyard, many also recognize the importance of practices in the winery — winemaking, related production processes, packaging, distribution, and employee relations. The industry still has a way to go but is showing progress. There has been extensive adoption of…