Tag: food
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Pikes Pick: Grab a Dutch crunch bread sandwich in Colorado Springs
Dutch crunch bread is a fairly rare, hearty delicacy. You can find it at one of the food stands around the courtyard of Red Leg Brewing Co., 2323 Garden of the Gods Road. Gunnar’s Deli specializes in the bread coated with a rice flour paste, resulting in a crackled exterior. The Billy Crunch adds more…
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Restaurants with some of the best views in Colorado Springs
In this weekly feature, we’re celebrating the best of Colorado Springs’ food and drink scene — as determined by voters in the 2025 Best of the Springs (thebestofthesprings.com). We’ll throw in our own recommendation, too. Up this week: Restaurants with a view. Gold: ViewHouse Eatery, Bar & Rooftop No offense to locations around Denver, but…
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Eat at these hidden gems in Colorado Springs, beloved by Best of the Springs voters
In this weekly feature, we’re celebrating the best of Colorado Springs’ food and drink scene ー as determined by voters in the 2025 Best of the Springs (thebestofthesprings.com). We’ll throw in our own recommendation, too. Up this week: Hidden gems. Gold: Black Forest Bistro Tucked in a little log structure between the pines, Black Forest…
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5 uniquely Colorado festivals to celebrate spring in 2026
Taste of VailApril 1-4 Now in its 35th year, Taste of Vail showcases chefs, vintners, brewers and distillers from the Vail Valley and throughout the world. “From sophisticated wine tastings to indulgent gourmet dinners, Taste of Vail promises a truly one-of-a-kind experience,” the website says. The festival kicks off April 1 with The Vail Pour,…
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Craving Chinese in Colorado Springs? These are go-to spots for Best of the Springs voters
In this weekly feature, we’re celebrating the best of Colorado Springs’ food and drink scene ー as determined by voters in the 2025 Best of the Springs (thebestofthesprings.com). We’ll throw in our own recommendation, too. Up this week: Chinese. Gold: Coal Mine Dragon It’s the old reliable on the Springs’ west side, with two locations…
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In a marginalized neighborhood of Denver, a stronghold of sweets and comfort
GLOBEVILLE • The kids need to know their elders, need to know their roots. They need to know this place that families have called home for generations, this place at a crossroads of Denver highways, tucked below Interstate 70, so often passed and overlooked by outsiders but deeply loved within. This is what Angela Garcia…
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Fasten your seatbelt: Dinner is served in a plane in Colorado Springs
Almost 24 years ago, Steve and Debbi Kanatzar put their money on the line by purchasing a Boeing KC-97 tanker and betting on a dream: turning the retired aircraft into a one-of-a-kind dining experience. Today, guests sit under its wings at tables designed like maps, surrounded by hanging model planes and aviation artifacts that fill…
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Pikes Pick: Burger and a beer? This Colorado Springs brewery nails it
South Park Brewing on Colorado Springs’ west side (2028 Sheldon Ave.) is more than a brewery. It’s a distillery, too; along with the craft beer, people come for cocktails made from South Park Distilling’s whiskey, vodka and gin. And more and more, people come for the burger. Yes, that’s what we love here most ー…
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The best soup in Colorado Springs, according to Best of the Springs voters
In this weekly feature, we’re celebrating the best of Colorado Springs’ food and drink scene ー as determined by voters in the 2025 Best of the Springs (thebestofthesprings.com). We’ll throw in our own recommendation, too. Up this week: soup Gold: La Baguette The Old Colorado City staple whips up a French onion soup that has…
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The best breweries in Colorado Springs, according to Best of the Springs voters
In this weekly feature, we’re celebrating the best of Colorado Springs’ food and drink scene ー as determined by voters in the 2025 Best of the Springs (thebestofthesprings.com). We’ll throw in our own recommendation, too. Up this week: breweries. Gold: Goat Patch Brewing Co. Since 2017, Goat Patch has changed the craft beer game in…