Tag: food
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Coloradans are flocking to ‘America’s highest fried chicken’ | Craving Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save ALMA • The bearded, long-haired, tattooed man behind America’s proclaimed highest fried chicken in terms of altitude — and also maybe Colorado’s hottest in terms of recent popularity — is wearing a baggy shirt and sweats and sandals as he dashes up the road to…
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After close to 40 years, this fast-food restaurant has closed on Colorado Springs’ east side
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Captain D’s, a Nashville-based fast-food chain specializing in fast casual fish dishes, has closed one of its locations in Colorado Springs. The closure comes amid several fast-food restaurants shutting down, the latest example being several Sonic Drive-Ins. But the franchise owners of the Captain D’s,…
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Pueblo zoo offering overnight ‘staycation’ in August
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado families looking for a fun, affordable “staycation” this summer should consider Overnight with the Animals at the Pueblo Zoo, officials said in a news release. The annual overnight campout experience takes place Aug. 9-10 and features exclusive tours, camp games, dinner and breakfast, as…
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‘Returning to the land’: Denver couple share about farming in the city
DENVER • Stepping into the backyard of a cozy home, I’m hit with the perfume of flowers and herbs. Underneath the sheets protecting the plants from an afternoon hailstorm: a lush, growing garden. As we wade through the plant beds, the homeowners point out ripening berries and a small beehive. Flowering vines grow along standing…
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Was the root beer float invented in Colorado?
Here’s how the story goes: In 1893 at a Cripple Creek brewery, a wandering entrepreneur named Frank J. Wisner was experimenting with carbonated water, roots and sweeteners that did not quite achieve the sweetness he sought. Perhaps a scoop of vanilla ice cream would do the trick. “And there it was,” says history writer Linda…
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Wine Guy: Sample the amazing grapes of France
France, of course, is an amazing source for wine, from elite to everyday. From Bordeaux to the Languedoc, Rhone, Burgundy and the Loire, I offer you several excellent options to begin your exploration. It’s been a long time since most of us could afford a first-class Bordeaux. Wisely, many of its famous estates found a…
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Pikes Pick: Flock to Korean fried chicken in Colorado Springs
With Angry Chicken, 1869 S. Nevada Ave., there’s nothing to be mad about. This is blissful, crispy and juicy fried chicken coated in rice flour and tossed in sweet, spicy sauces, Korean-inspired. And did we mention Korean corn dogs? — Seth Boster, The Gazette
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Wine Guy: Carménère emerges as Chile’s flagship grape
Chile has long been a source of good value wines, mostly a variety of French-origin grapes. But over the past 30 years, a previously little-known grape, carménère, has become widely considered Chile’s flagship grape (although cabernet sauvignon is still the most widely grown grape). An offspring of cabernet franc, it was common in Bordeaux in…
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King Soopers set to open newest supersized store this week in northern Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save King Soopers will continue its aggressive expansion in the Pikes Peak region this week when the grocery chain opens its newest store in the Flying Horse development on Colorado Springs’ far north side. The store is scheduled to debut at 9 a.m. Wednesday southwest of…