Tag: teresa farney
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Perriteaux’s brings authentic Louisiana cooking to Colorado Springs | Table Talk
Walking into Perriteaux’s Cajun Restaurant feels like being transported to one of the seemingly countless fried fish joints scattered across Louisiana, right down to the condiment caddies stocked with Tabasco and Crystal hot sauces. The aroma of simmering gumbo and fried seafood drifting through the dining room seals the illusion. The owner’s promise of bringing…
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Award-winning Chuckwagon 719 eyes major expansion | Table Talk
Big things are smoking at The Chuckwagon 719, 6453 Omaha Blvd. Owners Jared and Deidre Hammond, along with sons Jaden and Jaxon, are planning a major expansion to their already booming barbecue business on the city’s east side. When we stopped by in early February to pick up some of their award-winning cue, Deidre shared…
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Worth the drive: Canon City spot serves American cuisine with global twist | Table Talk
Charlie Dolan and his sister, Molly Dolan, have the restaurant industry in their DNA. “I’ve been in the restaurant business for 20-plus years,” Charlie said. “Molly was the dessert girl at a restaurant our mom opened when she was 5 years old. I was a cook in the kitchen when I was 12, so we’ve…
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Go ahead, break the first rule of The Bite Club
Here’s something to shout about. The Brit, 645 S. Sierra Madre St., has plenty to celebrate. In less than a year, the pub racked up four honors in The Gazette’s Best of the Springs awards: gold for Best New Restaurant and Best Pub, plus silver for Best Gastropub and bronze for Best Pub. Now comes…
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Born on Cinco de Mayo, La Casita turns 40
Janet Sawyer-Gerber, founder and president of La Casita Mexican Grill, opened the original La Casita Patio Café on South Nevada Avenue on May 5, 1986 — inside a converted gas station. Forty years later, that modest beginning has grown into a Colorado Springs institution. At the time, it was simply a small eatery with a…
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New authentic street taco shop debuts in northeast Colorado Springs | Table Talk
Taco’s Revolution – Authentic Taco Shop, 7095 Austin Bluffs Parkway, has quietly opened in the Safeway shopping center — so quietly you might miss it. There’s no signage yet, and the space is still a work in progress. For now, look just north of Papa Murphy’s. On a recent visit, co-owner Adrian Colin said he…
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Table Talk: Noodles with a numbing kick at Colorado Springs Chinese eatery
Meet Julia Fan, the energetic owner of Shanxi Noodles, 5935 Constitution Ave., where she serves as both chef and front-of-house ambassador. Fan isn’t new to the restaurant world. She also operates two Mugi Ramen & Poke franchise locations, one in Parker and another in Colorado Springs. “I opened the first Mugi six years ago,” she…
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Totem brings a faithful taste of Mazatlán to Colorado Springs | Table Talk
Mexico became our family’s spring break ritual when our kids were young, a tradition that now includes grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Time passes, but some habits hold. We never came for the beach. We came to eat. More than 20 years ago, we discovered Mazatlán’s culinary depth, and it’s been our annual destination ever since. Days…
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Spring menu rolls out at The Warehouse restaurant | Table Talk
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James Africano, executive chef and owner of The Warehouse restaurant — and the soon-to-open Warehouse Urban Grocer at 25 W. Cimarron St. — has a lot in motion these days. As construction ramps up to convert the restaurant’s former event space into his downtown grocery concept, some diners have wondered whether the restaurant has closed.…
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Sweet new chapter for Monse’s Taste of El Salvador | Table Talk
Monse and Tim Hines have opened Monse’s Sweet Kitchen, the newest addition to the couple’s growing restaurant group. The address, 15 S. 25th St., might look familiar. It’s the same building as their flagship restaurant, Monse’s Taste of El Salvador. The sweet shop occupies a small space at the front of the building. As of…