![]() ![]() Our night cap was a shared Spanish-style G&T. We savored a diverse flight of Deviation gins that each shone in its own light-and they all come in sublimely beautiful bottles. Every bite and sip was a winner!īut more sips awaited at Deviation Distilling. Blanchard pours their own Sonoma, California-produced wines, the best of other makers’ Colorado wines, and will soon add Blanchard’s own Colorado-produced vintages.ĭinner at Foraged was a blast! We enjoyed amazing sushi and Asian hot plates paired with great sake and wine in an upbeat, lively venue. Our flight of tasty Blanchard Family Wines accompanied by a delicious charcuterie and cheese board was a great kick-off. We tried the “Taste” package, a great way to explore some of the offerings. ![]() Taste of Dairy Block: Located in what was once the Windsor Dairy in LoDo (Lower Downtown), The Dairy Block is a happening Eat, Drink, Shop, & Stay micro-district packed with dozens of eateries, drinkeries, shops, and the Maven Hotel. ![]() Leave room for the Bananas Foster Bread Pudding your taste buds will thank me!įun fact: Breckenridge Distillery is the world's highest distillery! If you can’t get to the restaurant (you really should), there is a tasting room on Main Street. Self-described as “modern American food with attitude,” the menu offers creative dishes with big, bold flavors like Chili Buttermilk Chicken and Hazelnut Finished Braised Pork Belly. I talked them into giving me the recipe for this most yummy bourbon cocktail and now you can make it too! Surprisingly, even better than that, The Herbalist was the BOMB! Mike and I both still talk about it. Simply put, they have the best old fashioned ever. Some of Colorado’s most beloved food products include Pueblo chiles, Palisade peaches, trout, lamb, beef, bison, and Olathe sweet corn from the San Juan Mountains.īreckenridge Distillery Restaurant: My number one culinary experience in Breckenridge was at this award-winning distiller of bourbon, vodka, and gin! I loved everything about this place: the look, the feel, the service, and, of course, the food and drinks. In other words, we concentrate on eateries that spotlight local ingredients rather than the specialty dishes above. Luckily, we know where to find the best places to savor the flavors of authentic local foods. I admit, none of those dishes sound destination-worthy. It also has its fair share of Food Network stars and Top Chef finalists (e.g., Carrie Baird, Brother Luck, and Hosea Rosenberg).Īs for specialty dishes, there’s Colorado-style pizza, invented in Idaho Springs and almost as thick as Chicago deep-dish pizza Colorado-style Green Chili, similar to Santa Fe’s Green Chile Stew Fried Rocky Mountain Oysters, the most exotic Colorado tradition, sliced and battered bison testicles and Colorado’s most famous food, the Denver Omelet, ham, peppers, onions, and sometimes cheese. The Centennial State boasts some of the best restaurants and chefs in the United States, with numerous James Beard Award winners (6 finalists in 2022 alone). Here’s everything you need to know to make your Colorado getaway a fantastic foodie trip! Want to know the best foodie destinations in Colorado? We’ve got you covered! ![]()
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