Food Lovers' Guide to Colorado; Best Local Specialties, Shops, Recipes, Restaurants, Events, Lore, and More!

by Eliza Cross Castaneda

• ISBN13: 9780762724840
• ISBN10: 0762724846
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2002-12-01
• Publisher: Globe Pequot

Summary

Seasoned food writer Eliza Castaneda has collected a wealth of great information on where to find, enjoy, and celebrate the foods of her home state. Whether it's green chile sauce or smoked trout, goat cheese or chocolate-dipped fruit, readers will discover Colorado's many wonderful producers and purveyors of delicious foods with this engagingly written guide. But there's much more: cooking workshops, wine trails, extra-special eateries, and the state's tastiest events--brewfests, pastry competitions, and harvest festivals, to name just a few. Interspersed among the detailed listings are cooking insights, culinary folklore, and delectable regional recipes (about 30 in all), including the signature egg dish of the Highland Haven Creekside Inn. This is the ultimate guide for Colorado food lovers to use--and savor.

Author Biography

Eliza Cross Castaneda was publisher and food writer for Mountain Living magazine, has taught cooking classes at Colorado Free University, and was a culinary arts judge for the Cherry Creek Arts Festival. Her articles have appeared in Colorado Homes and Lifestyles and Log & Timber. She lives in Greenwood Village, Colorado. She is an active member of the International Food, Wine & Travel Writers Association.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xiii
Introduction	p. xv
How to Use This Book	p. xvi
Metropolitan Denver & Suburbs	p. 1
Made/Grown in Metro Denver	p. 2
Specialty Stores & Markets	p. 5
Farmers' Markets	p. 13
Farm Stands	p. 16
Food Happenings	p. 19
Learn to Cook	p. 23
Learn About Wine	p. 27
Landmark Eateries	p. 29
Brewpubs & Microbreweries	p. 40
Metro Denver Wine Trail	p. 43
Northwest Colorado	p. 45
Made/Grown in Northwest Colorado	p. 45
Specialty Stores & Markets	p. 48
Farmers' Markets	p. 52
Farm Stands	p. 54
Food Happenings	p. 58
Learn to Cook	p. 65
Landmark Eateries	p. 67
Brewpubs & Microbreweries	p. 71
Northwest Colorado Wine Trail	p. 75
Southwest Colorado	p. 81
Made/Grown in Southwest Colorado	p. 82
Specialty Stores & Markets	p. 85
Farmers' Markets	p. 87
Farm Stands	p. 88
Food Happenings	p. 92
Learn to Cook	p. 99
Landmark Eateries	p. 99
Brewpubs & Microbreweries	p. 102
Southwest Colorado Wine Trail	p. 105
Northeast Colorado	p. 109
Made/Grown in Northeast Colorado	p. 109
Specialty Stores & Markets	p. 118
Farmers' Markets	p. 124
Farm Stands	p. 127
Food Happenings	p. 131
Learn to Cook	p. 136
Learn About Wine	p. 141
Landmark Eateries	p. 142
Brewpubs & Microbreweries	p. 147
Northeast Colorado Wine Trail	p. 154
Southeast Colorado	p. 157
Made/Grown in Southeast Colorado	p. 158
Specialty Stores & Markets	p. 162
Farmers' Markets	p. 166
Farm Stands	p. 167
Food Happenings	p. 172
Learn to Cook	p. 177
Landmark Eateries	p. 180
Brewpubs & Microbreweries	p. 184
Southeast Colorado Wine Trail	p. 188
Food Happenings	p. 189
Specialty Foods and Produce	p. 191
Indexes
Colorado Eateries	p. 193
Recipes	p. 195
General Index	p. 196
About the Author	p. 204
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