Posted in Dining on Mar 16th, 2010
One day before we celebrate the passing of Saint Patrick by drinking lots of green beer, the Mayor got a craving for Asian food. To quench this hunger I had lunch today at Young’s Café in Fort Collins, Colorado.
Apparently I am the only Northern Coloradoan not to have eaten at Young’s Café. The restaurant has [...]
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Posted in Dining, Events & Festivals on Mar 3rd, 2010
It’s here again! March 1-14, 2010, twenty-five Fort Collins restaurants will be offering a great $25 deal.
The event it sponsored by the Fort Collins Downtown Business Association.
Click here to see a full list and menus of the participating restaurants.
My favorite Great Plate deals includes wings or nachos, a 14 inch specialty pizza and pitcher of beer for $25 [...]
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Posted in Dining, Travel on Feb 11th, 2010
Rogue Ales in Newport, Oregon is a good time, if you can find it. Tucked under the bridge, yes, this bridge…
Rogue Ales is a great place to grab lunch and indulge in one of their many craft beers. You can also tour the brewery. After spending a couple hours at the Oregon Coast Aquarium, it [...]
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Posted in Dining, Events & Festivals on Feb 3rd, 2010
by, Heidi Kerr-Schlaefer
What is better than dinner out followed by theater? Never having to leave your seat. Only 26 miles form Berthoud, the Boulder’s Dinner Theater is a short drive away, and if you’ve never been, you are truly missing a memorable experience.
Boulder’s Dinner Theater was established in 1977, and their actors and actresses have [...]
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Posted in Dining, Events & Festivals on Jan 28th, 2010
Being a true fan of dinner theater, I’ve been anxious to visit this relatively new playhouse located just off I25 near the famous Johnson’s Corner in Johnstown, Colorado. I’d heard the 6 million dollar facility is fantastic inside and I was not disappointed; the place is outstanding. I felt like I’d just walked out of [...]
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Posted in Dining on Dec 9th, 2009
Photo by H.M. Kerr-Schlaefer.
This Saturday, December 12, 2009, Colorado Coffee Company will be holding an official Grand Opening. Owners Mike and Carole Thorsrud’s first store, Colorado Coffee Exchange, has been open for fifteen years at the Fort Collins mall.
I am a big fan of this coffee shop, located in the 1st National Bank building on [...]
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Posted in Dining on Oct 8th, 2009
I’ve been remiss in my duty to review this place. My husband and I been going to this coffee shop since they first opened as a Loveland Coffee several years ago. We go there so often they recognize our vehicles when we pull up to the drive-thru. I use the coffee shop as a second [...]
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Posted in Dining, Uncategorized on Oct 1st, 2009
Review originally published on August 20, 2009.
Downtown Loveland has a new restaurant at 124 E. 4th Street. The former Cipoletti’s restaurant is now the PourhouseBar & Grill. Pourhouse opened yesterday, and I was there to check it out.
The first noticeable difference is the outside of the building – it has been painted black. The inside has been altered [...]
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Posted in Dining, Uncategorized on Sep 26th, 2009
What is going on at Sanford’s Grub & Pub? Last night we visit their Ft. Collins, Colorado location at 1526 Oakridge Drive (just south of Harmony Road).
This is a favorite spot to meet up with friends from Ft. Collins because the food is well-priced and they have a good happy hour (1/2 price drinks & appetizers).
We arrived to [...]
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Posted in Books, Dining, Travel on Sep 14th, 2009
Barnes & Noble now offers free wi-fi, and it’s about time. Many smaller coffee shops and bookstores beat B&N to the punch, but the world’s largest bookseller has finally come to their senses. Free wi-fi is now available at all their stores.
I go to the B&N at The Promenade Shops in Loveland, and one issue I have with the place [...]
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