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 [...]
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 [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 23rd, 2009
Last Tuesday, we attended a free beer tasting at Pourhouse Bar & Grill in Loveland, Colorado. The beer in question was that of the Grimm Brothers Brewhouse, currently brewed by the owners in their garage.
The Grimm Brothers Brewhouse was seeking feedback on their brew, and what better way to get the public to participate than [...]
Posted in Events & Festivals on Oct 2nd, 2009
Come celebrate small town America in Berthoud, Colorado this Saturday. This is the first annual Barley Days Barbeque, which will be held in Fickel Park. The event is sponsored by the Berthoud Area Chamber of Commerce.
There will be beer, brats, bbq, music and much, much more. Bring the whole family and stay for the entire afternoon. [...]
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 [...]
Posted in Dining, Events & Festivals, Travel, Uncategorized on Sep 7th, 2009
Coloradoans likes beer. We have a lot of breweries. In fact, we produce more beer here than in any other state. Not surprisingly towns across Colorado embrace Oktoberfest.
The real Oktoberfest is held each year in Munich, Germany, where Germans and tourist alike consume 1.5 million gallons of beer during the 16-day event. The event starts in September [...]
Posted in Dining, Uncategorized on Sep 5th, 2009
This past week I made an excellent discovery. Gunther Toody’s Diner serves beer. They serve it in a big giant mug called a “tiny.”
If you are unfamiliar with Gunther Toody’s Diner, this is a Colorado chain where servers wear poodle skirts, blow bubbles with their gum, hula-hoop and have names like Sally, Jane, Aphelia and [...]
Posted in Books, Events & Festivals, Uncategorized on Sep 4th, 2009
HeidiTown is not a calendar of events. I simply share with you the events I find to be the most interesting and worthy of comment. This weekend there just so happens to be one of those events in my backyard.
Author of “Party Across America,” Michael Guerriero, describes Tour De Fat as a “rolling carnival on [...]
Posted in Dining, Uncategorized on Jul 28th, 2009
Photo by Heidi Kerr-Schlaefer
I finally had the chance to visit Patrick Carroll’s Irish Pub. Find out if I think this one qualifies as a pub, or just another bar.
Read my review here.
Posted in Dining, Movies, Uncategorized on Jun 17th, 2008
I have recently added this establishment to my Blog Roll.
It’s called the Lyric Cinema Cafe and it is located at 300 E. Mountain Ave. in Fort Collins, Colorado.
I am currently writing an article about this cinema for the Berthoud Weekly Surveyor and will post it here when it runs.
This cinema shows great artistic movies you [...]
