Broadmoor Appoints Fifth-Ever Executive Chef
Derin Moore form Florida Ritz Carlton moving to the mountains Chef Derin Moore has been named executive chef for The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs — only the fifth chef chef ever to hold that prestigious position at Colorado’s most honored, most iconic resort. He comes from the RitzCarlton Naples in Florida and takes over from [...]
Studio F’s Inaugural Pop-Up Dinner
James Mazzio’s new Studio F hosts star chef Charles Dale & winemaker John Sutcliffe in short-run “restaurant” James Mazzio, an award-winning chef of considerable local renown, recently launched a multi-faceted, multi-layered food venue in LoDo’s landmark Ice House. At the entrance, the Red Star Deli is a weekday operation serving perhaps the best and most imaginative sandwiches in the city. [...]
Devil’s Thumb Ranch Adds Cooking Classes
Grand County guest ranch adds cooking classes to the activities mix Devil’s Thumb Ranch owners Suzanne and Bob Fanch have a gift for evolving their sprawling property and its award-winning lodging, dining and activities gently from dated ranch and cross-country ski area to luxury resort with an exquisite lodge, beautiful cabins, fine dining, spa and [...]
Panzano Chef Won Cook-Off for a Cause
Elise Wiggins was the winner in a special wine/food pairing competition Elise Wiggins One of my recent disappointments is that last week got away from me — too much work, too little time. I had been invited to a terrific-sounding culinary event. Four leading Colorado chefs went head-to-head in a competition requiring them to pair Italy’s Allegrini [...]
Pastry Arts Students Bake Sale
So much pastry is built on a foundation of flour and eggs. Escoffier School photo. Pastry students turn out professional-quality baked goods Boulder pastry-lovers traditionally flocked to the Culinary School of the Rockies bake sales to buy delicious baked goods made by students in the school’s professional Pastry and Baking program. With two classes a year, there [...]
Name Change for Boulder Culinary School
“The king is dead. Long live the king!” say the Brits. “Le roi est mort. Vive le roi!” say the French. It’s monarchies’ way of saying that while the torch passes, the flame is never extinguished. With the official name change of the born-in-Boulder Culinary School of the Rockies to the imported-from-France Escoffier connection, today is [...]
Culinary School of the Rockies Open House
Cinco de Mayo open house featured Mexican food samples at Boulder cooking school I have a soft spot in my heart for the Culinary School of the Rockies. It now includes and is known for its serious professional program, but when it began as the Cooking School of the Rockies, it was strictly for home cooks. [...]
