Winter Park Resort St. Patrick’s Day
St Patrick’s Day is coming upon us quickly. What are your plans to celebrate that little bit of Irish that we all have in us? Well, there is always a good reason to ski a few runs and have a few green beers in Winter Park. This year St Patrick’s Day is Wednesday March 17, 2010 and there is plenty to do celebrate the all that is Irish.
ST. PATRICK’S DAY
Wednesday, March 17
Join Winter Park Resort for some toe-tappin’, hand-clappin’, good drinkin’, “gotta get up and dance” renditions of traditional and original Irish tunes!
- Discovery Center Plaza: 2:30-5:30pm
- Cheeky Monk: 8:00-10:00pm
Get Your Irish On!
In the town of Winter Park there is no shortage of things to do. Head to the Winter Park Pub and have a green beer. Or head over to Randi’s Irish Saloon for some traditional Irish Grub and nip of Jameson Irish Whiskey.
Come on up to the Colorado Rockies and celebrate this St Patrick’s Day Winter Park, CO style.
Cheeky Monk Winter Park, Colorado
The Cheeky Monk in the Winter Park Village is having a beer and food pairing Thursday February 25th. The tating will start at 6PM and go until close.
The Cheeky Monk is featuring Trappiste Ales & “Southern Influenced” food . As always, seating is limited & tickets go fast! Please call 970-726-6871 to secure your reservation today! What a great way to end a day of skiing – great Belgium beer and some Southern style food.
Email Michael Patrick, the manager at michaelp@thecheekymonk.com for more info and pricing.
Come on out and support our local Winter Park Restaurants and enjoy some great beer and food.
Winter Park Donuts
Looking for some good coffee and donuts in Winter Park. Well, Ziggy’s donuts has now been open for a month here in Winter Park, CO. Ziggy is serving up custom made donuts and some superb coffee right in downtown Winter Park. Located in the Kings Crossing Shopping Center, right off of US Highway 40, Ziggy’s is the place for your doughnut fix.
Ziggy’s offers custom made donuts that come right off the conveyor belt and are custom hand dipped in whatever topping you chose. There are five or six tables to enjoy your treats or a couple of counter spaces to watch the donuts being made. The twins above, enjoying the first donuts of their lives, were mesmerized by the doughnut machine and the dipping in the custom toppings.
Ziggy’s also has coffee, from espresso to cappuccino you can any coffee that you like from Ziggy’s magical Italian coffee machine. They also have various Polish confections on the shelves for you to enjoy on the slopes up at the resort.
Just stop off on your way to Winter Park Resort and enjoy some fresh coffee and donuts.
Winter Park Colorado Best Restaurants
Top five favorite restaurants in Winter Park, Colorado. I guess you could say the Winter Park, Fraser, Tabenash area because they are not all in town proper of Winter Park, CO. This list is of actual full service restaurants and does not include Winter Park breakfast restaurants or Winter Park walk up restaurants. It also is focused on food even though a couple here are also my favorite Winter Park places to have a beer or cocktail. The list is in no particular order and is definitely not exhaustive.
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Winter Park Top Five Restaurants
- Tabernash Tavern – Right on US Highway 40 in our home of Tabernash. The Tavern describes themselves as: “A wine bar in beautiful lower downtown Tabernash, Colorado, serving Chef Alberto Sapien’s international culinary creations”. As the description says it is a mix of very different styles of food and they haven’t missed every time I’ve been there. The Tavern has opened an Italian eatery in the town of Winter Park under the name Alberto’s.
- Hernando’s Pizza Pub – Probably the most popular of all Winter Park Restaurants and one of the most consistent. The pizza is very good and their salads are fantastic. A great bar to watch the tourists and the locals alike with some great bartenders. Be sure to arrive early or call before heading over because Hernando’s is usually very busy.
- The Sushi Bar – Yes, sushi up here at over 9,000 ft in the Colorado Rocky Mountains is pretty darn good. The Sushi Bar is located at the end of WP on US 40. The Sushi Bar has some great food and a very friendly waitstaff. With $1.50 bottles of beer everyday you can’t go wrong with some WP style sushi a a cheap cold one to wash it down.
- Mirasol Cantina – Located on US 40 in the Conoco Shopping Center. Mirasol is a taco bar with great tacos ( try their lamb tacos) and the best margaritas in Winter Park. Chips and Salsa are fantastic and their salsa bar has some of the best salsas I have tasted. They have a small bar of about five seats that is a fun place to spend an evening eating and drinking. Mirasol is not open for lunch so make sure to join them for dinner.
- The Ranch House Restaurant at Devils Thumb Ranch – Located in Tabernash at Devils Thumb Ranch. The room is spectacular and the food is just as good. The Ranch House serves New American Mountain Cuisine – which means real food, cooked with real ingredients. Organic and locally grown whenever we can. Always fresh, always delicious. Probably the most expensive restaurant on this list but also maybe the best with the highest level of service.
Maybe I should have done a best ten of Winter Park because there are some I definitely left out. The above list of five should most certainly include The Cheeky Monk, Fontenot’s and The Back Country Grill.
Our little town of Winter Park has some very good restaurants. Check out Winter Park Lodging Company’s restaurant discounts to get some great grub and drinks for a little bit cheaper.
Winter Park Chef’s Cup Race
The 27th Annual Chef’s Cup Dinner Race, A Taste of Winter Park/Grand County is coming up on January 22nd, 2010. The evnt will start at 7PM at the West Partal Station at Winter park Resort.
The Chef’s Cup Dinner Dance is a benefit to support the Winter Park Competition Center youth ski and snowboard programs. Come watch the National Sports Center for the Disabled (NSCD) 40th Anniversary ski down parade and join them with at the celebration lunch and cake.
Ten to fifteen of Winter Park and Grand County’s best restaurants will donate their time and talent to prepare the food for 400 plus party goers to taste. Attendees will then vote for the overall favorite gourmet creation. Enjoy complimentary wine, margaritas, and beer, from Beringer Founders Estate, Margaritaville, and Mary Jane Ale. Guests can also bid on a huge variety silent auction items donated by generous supporters.
Call 970.726.1590 or 303.316.1590 for more information or to make a donation for the silent auction.
What a great night, free food and drink and all to support a great cause.
Winter Park Parties and Weddings
There is a new service up here in Winter Park and Grand County. The folks who run Pick Me the wedding coordination, event planning, floral design service have another up their sleeve. The It’s 5 O’Clock Somewhere Bartender service is now part of their complete wedding planning, event, party stable.
Now this service is right up my alley, as having been in the Denver restaurant biz for over 20 years, it would be great to have a party and not have to do the bar-tending myself. Not sure if that will ever happen though.
Pick Me does a great job with all wedding and event planning and I’m sure their bar-tending service will be just as top notch as their other services. Throwing a holiday party? Let It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere take the stress out of the holidays and let you and your guest sip your favorite adult beverage to the wee hours of the morning. Now that’s the way bring in the new year.
Mexican Food Winter Park, CO
There is another eatery coming to Winter Park and we are very much excited about its arrival. Brought to us by Fernand DeLeon formerly of the Winter Park Sushi Bar and more recently of the Cosmic Dog breakfast burrito/hot dog cart. The Cosmic Dog Mexican Grill will be located next to Rudi’s Deli in Park Plaza on US Highway 40. Check out their Menu Guide to the right. Great graphics, very Winter Parkish. As you can see the pricing looks very reasonable and we’ve been told it will all be served Chipotle style.
This will be a great addition to the quick serve/fast food options we have here in Winter Park. I took alook in the windows today and construction is coming along. From my judgment I would say they are a couple of weeks away from being open.
The Cosmic Dog Mexican Grill catering will also be available. Not sure if they will have beer/wine liquor license or they will be a straight food only Mexican grill.
Their tag line is We Serve Fresh Mex Fast and we here at Winter Park Lodging Company can not wait to find out. We also would like to to congratulate Cosmic Dog on their new store and wish them much success.
Winter Park Pub
I thought I would help Jeff the owner of the Winter Park Pub get the word out that the Pub has The NFL Sunday Ticket. So all of you Packer, Steelers, Giants, Bears, Browns, Dolphins, Cardinal and I won’t forget Cowboys fans, get your grid iron fill at the Pub. All season long you can find your NFL team on the tube, a cold beer and a friendly bartender. Jeff has specials going on all season so check out their website for all the goings on.
Here is a little trivia question, and first with the correct answer in the comments below will get get a couple of beers at the pub: What city are the Arizona Cardinals originally from?
Saturday and Sunday August 22nd and 23rd the Winter Park Resort is hosting the return of the
Famous Flamethrowers High Altitude Chili Cookoff
This is a free event for spectators and a fun time to sample some chili, salsa, guacamole. Sampling will cost some $$ though. Times and schedule is as follows:
Time
7:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Location
Winter Park Ski Resort
AM
7:30-9:00 Set-up and Registration
9:00 ICS Salsa assembly may begin
9:45 Cooks Meeting in Plaza-mandatory (head Judge)10:00 ICS Traditional red preparation/cooking begins
ICS Chili Verde preparation/cooking begins
11:00 GUAC OFF – Guacamole Judging (Saturday only)
PM
12:00 ICS Salsa judging begins
1:00 ICS Chili Verde (green) judging begins
2:00 ICS Traditional Red division judging begins
4:00 Awards Ceremony – all divisions
Note: Public sampling will begin once samples have been submitted to the judging area in each division (12:00, 1:00, 2:00). “Taste Tickets” will be sold to guests at the Cookoff entrance. Taste tickets are 2 for $1 and sampling will begin at noon.
If you would like to enter as a chef see the rules at Winter Park/Fraser Valley Chamber site.
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Fresh Organic Produce!
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Yum!
Tired of having Safeway as your only option when you’re in Winter Park? The Winter Park Market, formally located near Fontenot’s, now has a new, fancy home in the first completed commercial building of Grand Park, located just past Winter Park on the way to Fraser.
Stop in to fill ‘er up (gas, that is) and stock up on organic fruits and veggies, herbal remedies, and all things organic. The owners are very kind and excited about their business.
Here’s to healthy living in Grand County!
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March 5, 2010 11:09 am | 
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