JenEngel

Friday, December 9th, is the Grand Re-Opening of the Merry-Go-Round Restaurant at Aspen Highlands.  Visit the brand new Merry-Go-Round restaurant after a $6 million major remodel, enhancing the building’s guest comfort, food quality, and energy efficiency.  Enjoy live music, beer and new menu samplings.  Aspen Skiing Company is offering complimentary skiing, snowboarding and foot passenger access.  Uploading begins at 12:45 pm, with Merry-Go-Round open from 1-3:30 pm.

A new Jewish deli named Oy Vey Cafe opened in downtown Aspen on the first day of Hannukah.  Located on Hopkins Avenue on the main floor of the former Social Restaurant space, the deli features traditional breakfast and lunch items in a casual yet fun atmosphere.   (more…)

Downvalley Tavern is scheduled to open in July in the space formerly occupied by Blue Creek Grill in El Jebel.   Midvalley’s newest restaurant will be open for lunch and dinner, serving neighborhood Italian comfort food with a creative flair, according to owners Chef Drew Scott and his wife, Bonnie.  (more…)

A new restaurant will open in Aspen on May 20th, very apropo since the restaurant is named 520 Grill.  Wheaton Augur and Troy Selby have teamed up to bring Aspen a “healthy” burger joint located one block from the Silver Queen Gondola. (more…)

It’s official – Whole Foods Market has signed a new agreement to open a store at Willits Town Center in Basalt.  No details have been released yet regarding the store size, the terms of the agreement and the projected opening date, although a source says more details are expected to be released this week.   (more…)

New Pizza Shop

New York Pizza, Aspen’s most popular pizza restaurant, is opening a second location in the Roaring Fork Valley.  The pizza shop has signed a lease for a space at the Orchard Plaza shopping center in El Jebel, formerly occupied by Subway and just steps away from City Market and Movieland theater.

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Aspen was featured in a recent issue of Departures magazine.  $500.00 buys more than it did a couple of years ago – check out the following deals you can have for $500, among others: (more…)

Since it started in 1992, Butch’s Lobster Bar has been a Snowmass Village favorite.

Every Friday and Saturday night throughout the summer it’s now a Basalt favorite too. Butch Darden, the owner, is a former lobsterman from Cape Cod. He brings his lobster cart to downtown Basalt on Fridays, stationed in front of the Phillip’s 66 near the intersection of Midland Avenue and Two Rivers Road.

I have enjoyed countless Friday nights in Basalt over the past couple of summers enjoying lobster expertly prepared to order by Butch.  My family enjoys it on my parent’s deck overlooking downtown Basalt, but customers can also enjoy outdoor seating at nearby picnic tables or simply lounging in the grass.

Butch’s is truly an authentic East Coast Seafood Restaurant, with over fifty items on the menu. The Basalt menu includes plenty of other seafood favorites, including crab legs and fried clams.

Come get your seafood fix at Butch’s Lobster Cart on Friday & Saturday nights in Basalt, or in Snowmass Village at their main restaurant.

It is that time again–The Food & Wine Classic is coming to Aspen!  Every year in June for the past eleven years, Aspen has played host to the hottest vendors in the food and wine world. Featured speakers include Giada De Laurentis, Mario Batali, Bobby Flay, and Jose Andres, famed chef behind Bazaar inside the new SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills. Click here for more information and to purchase tickets.

This event is a don’t miss on the “Aspen social calendar” and is the real kick-off to summer in Aspen. Not only is there a fantastic array of food and beverages to indulge in, this is one of the prettiest times to be in the Colorado Rockies. The amazing fields of wildflowers are in full bloom, and the snow-capped peaks are in the background.

Ajax Tavern is just steps away from the Residences at The Little Nell

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