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Casting New Lines: Seafood at Whole Foods Roaring Fork
April 19, 2012, 8:53 pm
In this third of a multi-part series, ABJ’s Karen Connington talks to Whole Foods about how the company stocks fresh and scrumptious seafood for a landlocked store in Rocky Mountains: a preview of the fish counter in the new Roaring Fork store, opening this summer in Basalt.
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Little Nell to host Colorado's first ever Master Sommelier exam
April 17, 2012, 5:12 pm
ASPEN, Colo—The Court of Master Sommeliers is holding its Master Sommelier Exam at The Little Nell in Aspen this May. The exam, dubbed “the hardest test in the world,” has a pass rate of approximately 10 percent and is being held for the first time in Colorado.
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Get your caffeine here! The coffee shops of Aspen
March 28, 2012, 2:48 pm
ASPEN, Colo.—One thing Aspen does not lack, is coffee shops. And each shop exudes a unique feeling and attracts a different local following.
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Burger of Your Dreams
March 26, 2012, 3:19 pm
SNOWMASS VILLAGE, Colo.—One of the delights of spring skiing is sitting out on the deck of an on-mountain restaurant in the sun, savoring your lunch in the fresh air and sunshine. For the burger and shake of your dreams – especially if you pine for a certain California cult classic – head to the Ullrhof by the Burn Lift at Snowmass.
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Sunday Traveler: Seduced by a walled city
March 25, 2012, 7:59 am
St-Malo is one of those sparkling seaside resorts wildly popular with the French during the height of summer, but for us, its appeal was simple: its historic “old town” is a walled city.
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Sunday Traveler: Timeless Tuscan elegance in California
March 11, 2012, 9:00 am
Presiding over beautifully landscaped gardens that transport residents and visitors to the idyllic Tuscan countryside is Toscana Country Club in the vibrant Southern California desert.
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Viceroy Chef nominated for People's Best New Chef
March 6, 2012, 7:38 am
SNOWMASS VILLAGE, Colo.—Will Nolan, Chef de Cuisine at Eight K in Viceroy Snowmass, has been nominees for The People’s Best New Chef by FOOD & WIN
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Whole Foods Roaring Fork to be the largest purveyor of local meats in Colorado chain
March 5, 2012, 7:38 am
BASALT, Colo.—Cattle are endemic to the Roaring Fork Valley. The mountains and meadows are so often speckled with herds of calves nursing and bulls roaming that they’ve become second nature to nature.
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Sunday Traveler: Caves, cayes and coral in Belize
March 3, 2012, 7:48 pm
COCKROACH CAYE, BELIZE —We’re standing near a makeshift Robinson Crusoe shack on Turneffe Atoll, one of the tiny specks of dry land off the shore of Belize, and since it's rare to hear a tropical island-dweller praise hurricanes, Leigh and I listen up when Carlos Miller starts to explain how the periodic storms help sustain the mangrove-coral ecosystem of Cockroach Caye.
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One sweet step at a time
February 25, 2012, 8:46 am
A Roaring Fork Valley native has started a travel business that combines social awareness, rural entrepreneurialism, a hot agricultural trend, and a unique international destination. And it’s something she hopes will change the world—or at least a small part of it
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Restaurants reborn at Hyman & Mill
February 21, 2012, 6:49 am
ASPEN, Colo.—Restaurants at Hyman Avenue and Mill Street may boom and bust in classic Aspen style, but they never lose the buzz of Aspen's historic theater district.
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Sunday Traveler: Mystical and alluring Mont St. Michel
February 11, 2012, 1:48 pm
Mont St. Michel is a rocky islet about one mile off the coast of Normandy in northwest France, with a towering Gothic abbey perched atop. It is one of those places so distinctive in shape and line, and so frequently photographed, that it seems every other traveler in the world has already been there, done that.
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LeeAnn Kaufman wields sabering sword at St. Regis Aspen
February 10, 2012, 10:07 am
ASPEN, Colo.—Stroll through the lobby of the St. Regis hotel in late afternoon and you’re likely to encounter a blonde woman wielding a sword. Dare to inquire and you’ll find she’s about to lop the head off a bottle of champagne.
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Researchers project dramatic shift in tourism industry
February 8, 2012, 7:02 pm
The face of the tourism industry may shift dramatically away from the development of amusement parks and tropical resorts, as more people begin to define recreation and leisure as an opportunity to explore new ideas and cultures, art, science and history.
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Little Nell to debut POP-Up Champagne Bar on Aspen Mtn
February 7, 2012, 1:06 pm
ASPEN, Colo.—The Little Nell is taking the “pop-up” trend to a whole new level this spring – roughly 11,000 feet – when it plans to launch “The Oasis” on Aspen Mountain with a Veuve Clicquot branded POP-Up Champagne Bar.
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