Monday, June 13, 2016

Eat, Drink, and Be Merry

The title pretty much says it all; besides yarn shopping, that's exactly what we did in Fort Collins. Ryan and I anxiously make lists of all the great restaurants we want to try and/or visit again, but we never seem to have enough time to eat at all of them.

We have a tradition (because we've done it three times now) of going out for a reuben as soon as Ryan picks us up from the airport, before we even go back to his house. This year we went to a new-to-me place, Avogadro's Number. I would love to have a place like this here at home -- great food, bar, and music. We knew we were in Fort Collins as we relaxed on the patio under clear blue skies and enjoyed excellent reubens, seated by the smiling snake water feature.



I love going out for breakfast, so we also made sure to go to Lucile's. Their eggs, sausage, pancakes, coffee, and biscuits are absolutely delicious, so I will definitely go back again (and again ...). Yes, that is one (very large) biscuit.


We also had to compare reubens from Choice City. They make one of the best I've ever had, but I'll have to return to Fort Collins for more taste-testing before I can proclaim the definitive winner.


My favorite dinner (aside from the amatriciana sauce Ryan made for us) was at The Moot House, an English-style pub. We had some great artichoke dip (that's English, right?) and my fish and chips were wonderful, as was my Snakebite (cider, lager, plus blackcurrant cordial).



This is only a few blocks from Ryan's house and we enjoyed it so much we went back a second time. I miss fish and chips, sitting outdoors by the fire pit, and Snakebites. We also ate at a great burger place and a churrascaria, but luckily for anyone reading this, I didn't take photos.

Along with the eating, there was also drinking. Some of it was at the New Belgium Brewery. I've been on the tour twice and Ryan has been countless times, but we made a big sacrifice and went again for John's sake. The only slight negative was that the sour room was closed (my favorite) but that was because they were blending a new Tart Lychee. I probably won't be able to get it here in the east, but Ryan has instructions to get some and save it for the next time I visit.




Our drink wasn't all alcoholic; we also drove to Boulder to visit Celestial Seasonings Tea. It's a fun tour with lots of tea to taste. I found some new ones to try and got to inhale the intense aroma in the Mint Room.



There was plenty of merriness also -- fishing, hiking, finding good rocks, and just visiting and being together. I miss Colorado, that western blue sky, good beer, good food, and Ryan!




13 comments:

  1. ahhh...*happy sigh* everything about your trip looks and sounds delightful. We have New Belgium beer in Atlanta, I think...must investigate.

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  2. Beautiful photos Bonny! And, you have me hungry for a Reuben now! It is my favorite "eat out" sandwich, and it looks like you had some excellent food on vacation!

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  3. I love Fort Collins! When we lived there, Avogadro's Number was just a little hole-in-the-wall, take-out sandwich shop. (In a funny twist of timing, my blog post today features an old photo of Tom and I -- and he is wearing a shirt from Avo's!). Moot House was there then, too -- but far too pricey for poor graduate students. I love going back to visit Fort Collins. How wonderful that you can visit Ryan in such a cool place! (And now I'm adding Celestial Seasonings to my To-Do list when I visit Brian and Lauren in Boulder.)

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  4. Five years ago I visited Fort Collins for my nephew's wedding. We all had breakfast at Lucille's & I'll never forget how good the eggs benedict were!

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  5. I need to get in my car and just GO to FC for a visit. Smith would LOVE the food (Rueben!) and the beer!Thank you for tell us all about your most excellent adventure.

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  6. What a fun weekend! That biscuit looks amazing. I'm so hungry now!

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  7. So jealous! And I don't think I'll ever have a resident there again. The good news though is we have great friend in Denver so there is hope! What a wonderful trip!

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  8. Mmmmm, yummy!! I love that you need to do more Reuben "research."

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  9. Sounds like a wonderful trip - thanks for sharing all of it with us!

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  10. That is one big biscuit! Looks so yummy! My husband makes the best reubens!!

    Linda in VA

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  11. I've been in the mint room and it's heavenly!

    You have the "visit your son" thing down pat.

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  12. what a wonderful time you had together!! I am gearing up for another visit to Boston one day and I am planning out where we eat!!

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  13. Not a Reuben fan but I'd take a Rachel (replace the sauerkraut with Cole slaw). Not a beer fan either but Snakebite actually sounds good. And Celestial Seasonings...lucky you!

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