Chef Patterson and his business partner sommelier Bobby Stuckey have raised the bar for all Colorado restaurants that aspire to be great. These guys do it great day after day with seldom a slip. I have tested them at least a dozen times since they opened and have always been amazed at the preparation, quality of service and presentation of excellent new, recognizable creations. Frasca, Boulder has become a destination restaurant; people are flying in from all over North American to get a taste o ...

Chef Patterson and his business partner sommelier Bobby Stuckey have raised the bar for all Colorado restaurants that aspire to be great. These guys do it great day after day with seldom a slip. I have tested them at least a dozen times since they opened and have always been amazed at the preparation, quality of service and presentation of excellent new, recognizable creations. Frasca, Boulder has become a destination restaurant; people are flying in from all over North American to get a taste o ...

The Mr. Five Star team suggests the French Laundry to be one of the top five restaurants in the United States. Restaurants of this high caliber are very difficult to judge which of them is the better. I don’t think anyone will argue with me on this point. Just bring a credit card with a large limit and prepare for one of the finest meals you may ever have. The French Laundry is the is the best of the best. There are dinners—the kind you go out for because you’re hungry—a ...

Steps from the Champs-Elysees, with private terraces that command all Paris; 17th-century tapestries, lovingly restored; and a spirit that lives on in thoroughly reborn, highly advanced spaces; Four Seasons George V Paris redefines service in the City of Light. Four Seasons Hotel George V Paris, an eight-story landmark 1928 building, offers 245 guest rooms, all with unique architectural details and many featuring private terraces overlooking the world's most romantic city.   ...

This is the best Chili I have ever made. It comes from  Cooks.com The best way to make a great pot of chili, and to keep the arguments down, is to use a big, heavy pot. It should be so heavy that you can hardly lift it onto the stove. A thin pot allows the burner heat to pass right through the pot bottom and into the chili, too fast. The temperature flucuates of the burner will get away from you and if you turn your back for a second too long, the good stuff at the bottom of the pot wi ...

Here is a little gem we found that should not be missed if you are a true romantic. Upon arriving at the Inn and Spa at Loretto you enter through an adobe walled compound to a sculptured stone and brick circular drive leading to the double dark wood door entrance of the hotel. The hotel is deeply steeped in Indian and Spanish history with numerous handcrafted fixtures and displays of native petroglyphs and weavings. The accent colors of the décor are warm and vibrant. This place is reall ...

A renowned country inn whose name is synonymous with "special occasion," the Inn at Little Washington takes grand dining to the highest level. An hour or so from Washington, DC, the extravagant restaurant invites you to savor seven courses off an extremely expensive price-fixed menu. But don't worry that you'll be limited in your selections: Each course includes somewhere between five and a dozen choices, and the menu changes daily. Chef and co-owner Patrick O'Connell crafts elaborate ...

Radio Interview with Chef Hubert Keller, talking about his restautants in Las Vegas and San Francisco with host Pierre Wolfe and Ron Crider.

This is a radio interview for Public Radio with Jacques Pepin hosted by Pierre Wolfe and Ron Crider on the broadcast World Ala Carte. October 5 2007

We visited Kelly Liken restaurant in Vail June 19, 2006.. Three of us found the restaurant food, service, and wine list be exceptional. I was accompanied by Doug Gonano and his wife Melinda. Doug and Melinda are well-seasoned food lovers and wine coinsurers. The restaurant seats 80 in a cozy contemporary environment. We were greeted by Rick Colomitz, Dining Room Manager. Rick comes to Kelly Liken by way of Splendido Restaurant Beaver Creek. Kelly Liken the Chef owner graduated from the Culin ...