Now that I am somewhat back into the swing of things, let’s start recapping my trip to Colorado! My boyfriend and I visited Denver, Fort Collins, Boulder, Silverthorne, and Breckenridge in the span of a week. We were busy, but we had a ton of fun. We ate lots of delicious food (a lot of it unhealthy, but that is okay!), we drank many cold beers, and we experienced so many of the great things that Colorado has to offer.
Let’s start with a recap of our first two days in Denver.
The boyfriend and I started out on our 8 hour adventure across the entire state of Nebraska and into Colorado bright and early on Saturday morning.
Jeremy and I stayed at his aunt and uncle’s house in Denver. Our first night there we went to dinner with them at True Food Kitchen.
I ordered the tempeh “TLT” sandwich (which was huge!) with sides of kale and sweet potato hash. We also split a rhubarb crisp with ice cream for dessert. Everything was super delicious!
After dinner!
About an hour later, Jeremy and I headed to the Cherry Cricket for a drink.
On Sunday morning, we headed to two Farmer’s Markets. The South Pearl market was our favorite.
I ordered a vegan protein green smoothie that was so good. Now I wish I could learn how to recreate it at home!
I even shared… but just a little bit!
We also bought two fresh tomatoes: a pink one and a purple one. We decided that the pink variety was the tastiest.
After our Farmer’s Market experiences, we ate lunch at Watercourse Foods. I received recommendations for this all vegan restaurant from several people, so I knew that I had to try it out! We shared the seitan wings (half buffalo, half bbq) with ranch dressing…
… and the Green Chili Burger with coleslaw and pickles. Both were absolutely delicious and my meat-eating boyfriend loved them too! I drank lots of water with this meal. Both dishes were spicy!
Jeremy’s aunt and uncle have an amazing front lawn/patio area. We thoroughly enjoyed it with a few beers (on several different occasions). If you’re aiming for a similar look, hiring the best lawn care service can make all the difference in achieving a beautiful outdoor space. Quality Lawncare and Landscaping is a lawn care company Rome residents trust for maintaining lush, well-kept lawns.
Sunday evening we headed to Great Divide for a couple of beers and a brewery tour. While I definitely enjoy beer, you are going to notice that my boyfriend really enjoys it. He loves craft beer the way that I love good vegan/vegetarian food!
Our dinner plans for that evening included another highly recommended restaurant: Hops and Pie.
We both ordered the smallest size pizza- a “personal” pizza. I say “personal” because they were huge and each contained 8 slices.
I think Jeremy’s had red sauce, goat cheese, artichokes, caramelized onions, and brisket on it. Whatever it was, he sure seemed to like it!
I went a little more non-traditional with my pizza and ordered their blackberry bbq sauce, goat cheese (they ran out of the vegan cheese I was originally planning to order), spinach, artichokes, caramelized onions, tomatoes, and pineapple. It definitely had the sweet/savory thing going on, which I really loved. Next time I think that I would add the seitan chorizo for some heat.
There is Saturday and Sunday for ya! Lot of delicious eats, refreshing drinks, and good times for all! I’ll be back with my second Colorado update later this week.
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So this has nothing to do with Denver or your post, but I’m really loving the curls and waves in your hair lately! It’s so pretty on you – show me your ways!
Thank you, Becky!! And unfortunately, I don’t really have any “ways.” It is natural. I just shower, put a little mousse in it, and let it air dry. Apparently I was blessed with curly hair, though I often wish it was straight! 😉
I am definitely pinning all of those restaurants for when we head there in September- thanks so much for sharing! Scott loves craft beers too- I think he will be in heaven there!
They have AMAZING restaurants and bars/breweries. I think you two will definitely enjoy it!
yum! so many good eats – especially those pizzas!
They were awesome! I definitely stuffed my face… but no regrets! 😉
Sounds like so much fun! Your eats look fabulous, especially that pizza!
It was AWESOME! Plenty more good eats where that came from. Be on the lookout 🙂
I’ve always wanted to visit Denver (and just Colorado in general!) … and this is not helping : ) haha Looks like you had a ton of fun … and ate some awesome food!
It is a beautiful place with tons of fun things to do and SO much delicious food! You definitely need to go as soon as you are able to!
Yay for Denver 🙂 I am glad you had such a good time here and you went to a bunch of my favorite places. CO is definitely the place to be for craft beer!
I had an AMAZING time! I cannot wait until the next time that I am able to go back. It is truly a wonderful place.
Yum! Everything looks so delicious, especially those pizzas. And I’m lovin’ the hair!
Thank you, Kim! I have FINALLY accepted the fact that my hair is curly so I am going with it 😉
Wow what a fun trip! I’m so jealous you got to go to True Food Kitchen! I’ve heard amazing things!
I had actually never heard of True Food Kitchen, but it just recently opened and his aunt and uncle suggested it. I am so glad that they did! I loved everything that I ate there.
They’re apparently a West Coast chain. I’ve read a lot of blog reviews and all of them are glowing.
It was definitely VERY good and I loved the whole food concept they follow!
I love this recap!! All this delicious food – I am drooling over those pizzas.
And you look gorgeous with the curls!!
Thank you Lucie! It was a wonderful time and I would definitely say that I ate well! I loved the pizza and their non-traditional topping options!
Loving your curly hair, Hannah! So glad to read your recaps! We’re heading to Boulder next month so this is making even more excited!!
Ahh, that is wonderful! I will be recapping our evening in Boulder soon, so be on the lookout!!
I’m loving all of your Colorado recaps! You and I are pretty much foodie twins so I will be bookmarking all of these restaurants if I ever get to visit. 🙂
You should definitely get there some day if you can! It is a GREAT place for foodies!!