Kristin Mastre
Feasting Fort Collins Reviews – Sushi Mountain at A Hunt Club
We walked into the dimly lit club with glowing shades of purple, blue, and orange penetrating the black darkness. Nobody had been to the Hunt Club before, and we didn’t know what to expect. Or, maybe we expected the worst. Having lived in Vegas for many years, I wasn’t a stranger to strip clubs. This wasn’t my first time (or my tenth) experiencing salacious entertainment, but I walked in ther
Feasting Fort Collins Reviews – Poudre School District Lunchrooms
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It was the first time I was joining my oldest son for lunch at his school. I met the class in the hallway as they were returning from recess. In a long line to the lunchroom, like marching ants to a picnic, each kid pumped their hands full of hand sanitizer and proceeded to grab either their lunch box or get in line for a school lunch tray. I spotted m
Feasting Fort Collins Reviews – Dempsey’s
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If I could say only one thing about Dempsey’s, it would be “Go for breakfast.”
Feasting Fort Collins Reviews – Pablo’s Pizza
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It’s very fitting that this small pizza restaurant is named after a wildly famous creative artist. Pablo Picasso is one of the most recognized modern artists, inspiring the cubism style in the early 1900′s. His intricate paintings filled with jarring lines and bold colors departed from traditional artistic perspectives. He stood out for creating mas
Feasting Fort Collins reviews – Cranknstein
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In 1818, author Mary Shelley published the famous novel Frankenstein. As the story goes, a Chemist by the name of Victor Frankenstein creates a monster in his laboratory.
Feasting Fort Collins Reviews – Steuben’s in Denver
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There are two thoughts I have when it comes to comparing restaurant food to a home cooked meal – the more complicated restaurant dishes taste great because they are so difficult to make at home, while on the other hand – the comfort foods can’t compare to family cooking. You don’t often make blue cod resting on a shrimp and green pea risotto, with a
Feasting Fort Collins Reviews – Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill
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Whenever I come across a difficult situation that results in some challenging decision making, I go to making the “Pros and Cons” list. I’m a visual person, and seeing the balance on paper really helps clear it up for me. I’ve made lists for difficult life decisions that involved moving across the west coast, what type of car to purchase, employment op
Feasting Fort Collins Review – Shawermize it
I often lament over the fact that we have very limited culinary diversity in Fort Collins. Most of our dining choices consist of Mexican, Tex-Mex, Burgers, and Pizza. However, we’ve seen a recent surge in Mediterranean and Middle-Eastern dining options over the summer, and I couldn’t be happier about it.
Feasting Fort Collins Reviews – Vincent Heavenly Pies & Pasta
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No matter what a person’s tastes may be – conversations about food will always bring people together. You can debate politics and religion and find that your opinion of the person on the other end of the conversation changes for the worse. But you disagree about food and you still remain friendly. I don’t think you can find that to be true with any o
Feasting Fort Collins Reviews – Colorado Feed & Grain Cookhouse
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Food and music are so similar. They each fuel the soul of a person, albeit in different ways. While food can be limited to just calories that keep the body alive, the reality is that it’s so much more. And music, well, I can’t go a day without it, much like I’d rather not go a day without eating.
Both pleasures stir feelings from within, igniting the
Feasting Fort Collins Reviews – Nimo’s Sushi Bar
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Surprises at restaurants can be interesting – you never know if it will be good or bad. That’s part of the adventure, though. Taking the first bite, unsure of what kind of flavor awaits your taste buds – that moment in time seems to stand still until the spark of taste ignites your palate. Some people are afraid of that moment of the unknown. I love t
Feasting Fort Collins Reviews – D’ Deli
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I always thought that it would be beer that would bring me to Golden, Colorado. It’s not news to anyone that I’m a huge supporter of the craft beer industry. I find it incredibly interesting that right here in Colorado, we have two enormous Big Beer companies that often put a damper on craft beer. Beer Wars was a particularly enlightening movie on the