While in Colorado this week we, the band, were surrounded by good food everywhere we. I have to admit that if there was one place I'd live other then the NYC area it would definitely be in Colorado. Everyone is so nice, the streets and shops are clean, beautiful scenery everywhere (take that as you will), and really great food.
While waiting for load-in at the venue Nick (trumpet) and I decided to check out the town of Breckenridge, CO. This has to be one of the coolest towns I had ever been in. It was small, quaint, had awesome views of the mountain, great shopping, and pretty hip restaurants. First thing we had to get was Coffee. If you've never been on the road before then you might not understand the importance of this tasty beverage. I would have taken a picture of my coffee but I feel like you've seen an Iced Coffee before.... maybe not? Now one thing that you should know about Breckenridge is that it is a tourist destination. Because of this the prices in town can be pretty steep. For example: a hamburger and nothing else cost around 8 dollars and up. Luckily we found a 5 dollar lunch special at a bar. I got the BBQ chicken sliders with crispy onion strips and nick got the cheesesteak sliders. Truthfully for 5 bucks it was a pretty massive meal and it even tasted pretty good. Just take a walk around and you'll find something reasonable. Not too mention good beers everywhere.
We played that night at a venue called Three20South. We killed it and gained a ton of new fans. After the gig a bunch of us tried to meet up at an irish pub but sadly by the time we finished our load out the bar was closed. We were hungry, tired, and wondering if anything was open in town at that hour. Luckily one place stayed open and boy were we in for a surprise. The place was called Lucha Colorado Cantina. It was a great little place with homemade salsa and guacamole and everything was cooked to order. Did I mention they were open past two which in that town seemed to be a rarity. I got the Chicken Quesadilla and man it was great. It was one of the best I had ever had. No it was not the beer talking. The other guys got either a veggie or Mahi Mahi burrito. They looked pretty killer! Check this place out for a late night snack or for their famous breakfast burritos. Def great bang for the buck kind of place and fresh ingredients! Oh yeah... They have a full bar.
Mornings can be rough.... you might know this. Now some of you may or may not know this but I'm not a huge breakfast guy. I prefer that kind of food later in the day or for dinner. I do love pancakes anytime of the day though! The reason I say this is because we all went for breakfast the next day at the Columbine Diner in Breckenridge. The menu seemed to have all the classics with a few exceptions. The first one was the Trout and Egg plate. Dan, our guitarist, was about to get it but figured it might be better to stay away from the fried fish so early in the morning. Steve, our singer, got the honey wheat pancakes. They looked great, smelled awesome, and were huge. I wasn't in the mood for anything until I saw the specialty of the house... corned beef hash. This was not your normal hash. It didn't look like bacon bits and potatos fried together. This was homemade corned beef and boy you could taste the difference for sure! My plate came with eggs, hash browns, sourdough toast and the corned beef hash. Great!!
The next day we had a gig in Vail Colorado at a place called Agave. It was a really cool place and had amazing food. One thing you notice in Colorado is the massive amount of mexican food. It's all great there too. You can't go wrong at any mexican place. I got the pork carnitas and they were really really awesome.
You really can't judge a book by it's cover. Boise, Idaho is one badass town. Extremely eclectic place and people. Skaters next to cowboys, goths next to girls in mini skirts and high heels.... pretty interesting. We had a gig at the Reef in Boise and not only was it a really cool bar but it had some great food. I got the Duke burger with a side of seafood chowder. It was a big burger with thick cut bacon, all the fixings and a tangy mayonaise sauce. It was just what we wanted and boy did it deliver.
Stay tuned for more
Matt
(some wild animal we found)
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