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Piero’s Acqua Pazza

February 27th, 2009 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit
That steak's got balls...of mashed potatoes.

That steak's got balls...of mashed potatoes.

It seems that the only three things to do in The Desert are swim, golf and eat.  This is by no means a bad thing, as there is no shortage of good restaurants.

With my father and two grandparents, I went to Piero’s Acqua Pazza, an Italian-ish restaurant.  I say “-ish” because they offer much more than traditional Italian food.  The night I was there, they had a three-course special, which included a starter, main course and dessert.  The price was unbeatable because it included the filet mignon, which actually cost more on the regular menu without the other courses.  A true meat-loving family, we all wanted the filet.  After making that choice, I checked out the starters, which to my behest, only included vegetable dishes.  I scoffed at this and decided it was still worth the three-course meal.

There was still one last hoop to jump through, the filet came with a side of mashed potatoes and a vegetable medley.  Continue Reading»


Beer Me Some Breckenridge Agave Wheat

The taste of skiing?

Colorado is definitely a beer state, and not just because Coors comes from the Rocky Mountain State.  No, it is also home to New Belgium (of Fat Tire fame) and seemingly countless other micro and craft breweries.  While in Breckenridge for a ski weekend, I decided I had to at least try one of these, and because it turned out to be the only one available at dinner, my choice happened to come from the creatively named Breckenridge Brewery.  The brewery, by the way, is actually no longer in Breckenridge, having expanded and moved to Denver in 1992.

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