| Chef Amy Vitale, formerly of Strings restaurant, and her husband, Dustin Barrett, took a dilapidated storefront and transformed it into a shabby chic restaurant that lures everyone from hip, stroller-toting mothers to canoodling couples. The eclectic décor, a charming romantic assemblage of weathered tables, hardwood floors and mismatched chairs, is warm and comfortable and completely devoid of pomp and circumstance. The two chefs showcase seasonally-inspired dinner entrées such as house-made spring pea and ricotta ravioli pooled in a ginger-carrot sauce, Colorado lamb loin with fava beans and bacon and lamb jus, or Alaskan halibut bolstered by a potato and beet ragoût and a vibrant radish and cucumber salad. Sweet finishes include double chocolate s’mores, pumpkin and ginger bread pudding and fresh-baked pies. The esoteric wine list is modest in size but big on boutique bottlings and wines by the glass. |
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