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COOKBOOKS
AVONDALE
126 Riverfront Lane, Avon, CO 81620 (view map)
T: 970.790.5500 (make a reservation)
The food is delicious and it’s just really simple and beautiful. They are sourcing a lot of things that are truly organic and local, it’s not just a buzzword for them or a fad. I feel really comfortable eating there knowing that I am supporting what I want to be supported.
Avon
American
RESTAURANTS - VAIL, CO
DISH
56 Edwards Village Boulevard, #203, Edwards, CO 81632 (view map)
T: 970. 926.3433 (make a reservation)
I also love it for its creativity and straight up deliciousness, It’s a little small plate restaurant. The menu changes daily so every time you go in you get something different.
Edwards
International / Small Plates
MOE’S ORIGINAL BAR-B-QUE
675 West Lionshead Circle, Vail, CO 81657 (view map)
T: 970.479.7888
It’s my favorite place for lunch. It’s three guys from Alabama who started out with a 50 gallon drum turned into a smoker on the side of the road for construction workers to get lunch. Now they have lots of locations. It’s the most delicious barbecue. They basically serve barbecue, whisky and a little bit of beer. That’s it.
Vail
BBQ
OSAKI
100 East Meadow Drive, Vail, CO 81657 (view map)
T: 970.476.0977
It is just the most amazing sushi. It’s a little place with just 20 seats. The whole place is probably 500 square feet including the open kitchen. It’s a husband and wife team. She waits tables and he cooks. He is a third generation sushi chef from Osaka, Japan. And the best way to do it is to just tell him to cook for you, he comes up with the most amazing flavor combinations you’ve ever had.
Vail Village
Japanese / Sushi
AVONDALE
126 Riverfront Lane, Avon, CO 81620 (view map)
T: 970.790.5500 (make a reservation)
They have the best cocktails in town. It’s a really beautiful bar and you can go outside since they have fireplaces outside.
Avon
American
BARS - VAIL, CO
KINGS CLUB
www.sonnenalp.com/dining/kings_club.html
20 Vail Road, Vail, Colorado 81657 (view map)
T: 866.284.4411
Very comfy bar, very distinguished with big leather chairs. The have a piano player and they make great after-dinner drinks with coffee, cocoa or hot cider. They have great high-end digestifs.
Vail
Lounge
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WHAT
Five recipes from chef Kelly Liken of Restaurant Kelly Liken in Vail, CO.
December 20, 2010
CHEF KELLY LIKEN
December 20, 2010
WHO
Chef/owner of Kelly Liken, American focused restaurant in Vail, Colorado.
WHY
Kelly serves seasonal American cuisine, sourcing most of the produce and many of the meats locally.
RECOMMENDED BY
- Chef Lachlan McKinnon Patterson
RECOMMENDATIONS
Kelly Liken’s recommendations on where to eat and drink in Vail, Pittsburgh, and New York.
RESTAURANT KELLY LIKEN - VAIL, CO
Photograph courtesy of Kelly Liken
RED LION
It’s an institution in Vail. I think it’s been open 35 or 40 years. They have live music, a band that plays great covers. It’s packed every night. If you’re coming to Vail and you want to party, this it the quintessential party place.
Vail
Bar
THE GEORGE RESTAURANT AND PUB
292 East Meadow Drive, Vail, CO 81657 (view map)
T: 970.476.2656
Casual, fun and inexpensive. It’s empty until the restaurants close and then it’s packed with hotel and restaurant workers.
Vail
Pub
IL MONDO VECCHIO
1174 S. Cherokee Street, Denver, CO 80223 (view map)
T: 303.744.MEAT (6328)
It’s owned by this guy Mark, who makes like 25 different kinds of salumi from pork and beef and lamb and all of his animals are sourced as locally as he can possibly get them. Most are Colorado or Rocky Mountain animals. He’s making the stuff in super Old World ways. I never tasted salumi like this. It’s amazing. I’m using it on my menu.
Artisanal Salumi
FOOD PURVEYORS - DENVER, CO
PRIMANTI BROTHERS
46 18th Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 (view map)
T: 412.263.2142
There is nothing like a Primanti Brothers sandwich. They are big sandwiches of french fries and coleslaw piled on the sandwich. I love that.
Strip District
Sandwiches
RESTAURANTS - PITTSBURGH, PA
SALT OF THE EARTH
I was super impressed with this place. Innovative and fun and definitely the next generation for Pittsburgh.
Garfield
Modern American
SPOON
This is a new kind of restaurant for Pittsburgh and they are just blowing it up.
East Liberty
Modern American
VINCENT’S PIZZA PARK
It’s like no other pizza. It’s not thin crusted, it’s not thick crusted, it’s this sort of like hand-tossed deliciousness. We are convinced that they haven’t cleaned their pizza ovens in like 25 years and that is why it tastes so good.
Wilkinsburg
Italian / Pizza
ELEVEN MADISON PARK
11 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010 (view map)
T: 212.889.0905 (make a reservation)
I love the entire experience. The food is so creative and delicious, the service is great, even the china stands out.
Flatiron
New American
RESTAURANTS - NEW YORK, NY
MARKETS - SINGAPORE
LITTLE INDIA MARKET
TEKKA WET MARKET
665 Buffalo Road, Singapore 210665 (view map)
I’ve never seen fish like this, as far as the eye could see beautiful, local fish that had just come out of the water. Crab, there were sharks, and lots of shellfish, that was really cool.
Little India
Food Market
BABBO COOKBOOK
I love the Babbo cookbook, it’s probably my favorite book I’ve ever read or cooked out of for a more modern book.
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Author: Mario Batali
JOY OF COOKING
My favorite for all time is The Joy of Cooking. I just think it’s like a bible. It’s very much a home cook’s book, but when you need something really basic, a basic pie crust or a standard shortbread ... you just can’t go wrong. It’s tried and true and tested over the years. I think every chef whether they want to admit or not has a tattered copy in their kitchen.
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Author: Irma S. Rombauer
SHUN
Shun10 inch Chef Knife
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My favorite knives are Shun. I own three of them and they are the only knives I use, because these three knives can do everything.
Knives
KITCHEN TOOLS
Shun Classic 6-Inch Boning Knife
For breaking down chickens and things like that.
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Shun Classic H.G. Pro Slicing Knife, 12-Inch
For big meats and as a fish slicer for cutting sashimi or steaks.
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LITTLE ICE CREAM SCOOP
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It’s a little ice cream scoop that makes melon ball sized scoops and I use it for everything. Portioning gnudi and sorbet, as you can imaging I’m always scooping something with this thing.
Kitchen Tool
COOKBOOK STORE - NEW YORK, NY
KITCHEN ARTS AND LETTERS
It’s a tiny little store with nothing but cookbooks and they have super old first editions. You can’t afford anything in there but, it’s really fun to look.
Upper East Side
Cookbook Store
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