May 18, 2014 | Glenwood Springs, CO

By luminousprint on May 18, 2014

Healthy and fresh seem to be the catchwords that describe the best Colorado dining. In Silverthorne this afternoon toured and tasted some of the olive oil and balsamic vinegar varieties at Olive Fusion, known for its quality olive oils, balsamic vinegars. For anyone who likes unique, fresh salad dressings this place would be very heaven. Daily pairings––such as Chipotle Olive Oil and Mango White Balsamic. Lots of infused flavors with free sampling. Spices, salts, and rubs as well. Loved dinner this evening at Glenwood Springs’s “The Pullman.” On a bed of chiffoniered kale were deviled eggs pickled in apple cider vinegar molasses with mustard seed with maple bourbon gastrique and bacon. Emilee, an exemplary waiter, described the soup as “yellow bell pepper, cauliflower, miso blended together with tons of spring vegetables, topped with charred onion and barrel-aged sesame oil sauce.” I loved the pan seared Colorado bass with creamy asparagus orzo and yellow pepper nage. And the cocoa nib crusted venison carpaccio was simply out of this world. Nothing, I fear, in that department will ever again compare.