Author Archives: The Culinary Curmudgeon

Rodeo in WY and CO, 2018 Schedule

Posted on May 7, 2018 by The Culinary Curmudgeon

Here’s the Wyoming Rodeo Association’s 2018 Rodeo Schedule, from their website: June Rodeo Schedule in Wyoming and Colorado Colorado June 9-10, 2018. Top of the World Rodeo in Cripple Creek, Colorado. June 9-10, 2018. Collegiate Peaks Stampede Rodeo in Buena … Continue reading →

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QFR Cheyenne: Chicken salad with grapes from King Soopers

Posted on February 28, 2018 by The Culinary Curmudgeon
The price, and ingredients, of King Sooper's Chicken salad with grapes

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Quick Food Reviews (QFR) features reviews of food available from grocery stores – hot food bars, deli bars, coffee kiosks (not that I drink coffee), frozen TV dinners, box foods and so on. Since a traveler these days will usually … Continue reading →

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Food Truck: Nipa Hut

Posted on August 19, 2017 by The Culinary Curmudgeon
The Nipa Hut food truck on the Cheyenne Depot Plaza during Cheyenne Art Festival

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Over the last couple of years I have often seen the Nipa Hut food truck at locations around Cheyenne during various events, but never had the opportunity to stop by and try some of their offerings. Today, I went to … Continue reading →

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Local Restaurant: Nacho and Kika’s Cafe in Johnstown, CO

Posted on August 10, 2017 by The Culinary Curmudgeon
The right half of the building which has the entrance to Nacho & Kiki's Cafe

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Nacho & Kika’s Cafe, located at 204 E. South 1st Street in Johnstown, Colorado, is a family-owned business situated in a home that has been converted into a restaurant. Johnstown, population about 10,000, is located just off I-25 about 30 … Continue reading →

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CFD Fair Food: Indian Village and More

Posted on July 31, 2017 by The Culinary Curmudgeon

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The Cheyenne Frontier Days celebration is held in Cheyenne, Wyoming for ten days over the last full week in July. (So, it starts on the Friday before that last full week. Next year, by the way, that means that Cheyenne … Continue reading →

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Local restaurant: Mort’s Bagels

Posted on July 31, 2017 by The Culinary Curmudgeon
The inside of a "Happy Jack" sandwich on a garlic bagel

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I don’t know if Mort’s Bagels is technically a restaurant, or if I should call it a “sandwich shop” or a “bagel eatery.” Mort’s, in business since 1993, sells fresh-baked bagels daily, as well as sandwiches. And their bagelistas try … Continue reading →

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Local Restaurant Review: Guadalajara on Dell Range in Cheyenne

Posted on July 26, 2017 by The Culinary Curmudgeon
Guadalajara Cheyenne at 1745 Dell Range in Cheyenne

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Guadalajara Cheyenne is one of two Guadalajara Mexican restaurants in Cheyenne. This one is located at 1745Dell Range, the other is called Hacienda Guadalajara on Lincolnway. Casper (two hours north of Cheyenne) also has a Guadalajara Casper. I’m going to … Continue reading →

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Dessert at Applebee’s in Laramie, Wyoming

Posted on July 15, 2017 by The Culinary Curmudgeon

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Laramie is a city of some 30,000 people located just off Highway 80 some 45 minutes west of Cheyenne. It has all the chain restaurants you’d expect in a city of that size, including an Applebee’s. The Applebee’s was located … Continue reading →

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Locally Restaurant Review: Family Kitchen Mexican Restaurant

Posted on May 18, 2017 by The Culinary Curmudgeon

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NOTES THAT THIS RESTAURANT HAS CLOSED AND IS NOW A BARBECUE RESTAURANT AS OF 2018 This is a review of a locally-owned (as opposed to chain) restaurant in Cheyenne, Wyoming. My plan, for each Mexican restaurant that I visit, is … Continue reading →

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Local Restaurant Review: The Tortilla Factory on Stillwater in Cheyenne

Posted on May 4, 2017 by The Culinary Curmudgeon

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The day after I had the Chimichanga Plate at the Tortilla Factory at 2706 S. Greeley Highway, I went to the Tortilla Factory at 1507 Stillwater Ave, Suite G. Here’s their website: tortillafactory.net/stillwater-ave/3933684 The Two Tortilla Factory restaurants There are … Continue reading →

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