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Food

Bad Daddy's Burger Bar's Mama Ricotta’s burger Photo credit: Camila Nadalet

Options for CSU students who are salad-hating vegetarians

Miranda Moses March 8, 2017

If you are about the veggie lifestyle you may find yourself struggling in a restaurant, trying to find a vegetarian option among pages and pages of beefy menu items. In many instances you probably have...

Dragon Lee restaurant owners Rob and Wi Pa Miller. Photo credit: John Ford

Dragon Lee serves up authentic deals

Mack Beaulieu February 28, 2017
Family restaurant on Elizabeth goes above and beyond
Hannah Wolfson enjoys a spicy dish of Pho at Pho-Duy, located at 902 W. Drake Rd. Photo by Kaitlyn Ancell | Collegian

Spiciest food in Fort Collins

Max Sundberg February 28, 2017

Gimmick, gauntlet or just a good way to clear your sinuses? I just like when it feels like my face is melting. A taste for spicy food is said to be derived from genetics to self-conditioning, or even...

Cheers: New Belgium's humble beginning started with the co-founder Jeff Lebesch riding "fat tire" bikes around Belgium and gaining inspiration to take this unique culture of beer back to the states. Photo credit: Sarah Ehrlich

From farm to foam: Beer education at CSU thrives in Fort Collins’ brewing culture

Sarah Ehrlich February 21, 2017

When people think Fort Collins, they think of people riding their bikes and drinking beer, maybe even at the same time. This city takes pride in its residents' love of nature, and the many craft breweries...

Cheeseburger ordered at Big Al's.

The best cheeseburger in Fort Collins: Big Al’s vs. Stuft

February 21, 2017

Cheeseburgers are a classic, never-go-wrong type of food, an apology to all the vegans and vegetarians out there. It is important to realize that cheeseburgers are very hard to mess up. There are specifically...

Chef Brian Shaner sits in a booth at Nick's Italian. Photo credit: Max Sundberg

From Wolfgang Puck’s kitchen to Fort Collins: Local chef has impressive cooking career

Max Sundberg February 16, 2017

Chef Brian Shaner set his long and fruitful cooking career in motion with just a little white lie. “I told a chef at a restaurant up there that I knew how to cook, which I really didn’t,” Shaner...

Alleycat on College and Laurel (Anna Nixon | Collegian) Photo credit: Anna Nixon

Fort Collins’ best chai tea lattes

February 16, 2017
Look no further for your next cup of chai.
The food truck's pizza pairs nicely with a locally brewed rye lager from Zwei. Photo credit: Max Sundberg

La Pompeii food truck pairs well with Fort Collins breweries

Max Sundberg February 10, 2017

On an uncommonly warm early Sunday afternoon in February a bright red truck sat nestled in the back of Zwei Brewing’s small parking lot. It was a repurposed Fed-Ex delivery truck with a hand-painted...

BBQ Tofu Veggie Kebabs (Photo Courtesy of Amanda Boostrom)

Kendall Reagan Nutrition Center to host Vegan Valentine’s Date Night

Maddie Wright February 9, 2017

The Kendall Reagan Nutrition Center is holding a Vegan Valentine's Day Date Night Cooking Class for pairs. It will be two hours long, and attendees will cook four dishes. “(Throughout the evening) we...

Cory Bertelsen, 23, Arts and Humanities, Petra Grill, 1/30/2017.

International students weigh in on global cuisine in Fort Collins

Max Sundberg January 31, 2017

Sitting in the common area of Colorado State University’s International House, criminology major from Ghana nostalgically described the West-African cuisine that he had not eaten since before his arrival...

Urban Bowls brings global cuisine to Campus West

Connor Deblieck January 25, 2017
New year, new food.
Pineapple, jalapenos, black olives, roasted corn, onion, grilled chicken and feta. Finished with BBQ sauce. Photo credit: Max Sundberg

MOD Pizza offers mediocre food at a good price

Max Sundberg November 16, 2016

Last month, the nation-wide chain MOD Pizza opened the doors to its sixth Colorado location in Fort Collins. The restaurant offers fully customizable thin crust pizza in a fast, casual atmosphere. Located...

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