mountain getaways
26 FOOD TRAVELER | WINTER 2013
miss the Grill’s “Colossal Wings,”
whole wings (not pieces) seasoned
and slow-cooked, then finished in the
fryer and glazed with homemade buffalo and barbecue sauces.
ABOUT GRANBY RANCH
nuts and garlic-infused olive oil.
Families are welcome here, and the
children’s menu includes a free gelato and drink for those under 12. The
price-point is approachable; dinner
pastas start at $14, pizzas at $10, and
entrees at $17.
Expect to find locals during happy
hour or chilling on weekends; the live
acoustic music is a draw, but don’t
Granby Ranch is a four-season mountain community nestled against the
Continental Divide, located only 90
minutes from Denver and 20 minutes from Winter Park , Colorado
and the western entrance to Rocky
Mountain National Park. Home to Ski
Granby Ranch, Bike Granby Ranch and
Golf Granby Ranch , the community
offers chairlift access to thousands
of acres of hiking and cross-country
trails as well as world-class downhill
mountain biking, a championship golf
course, miles of gold-medal fishing,
and the friendliest family ski mountain around.
PHOTOGRAPYHY BY HELEN
the Granby Ranch Grill menu is Colorado lamb, which is prized for its
milder taste. Lambs are fed on native
mountain grasses and grow bigger,
and unlike lamb imported from Australia and other producing regions the
focus in Colorado is on meat production, not wool, which results in flavor
that’s prized around the country. At
the Grill, Chef serves up cracked black
pepper and rosemary encrusted rack
of lamb with sweet red onion jus and
garlic mashed potato—delicious!
Local produce is hard to come by
at high altitude, but the Grill sources
locally grown mountain veggies like
spinach and micro-greens, with plans
in the works to add Grand County–
raised organic, grass-fed beef. Look
for other regional items like Haystack
Mountain Goat Cheese, (produced
near Boulder), which gets a star turn
in the roasted beet salad with pine