I Drove 14 Hours/1200 Miles To Eat Pasta

WeberWho

Well not completely true. I didnt drive the whole 14 hours but the main reason why I went to Colorado. My friends wanted to go hiking and I had little to no interest in that. I did want to go see a couple egger friends that opened a new restaurant in Colorado Springs. My friends went out hiking Saturday afternoon and when they went hiking I made the 2.5 hour trek down to Colorado Springs. I think my egghead friends were a little surprised to see me come walking in through the doors! I knew I was in a treat for something good. I've never ate anything from them that wasn't magical. Everything is made from scratch daily. Best of the best. My phone was acting up but I did get a couple shots. The rest of the pictures I pulled from online.



I had the white ragu with a bowl of soup. Incredible. They gave me a tour and showed me how they make their pasta. Definitely worth the drive. 

I went out Sunday with my friends hiking out in the Rockies. I'm way too out of shape to be hiking in the mountains. We made it up to 9600 feet before turning around. I was able to get a couple cool pictures.



After hiking we stopped at the Stanley hotel. They had a bbq competition going on which was cool. 


Big Green Egg representing


Finished off the day with a pizza!


Thanks for looking!

ewyllins

Thats a road trip!

rockymountaineggster

Looks awesome!

JohnInCarolina

Pretty cool!  What is the name of the restaurant in Colorado Springs?

slovelad

Egging inside? What a dream! Lol

Carolina Q

Cool trip! Molly and Enrico, I presume?

Hey, you trip over Jack while you were at the Stanley?

StillH2OEgger

What a great adventure. I've gotten to the point where I take every opportunity I can to get together with friends I don't have an opportunity to see much anymore as life's other demands tend to get in the way. Good on you for making it happen.

northGAcock

Sounds and looks like a drive well worth taking. Pasta and Pizza....doesn't get much better. Great shots on the camera. 

lkapigian

Very Nice ! Some of the best Italian food I have ever had is in Mexico and well worth the trip 

OhioEgger

I get out to Colo Spgs at least a couple of times a year. Where is this place?

I like your hiking path too. Where is that/

blasting

Looks like a great trip - sounds like the kind of trip life gets in the way of too often.   

WeberWho

ewyllins said:

Thats a road trip!

Definitely. Good company with friends so it makes it much easier. 

WeberWho

ewyllins said:

Thats a road trip!

Definitely. Good company with friends so it makes it much easier 

WeberWho

rockymountaineggster said:

Looks awesome!

Thanks rockymountaineggster!

WeberWho

JohnInCarolina said:

Pretty cool!  What is the name of the restaurant in Colorado Springs?

Thanks JohnInCarolina! It's called Carbonella 

WeberWho

slovelad said:

Egging inside? What a dream! Lol

Definitely would have some perks. Especially winters here in Minnesota. I'll take the egg outdoors spring/summer/fall. Best tasting food off the egg is in winter though.

WeberWho

Carolina Q said:

Cool trip! Molly and Enrico, I presume?

Hey, you trip over Jack while you were at the Stanley?

Thanks Carolina Q! You're correct. It was them.

No tripping over Jack but I did hear someone yell out, "Here's Johnny!!!"

WeberWho

StillH2OEgger said:

What a great adventure. I've gotten to the point where I take every opportunity I can to get together with friends I don't have an opportunity to see much anymore as life's other demands tend to get in the way. Good on you for making it happen.

Thanks StillH20Egger! All my close friends I've been friends with since 8th grade. 4 of 5 of them live within a few miles. The other is within an hour. Pretty much like brothers. The books we could write.....

WeberWho

northGAcock said:

Sounds and looks like a drive well worth taking. Pasta and Pizza....doesn't get much better. Great shots on the camera. 

Thanks northGAcock! The pizza wasn't even the biggest they offered. The other pizza was 12 pounds! I tapped out after one piece. I could have gone two but wouldn't have been very comfortable afterwards

WeberWho

lkapigian said:

Very Nice ! Some of the best Italian food I have ever had is in Mexico and well worth the trip 

Thanks! That's interesting lkapigian. The one owner is from Italy and has brought over generations of family recipes. Everything is from scratch. It's quite the show watching them cook. Tons and tons of knowledge between them two in the kitchen. Fascinating 

WeberWho

OhioEgger said:

I get out to Colo Spgs at least a couple of times a year. Where is this place?

I like your hiking path too. Where is that/

OhioEgger the place is called Carbonella. I'm not familiar where in Colorado Springs as it was my first time there.

The trail we took was the UTE trail on Aspen Mountain 

WeberWho

blasting said:

Looks like a great trip - sounds like the kind of trip life gets in the way of too often.   

Thanks Blasting! I couldn't agree more!

GrillinSailor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHiqsrYkcuk

YEMTrey

Molly and Enrico are great folks.  When I first started out on the "old" forum I would hunt down their cooks and drool over them. Outstanding stuff.

WeberWho

GrillinSailor said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHiqsrYkcuk

Thanks for the video. Funny how they can eat all that pasta. Halfway through my portion I could feel that I was getting full. I ended up finishing everything but never felt uncomfortable. Your typical American pasta will make you stuffed and bloated afterwards. I don't get that feeling the few times I've had scratch pasta. 

WeberWho

YEMTrey said:

Molly and Enrico are great folks.  When I first started out on the "old" forum I would hunt down their cooks and drool over them. Outstanding stuff.

They really are. A few years ago they brought a bunch of cheese to Frozen Fest and went over the difference in them and how they are made. It was fascinating. They also teach classes at their restaurant. I'd imagine it's worth every penny. Such a passion for food

bgebrent

Great trip it looks like and great food and friends...Trifecta brother. 

Carolina Q

WeberWho said:

YEMTrey said:

Molly and Enrico are great folks.  When I first started out on the "old" forum I would hunt down their cooks and drool over them. Outstanding stuff.

They really are. A few years ago they brought a bunch of cheese to Frozen Fest and went over the difference in them and how they are made. It was fascinating. They also teach classes at their restaurant. I'd imagine it's worth every penny. Such a passion for food

Here's one of my favorite Molly/Enrico posts. Lasagna anyone?

Step-by-step recipe, including the pasta, with pics...

http://www.greeneggers.com/index.php?option=com_simpleboard&func=view&id=1304753&catid=1

Florida Grillin Girl

I figured it was Molly and Enrico. I tasted their food when they came to the FL minifest. Their lasagna was the best I have ever tasted. Lucky you to get to try their restaurant.

WeberWho

bgebrent said:

Great trip it looks like and great food and friends...Trifecta brother. 

Thanks bgebrent!

WeberWho

Florida Grillin Girl said:

I figured it was Molly and Enrico. I tasted their food when they came to the FL minifest. Their lasagna was the best I have ever tasted. Lucky you to get to try their restaurant.

@Florida Grillin Girl Ripnem buddy Brian said it has ruined lasagna for him. He said he hasn't had lasagna in the last 4 years because he knows it going to be a let down