While the history of the Martini is almost impossible to verify, there’s no question the best Martini in town is at Steamboat Springs’ best French restaurant, Harwigs. Depending on who you ask, the Martini may have been invented in San Francisco in the late 19th Century for a miner who had just struck it rich. [...]
The Steamboat Wine Festival is back! THE STEAMBOAT WINE FESTIVAL is a premier destination event where master winemakers, culinary greats, and guests gather to play, wine, and dine right here in Steamboat Springs spanning from August 9th through the 13th. Join over 100 food artisans, wineries, breweries, distilleries, epicurean purveyors, and locally-made products at [...]
The National Restaurant Association recently shared its top 20 food trends expected in 2017. The organization surveyed nearly 1,300 professional chefs from the American Culinary Federation (ACF) to explore food and beverage trends at restaurants in the coming year. A French cuisine comeback, ethnic-inspired breakfast items, beer gardens, tuna poke and ancient grains like amaranth [...]
Why Thai? Traditionally Harwigs is a distinctly French dining experience, combining traditional and modern flavors. We're not going to hide, our Thai Tuesdays are a bit self-indulgent. Traveling the world, and trying new cuisine, our chefs have a passion (and talent) for tantalizing Thai dishes. What's not to love? Our aim is to also preserve [...]
Harwigs is featuring the highly sought after 2013 Rattlesnake Ridge Zinfandel from Turley. The vineyard is nestled up 2600ft in the Howell Mountains, where the grapes receive copious amounts of sunshine as well as the occasional snowfall. Mike Lang, Harwigs' sommelier, remarks on the concentration of the fruit, its spiciness, and vanilla notes from the [...]
Ten people, nine courses, six bottles of wine and one memorable evening. Oyster trio Rockefeller, truffle pearl, fresh wasabi tomato L’Arvi Arrufi Garnacha Blanco 2010, Pinol —— Sliders, dates & cheese Four Fat Fowls, Petit Basque, Mimolette —— Lobster bienville crępe heirloom tomato, kaffir spilanthes, lobster bisque Francois de Salin Corton Charlemagne 1997 —— Prime [...]
When you think of a truffle, thoughts of chocolate treats may come to mind. While we have no problem promoting these delicacies, we're talking about a truffle of a different color. Truffles are synonymous with the fine dining world, and Harwigs is lucky enough to bring in the best in the world - the White [...]