Dine & Dish: Slotted Spoon

The Salted Spoon meets the Slotted Spoon: A meatball eatery.

A what? Yes, a meatball mecca. An entire shop dedicated to meatballs of all varieties. You pick the meatball, the vessel on which to enjoy said meatball and then choose your sauce and extras. All this comes together to make one customized and enlightened meatball experience.

And in Denver style, the Slotted Spoon serves it up in a 'fast-casual' eatery. They've discovered and honed in on a niche in the ever growing fast-casual market that is inventive and fun. I anticipate we'll be seeing these guys open up numerous locations once the word spreads about their meatball goodness.

We lunched on Salmon Meatballs on a whole wheat hoagie and the Black Bean Meatballs on salad greens. Diner tip: Don't miss the Sautéed Greens which are divinely flavored with cracked pepper bacon and roasted garlic.

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Slotted Spoon: A meatball eatery

Dine & Dish: Pinkberry

I’ve developed a new food obsession courtesy of Pinkberry. The swirls of frozen yogurt are sour and tangy - and in my dessert cup, fruity too. To add to your frozen treat are the offerings from a colorful toppings bar that ranges from fresh fruit to cheesecake bites and yogurt chips.

In my cup were swirls of mango and pomegranate frozen yogurt with raspberries, strawberries, granola, and carob chips. Yum!

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Pinkberry

Tasting Event

While I am admittedly tardy in posting this, my mom and I went to a Panera tasting event a couple of months ago. The event was held to sample their new menu items. And since I think Panera has the greatest whole wheat baguette, I signed us up. On the menu: Orchard Harvest Chicken Salad, Creamy Tomato Soup and the Bacon Turkey Bravo Sandwich. The soup was my favorite because really, who doesn’t love soup in a bread bowl?

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Panera Bread