Melting Pot, 30 E. Pikes Peak Ave., in Colorado Springs offers several opportunities to have a fun Valentine's Day dinner with friends and that special person in your life.
• Galentine’s — Valentine’s isn’t just about couples, it’s about love – including love for your besties. Celebrate Galentine’s on Wednesday with a three-course fondue meal for $35 per person featuring choice of cheese fondue, gourmet salad, and chocolate fondue. Or celebrate friendship every Wednesday with Melting Pot’s Best Fondue Friends Forever (BFFF) menu for $35 per person featuring cheese fondue, salad, and chocolate fondue.
FRIDAY 27th April, 2007 photo by Kirk Speer. Tracy H. Carlson (left), the owner of the Melting Pot fondue restaurant, shares a cheese fondue with general manager Mandi L. Sikes.
• Thursdate — Can’t make it work on the 14th? Celebrate love on Thursday with Thursdate and enjoy a four-course meal for $49 per person featuring fondue favorites—all served on a table covered in rose petals and candles to set the mood.
• Valentine’s Day – Get a five-course fondue experience for $175 per couple. The Valentine’s Day menu will also be offered Friday through Monday and Feb. 15 to 19 for $140 per couple.
• Melting Pot Fondue To-Go – Get the fondue experience in the comfort of your own home. Take away creamy cheese fondue, fresh salad, rich chocolate fondue and local beverage options. A romance-infused meal of fondue favorites —perfect for celebrating love at home. Great for watching the Big Game for a date night in or weekend parties. Details: 719-385-0300, tinyurl.com/rmcpd55s.
The Melting Pot’s queso-like dip, Top Shelf Fiesta, is served in a fondue pot, with fresh veggies for dipping. “Being from Wisconsin, I love a good queso,” says Cortney Smith, co-owner of Gather Food Studio.
If you're heading to Denver, check out this menu for Valentine’s Day Fine Dining at Palace Arms at The Brown Palace Spa and Hotel, 321 17 St., Denver. For $175, executive chef Kim Moyle has created a five-course dinner featuring potato crisp, white chocolate and caviar served with a glass of Moet Imperial Champagne; Rockefeller oyster with chorizo and Manchego cheese or cold oyster with Champagne caviar; arugula and burrata salad; mushroom raviolo; and the guest’s choice of entrée – duck breast and lobster tail, Wagyu Manhattan cut and lobster tail, or Wagyu Manhattan cut with white asparagus and mushroom demi. Each guest will also receive a take-home Valentine’s Day cookie for dessert. Details: 303-297-3111, BrownPalace.com.
This exterior shot of The Brown Palace shows its unique triangular shape, arched windows, and the red-sandstone-block architecture. Gazette file
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