I won’t get into why I haven’t blogged since forever. Had something to do with a certain virus, a lockdown, and people saying that it is insensitive to be posting about going out and eating amidst all the suffering. I get that, so I stopped my silly blogging.
“We either live with it, or die of it” — Fauci did not say that, I did. So this is me, getting back to do what I’ve always been doing: embarking on food adventures, this time as safely as I possibly can. Life is too short to be feeling bad and eating bad food. Also, I’m not really that important to get “cancelled”.
This “crawl” is divided into three categories: Old Reliables, Great Finds, Influencers Choice.
- Old Reliables – these are well-established restaurants in the area, consistent in quality and service.
Il Vilagio Osteria – this is in Hotel Terra. As you can see, I am off to a good start in celebrating my 50th with a 20 year old Latour. We brought the bottle. As opposed to Texas, Wyoming does not have insane corkage regulations.
Westbank Grill – this wonderful restaurant is tucked in the heart of Four Seasons – a hotel that really lives up to its name because with any location you go, at any point of the pandemic, they are there — open and welcoming, ready to give you the best experience (for the right price, of course).
Handle Bar – also in Four Seasons but more of an apres ski kind of vibe
2. Great Finds
Old Yellowstone Garage – don’t let the name fool you. It looks nothing like a garage (not my garage, for sure). It’s artfully decorated, very modern and relaxing, right on the slope of Bridger Gondola, inside Caldera House. We ate here twice (and you know how I feel about going to the same place twice–so this is pretty good).
Bin 22 – accidentally discovered as we were walking around trying to find the town square. It is a wine store slash restaurant kind of deal. Absolutely amazing food in a very non-Jackson Hole price range. We ate here twice, ON THE SAME DAY. So I cannot stress enough how good this place is. I am not featuring any of the wines because I wasn’t able to take pics of the bottles; we did have Priorat, Spanish Vermouth and a really nice and bubbly Cava
Local Restaurant and Bar – for a name that doesn’t exactly scream wildy imaginative, this is an amazing restaurant conveniently located next to the town square. We stumbled on this gem as we ran fleeing from the restaurant that I will feature next.
3. Influencers Choice – these are restaurants that come up with every travel blog. Not to bash these bloggers-for-a-living lot, but they DO have to push places to “earn their keep”. Take with a grain of salt when reading these travel blogs as some places are just too hyped up.
Million Dollar Cowboy Bar – the good thing is, nothing in the menu cost even close to a million dollars. Otherwise, the food is unimaginative, the service is tired.
2. Mangy Moose – too bad because this is really close to where we were staying. Menu is kinda generic and don’t let me get started with the service…. There are a lot more pleasing apres-ski areas in Teton Village
And just like that….I’m back (although I was never really gone).