Mountain Time

Welcome to state #4 of the wandering Ford Focus mission: Colorado! After a long ride on the empty, desolate interstate north of Santa Fe, the highway expanded to three times its former width and a slew of drivers crowded the road to one of the country’s most rapidly growing boomcities… Denver, Colorado. Home to the Broncos, Coors, and, more importantly, My friend Andrea and her wonderful family, who will host us through the holiday weekend.

But before the holiday hullabaloo, lunch was in order. CP and I made a pact. No more soda… it fills you up fast, trumps up the bill and spikes the blood-sugar level. Buuuut, this one last time, on this hot steamy day, we had to partake: Oogave! Agave-sweetened cola from the fountain. The first taste of scrumptious meal at Denver’s vegetarian institution WaterCourse Foods. I visited WaterCourse in the February of 2009 (post here) during a quick visit to the Colorado area. I haven’t soon forgot about how friendly the menu is. The entire vegetarian menu can be made vegan, save for the regular pancakes.
Although it was a hot and muggy day in the mile-high city and a fresh light meal would have been nicer to my belly, I had to try one of Watercourse’s fabulous comfort food fried delicacies. After all, when have you ever seen crispy fried artichoke as a sandwich main? So the polenta-encrusted artichoke quarters on a cake-like sweet potato-y bun and dressed with lemon-caper aioli was my choice. For my two sides: quinoa salad and their famous oil-drenched onion rings.