Two separate senses come together on high at the Sky Haus Deli.
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n the world of cuisine, any cook worth their salt knows any flavor needs a contrasting flavor to be fully appreciated. Spicy likes sweet. Bitter adores salty. Umami (look it up) likes to be partnered with acid. There are five traditional tastes that create every combination we know, from Asian bento to Zimbabwean peanut butter stew. In every combination, flavor is key…but contrast is king.
FLAVOR &SIGHT
The perfect dish uses contrast to add complexity the oh-so-complicated human tongue will identify simply as “tasty”. We may not be able to say why something tickles our taste bone. We just know when it happens. At the Sky Haus Deli, a sixth flavor adds to every meal eaten here at elevation—the flavor of sight. From its lofty perch at 4,000-feet, the Sky Haus allows patrons to see as far away as Montreal, another place familiar with contrasting flavors. What this adds to your meal may not be as easy to identify as too much hot sauce on your burrito or too little butter on your pancakes. One thing is for certain though—you’ll know it when you see it. As celebrity food writer Anthony Bourdain is fond of reminding us, “You taste with your eyes first.” At the Sky Haus, the flavor will hit you before you even walk in the door.
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