THE FORT RESTAURANT

19192 Colorado 8, Morrison

By exploring our rich Western cultural and culinary past, we reintroduce food trends of the 1800s, which create current trends of their own. The word “restaurant” means to restore. Let us restore your soul as well as your stomach!

Roasted Bison Marrow Bones — Known as “Prairie Butter” to the early pioneers, this delicacy was Julia Child’s favorite! Served in the bone with crostini.

Historian’s Platter — Enjoy a sampler platter of buffalo sausage (Boudies), The Fort’s famous guacamole with tortilla chips, Rocky Mountain oysters, buffalo tongue on crostini, and peanut butter stuffed pickled jalapeños.

Braised Bison Tongue — A Historian’s Treat! The bison tongue is slowly braised, peeled and sliced. Each slice of bison tongue is served on a crostini.

Mountain Man “Boudies”

Sausage Platter — Get ready to howl — “WAUGH!” and discover your inner mountain man or woman — for adventurous eaters only — a selection of Wild boar with Blueberry and Merlot sausage; Rattlesnake/Rabbit sausages; and Buffalo Sausages served with beer/ mustard dipping sauce.

LEFT: Circus

Foundry aerialist Nicholas Orndoff, 16, performs at the Golden Mill for the 2022 ARTSWEEK GOLDEN Festival. BELOW: Dinosaur Ridge’s Triceratops Trail, which is accessible via the bicycle trail along U.S. Highway 6 near the 19th Street exit, features dinosaur footprints.

File photos by Corinne Westeman