Gourmet
Week
Featured Chef:
Chris Bowie
The Villa at
Palmer Lake in Palmer Lake, Colorado
Chef Chris
Bowie The Villa in scenic Palmer Lake, Colorado is known all
over the Front Range as a delightful, romantic locale for enjoying
gourmet Italian cuisine.
This quaint Italian-style landmark
building has been standing for about one hundred years; it was
originally constructed around the year 1900 by a Swedish carpenter
named John Lundquist, and some of its original functions included a
post office and an ice cream parlor.
In 1912, Bruce and Alice Willis
purchased the building and opened the Sundance Café and Hotel. In
1956, the Romitti family turned this building into the Roman Villa
Restaurant, which flourished until 1978.
In 1980, Linda McColl became the
proprietor, and opened the restaurant as The Villa at Palmer Lake.
The Villa at Palmer Lake was so successful that in 1991 McColl added
a new dining room with a simulated grape arbor. In keeping with the
style of the building, we intend to provide a menu of traditional
Italian cuisine prepared with only premium products (when possible,
locally and naturally produced).
A personal note
from Chris:
In Feb of 2001 I accepted the
job of Exec. Chef at the Villa at Palmer Lake (email: chefbowie@yahoo.com),
which is a building in Palmer Lake that has been around for about
100 years and a restaurant for the last 50. The building offers a
fine dinning Italian atmosphere nestled in the foothills of
beautiful Palmer Lake, which is centrally located two miles west
of I-25 half way between Denver and Colorado Springs. The cuisine
we offer at the restaurant is traditional Italian made with the
best and freshest ingredients possible. All our bread, pasta,
sauce, and dessert is made in house.
Contact Chef Chris
Bowie or the Villa at Palmer Lake
at:
75 Highway 105
Palmer Lake, Colorado
(719) 481-2222
FEATURED
CHEFS of Gourmet Week
Victor
Matthews | Chris Bowie
| Chip Johnson
Christine Adrian | Sam
Bracken
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