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Aurum Food & Wine, Steamboat

Steamboat Springs’ most sought-after summer patio reservation overlooks the Yampa River. A multi-level deck and yard space makes this a perfect date- and family-night destination. Go during happy hour (4:30-6 p.m.) for half-off draft beers and appetizers. aurumsteamboat.com

You won’t see too many luxury stores or fancy condos here. This Colorado ski resort is a place of indie flair, Western appeal and, yes, plenty of champagne powder.

Steamboat Springs used to be a snow globe filled with champagne powder snow, cowboys and gold miners. That’s changing through a community renaissance sparked by chefs, restaurateurs, entrepreneurs and farmers who make the Yampa Valley their home.

If you haven’t yet found yourself at Aurum sipping a Manhattan enlivened with Green Chartreuse and dining on burnished Parker House rolls, crispy curried cauliflower, and duck confit, you haven’t experienced the new face of dining in Breckenridge.

Steamboat Springs is home to a premier Colorado ski resort and so much more. A paradise for outdoors enthusiasts of all kinds with hiking, kayaking, and whitewater rafting, Steamboat Springs offers year-round activities attracting new residents, seasonal residents, and tourists alike.

If it had nothing to offer but its primo location across the river from Howelsen Hill, this contemporary go-to would live up to its moniker, Latin for “gold.”

Have dinner at one of the best restaurants in Steamboat Springs, Aurum Food & Wine, nestled along the Yampa River…”This was my favorite meal throughout the trip! Love the variety, the seasonality and the perfect execution of the dishes.”

Arguably, one of the best restaurants in Steamboat is Aurum Food & Wine, with wines from its own Colorado vineyard and a delicious menu of farm-to-table fare. You can’t find a better spot for an evening cocktail than Aurum’s deck overlooking the Yampa river with outdoor fire pits.

With the town’s walkable main ending by October, the city has allowed restaurants to set up winterized tents on private property, to help expand dining capacity.

For Phil Armstrong, owner of Aurum Food & Wine in Breckenridge, the plan revolves around building yurts.

When Aurum Food & Wine opened in Breckenridge last month, it was a win for Summit County. Denverites might remember co-owner Phillips Armstrong from his time launching Hush Concepts, arguably Denver’s first pop-up dinner series, back in 2007 and opening Tangerine in Boulder in 2011.

Aurum has become the newest see-and-be-seen along Ridge Street’s restaurant row. The Steamboat original’s contemporary Breckenridge outpost opened in July 2018, becoming a popular date night spot and ideal pre-Backstage Theatre stop…

The founder of a new high-end restaurant in Breckenridge is so focused on the guest experience, he made time to ensure his staff got some experience of their own.