Gourmet
Week
Featured
Chef: Sam Bracken
The Facing
West Restaurant in historic Lake City, Colorado
Executive Chef
Sam Bracken:
Sam and Lisa Bracken had been a
welcome fixture on the Denver gourmet dining scene for many years.
Sam and Lisa's extensive experience in the culinary arts coupled
with their drive to excel lead them to the western slope.
In 1999, Sam and Lisa Bracken took
more than 30 years of accumulated experience in the Restaurant
business to Lake City, Colorado. Sam and Lisa purchased the vacant,
historic Lake Fork Restaurant and totally renovated it. The finished
product is the tony, Facing West Restaurant, a labor of their mutual
love for fine food and exquisite dining.
Lisa explains that when Sam
stepped over the threshold of the old Lake Fork, he had an epiphany.
Sam adds, "Right through the front door I just knew that this
was the place for us to be."
Bracken adds "Getting to do
this kind of Restaurant way up here, in this location, with this
view, puts it all in perspective. We knew that if you have quality
food, service, and setting, people will come." And people are
coming, for fantastic, innovative cuisine, special evening events,
wine dinners and live entertainment.
As Executive Chef and owner, Sam
Bracken prepares fantastic gourmet cuisine at Facing West
nightly. With a penchant for fun and exciting menus and innovative
pairings of classic San Juan cuisine, wild game and fine wines, Sam
and Lisa entertain while guests dine in the romantic shadows of the
Uncompaghre Mountains.
Its hard to choose which one facet
of this fantastic restaurant keeps guests coming back to Facing
West; whether it is the romantic ambiance, professionally appointed
tables, expansive deck, overwhelming views, or just the unbelievable
cuisine - Sam and Lisa's vision have led the Facing West to become a
premier dining establishment, changing the local dynamic and raising
the bar for fine dining in and around southwestern Colorado.
FEATURED
CHEFS of Gourmet Week
Victor
Matthews | Chris Bowie
| Chip Johnson
Christine Adrian | Sam
Bracken
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