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Travel Westword: Spend Your Spring Break at the Gaylord Rockies

Sunsets and Drinks in the Grand Lodge
click to enlarge Grab a drink from the Embers Lodge Bar while you enjoy the view in the Grand Lodge. Katrina Leibee
Dinner at Garden + Grain
click to enlarge Try one of the stone-fired pizzas at Garden & Grain. Katrina Leibee
click to enlarge Garden + Grain is a relaxing, warm environment to enjoy a delicious meal. Katrina Leibee
Breakfast at Copper Table
click to enlarge Copper Table offers hearty Colorado fare in a beautiful dining room. Katrina Leibee
A Relaxing Break Near Denver
A spring break staycation is calling your name, and the Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center offers a luxurious getaway full of entertainment and great dining.We visited the Gaylord Rockies last summer and enjoyed their outdoor water park, as well as dining at The Fortunate Prospector and Embers Lodge Bar . This time, we saw new additions including two new restaurants: Copper Table and Garden + Grain.If you haven’t made your way out to this resort yet, spring break is the perfect time to indulge. Here’s how we spent an evening at Gaylord Rockies for a quick staycation.Upon arriving, the beauty of The Grande Lodge immediately greets you. We arrived around 4 p.m. and caught the gorgeous sunset from the Embers Lodge Bar. We enjoyed wine, listened to live music, and watched as the sunset cast a warm glow inside the hotel. Outside, guests also sat by fire pits, played lawn games, and took in the views. It was the perfect place to start our evening before getting ready for dinner. Garden + Grain is a seasonal kitchen that recently opened. The restaurant showcases food from local farmers, and the fresh ingredients create bold flavors.As an appetizer, we tried the roasted Brussels sprouts made with miso cashew cream and chili crunch. We couldn’t. Get. Enough. If you’re a fan of Brussels sprouts, you know that the crispiness is what makes the difference between a flavorful crunchy bite and a soggy one. These were cooked to perfection, not to mention the addicting miso cashew cream.Garden + Grain makes its pizza in a stone-fire oven that creates the fluffiest pizza crust. We ordered the pear and fig pizza, made with garlic oil, roasted pair, organic Turkish fig, double creme brie, baby arugula and 12-year aged tondo. The pizza was the perfect blend of sweet from the pear and savory from the roasted garlic. We also tried out the ancient grain risotto made with farro, amaranth, quinoa, coconut, field mushrooms and cypress grove truffle tremor. This risotto provided the perfect comforting meal after a long day, without being too rich or heavy.A dining experience isn’t just the food, however. Garden + Grain leans into neutral colors and offers a relaxing experience while you dine. I also opted to try the strawberry temperance mojito mocktail, which was a refreshing drink paired with my meal.After dinner, we took a dip in the hot tub located in the resort’s outdoor water park to relax before heading to our room for the evening.For breakfast, we headed downstairs to another one of Gaylord Rockies’ most recent additions, Copper Table . This restaurant offers authentic Colorado food made with local ingredients. For breakfast, I tried the cast iron cinnamon roll which literally came in a hot cast iron. The cinnamon roll, while sweet and quite big, was light and fluffy, topped with fresh fruit and frosting.We also tried the Denver Skillet, made with cage-free eggs, smoked bacon, onions, peppers, cheddar jack cheese, crispy potatoes and mixed greens.Copper Table is decked out with trees and string lights, and natural light floods the restaurant in the morning for the prettiest dining experience. This restaurant also offers a hearty dinner menu with options like bison ribeye dip, smoked trout

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