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Gourmet on Gore will return to Vail Village for the 15th year over Labor Day weekend, Sept. 3-5, and event organizers are looking for a few good chefs and libation creators.
Gourmet on Gore takes place over Labor Day weekend and brings world-class wine, beer, spirits and culinary delights to the streets and trails of Vail. This open-air culinary and beverage festival takes place along Vail’s Gore Creek Drive and International Bridge, showcasing the Vail Valley’s premier restaurants and chefs as well as wines, spirits and beers from around the world
“My favorite part of Gourmet on Gore has always been the energy and vibrancy it brings to the streets of Vail,” said Matt Morgan, owner of Sweet Basil and Mountain Standard restaurants. ”It’s a quintessential event in late summer. Vail filled with great food and drinks … what else could be better?”
Jean Michel Chelain, who grew up in the French Alps in Grenoble, France, started his 35-year culinary career in his teens and came to the states at age 26. He found Vail in late 1998 after being in Florida, California and the Midwest. He took over the Left Bank in 2006. (The Left Bank
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Five decades in a mountain ski town is a long time for a business, especially for a restaurant.
The Left Bank celebrates its 50th anniversary this season. The French eatery opened up on Nov. 24, 1970 to then-owners Luc and Liz Meyer. The Meyer’s were not only new to Vail, but new to America. Liz had grown up in Europe and Africa and Luc was raised in France. They met in the Bahamas of all places, got married in the Virgin Islands and came to Colorado on the recommendation of a friend they met there.
Vail Village Fight Started Over Face Covering Dispute
The Vail Police Department is asking for the public s help in identifying a male suspect who was involved in a physical altercation in the village earlier this month.
According to the Vail Police Facebook page, officers were patrolling near the intersection of Bridge Street and Gore Creek Drive at 11:30 a.m. on December 23 when they were informed of a fight that had just taken place nearby.
Upon investigation, it was determined that the altercation had occurred as a result of the victim not wearing a face covering in Vail Village. The unidentified offender reportedly struck the victim in the face before fleeing the scene.