1. Owner of new BBQ restaurant hopes experience, passion will be start of new Oak Creek tradition Dana Christensen is hoping her homegrown recipes, Texas-style barbecue and a tradition of good food inspired by her.
Chris Ray has worked a lot of different jobs several in restaurants, in a Segway shop and even spent time as a lobster fisherman. He’s lived in Ohio, California, New Hampshire and in other ski towns.
“I lived the whole ski town lifestyle,” Ray said. “Just kind of partied and got away with it. … I just kind of was a s head.”
He was in his mid-30s when he moved to Steamboat Springs, but Ray said he was reliving his 20s. Bouncing around from job to job, mainly in the service industry. He poured drinks behind the bar and spent time as general manager of a local restaurant.