In 2018, partners Ryan Cox and Darrin Fryer introduced SmartPads to Routt County with the delivery of 10 tiny homes to Hayden, based on the idea of providing timely construction that did not come in.
In 2018, partners Ryan Cox and Darrin Fryer introduced SmartPads to Routt County with the delivery of 10 tiny homes to Hayden, based on the idea of providing timely construction that did not come in.
Wild Plum manager Katie Stassen, left, and owners Kori McClurg and Barry Sherman stand inside the recently renovated and rebranded Wild Plum eatery, grocer and spirits located at 2525 Village Drive. (Photo by John F. Russell)
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS Walk through the doors of the recently renovated Wild Plum eatery, grocer and spirits, and you will find a full bar, expanded seating inside and out and a menu that offers plenty of options.
“Things got really slow right at the end of the ski season last year, and in the back of my mind, we had already been thinking about what do we do to reboot?” said Kori McClurg, who owns the Steamboat Springs business with her husband, Barry Sherman. “We thought now’s the opportunity since we’re going to see this low because of COVID anyway. So why don’t we jump in and rethink what Wild Plum could be?”
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS The steady whir a commercial ice cream maker fills the air in
Jessi Watson has turned his attention and is using his talent, to create ice cream for Yampa valley Ice Cream Co. Watson, who graduated from the University of Colorado with a degree in aerospace engineering, could not escape his passion for being in the kitchen. He is a trained pastry chef, helped teach programs at Colorado Mountain College, and was an executive chef for a kayaking retreat in Pucón, Chile. He helped get Yampa Valley Ice Cream Co. off the ground before heading to Chili, and when he returned last spring he became a driving force in the companies current push to find wholesale and more retail markets. (Photo by John F. Russell)