A Winter’s Feast

Alpine Modern gathers a circle of friends and coworkers around the table in a chef’s beautiful Colorado home to celebrate life, food, and fellowship in the season of winter feasting.

Elevated LivingReed GlennDecember 14, 2016Boulder, celebration, chef, Colin Kirby, Colorado, gathering, recipe, slow food, winter feast

Recipe: Braised Leeks with Black Truffle

An elegantly simple vegetable side for any festive dinner

Elevated LivingAlpine ModernDecember 11, 2016Colin Kirby, dinner, food, recipe, truffle, vegetables, winter feast

Recipe: Muscovy Duck Breast with Chanterelles, Pickled Radish, and Foie Gras Gastrique

A fine duck dish starring mushrooms and pickled garden gems preserved from summer

Elevated LivingAlpine ModernSeptember 17, 2016Colin Kirby, food, muscovy duck, pickled foods, recipe, slow food

Recipe: The Alpinist's Larder

A preserved whiskey drink spiked with the taste of the summer passed

Elevated LivingAlpine ModernSeptember 16, 2016Colin Kirby, drink, food, Jon Watsky, recipe, Whiskey

Recipe: Alpine Hot Toddy

Enjoy a warming drink in memory of the summer harvest

Elevated LivingAlpine ModernSeptember 16, 2016Alpine Hot Toddy, Colin Kirby, drink, food, Jon Watsky, recipe

Recipe: Whiskey Preserved Apples

Bag summer for a little while longer. Winter is coming.

Elevated LivingAlpine ModernSeptember 16, 2016apples, Colin Kirby, food, harvest, recipe, Whiskey

Preserving Traditions

Savor harvest flavors well into winter by preserving the simple traditions and the sweetest fruits of alpine summer.

Go Wild

Wilderness to table: Serve what nature offers where you are

Recipe: White Asparagus and Morel Salad

A delicate side dish with morels poached in beurre monte

Elevated LivingSandra HendersonJune 12, 2016asparagus, Colin Kirby, food, morels, recipes, salads, wilderness

Recipe: Alpine Fizz

A gin cocktail with homemade huckleberry-sage syrup

Elevated LivingSandra HendersonJune 12, 2016Alpine Fizz, cocktails, Colin Kirby, drinks, food, recipes, wilderness

Recipe: Smoked Trout Salad

Home-smoked fish alongside woodsy fiddlehead ferns

Elevated LivingSandra HendersonJune 12, 2016Colin Kirby, fiddlehead ferns, fishing, food, recipes, trout, wilderness

Inspirations