Lounging around Jackson Hole

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Lounging around Jackson Hole

Posted on October 7, 2011October 5, 2011 by Amanda @ The Hungry Wanderers

While the weather was sunny and warm yet cool early in the week, it has become cloudy, rainy, and a tad chilly (low 50s) here in Wilson. Since we made our big trip to Yellowstone on Monday, the group decided to lounge around the house on Tuesday and the girls had a mini outing over to Jackson, WY for some shopping and site seeing. While I didn’t buy anything during that outing, I told the Husband that I wanted him to go back with me before we head out of Wyoming, both so he could experience the downtown area as well as help me pick out some gifts for friends and family. On Wednesday, the group headed back to Yellowstone (to the east side, where supposedly you can see more wildlife), but the Husband and I stayed back since he needed to be back in the early afternoon for his online masters class. We slept in a bit and headed into town in the late morning. We only covered a few blocks, but I enjoyed attempting to capture the feel of Jackson Hole for you (and for us when we look back on the blog at this vacation).

The arch entrance to the park (on the right) is made of elk antlers! (This somewhat concerned me at first as I thought it represented all these dead animals, but it turns out elk shed their antlers in the spring and grown new ones. Phew!)

There are lots of leather and fur garments throughout the town for sale.

The town is very pet friendly (though they prefer no food or drink in their stores)

After taking care of some shopping and gallery admiring, we headed over to the Pearl Street Market which included a butcher and local game meat. We’re cooking for the group Wednesday night and we’ll be serving elk and duck.

We then headed to the main street looking for some pizza for lunch.

We found ourselves at Mountain High Pizza Pie

The menu included an assortment of pizzas, salads, and sandwiches as well as many local beers. We placed our order at the counter and found a booth to try to warm up in.

The Husband enjoyed a Snake River Vienna-style Lager while I had a Cherry Coke. We also filled our time looking at real estate in the area magazines (houses are SUPER expensive in Jackson Hole… but very, very nice)

We decided to split a small white pizza (the Husband’s favorite). It was a traditional white pizza and included sliced tomatoes, artichoke hearts, and basil.

While we dined, we also got to enjoy the beginning of Back to the Future (the first one). The Husband knows a lot of the lines (I don’t think I’ll ever understand how boys do that!) so even though there was no sound, he was able to help me know what they were saying back and forth Smile

Our pizza ended up being the perfect size and was delicious! The cheeses melted and gooed together nicely (yes, I just made up the word “gooed”) and the seasoning on top as well as the garlic underneath were perfect. The crust was a little bit more crispy than I usually like but I loved the flavor of the dough. Overall, it was a great pizza!

After our pizza, we explored a short bit more before heading back to the house for the Husband’s class and my continuation of lounging by the fire. Smile

Sidewinders Tavern

Posted on October 6, 2011October 5, 2011 by Amanda @ The Hungry Wanderers

After our day long excursion to Yellowstone, no one in the group felt like cooking so we headed over to Jackson Hole, WY for dinner. We drove until we saw a restaurant whose title interested us and ended up at Sidewinders Tavern.

There were TVs throughout so we were able to watch baseball as well as Monday night football while we enjoyed our late dinner.

The menu offered a good selection of beers, including those relatively local (below) and the western U.S. in general.

The Husband ordered the Pako’s IPA and commented on how citrusy it was.

Our friend Leslie ordered a pretzel to start and since it was huge, she shared it with the table. She had many options of things to stuff it with (they make them fresh) and she went with cheddar. Everyone at the table enjoyed their bite or two.

As for dinner, the Husband ordered the Grilled Cheese which included bacon, tomato, and avocado. The Husband was also excited to have a side of zucchini. He was quite happy with his choice for dinner.

I was mesmerized by the back of the menu which included many flavors of pizza (a whole pie or by the slice), but went with the calzone option. I stuffed mine with meatballs and mushrooms. The calzone was huge (easily big enough for two) and I really loved the meatballs.

I also had a taste of my friend’s mushroom ravioli which was very flavorful (though she got tired of mushrooms about halfway through). The others generally enjoyed their food and we appreciated the attentiveness of our server. He was laid back but friendly and helpful. We lucked out on a good find for a late dinner after a long day.

Grimaldi’s Pizza for the Fourth

Posted on September 11, 2011September 11, 2011 by Amanda @ The Hungry Wanderers

On the Fourth of July, the Husband and I had plans to meet up with friends to watch the fireworks across the valley while enjoying drinks at Lindo Michoacan, one of the apparently best places to see fireworks, at least in our part of Henderson. They weren’t expected to start until approximately 9pm so part of the group decided to head out to dinner before the festivities began. Our friends Andy and Michelle and recently discovered Grimaldi’s Pizza next to Nielsen’s on Eastern and they had rave reviews. Knowing that they loved Settebello as much as we do, and they were claiming this to be better, we were up for the taste testing challenge (plus we don’t turn down good pizza). Grimaldi’s niche is making pizza in a coal-brick oven, something that we hadn’t tried before (at least as far as we could remember).

It was a gorgeous evening for summer in Vegas (our heat didn’t really start to hit till the end of July) so we chose to sit out on the patio which also had ceiling fans. The tables were all covered in checkered tablecloths which was a fun touch.

As I mentioned above, the restaurant is next to Nielsen’s Frozen Custard. Unfortunately for all of the kids in this picture, Nielsen’s closed early that day so no frozen custard for them Sad smile

Once the whole group was there, we placed our orders. The menu consists of pizzas, salads, and dessert, all sharable items. So, the Husband and I ordered a salad to start. It was a simple, yet refreshing salad, of romaine, feta, olives, tomatoes and onions with a vinaigrette. It was quite large and more than enough for 3 people as an appetizer.

To add to the gorgeous summer night, we of course ordered some beers. The Husband had the Inversion IPA and I likely had a Sam Adams Summer Ale.

Most of us ordered our own pizzas which ended up being huge! We had lots of leftover pizza and we got to each try the other flavors on the table. Specifically, I ordered the meatball and tomato pizza with marinara and white crust (you could choose your sauce and pizza style in addition to toppings).

The Husband ordered one of the white pizzas which I believe had anchovies on it. Yum!

A handful of folks decided to get dessert as well (after packing up the pizza in boxes). The Husband loved the blueberry crumble cheesecake Smile

Another fun aspect of the restaurant, if you have dogs, is that they’re welcome on the patio. This little guy kept us entertained toward the end of our evening.

Overall, Grimaldi’s was good. The food was enjoyable and the service was attentive. I still prefer Settebello as my favorite gourmet pizza place and Metro Pizza as my favorite large pizza place, but Grimaldi’s is worth going back to.

Zion Pizza & Noodle

Posted on July 13, 2011July 10, 2011 by Amanda @ The Hungry Wanderers

When we first headed into Zion National Park from St George at the start of our weekend hiking trip, we drove through Springdale, Utah, an adorable town on the edge of the park. It very much had the feel of a town like Asheville, NC for those of you who have been there. Eclectic shops and restaurants lined the main street and it was a goal of mine to make it there on our trip home. Luckily, it worked out that we would be able to stop and have dinner in the area before heading to St George to check into our hotel for the night. As we drove through the town, our eyes decided on Zion Pizza and Noodle.

We parked around back and admired the view before heading into the restaurant.

Zion Pizza & Noodle is an order-at-the-counter then find a seat type place. We perused the menu while we waited in line and decided on a pizza and some beer to enjoy out on the front porch.

We found a table and placed our number in view of the super friendly wait staff.

A few moments later our beers arrived. On the right, I ordered the Wasatch Apricot Hefeweizen while the Husband ordered the Uinta Trader India Pale Ale. We each enjoyed our beers and the breeze.

For dinner, we decided to split a pizza and went with the Hot & Spicy Southwestern Burrito Pizza which had tomato sauce, grilled chicken, green chilies, jalapeño peppers, red onions, mozzarella & cheddar cheeses. Spicy and delish! It was fresh and flavorful.

We really enjoyed our dinner selection for the night and took a walk along the main street, grabbing some ice cream and candy before heading to Saint George. Our weekend vacation was rounding out nicely!

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