{"id":23492,"date":"2018-08-13T16:09:18","date_gmt":"2018-08-13T16:09:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vailvalleypartnership.com\/?p=23492"},"modified":"2018-08-13T16:10:01","modified_gmt":"2018-08-13T16:10:01","slug":"denver-post-names-minturn-saloon-as-one-of-colorados-10-most-iconic-historic-restaurants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vailvalleypartnership.com\/2018\/08\/denver-post-names-minturn-saloon-as-one-of-colorados-10-most-iconic-historic-restaurants\/","title":{"rendered":"Denver Post names Minturn Saloon as one of Colorado\u2019s 10 most Iconic &amp; Historic Restaurants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Denver Post says, \u201cWe can call them old, we can call them restaurants of a certain age, but no matter the semantics, these are spots that have stood the test of time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Denver Post gave this honor to just 10 restaurants with only three located outside of Denver.\u00a0 The iconic restaurant in the Vail area named to the list is the Minturn Saloon.<\/p>\n<p>Saloon co-owner, Andy Kaufman, was truly honored that the Minturn Saloon was named to the exclusive list.\u00a0 \u201cWhen we took it over in 1986, we knew then we had a responsibility to preserve the history of both the building and the business.\u00a0 It really feels like a validation of our efforts over these many years.\u00a0 Our building dates back to 1901. I contend, however,\u00a0 that this award is about more than the age of the building, and is really the result of our staff\u2019s great attitudes and professionalism.\u00a0 Our kitchen continues to improve our menu and our emphasis on local sourcing has been a gratifying effort.\u00a0 With 32 years under our belts here, Steve Campbell and I have been operating this restaurant for over a quarter of the buildings life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The history of the Minturn Saloon is full of colorful characters.\u00a0 The walls have many pictures of Bob Cherry, a former Yankee baseball player, who operated the restaurant from 1976-1986 and <em>is<\/em>credited with creating much of the menu and atmosphere of the Minturn Saloon.\u00a0Jeff Taylor, a sparring partner of World Champion Boxer, Jack Dempsey, ran the joint as \u201cJeff\u2019s\u201d from the late 1930\u2019s into the 1970\u2019s.\u00a0\u00a0 Looking over the memorabilia on the walls is truly like strolling through a museum as you see the famous, near-famous, and local heroes who have frequented the Minturn Saloon over the years.\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cPresidents have dined here, while ski bums whet their whistles.\u00a0 It is truly a place for everyone\u201d, said Steve Campbell, co-owner.<\/p>\n<p>The Minturn Saloon has received other honors as well.\u00a0The restaurant has been named by Men\u2019s journal as one of the \u201cBest Apr\u00e8s-ski Bars in the World\u201d and Esquire Magazine has included the Minturn Saloon in their \u201cBest Bars in America\u201d list every year since 2007.\u00a0\u00a0 When Outside Magazine created their \u201cUltimate Winter Bucket List\u201d, they listed coming down the Minturn Mile to the Minturn Saloon as one of their 32 must do items.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theknow.denverpost.com\/2018\/07\/10\/oldest-restaurants-in-colorado\/189087\/\">Click here for the full Denver Post article<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For further information call <a href=\"mailto:Andy@MinturnSaloon.com\">Andy Kaufman<\/a> 970-827-5954 or 970-390-9869<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Denver Post says, \u201cWe can call them old, we can call them restaurants of a certain age, but no&#8230;<br \/><a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vailvalleypartnership.com\/2018\/08\/denver-post-names-minturn-saloon-as-one-of-colorados-10-most-iconic-historic-restaurants\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1140,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[87,833],"tags":[1231,1228,1230,1229],"class_list":["post-23492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-community-press-releases","category-visitor-information","tag-historic-vail","tag-minturn-saloon","tag-vail-catering","tag-vail-restaurants"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Denver Post names Minturn Saloon as one of Colorado\u2019s 10 most Iconic &amp; 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