Page 11 - December 2015 Food & Dining

Each month, The Connection Food & Dining guide features a restaurant we feel our readers will enjoy. Sometimes fancy and sometimes simple, the restaurant is always worth checking out. And while a write-up in our restaurant spotlight is often really good publicityfor a restaurant, it’s not advertising. A restaurant cannot pay to be featured, and there is no charge to the restaurant once they’ve been selected. (Restaurants do sometimes elect to advertise with us after seeing the response they get from our readers, so thank you for being such a responsive audience!)This month, a hankering for comfort food and convenience of location brought us to a Lone Tree mainstay, The Cheesecake Factory. As is always the case, we went to the restaurant unannounced so we could get a true gauge of what a meal for an average diner would be like. Finding the food, the service , and the value to our liking, we feel good about recommending it to our readers.The Cheesecake Factory is locatedinside Park Meadows Retail Resort, 8405 Park Meadows Center Drive. For more information including a full menu, visit www.thecheesecakefactory.com or call 303-858-1111. Note: Reservations are accepted for parties of seven or more but only between the hours of 11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. – 5 :00 p.m.If you’re looking to further expand your culinary horizons or just need a quick bite to eat, be sure to check out www. castlepinesconnection.com. Every restaurant we have featured to date is listed and you are sure to find some ideas to whet your appetite.We hope you enjoy the restaurants we have featured. Please email Editor@ castlepinesconnection.com if you have feedback or suggestions for future spotlights!it is the less romantic side of the upcoming h crowded shops – that works up an appetiteent shopping excursion, I decided to get some “comfort” Retail Resort.u, and legendary desserts, The Cheesecake Factory’s humble beginnings started in scar Overton. Driven by the couple’s dream of someday owning a family business,at inspired her to create an original cheesecake recipe that would be loved by all. The supplied Evelyn’s cheesecakes to some of the best restaurants in Detroit, all the whilesmall bakery in Los Angeles. They called the bakery The Cheesecake Factory. Sixa desire to showcase his mother’s selection of cheesecakes, their son David opened Theaurants,” said manager of the Park Meadows location Marie Kaufman proudly. “We e Cheesecake Factory brand has expanded all around the world. We’re even in places o Hong Kong,” she added.ly steady with the holidays getting closer,” Kaufman said. “We were prepared for it to ing since it gave me time to ogle the variety of cheesecakes in the display case for salethe table and presented me with three separate menus – this decision wouldn’t be aly smirked at the new low calorie “skinny” menu and ordered Portabella, Avocado andado were lightly breaded and fried, and steam came off each crunchy bite. The garlic ould have easily filled up on the appetizer.303-785-6520The Connection Food & Dining 11e g ch dat Th tl ht c ce