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An extensive restaurant renovation brings authentic Italian cuisine to this five-star, five-diamond resort.
On May 9, 1916, Spencer Penrose, a Philadelphia entrepreneur who had made his fortune in mining, purchased a casino and hotel, along with the adjoining 400 acres, which became The Broadmoor. His dream was to turn the Pikes Peak region into the most interesting, multifaceted resort area thar anyone could imagine.
If Penrose were alive today, 99 years later, he would most certainly applaud the vision of the current owner, Philip Anschutz and his 1,800-person team. The Broadmoor now occupies 3,000 acres, and the property features 779 rooms and suites, 3 championship golf courses, a spa and fitness center, a nationally recognized tennis program, 26 retail boutiques and 19 restaurants, cafés and lounges. The team maintains the resort's five-star rating and Forbes Travel Guide AAA five-diamond status while preserving the property's decadcs-old elegance, charm and anticipating and responding to contemporary guests' preferences.
Most recently, The Broadmoor ventured into an ambitious, S60 million expansion and renovation of Broadmoor West and several Broadmoor restaurants. One of many7 changes was the replacement of the Broadmoor West's Charles Court, a whitetablecloth, American-themed restaurant steeped in formal tradition, with a less formal, authentic Italian-themed restaurant, Ristorante del Lago. The project also transformed the adjacent West Lobby7 Bar into Bar del Lago.
"Ristorante del Lago and Bar del Lago offer our guests an additional dining choice that delves into the various regions of Ttaly while adding diversity to our food and beverage program," says C.W! Craig Reed, director of food and beverage. "Ristorante del Lago translates to mean 'restaurant on the lake' to reflect its stunning location overlooking our beautiful Cheyenne Lake with outstanding alfresco dining and views. In addition to our resort guests, we are also very fortunate to have a strong local following, so our presenting something new to them was very important."
Developing and Implementing the Concept
"In developing Ristorante del Lago and Bar del Lago, we asked Adam D. Tihany [founder and owner of Tihany Design] to create the feeling of a Lake Como villa, using reclaimed and authentic materials wherever possible - and he delivered," says Steve Bartolin, Broadmoor's chairman. "Even the tiles on the patio were reclaimed from a 130-year-old...