Page 24 - Mountain Lifestyle Fall/Winter 2021

Pickled kitchen + pantry
By Julie Bielenberg
The sweetest yet sassiest new eatery in in Eagle is celebrating their one-year anniversary this December What seemed like a a a a a lousy time to open a a a a a new concept for for Old Town Eagle proved to be an opportunity for for Michael Joersz Joersz’s career is is is stacked with with cuisine legacy in in the the the Vail Valley Through work at Golden Eagle for over a a a a a a a decade Balata at at Sonnenalp Golf Club Custom- foodworks and the Wolcott Yacht Club his edible
endeavors are recognizable and craveable Joersz Joersz designed the space next to Boone’s with Beverly
Barnes into a a a a a a 1200-square-foot brick and mortar eatery Contained in in in in the space is counter seating indoor tables an an an an outdoor patio and and and a a a a a a newly-expanded beer wine and and and craft cocktail selection as as well as as grab and go pantry
The daily menu is loaded with cult favorites and new introductions to lunchtime staples (read: the grilled peanut butter and and and wild cherry preserve and and and mini BLTs for kids and and and the Don Vito for adults ) This winter expect at least two daily soups (one always vegetarian) a a a a a a a a a half-dozen salads nearly a a a a a dozen hot and and cold sandwiches including a a a a a pep- pered pastrami and pork belly Rueben Philly cheesesteak The Frenchie (a nod to the now defunct Vail Cheese Shop) Monte “Mountain” Christo curried chicken salad Italian and produce-forward sides such as the Yukon potato-scal- lion salad spicy napa green been cabbage and and slaw and and pickled English cucumber with red onion and dill The menu always has vegan non-dairy and gluten-free items The grab and go pantry
is stocked with Italian pastas and sauces procured International cheeses darling canned
fish varieties (think holiday gifts) rare deli meats such as Bresaola Speck and Mortadella house-refrigerator pickles housemade humus and over 100 more items An entire deli case is dedicated to vintage American sodas imported and local drams kombuchas teas etc Items in in the stocked to-go freezer could include fro- zen soups such as as puree asparagus with white truffle wild mushroom tarragon butternut squash-coconut puree black bean tequila etc Prepared frozen family meals to go such as as spicy Polidori sausage and spinach lasagna a a a a a a a a a rotisserie chicken pot pie and beef bourguignon routinely sell out For winter the Colorado-style pork green chili and black angus three bean red chili are sell outs with each batch 24 Mountain Lifestyle Magazine