Those looking for a bite to eat at the upcoming Colorado State Fair can sneak a sneak peek at food tastings coming to the Fuel & Iron Food Hall, opening downtown, including Birria tacos, vegan corn dogs, po’boys and ramen. Pueblo.
Four of the five soon-to-be restaurateurs in the Food Hall will be running Fuel & Iron food booths on a rotating basis at the trade show beginning August 26th.
Food Hall patrons will have to wait until the Hall’s fall opening to try the spicy Diavolo Pueblo Hot Chicken dish. That chef is Bingo He also runs burgers and will be catering for the fair this year, said Mo Montgomery, culinary director at Fuel & Iron. business.
“Most of these chefs grew up in Pueblo and attended state fairs their entire lives. Told.
In fact, the Fuel & Iron Food Hall will feature three first-time restaurateurs and three veteran chefs. In addition to the five restaurants, there are Solar Roast His Coffee and Nick’s Dairy Cream stores operated by Mike Hartkop, owner of both businesses.
“I couldn’t have done a better job of combining talented restaurateurs with up-and-coming restaurateurs. It’s a great blend,” says Fuel and Iron with business partner Zach Citrine. said Nathan Stern, the real estate developer leading the project.
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Fuel & Iron State Fair Schedule Breakdown
The food booth kickoff is August 26-27 at Steel City Crescent Kitchen. They offer Cajun Flair and his 3 different po’boy sandwiches.
Mosh Ramen will be offering their signature ramen and pork belly banh mi Vietnamese sandwiches from August 28th to 30th.
Plant-based company The Cutting Board will showcase vegan corn dogs, green chili fries, and fried Oreos from Aug. 31 to Sept. 2.
Made by Jose Avila for his new restaurant, Kanastakos, Birria tacos featuring melted cheese and consommé are one of the booth’s trade show closing dishes from Sept. 3-5. Avila also serves Colorado striped bass ceviche his tostadas.
Apprenticeship programs help develop job skills
Montgomery, who served as the Culinary Arts Program Director at Pueblo Community College until the program was canceled this year, will continue her teaching work. She will also lead the Fuel & Iron Apprenticeship Program.
“We received a grant from the nonprofit Gates Foundation Generations Schools program. said.
The program covers culinary arts, agriculture and consumer goods packaging. In addition to the fuel and iron urban farm currently being designed thanks to a Palmer Land Conservancy grant, the program will incorporate the use of 1745 N. Erie’s commercial kitchen.
The kitchen provides an educational environment for apprentices and a space where entrepreneurs can create packaged products for sale.
“Tomorrow’s entrepreneurs will need to focus on multiple things,” said Stern.
In the culinary space, a business developer may need to be able to grow produce on a small farm or greenhouse, create a product, and package the product for sale.
“They may also run businesses like bed and breakfasts. Between all these multi-pronged approaches, they can make a pretty good living,” Stern said.
For more information, please visit fuelandironpueblo.com.
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