Benjamin Henion

Here we have a pomegranate brownie, a peppercorn pomegranate soup, and a white chocolate pomegranate parfait. This is a delicate, fresh dessert that makes people feel like they are getting more for their money. 

We stuck with the southwest-Colorado Fusion theme when we decided on fresh churros . As simple as they come, we fry them to order, roll them in sugar and Cinnamon , and sauce them with a spicy chocolate and a mango sauce. Smores also seem to be a great comforting dessert here in the Rockies. We took that idea and made a smore cake. It has a graham cracker crust, chocolate ganache , toasted coconut and a torched coconut meringue.

Huitlacoche . Known to many farmers as corn smutt , huitlacoche has long been used in Mexican cooking. The Aztecs used this Mexican truffle in many meals too. Huitlacoche , also spelled cuitlacoche , has a smoky corn flavor. It is a fungus that grows inside kernals of corn when weather conditions are just right. We have coated the seared salmon with this interesting ingredient and serve it with a buerre blanc . Its a great spring dish.