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Fort Collins Foodie Walk™

Fort Collins Foodie WalkTM

A culinary tour of tasty proportions!

Every third Friday of the month from 5 - 8 pm

The Downtown Development Authority (DDA) presents Fort Collins Foodie Walk™, a food lover's paradise of its series of signature business promotions.

This monthly self-guided walking tour from 5 – 8 pm on the third Friday of each month and celebrates the culinary culture and thriving food and beverage retail scene in Downtown Fort Collins. Join Downtown’s finest culinary shops each month to sample seasonal flavors and exciting taste experiences! 

Who is a foodie? Foodies are people who simply love food for consumption, study, preparation, and recreation. Foodies wish to learn everything about food, the best and the ordinary, and take in the science, industry, history, and characters surrounding food.

Culinary shops in Downtown Fort Collins focus on unique quality ingredients, locally sourced, and organic produce in their shops. Foodie Walk offers a way for people to explore and enjoy the flavorful world of food and drink! 

Participating Locations

September Foodie Walk

Date: September 18 (Every Third Friday)
Time: 5 – 8 pm
Location: Downtown Fort Collins, CO
Cost: Free!


Check In and Win with Foodie Walk!

Visiting a participating Foodie Walk business? Just scan the QR code upon arrival and enter your contact info once to be eligible for the monthly gift basket giveaway, courtesy of Fort Collins Foodie Walk™ businesses!

Bjorn's Colorado Honey

Featuring Rustic Honey Cake

This month we will be highlighting our Rustic Honey Cake recipe, which utilizes the Raw Traditional Honey that we offer!

Raw Traditional Honey is a combination of clover AND wildflower honey. The light, sweet nodes of clover mixes particularly well with the floral, robust nodes of the wildflower.

We will also top off the Rustic Honey Cake with three honey options: Whipped Pomander Honey, Whipped Cardamon Honey, and Vanilla Honey. For our friends who cannot ingest gluten we will be offering samples of Bee's Water, which is sweetened with honey and paired with tangy lemon!

Buzz on in for this months Foodie Walk!

Downtown Ace Hardware - Grilling Department

Sampling Grilled Strawberry Dump Cake

A grilled strawberry dump cake is an delicious, easy-to-make dessert that you can bake on a grill.

Happy Lucky’s Teahouse

Sampling Four Types of Chai (Traditional, Spicy, Decadent, and Herbal)

October is the real month for pumpkin spice flavors which means it's Chai Month at Happy Lucky's Teahouse.

We will be sampling Mahatma Masala Chai (traditional), Fire Chai (spicy), Chocolate Chai (decadent), and Red Bush Chai (herbal).

Come taste the real spice flavors of fall. Foodie Walk is FREE and Everyone is Welcome!

Kilwins Chocolates, Ice Cream, Fudge & Confections

Sampling

La Boutique

Sampling

Nuance Chocolate

Sampling The Fermentation Duel: Hawaii Wild vs. Colorado Wild

Does chocolate have terroir in its microbes? For this month’s Foodie Walk, Nuance Chocolate is hosting a historic, side-by-side tasting experiment that explores the invisible science of fermentation. For the first time in Nuance history, we fermented cacao beans right here in Colorado using native Front Range wild microbes and, to our knowledge, one of the very first documented Colorado cacao fermentations ever attempted.

The Control: The same Hawaiian cacao beans, fermented professionally at origin in Hawaii by the grower.

The Experiment: The identical Hawaiian harvest, fermented by our team in Colorado using local airborne yeasts and bacteria.

The Tasting: Taste both batches side by side to discover firsthand how distinct regional microorganisms completely reshape the flavor precursors of the finished chocolate before roasting even begins. Stop in, grab a sample of each, and help us analyze the data!

Old Town Spice Shop

Sampling Butter Curry, Smokey Cumin Rice Pilaf, Peach and Maple Cheesecake Dip, and Sark Chocolate Chai

Crisp mornings and cool evening breezes have arrived in Colorado, and we’re ready to warm things up. Join us this month to savor a September menu filled with rich, aromatic spices, comforting savory bites, and sweet fall treats.

Makhani (Butter Curry) Sauce: Velvety, rich tomato-butter curry simmered with fragrant, warming aromatics.

Smoky Cumin Rice Pilaf: Light, fluffy rice toasted with earthy cumin seeds and a subtle smoky finish, the perfect pairing.

Spiced Peach & Maple Cheesecake Dip: Sweet orchard peaches balanced with real maple warmth and cozy baking spices, whipped into a luscious dessert dip.

Dark Chocolate Chai: Robust traditional chai spices blended with decadent dark cocoa, perfection for sweater weather.

Come taste what we’ve been simmering up for the new season, we can’t wait to see you!

Rocky Mountain Olive Oil

Sampling

Tesoro by Sweet Heart Wine

Sampling Wine and Artisan Cheeses

Get ready to sip, savor, and discover your new favorite pairings at Tesoro by Sweet Heart Winery! We’re serving up three carefully selected wine tasters, each paired with a delicious artisan cheese designed to complement the flavors of the wine. Whether you’re a wine lover, a cheese enthusiast, or just looking for a fun stop along the Foodie Walk, come taste your way through three delicious pairings and see what happens when the right wine meets the right cheese. It’s a little sip, a little bite, and a whole lot of fun!

The Cooking Studio

Elderberry Lemon Cake Bites

Join us at The Cooking Studio for this month’s Fort Collins Foodie Walk and enjoy a taste of the season with our Elderberry Lemon Cake Bites. Tender lemon cake is infused with our house-made elderberry syrup and finished with a bright, sweet-tart elderberry glaze for a delicious balance of citrus and berry flavors. Stop by The Cooking Studio, enjoy a complimentary taste, and see what we have cooking!

The Cupboard

Salted Caramel Banana Bread

This month we'll be serving delicious Salted Caramel Banana Bread! A fun twist on the classic, this quick bread offers warm, rich flavors of fall. Prefect for brunch or served with a scoop of ice cream for dessert, we're sure you'll add this recipe to your baking rotation!

The Hot Sauce Realm

Sampling Miso Chili Paste and Spicy Pretzel Sticks

The Hot Sauce Realm will be dishing out some amazing Miso Chili Paste by Miso Heat. This universal condiment can be used on ramen, queso, chicken wings, salmon and so much more. We'll be pairing it with some spicy pretzel sticks by Pop Daddy Pretzels. We'll have the regular Miso Paste available as well as the Miso Reaper Edition for the thrill seekers. Stop by and give it a try.

The Welsh Rabbit Cheese Shop

Sampling

Trailhead Spice CO.

Sampling Spiced Apple Bake

This month, Trailhead Spice will be sampling our Spiced Apple Bake Spice & Easy mix! A versatile mix that can be an amazing dessert or a side dish. Just add ice cream, whipped cream or coffee to make Spiced Apple Bake a sweet finish to any great meal. As a side dish serve with pork chops or ham. Whichever way you choose to eat it, enjoy!