Teresa Farney

An award-winning Colorado Springs bagel shop is expanding.

Our server, Alan Lagunas, Teresa’s nephew, started our Tosti Locos order, saying, “Pick a bag of chips,” as he pointed to the shelf displaying more than six varieties in various flavors of Tostitos, Doritos, Rancheritos, and Cheetos. We went with the Tostitos salsa verde flavored chips. From there, Lagunas cut down one side of the bag to make a wide opening.

New culinary delights have arrived in Colorado Springs with the opening of a crepe eatery on the north side and a bakery on the west side serving classic Mexican and

Agave Lounge to open in Old Colorado City, Carter Payne events and Susanna’s pop-up dinner.

To get a handle on how to tackle the job sanely, we turned to Brother Luck, the nationally award-winning chef and owner of two eateries, Four by Brother Luck and Eleven18 Latin Tapas Bar. “Most of my early years as a chef I worked in huge hotels where I prepared holiday banquets for hundreds of guests,” Luck said.

Hotel Polaris opens with new eateries in Colorado Springs, and the Margarita at PineCreek hosting holiday events.

Changes at Evergreen restaurant, Brakeman’s Smash Burger open, Carter Payne wine classes, Margarita wine dinner, and Gaylord Ice Christmas.

New Asian fusion eatery, Brother Luck teaches turkey classes, veterans eat free, Sigi Krauss make donation to the Pioneer’s Museum and wine dinners.

Toodles Tearoom, 110 E. Boulder St., has opened in the former location of Brooklyn’s on Boulder in Colorado Springs.

And Liz Dean, who owns Cotton Blossom Caramels in Black Forest, waxes poetic about the apple cider doughnuts of her childhood. They were the inspiration for her creation, Salted Caramel Apple Cider Donuts.