Warren Epstein

Warren Epstein is a frequent contributor to Springs Magazine, as well as a long-time arts and food journalist. He has written and/or edited for The Tampa Tribune, Time Out New York, Outdoor Photographer and The Gazette. He's also the former marketing director for Pikes Peak State College, actor, director, filmmaker and playwright. In 2018, he wrote and performed a one-man show, "Borscht Belted" about his hometown in New York's Catskills Mountain resort area.
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Insider’s Guide to the Pueblo Chile & Frijoles Festival

The aroma alone is worth the price of admission. Beefy men turn the chile roasters. Sparks shoot out, flames tickling the sweet, spicy fragrance out...

Is Carlos’ Bistro Worth It?

Carlos’ Bistro can provide the best dining experience in Colorado Springs. But it’s really for two kinds of people: Wealthy folks for whom money is no...

Poor Richard’s Celebrates 50 Years of Books, Food, Film and Community

If these walls could talk, they’d speak volumes about the guy behind the oasis of culture, counterculture and culinary delights that is the Poor...

Night Ramen Elevates the Noodle Bar Downtown

It’s no secret that these are challenging days for the restaurant industry. Across the nation and throughout Colorado Springs, many restaurants are struggling, dogged...

Mausam Elevates Indian Food in Colorado Springs

You might consider it a stroke of luck or one of the few damn good things to come out of the pandemic. Raymond Sandhu...

New Sushi Row Is Worth the Hype

Jason Wallenta and Riley O’Brien were hungry for something Colorado Springs just didn’t have. So they built it: the new lines-out-the-door super-contemporary Japanese place...

James Africano Has the Right Recipe at The Warehouse

Chef James Africano keeps The Warehouse relevant, adventurous and approachable, all at a good value. Meet the man in the open kitchen and get insights into his tasty new spring menu.

Zocalo: New Restaurant Is Already a Mexican Favorite

“There’s no good Mexican food in Colorado Springs.” Maybe you’ve heard that for years, decades even. It’s time to stop the whining. Milagro’s Cocina Mexicana recently...

Remembering Kimball Bayles

I would cringe every time I watched it. “I’m Warren Epstein, a film critic and long-time fan of independent films, and I loovvvve Kimball’s Peak...