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Classic Mountainside Tavern Comes to the Upper Village
Imagine stepping into your cool uncle’s ski chalet. He passes you a cold, locally brewed beer, slices up an elk salami and arugula pizza he happens to have in the oven, and asks you about your day on the slopes. This is the atmosphere the new Braidwood Tavern at the Four Seasons Resort and Residences is designed to evoke: warm and welcoming, yet with an air of casual sophistication. The menu focuses on shareable Americana classics with a modern, local twist. Their green chili burger is made with Canadian-raised, grass-fed beef and topped with roasted poblano pimento cheese, served on a potato bun, and there’s the local Brohm Lake duck leg poutine, with pickled poblanos and topped with a fried duck egg.
“We’re very excited to be opening the Braidwood Tavern this winter,” says Josef Weichinger, Four Seasons director of food and beverage. “Along with the new food, which was created by renowned chef and restauranteur Richard Sandoval, we have some great craft beers on the taps, including two dark beers, a winter fruit sour, a barrel-aged beer, and our own house-brewed Bruce Brewsky.” The beer your uncle passed you earlier was one of these, and you just know he’s on a first-name basis with the brewmaster. But you can’t stay on beers all evening, and the cocktails are just as inviting. You sip on a Chai Platano Mezcalita, crafted with Siete Misterios mezcal, banana liqueur, chai, lime, agave, and a dash of Malagasy chocolate bitters. At the same time, you take in the dramatic braided wood paneling, made from woven reclaimed pine, cedar, and spruce — could this be why your uncle calls it the Braidwood Tavern? You would ask him, but he’s busy whipping up the next craft cocktail and to be honest, you’re happy to let him.
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