Meet: "The Aspen Scoop"
ISSUE #1 of my quarterly printed tip sheet features hidden gem burgers, igloo dining, the 45th annual Aspen Gay Ski Week, and more! Get it at the Aspen Info Kiosk and shops in town, through February
I was at The Sundeck on Aspen Mountain last Friday, sharing a piece of pizza with one of my best pals and showing her this inaugural issue of “The Aspen Scoop” (featuring the lodge’s epic veggie burger). A guy at the opposite end of the bar called out to me:
“Hey! Thanks for your help last night…the restaurant!”
I’d been waiting for the bus downtown during dinnertime. It was dark, 17°F, and I was on the phone, pacing to keep warm, when three guys approached me. They looked desperate. Where to eat?
I wish I’d had “The Aspen Scoop” then!
Now, in typical “only in Aspen” fashion…here we were.
“The Aspen Scoop” is a 4” x 11” printed “tip sheet” featuring fun food tidbits for visitors and locals alike. I plan to publish 4-6 issues per year (see the editorial calendar below, pending the pandemic), each printed on brightly colored, 65-pound card stock.
Readers who collect every color/issue will be eligible to enter a special giveaway in December 2022!
Hopefully, each issue will be sponsored by a food-related or food-adjacent business. I don’t plan to accept advertising from Aspen restaurants, in an effort to preserve the editorial integrity of “The Aspen Scoop.”
Instead, this tip sheet will feature original content based on my professional editorial opinion of good food in Aspen. I hope to highlight businesses and individuals who are contributing positively to our food scene and doing great work. So far, I’m having a ton of fun with it!
I hope that “The Aspen Scoop” draws subscribers to this Amanda Rae Food Substack, and, ultimately, a food concierge service that I’m launching in 2022. More on that later….
“The Aspen Scoop” Editorial Schedule
(All subject to change, as I learn what timing works best for this medium.)
March/April 2022 Spring Break Issue (#2)
June/July 2022
August/September 2022
October/November 2022
December 2022
January 2023
What do you think about “The Aspen Scoop”? Tell me about your favorite bite in town? Drop a line: amandaraefood@gmail.com or @amandaraefood on Instagram.