The Stone Lion

My sister Susan treated me to dinner at The Kitchen, located at the entrance to Old Town Square in Fort Collins the other night.  It has very good food, but bring your checkbook (assuming they take checks).  It is located in the space that used to be occupied by The Stone Lion, a great bookstore that was owned by a Colorado State University professor.  Susan applied for a job there after moving up to Fort Collins with her husband George, but wasn't hired.  She claims they only hired CSU students, but that is another story.  The Stone Lion (it's namesake can be seen above the entrance in the photograph on the left) was a Fort Collins institution for many years. It later moved to a different location on the other side of College Avenue (I suspect due to a large rent increase, but can't say for sure), but it was never the same and closed a few years later.  The space has since been occupied by restaurants, most recently The Kitchen, whose outside patio is packed every night, even on weeknights  Lots of money up in Fort Collins is all I have to say.