Sanctuaries in the Snow

The Reginald D. Barbour Memorial Photo (Snowmass)

Before the 2016 remodel, a framed photo of Reginald D. Barbour used to hang on the wall in Gwyn's High Alpine Restaurant.  He was born on May 6, 1950, and died on Nov. 19, 2008.  He was a local chef, having worked at the Pomegranate Inn and Boogies.  He was also the author of a book, "Colorado's Forks in the Road."  This is the link for his obituary:  http://www.aspentimes.com/article/20081126/OBITUARIES/811259942, and it is also set out in full in the section that follows the photo below.  Also see below for an Aspen Times book review of his book.

A photo of the framed photo is below. 

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This framed photo was on the wall at Gwyn's High Alpine restaurant on Snowmass.
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This is the obituary from the Aspen Times of Wednesday, November 26, 2008.

Reginald D. Barbour

Contributed report
Aspen CO, Colorado

 
Aspen’s Reggie Barbour, long-time local chef, author, and all-around fun guy, died peacefully after a short stay at Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Colorado in Grand Junction on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008.

Reggie was born on May 6, 1950. He is survived by his beloved wife of 15 years, Mary Barbour of Aspen; his mother Evelyn Welch, his sister Linda Fine, his brothers Chris and Denny Barbour, niece Paula and great-niece Tayvia, all of Grand Junction; and his cousin Susan Barbour of Aspen.

A professional chef and businessman, Reggie started his career at the Pomegranate Inn in Aspen and then owned a restaurant in Paonia. Aspenites will remember Reggie as the chef/manager at Boogie’s in Aspen for nearly 20 years.

In 2007, his book “Colorado’s Forks in the Road: An Adventurer’s Guide to Unique Restaurants” was published with great acclaim from New York to L.A.

“Soupsköl” was Reggie’s baby. He started the annual friendly competition to find the best soup from all Aspen restaurants, and it remains part of his legacy.

Reggie was an avid skier, golfer, and softball enthusiast. When he wasn’t working, you could find him pursuing any of these athletic endeavors. He was a true sports lover and threw many memorable Super Bowl parties.

Despite a busy and diverse career, he still found time to give back to his beloved community by volunteering at the Pitkin County Senior Center and at “Your Friends for Life” in Aspen, a nonprofit support organization helping cancer patients and their families. Ironically, “Your Friends for Life” returned the favor to both Reggie and Mary this past year when they were the ones who needed it. “Pathfinders” of Aspen, another support agency, also provided invaluable assistance.

In June of this year, the entire Aspen community held an event for Reggie’s benefit when his illness became known. This outpouring helped sustain his family throughout his remaining days.

There will be a memorial celebrating Reggie’s life, promptly at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 7, at Bump’s (at the base of Buttermilk).

The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, donations would be welcome to Your Friends for Life, P.O. Box 9306, Aspen, CO 81612.

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Aspen Times Book Review, September 28, 2007

A Road Map to Colorado Culinary Highlights

September, 28 2007 Aspen Times

A road map to Colorado culinary highlights

Book Review


Title: Colorado's Forks in the Road - An Adventurer's Guide to Unique Restaurants
Author: Reginald Barbour
Publisher: Free Silver Publications
Price: $29.95

ASPEN — Bookstore shelves are filled with thousands of cookbooks and an equally bewildering number of guidebooks about points of interest in any given locale.

But chef Reginald Barbour has combined the two genres into one enterprise. "Colorado's Forks in the Road" lays out a road map to gastronomic adventure in the Rocky Mountains, as well as a section of recipes to be tried in the comfort of one's own kitchen.

In a color-coded compilation of photos and text, Barbour has cataloged 42 restaurants and inns in various backwaters around Colorado, and appended a healthy list of recipes from some of the establishments in the back pages.

The establishments are divided according to region (Northern, Southern and Central), and in each region he has looked for architectural charm, warm atmosphere and culinary excellence. From Alice's Restaurant at Gold Mountain Resort in Ward to the Woody Creek Tavern near Aspen, he has revealed a list of places that, in his mind, "showcase the strong and independent individuals who chose to ply their trade in remote, hard-to-find places in Colorado."

To compile the information for the book, Barbour, 57, traveled to all the different places and took all the photographs displayed across 159 pages. He admits readily that he did not sample the offerings on all the menus he came across, but "I did try the food at most of them."

For those Aspenites interested in checking out his choices without traveling too far, it should be noted that beside the Tavern he included several local institutions - Butch's Lobster Bar in Snowmass Village; the Pine Creek Cookhouse in the Castle Creek Valley; Poppie's Bistro Cafe at the western edge of Aspen; The Redstone Inn in Redstone on the Crystal River; and The Nordic Inn in Twin Lakes, on the other side of Independence Pass from Aspen.

With each entry he includes information on the menu, the setting and a bit of the history of the place, as well as contact information and what's available in the way of nearby activities.

Barbour, who has lived in Aspen for about three decades, has worked at only two restaurants in all that time - a decade at the now-defunct Pomegranate Inn and for the last 20 years at Boogie's Diner.
http://www.aspentimes.com/article/20070929/AROUND01/109300078&parentprofile=search