Hospitality & Tourism  January 15, 2020

Comet’s tale helps restaurant group soar

FORT COLLINS — What do you get when you cross a Rhode Island red chicken with a white leghorn? You get a hybrid breed called “golden comets,” birds known for early and prolific egg laying but also tender, flavorful meat.

What do you get when you close a popular formal Italian restaurant, gut the space and turn it into a fast-casual eatery featuring a limited menu with some trendy twists? You get Comet Chicken, an idea hatched 28 months ago in downtown Fort Collins that certainly hasn’t laid an egg.

“We call our chicken ‘never-ever.’ It’s…

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With BizWest since 2012 and in Colorado since 1979, Dallas worked at the Longmont Times-Call, Colorado Springs Gazette, Denver Post and Public News Service. A Missouri native and Mizzou School of Journalism grad, Dallas started as a sports writer and outdoor columnist at the St. Charles (Mo.) Banner-News, then went to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch before fleeing the heat and humidity for the Rockies. He especially loves covering our mountain communities.
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