Taking the Kids: Exploring local cuisine in a new way

Eileen Ogintz, Tribune Content Agency on Oct 6, 2022

In case you are wondering, Stanley Aviation opened as a manufacturing facility in 1954, designing and testing ejection seats. It sits at what was the original Denver Airport’s main runway. Stanley Marketplace is only a five-minute drive from Denver International Airport and well worth a stop for a bite to eat or last-minute souvenir or gift.

Here, as at other food halls, you will find a mix of locals and out-of-towners, everyone from hipsters to families to seniors. There is always something unique. I’ve loved the fish-throwing fishmongers at Pike Place Market, who attract a crowd, and the chowder and lobster rolls at Quincy Market where you will find street entertainers outside and socks with lobsters on them among the souvenirs inside. This was one of the first festival marketplace concepts developed in the 1970s and today is a must-stop for tourists.

Now, many cities have multiple food halls — 16 in NYC, according to EATER NY, and at least a dozen in Denver, including Denver Milk Market in the historic Dairy Block downtown near Union Station that was once home to a dairy. Locals love the concerts and other events in the Pedestrian Alley, as well as the good eats.

When taking a train from Philadelphia, I always made time to get a snack at the Reading Terminal Market, voted the best public market in America by USA Today, and I certainly have my favorites at other food halls around the country and abroad.

Find your favorites! Bon appetit!

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