Colorado Springs wine bar serving up brunch | Table Talk

Sheryl and Eric Medeiros, husband and wife owners of My Cellar Wine Bar, 9258 Forest Bluffs View, are well-known for their carefully curated wine selections from small vineyards and family-owned wineries around the world. The wine bar is also popular for its vino flights, which include three 2-ounce pours of wine followed by a 6-ounce pour of your favorite of the batch. But the wine bar also offers a small menu of beautifully presented and delicious small and larger bites.

At a recent tasting event, we got a chance to sample dishes from that menu and also some dishes being offered on a new brunch menu. That new menu and others are courtesy of Sheryl, who has taken over menu development and its execution for the wine bar. At the tasting we were impressed with her creative ideas for brunch charcuterie boards.



A huge round board was packed with an assortment of savory and sweet bites. There were several wedges of Belgian waffles with syrup on the side, toasted mini bagels with an assortment of smears, curried chicken salad and fresh fruit. Sheryl’s unique approach to charcuterie service is interesting too.

She scales the boards to the number of diners being served and priced according to size. For instance, for one diner the cost would be $18, two diners sharing would be $28 and for a table of three or more the cost would be $45. Based on the brunch board we sampled the servings are generous.

Other new brunch dishes include a loaded hummus plate and two new burrata salads. From the regular menu we were offered paninis, flatbreads and several savory bites like beef Wellington bites that were especially tasty. The Dirty Martini Dip had everyone talking.

“We first served the dip as a flatbread and it wasn’t taking off,” Sheryl said. “I decided to just toss all the topping ingredients into a bowl and mix them up. And I gave it a new name, Dirty Martini.

Now it’s our number one seller.” Though it’s called Dirty Martini, there’s no alcohol involved. Rather it’s a delicious mixture of whipped feta, loads of diced olives, shallots and pepper.

The olives are reminiscent of the flavor of a true dirty martini, thus the name. My Cellar Wine Bar’s new brunch menus will be offered through the summer. And on May 17, it will have a fling to officially celebrate the wine bar’s one-year anniversary, with brunch service followed by a pop-up taco bar plus live music in the evening.

The wine bar regular hours are 2-9 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays, 2 p.

m.-midnight Fridays, noon to midnight Saturdays and 11 a.m.

-6 p.m. Sundays.

Brunch is from 10 a.m.-2 p.

m. Saturdays and Sundays. Details: 719-698-7437, facebook.

com/mycellarwinebar . Trainwreck sports bar, 812 S. Sierra Madre St.

, is the place to grab an $8 lunch 11 a.m.-3 p.

m. Mondays through Fridays. The $8 menu offers: • Appetizers of chicken wings (six wings) or cheese quesadilla.

• Queso nachos. • Salad choices are house and wedge salads. From Left: Nich Silloway, executive chef and Rodger Patino, general manager of Trainwreck sports bar will introduce a ne barbecue menu April 28.

Add proteins to nachos and the above salads for an upcharge of $4 for chicken or pork and $5 for brisket. Entrees on the $8 menu include half servings of chicken Caesar, Cobb or Buffalo chicken salads; half-size servings of mac bowls, (macaroni and cheese) topped with a choice of smoked brisket, smoked chicken, pulled pork or bison sausage; single-patty burger or cheeseburger with fries; and a double strip Nashville tender sandwich with fries. Small pizzas include a choice of pepperoni, cheese or margarita.

Another good reason to plan a play date at Trainwreck is the barbecue. Nich Silloway, executive chef, is introducing a new Texas-style ’cue on Monday. The hours are 10 a.

m.-10 p.m.

Sundays, 11 a.m.-10 p.

m. Mondays through Thursdays, and 11 a.m.

-midnight Fridays. Details: 719-266-2090, facebook.com/trainwreckcs .

Mother’s Day reservations fill quickly. Here are a couple of extra special ways to show your love to mom: • The Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, 30 W. Dale St.

, will have a Mother’s Day brunch with seatings at 9 a.m., 9:30 a.

m., noon, and 12:30 p.m.

on May 11. For $115 ($25 for children 12 and under), you get a buffet with breakfast pastries, salads, charcuterie, an omelet bar, a pasta bar, a waffles and bananas foster station, assorted breakfast and lunch foods, a prime-rib carving station and desserts. Moms can also have two mimosas or Bellinis with their reservation.

There will also be a craft station for children to make mom a special card, pompom or felt succulent. The museum will be open for viewing. Tickets to the 2 p.

m. performance of “Sister Act” are also available. Brunch tickets at tinyurl.

com/yc746kh7 . • At The Margarita at Pine Creek, 7350 Pine Creek Road, in addition to a Mother’s Day brunch, the restaurant will have a Saturday Mother’s Day Tea 11 a.m.

-1:30 p.m. May 10.

For $38 (plus tax and tip), sip on an array of teas and nosh on savory bites and homemade pastries. Reservations are required at 719-598-8667..