Like many businesses, the spark of Menusfirst was lit by an experience far from the business world. On vacation in Crested Butte, we picked up a printed menu guide and took it to our condo to figure out where we wanted to eat. Several months later, the idea that restaurant menus should be online popped out of the subconscious and into being. We're still growing and we're having fun getting to know the restaurant industry and helping to marry food to high-tech.

Would you like to be listed on Menusfirst.com?

General information listing in any category is free. This includes your name, address, and phone number. Since our visitors come here for good information, it's to your advantage to have your website listed as well. That fee is $10 a month.

We believe that our restaurant's, caterer's and chef's time is best served doing what they do best . . . making great food!
That's why we can create a webpage for you with all the information our visitors need. There is a small one time step-up and a monthly fee.

The advantages to being listed on Menusfirst.com are many. Besides thousands of visitors, we rank high in search engines, sell thousands of dollars in gift certificates each year, and offer an extended marketing opportunity with our partnership with Wells Fargo Link.

Banner advertisements are also available on a monthly basis.

If your interested in being listed or advertising with us just send us an email and we'll get back to you as soon as possible.
listing@menusfirst.com
or you can contact our account manager, Sharon Altergott at,
970-470-3368 or email her at, sharon@menusfirst.com

What we've been up to. . .

Menusfirst Welcomes Sharon Altergott
Sharon is our new account manager. If you have questions, or
would like to be listed with our service you can contact her at:
970-470-3368 or email her at, sharon@menusfirst.com

Chili Inferno Chile Cook-Off - Labor Day 2005
The 8th Annual Chili Inferno Chile Cook-Off again pleased and torched many pallettes. Here is a link to the winners. Congratulations to all your participants.

Chili Inferno Chile Cook-Off Results
The 7th Annual Chili Inferno Cook-Off was another great success. There were over 1500 tastes of chilis and salsas had that day. It took about 15 minutes for one inferno chili I tasted to wear off. Luckily I was able to follow it up with a delicious peach salsa. If you were there and wonder who won, these are the results. Congratulations to all our partcipants and thank you for your great cooking.

Chili Inferno Chile Cook-Off - August 29th 2004
It's Back! The 7th Annual Chili Inferno Chile Cook-Off will be a part of the West End Street Jam in Boulder this year. On Sunday August 29th, come and have a taste of great chiles and salsas and vote for your favorites. Restaurants, caterers and personal chefs compete in the same category, and citizens duke it out in their own. If you'd like to enter go to the Chili Inferno site and get an application. Come by the Menusfirst booth and register to win gift certificates to some great restaurants.

We've moved
We needed a little more breathing room. This spring 2004 we found a great new office location at: 190 E. 9th Ave, #552, Denver, CO 80203. 303-813-2909

Wells Fargo Link and Menusfirst.com
Starting in January 2004 Wells Fargo customers can take advantage of special dining offers offered by participating Menusfirst.com restaurants. Wells Fargo has launched www.wellsfargolink.com a website that has special offers in many categories for their customers to take advantage of by using their debit and credit cards. Click here to see which Menusfirst restaurants participate.

Boulder Rez Fest and the Chili Inferno Chile Cook-Off 2003
Labor Day Weekend Menusfirst sponsored the 2003 Chili Inferno Chile Cook-Off. Restaurants, Cooking Schools, Caterers, Personal Chefs and the Public competed in 5 categories of Chili and 4 categories of Salsa. The variety ranged from mild fare, to rattlesnake chili. Visitors got to vote for their favorites and awards were given. One of the crowds favorites was our own Casa Alvarez, go by some time and check out why!

PrideFest 2003
Denver - June 2003. PrideFesters were 140,000 strong this year. The new location seemed to have a good flow. Our booth was swamped with record numbers voting for their favorite restaurants, winning prizes and learning more about Menusfirst.

The Taste of Ft. Collins 2003
Ft. Collins - June 2003. This years Taste of Ft. Collins was held in Old Town Ft. Collins. Our booth this year also included visitors voting for their favorite restaurants, and an expanded "Roll the Dice for Prizes" which included fun stuff for the kids.

Boulder Creek Festival 2003
Boulder - Memorial Day 2003. This three day event kicked off our summer events. "Rolling the Dice for Prizes" and "Registering to Win Gift Certificates" to local restaurants brought the crowds. Visitors voted and picked "The Mediterranean" as their favorite restaurant.

American Diabetes Association Show 2003
Denver - March 2003. This venue was a first for us. Many visitors stopped to learn about what our restaurants, caterers and personal chefs could offer them. David Straus of Elegant Fare Personal Chef and Catering Service joined us and talked with visitors about diets and how a personal chef could come to your home and cook for their special dietary needs.

WestEx 2003 Restaurant Trade Show
The two day show held in January at the Merchandise Mart in Denver, again was a great success. Visitors could draw from our "mailbox" and win a free year of service or other great value prizes.

Soccer Player? Soccer Parent?
Menusfirst.com is a sponsor of: www.soccerfieldsofcolorado.com. This site is a great resource listing all the soccer fields in Colorado and directions on how to get there. Many of our restaurants are close by for your dining needs.

The Taste of Ft. Collins 2002
June 2002. Over 20,000 people came to the Taste of Ft. Collins this year.
Again, hundreds came by and "rolled the dice for prizes" and registered to win gift certificates from our Northern Colorado restaurants.

Pridefest 2002
June 2002. Over 110,000 people came to celebrate the 12th Annual Pridefest. "Rolling the Dice for Prizes" attracted hundreds to learn more about Menusfirst.com.

Boulder Creek Festival 2002
Memorial Weekend 2002. Over 150,000 people attend this diverse festival. We were there to spread the word and the buttercream mints!

Colorado Convention Center Groundbreaking
   Menusfirst was on hand (and knee with shovel) on April 29, 2002 when members of the Colorado Restaurant Association helped the at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Colorado Convention Center expansion.
    A total of 1,217 people turned out for the groundbreaking setting a new Guinness World Record. The previous record of 800 people was set in 1999 at an Ace Hardware groundbreaking in Loxley, Alabama.

WestEx 2002 Restaurant Trade Show
The two day show held in January at the Merchandise Mart in Denver, drew a record number of attendees with more than 500 exhibitors. What a great show! Our booth was located close to the Bartending Competition so we were entertained while we worked. Hundreds of restaurant owners, personal chefs, caterers, and service people stopped by to learn more about us and take home cool stuff.

The Taste of Ft. Collins 2001
What a great day we had! Hundreds of people gathered at our booth for 8 hours straight, filling out our surveys and rolling the dice for fabulous prizes! We also had a drawing for a $50 gift certificate to the winner's favorite Menusfirst restaurant.