{"id":8786,"date":"2015-04-01T04:39:50","date_gmt":"2015-04-01T04:39:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eataspen.com\/blog\/?p=8786"},"modified":"2022-06-15T16:25:16","modified_gmt":"2022-06-15T16:25:16","slug":"floating-restaurant-planned-in-aspen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eataspen.com\/blog\/floating-restaurant-planned-in-aspen\/","title":{"rendered":"Floating Restaurant Planned in Aspen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eataspen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/640px-Zeppellin_NT_amk.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8789\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/eataspen.com\/blog\/floating-restaurant-planned-in-aspen\/640px-zeppellin_nt_amk-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eataspen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/640px-Zeppellin_NT_amk.jpg?fit=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,427\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"640px-Zeppellin_NT_amk\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eataspen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/640px-Zeppellin_NT_amk.jpg?fit=620%2C414&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-8789\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eataspen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/640px-Zeppellin_NT_amk-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"640px-Zeppellin_NT_amk\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eataspen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/640px-Zeppellin_NT_amk.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eataspen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/640px-Zeppellin_NT_amk.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Developer Bil Dithigher is coming close to his great grandfather&#8217;s former vision of building a restaurant atop the portion of West Aspen Mt. also know as Shadow Mountain. His new restaurant concept is that of an air ship floating aloft the peak. \u00a0With recent developments concerning the possible purchase\u00a0of\u00a0air rights in Aspen, Dithigher plans to dock the air ship at 9,000 feet and open Aspen&#8217;s newest hot spot.<\/p>\n<p>On partnering with Outback Steakhouse, Dithigher said &#8220;It&#8217;s a natural fit, with all the Aussie Ski Bums in town we&#8217;ll staff it\u00a0with tons of authentic characters and fill the bar up with Kiwis just for the fun of it. \u00a0It will be one hell of a ride.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Test flights are planned today around Aspen. \u00a0So don&#8217;t be surprise if you get buzzed by a\u00a0dirigible while skiing Ruthies to Lift One A.<\/p>\n<p>The only comment from a local FAA official was &#8220;Seriously, this has got to be an &#8220;April Fools&#8221;.<br \/>\nLater PR contacts confirmed that it was in fact a great idea but also probably an &#8220;April Fools&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Outback_Steakhouse.svg#\/media\/File:Outback_Steakhouse.svg\">Outback Steakhouse<\/a>&#8221; by Source. Licensed under <a title=\"&lt;a href=&quot;\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Non-free_use_rationale_guideline&quot; title=&quot;Wikipedia:Non-free use rationale guideline&quot;&gt;Fair use&lt;\/a&gt; of copyrighted material in the context of &lt;a href=&quot;\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Outback_Steakhouse&quot; title=&quot;Outback Steakhouse&quot;&gt;Outback Steakhouse&lt;\/a&gt;\" href=\"\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Outback_Steakhouse.svg\">Fair use<\/a> via <a href=\"\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/\">Wikipedia<br \/>\n<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">&#8220;<\/span><a style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" href=\"http:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Zeppellin_NT_amk.JPG#\/media\/File:Zeppellin_NT_amk.JPG\">Zeppellin NT amk<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">&#8221; by <\/span><a style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" title=\"User:AngMoKio\" href=\"\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/User:AngMoKio\">AngMoKio<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"> &#8211; <\/span><span class=\"int-own-work\" lang=\"en\" style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Own work<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">. 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