DI NI NG
The Magic
of Brunch
Our editor’s sweethear t snatches the keyboard from his cramped f ingers and pens a review of her Brunch Experience at Fire + Water at Fire Mountain Inn. Reser vations are a must – call (800) 775-4446 or visit f iremt.com.
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am Tricia Smith, Luke Osteen’s partner, and I’m writing my third restaurant review ever, and it just so happens to be my third review of Fire + Water at Fire Mountain Inn.
You see, I’m passionate about the place, and the opportunity to visit them once more for their Sunday Brunch was just too irresistible to turn down. I just don’t think he can adequately convey the magic of Fire + Water. And while he’s rhapsodized over the magic of brunch with a table of raucous friends, that’s completely different from what you can expect when you surrender to the gentle ministrations of owners Hiram and Mathew and their righthand woman Breann. This is what I wrote in those glorious pre-Pandemic days: 104 M ay 202 2 | T H EL AU R EL M AG A ZI N E .CO M
“…It’s that very distance from the heart of Highlands that gives Fire + Water its undeniable tranquility. You’re instantly soothed. Part of that is derived from the gorgeous setting atop Fire Mountain. The carefully landscaped grounds create a zen state and the view reveals the ridges of five distinct mountain ranges on the horizon. This was accompanied by the sound of water cascading down a beautiful walled fountain just a few feet from our table.” Tranquility. Is there a more valuable commodity in this tender post-Pandemic season? As you travel down the Dillard Road between Scaly and Sky Valley and spy the bridge construction, you turn left and climb up an unassuming road; a road to blissful Fire & Water and the
