The Hearthstone Restaurant is the second restaurant in town for local owners Alexandra Storm and Dick Carleton. Our sister restaurant, Mi Casa Mexican Restaurant & Cantina, opened for business in 1981. Located in a historic, 120-year-old Victorian home in the heart of Breckenridge, the Hearthstone Restaurant has been a locals' favorite since 1989 for wild game, fresh seafood and hand-cut steaks, creatively prepared by our chefs with a commitment to using the very best of Colorado's many locally grown seasonal products, including meats, cheeses and fresh produce. Our "New World" wine list, which has received the Wine Spectator's "Award of Excellence" annually since 1997, offers over 200 selections of great wines from California, Washington, Oregon, Colorado, Australia, New Zealand, Argentina, Chile and South Africa, all carefully chosen to complement our full flavored, Colorado-inspired cuisine. Our upstairs bar, in the historic Victorian Lounge, with beautiful views across town to the Breckenridge Ski Resort, is a great place for après-ski during happy hour, or dessert and coffee after dinner, with premium wines by the glass, the finest martinis and cocktails in town, and a full selection of after dinner ports and liqueurs.

Peter Bakken, General Manager
Originally from Texas, Peter moved to the Rockies for the hiking, biking, winter sports and the natural beauty of the mountains. He joined the Management Team at the Hearthstone during the summer of 1997. Peter draws on over 20 years of experience in the restaurant, hotel and guest service business to drive our award-winning wine and spirits program and to manage our professional culinary and service staff. Don't hesitate to search him out when you come in to dine with us, he'd love to "talk wine" with you!

Michael Halpin, Executive Chef
Michael started his culinary career in Keystone, Colorado in 1989 at The Inn at Keystone. He left in 1992 to attend the Culinary School at Kendall College in Evanston, Illinois. Graduated in 1994 and headed to Lake Tahoe, California to open the River Grill. He spent seven years there before moving to Hawaii to work as Chef for Merriman's, a three time James Beard nominated restaurant. Michael has been a Chef at the Hearthstone since his return to Summit County in 2005.

Matt Blake, Sous Chef
Originally from Tulsa, Oklahoma Matthew Blake has chosen to fine tune his culinary skills in the mountains of Colorado. With over ten years experience in fine dining Matthew pursues his passion by creating fresh daily dishes using local Colorado produce, that engage both the critical eye and sophisticated pallet. A graduate of Oklahoma State University's Hotel and Restaurant program he continually finds new ways to broaden his knowledge of this ever changing industry through travel and continuing education.