Mike closes out The Restaurant Show with Colorado fall-color updates, Broncos talk and a look at the surprising impact football can have on local restaurants. He then talks with The Donut House about its $10 surprise boxes, specialty donuts, gift-card promotions and a creative approach to reducing food waste across its Colorado locations. Author Ryan Steck joins the show to discuss his new thriller Target Down, the evolution of recurring characters and what keeps readers turning pages late into the night. Mike also counts down classic American meals including hamburger helper, sloppy joes, tuna noodle casserole, beef stroganoff, fried chicken, steak and potatoes, spaghetti and meatballs and pizza. The hour wraps with more leaf-peeping advice, Colorado road-trip ideas, upcoming travel plans and one final invitation to the Broncos watch party at Grannelli’s.