I found myself outside Skirted Heifer at 204 N Tejon St, Colorado Springs, CO 80903, USA, clutching a parking meter receipt like a backstage pass to something worth the buildup.
The line inched forward with the kind of friendly patience only true believers have, and the people around me traded burger tales the way hikers swap trail secrets.
By the time the door swung open, the smell of sizzling cheddar skirts and grass-fed beef had already turned the wait into delicious anticipation…