Despite golf ball melting temperatures, 100 duffers hit the links at Valley Country Club Monday to raise money for the Colorado Restaurant Association Education Foundation’s ProStart Program.
“Now in our 12th year, we raised about $10,000 to support the Colorado ProStart Program currently serving 27 high schools and 800-plus students across the state,” said Mary Mino, president of the CRA’s Education Foundation. “We use these funds to buy curriculum for our high school programs and to provide scholarships for ProStart graduates pursuing their post-secondary education in the food service and hospitality industry.”
The golf tournament winners were: first place $400 prize and traveling trophy to Sysco Denver, second place $300 prize to Egg & I and third place $200 prize to the air jordan 6 Colorado Restaurant Insurance Agency. Longest drive awards went to David Yamamoto and Sarah Hoffman. Joe Coe and Deanna Brown took closest to the pin honors, and longest putt awards went to Alvin Lucero and Barb Meyer.
Our team, the Fearsome 50s, with CRA membership director Barb Simmons, Four Seasons Denver general manager Thierry Kennel, Shanahan’s Steakhouse managing partner Marc Steron and I, left with our pride in tact for not finishing dead last.
Patio peeps
Elway’s Downtown in The Ritz-Carlton Denver is adding an outdoor patio with 42 seats, two TVs and an outdoor fireplace around Aug. 1.
The patio will be surrounded by frosted glass wall panels, a wood trellis and multiple planters. When the temperature dips, the terrace will have standing heaters.
The opening of the outdoor dining area will feature a new appetizer and cocktail menu to celebrate the expansion. Inside the restaurant’s bar, guests can expect to see a new corner booth, extended bar seating and personal HDTVs.
Meanwhile, The Four Seasons Hotel Denver will debut its al fresco dining on Thursday with an evening event sponsored by Hudson Whiskey. Hudson will offer complimentary tastings of its barrel-aged whiskey, and the evening will include a demonstration of cigar rolling and an acoustic guitarist.
Newly added to the patio is a hard canopy providing coverage from the elements, and heaters for chilly nights. The patio is available on a first come first served basis for dining and cocktails.
Sunday supper
EDGE Restaurant & Bar inside The Four Seasons is now offering a 5280 menu with a set three-course dinner for $52.80 per couple ($26.40 per person) on Sundays.
The menu includes a wedge salad with applewood bacon, an eight-ounce New York strip steak or a lemon-grilled whole golden trout, two side dishes to share and sticky toffee pudding with Stranahan’s Whiskey ice cream for dessert. No substitutions.
Barbecue bash
Whole Foods Market on Colorado Boulevard is holding a air jordan 7 barbecue and Colorado craft beer festival on Tuesday to benefit Elephant Talk, a local hunger prevention agency. The barbecue and beer bash from 5 to 9 p.m. (beer tasting starts at 7) precedes the City of Glendale’s fireworks show that starts between 9:15 and 9:30 p.m.
Cost is $7 for food and $12 for beer tastings from Colorado breweries. Whole Foods is located at 870 S. Colorado Blvd.
Swine time
Ambria, the fine food restaurant at 16th and Larimer, is holding a pig roast Friday through Sunday. Grab a pork sandwich and two Great Divide draft brews for $12.
Reservations for lunch and dinner: ambriadenver.com or 303-623-8646.
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“I’m an attorney.”
“I figured you were an attorney.”
Man’s wife: “Was it the tie?”
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