A gal pal and I attended the recent private opening for Olive & Finch, an eatery, bakery and retail spot at 1552 E. 17th Ave. almost next door to Parallel 17, the sister eatery owned by chef Mary Nguyen.
What a darling place! Not only do they have great pre-made salads with all organic ingredients, but they also have a wine and bar liquor license, juice bar and honor coffee bar where patrons deposit the proper amount of money for coffee on the grab and go.
My pal, Tim Jackson, head of the Colorado Auto Dealers Association, had been chomping on the proverbial coffee bit to be the first customer at Olive & Finch, the Nguyen-owned eatery/coffee shop/retail outlet at 1552 E. 17th Ave.
Early Friday morning, Jackson achieved his goal.
“I’ve added Olive & Finch to my short list of personal favorite places here in the Cap Hill haunts,” he said.
Jackson has taken up the “first-in torch” that was originally lit by former ad man Lew Cady, a local beloved character who loved to be first.
Jackson’s first customer honors include:
* Racines – 7 a.m., May 10, 2004
* Jelly Café
* Jelly U Café
* Parallel 17
* D Bar
* Olive & Finch
Jackson, apparently, was a gracious No. 2 to Cady during the opening of the Tattered Cover on East Colfax. “My buddy, Lew Cady, slid in and stole first customer honors at Tattered Cover (deal he cut with owner Joyce Meskis) on East Colfax, though I’m honored to be No. 2,” Jackson said.
“Then (Cady) and Westword editor Patty Calhoun, slid in ahead at SkyBar at Hyatt Regency at Colorado Convention Center, at 11 a.m., Dec. 20, 2005. Though I’m honored to be No. 3 there,” Jackson said.
Mary Nguyen, owner and chef of Olive & Finch, with her first customer, Tim Jackson.
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