Masterpiece Delicatessen Uptown at the Wells Fargo Center, 1710 Sherman (on the corner of 17th and Sherman), will be serving breakfast and lunch from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, starting May 31.

Since opening the second location in Uptown this winter, the delightful deli has been serving sandwiches, soups and salads from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. Starting this weekend, customers will be able to enjoy the restaurant’s commitment to “fine dining between bread” on the weekends.

The Uptown location seats 50 inside and 25 on the outdoor patio with views of the State Capital. With the restaurant’s full liquor license, diners can enjoy bottomless mimosas (weekends only), Colorado craft brews on tap, Infinite Monkey Theorem wine and Mile High Spirits liquor.

“Masterpiece Deli Uptown is now positioned to be the newest weekend brunch spot in Uptown serving their niche breakfast, coffee, lunch and desserts,” said Justin Brunson, co-owner and executive chef. “With the beautiful patio, ample indoor seating, fresh, quality products, beer, liquor and wine, we are sure to please all customers alike. We hope people spend their weekends with us relaxing, celebrating and mixing.”

More information at www.masterpiecedeli.com.

Masterpiece Deli owners and managers — Stephen Allee, Eric Clayman, Casey Taylor and Executive Chef Justin Brunson.

Green Day rockers Billie Joe Armstrong and Tre’ Cool (Frank Edwin Wright III) in the audience of “American Idiot,” the hit musical based on the band’s music, Friday at The Buell Theatre.

The band members were also spotted at Pizza Republica in the Colorado Convention Center.

Eavesdropping on Facebook: A father tells his 4-year-old daughter if she didn’t eat her dinner she couldn’t have a popsicle.

“She came into my office with a clean plate and an innocent smile, ‘Daddy! I ate my dinner!’ Suspicious, I said, ‘If I look in the trash, am I going to find your dinner in there?’ She looks up at me and says, ‘Uhhh … are you going to look in the bathroom trash?'”

John Elway, Pro Football Hall of Famer and Denver Broncos general manager and executive vice president, will get to re-create “The Drive,” this time on a golf course when he competes in the 15th annual HealthONE Colorado Senior Open May 28-30 at Green Valley Ranch Golf Club.

The two-time Super Bowl Champion will compete against 155 other amateur and professional golfers in the three-day championship. Elway competed in the 2010 tournament and was low amateur after round one, made the 36-hole cut and finished in a tie for 52nd place.

Elway’s tee time is 8:05 a.m. Wednesday, May 28, and 1 p.m. Thursday, May 29. He will be paired with four-time Colorado Open/Colorado Senior Open champion Bill Loeffler of Castle Rock, and Meridian (Englewood) Golf Club head pro Paul Lobato.

Also joining Elway in the $50,000 event is defending champion Doug Rohrbaugh of Carbondale, who won the 2013 championship by a six-stroke margin, pocketing the $8,500 first place prize. Rohrbaugh’s feat was even more impressive due to the fact that he didn’t post higher than a five on any of the 54 holes over three days in difficult weather conditions. Rohrbaugh will tee off at 12:45 p.m. Wednesday and at 7:40 a.m. Thursday.

History is being made at this year’s championship as the first female competitor in a Colorado Senior Open will tee it up with the guys for the first time. Sherry Andonian, a teaching professional at Valley Country Club in Centennial, earned an exemption through the Colorado Section PGA.  Andonian was also eligible to play in the Colorado Open in July but has chosen not to compete, and she has a conflicting event keeping her from participating in the Colorado Women’s Open in August. Andonian’s tee times are 7:55 a.m.Wednesday and 12:50 p.m. Thursday.

Another new contestant in the field is Jim Chancey who played on the Champions Tour where he finished in the top-100 money list in 2006 and 2008.

Admission and parking are free to the public. Complete event details can be found at www.coloradoopen.com.

Tim Jackson, the amiable president of the Colorado Automobile Dealers Association, is a lock to stay in CADA’s driver’s seat for the foreseeable future.

Jackson, who has steered the course of the trade association for 10 years, signed an employment contract to keep him in that job.

“For the 10 years I’ve served here at CADA, I have not been locked in to ensure longevity of my services. Thus I was essentially a free agent,” Jackson said. “Our board of directors and I agreed that it is a great relationship, an excellent fit and a perfect situation.  So, we needed to engage in a way that ensures the certainty and security of a long-term relationship.

“Sometimes things work out.  This relationship has.”

Congratulations, Tim. Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy.

Tim Jackson

Paul Attardi, a popular presence in Denver’s restaurant world, will be stepping down from his role as maitre’ d and a front-of-house staff member at Old Major, the nose-to-tail restaurant at 3316 Tejon St., at the end of the month.

Attardi joined Old Major a year ago after taking some time off from Denver and the hospitality industry where he lived and worked for many years. Attardi, along with business partner and chef Alex Seidel, launched the much-lauded Fruition restaurant on Sixth Avenue.

“During the past year, Paul has helped us create an amazing level of service and experience for our customers,” said Old Major’s executive chef and co-owner Justin Brunson. “Paul brought years of hospitality experience and wonderful relationships to our Old Major family. He has been touted as one of the mainstays of hospitality in Denver and we were blessed to have him with us.”

Attardi is going to enjoy the summer and spend time with his family, according to a press release. His successor has not been named.

Paul Attardi

Are you a single ready to mingle? On Fridays, our newest entries to our ever-growing and popular Singles who Mingle list are added. Here are today’s candidates.

Denverite and 31-year-old chef Lance (pictured below), says his ideal first date is all about getting the chance to know someone a little better.

“I like to stick to dates where the activity is walking and talking,” Lance said. “Sometimes this means going out for a hike, to a museum, or the zoo.

“I like to keep the first date casual, and go to places that will have an attraction that creates a good conversation starter.

“After I’ve gotten to know someone, a perfect date is typically sharing food and drink – whether it’s cooking at home and popping open a bottle of wine, or checking out one of our city’s great new restaurants. There’s something special about breaking bread with those you love.

“I spend a lot of my free time riding bicycles – both on the road and in the mountains. I also spend time seeing live music, and getting out with friends – here again, I prefer things that are active. Hikes, bikes, parks, dancing and in general just playing and having fun.

This week’s fabulous female entrant is Andrea (pictured below), an Alexandria, Va., native who has lived in Colorado – from Breckenridge to Fort Collins – since 1991.

Andrea says her idea of a perfect date would be going to Red Rocks to catch a concert or Film on the Rocks, or snowboarding somewhere around Colorado, taking in the fresh, mountain air and seeing what you can’t see elsewhere.

In her spare time, Andrea, a certified yoga instructor, says she loves to practice yoga. Her other preferred off-work activities include playing guitar, running, biking along the Platte, seeing Rockies games, cooking, baking, throwing the ball for her dog, laughing with friends, photography, going to see jam bands and writing.

Meet more Singles who Mingle:

Meet Christie and Donald: http://pennyparker.blacktie-colorado.com/2014/04/meet-todays-additions-to-singles-who-mingle/

Meet Chris: http://pennyparker.blacktie-colorado.com/2014/04/singles-who-mingle-meet-chris/

Meet Britni and Chris: http://pennyparker.blacktie-colorado.com/2014/04/another-addition-to-the-singles-who-mingle-britni-rotunda/

Meet Megan: http://pennyparker.blacktie-colorado.com/2014/04/singles-who-mingle-meet-megan-dubray/

Meet Molly: http://pennyparker.blacktie-colorado.com/2014/03/singles-who-mingle-returns-molly-hughes/

Meet more of our singles: http://pennyparker.blacktie-colorado.com/2014/03/are-you-a-single-ready-to-mingle-check-out-these-two-and-maybe-youll-find-love/

Eavesdropping on a 4-year-old and her father on Facebook: “Daddy, do you remember that time you wouldn’t let me get my face painted?”
“You mean two years ago? When we were at that festival and it started raining?”
“Yeah, that’s the time.”
“Uhhhh … yeah I remember, why?”
“I used to like you before that.”

The idea is so brilliant that you would have thought the Larimer Square brain trust would have planted seeds for a farmer’s market years ago.

But the seeds have finally sprouted into a full-grown, fruit, vegetable, bread, cheese, spice and meat market in the courtyard adjacent to restaurant Bistro Vendome, owned by Larimer Square lassies Beth Gruitch and award-winning chef Jennifer Jasinski.

To help establish the “chef-curated” open-air vendor space, Euclid Hall and Stoic & Genuine (opening July in the Union Station redevelopment) chef Jorel Pierce lent his culinary prowess to the project with the support of Larimer Square honchos Jeff Hermanson and Joe Vostrejs.

The result? Le Jardin Secret, which debuts with the Denver Chalk Art Festival at 9:30 a.m. May 31 and continuing on Saturdays through Aug. 23.

Le Jardin organizers hosted invited guests to a sneak peek of the bounty offered by local merchants including Grateful Bread Company, Western Daughters Butcher Shoppe, the Truffle Cheese Shop, Sugarmill and Blooming Fool.

At this chefs’ market with a French accent, foodies can shop for fine artisanal fare with a mimosa or Bloody Mary in hand.

“Larimer Square is Denver’s oldest and most historic block, and we take a lot of pride in it,” Vostrejs said. “This year we’re going to step up the game.”

Hermanson, whose family trust owns the Square, concurred with his colleague.

“Joe and I have been working on Larimer Square for two decades and the evolution has been pretty satisfying for us, and we think for the public,” Hermanson said.

Chef Pierce was tagged to choose participating vendors. “I think this space was made for a farmer’s market,” he said. “We wanted to invoke somewhat of a French farmer’s market motif. This is your chance to shop from the people that chefs shop from.”

For more information on Larimer Square’s summer events, go to www.larimersquare.com.

(Photos courtesy of John Imbergamo/Facebook)