Where No One Knows Your Name
Posted on | February 25, 2009 at 10:27 pm | 3 Comments
So much going on… so little time to talk about it.
We’re in the middle of Denver Restaurant Week, something that the girlfriend and I take advantage of every year. As I’ve mentioned before, it’s a week (actually two weeks this year; it’s been extended) where hundreds of higher end restaurants in the Denver area offer dinner for two for the mile low price of $52.80. Most places offer a limited menu for DRW compared to their full menu, but it’s still usually a phenomenal deal. This year we wanted to try a steakhouse, so we choose the Cherry Creek Elway’s. I got a tasty beefy pepper-crusted melt-in-your-mouth sirloin and N had the salmon. The price also included soup or salad, a side, and two brownie and cheesecake “lollipops”. Even with the limited menu, it was almost too much food and N saved half of hers for later.
There were a lot of people in suits there tonight, and as always with DRW, we felt like we didn’t quite belong with the movers and shakers. But the wait staff was very nice and accommodating, and I’m sure they’re very used to it this time of year. We did see a number of people wearing jeans, and we were at least business casual. N is always more observant than I, so she naturally scoped out the place for local celebrities. Sure enough, as we were leaving she spotted former Broncos’ head coach Mike Shanahan at a table in the bar area, talking excitedly with wide expansive hand gestures to a big dude we didn’t recognize. So that was fun. No sign of the restaurant’s namesake though.
Next year: The Cherry Creek Arby’s.
Latre.
Songs That Came Up On The iPod While Exercising Since Last Blog Update:
- “High Fidelity” (Bob Mould)
- “Leaving So Soon?” (Keane)
- “Choose Between Two Sons” (Game Theory)
- “Ride The Wild Wave” (The Oranges Band)
- “1,000,000″ (R.E.M.)
- “Looking Inwardly” (Chameleons UK)
- “Nobody’s Fault” (Phantom Planet)
- “Comedienne” (Cinerama)
- “Intermission” (Blur)
- “Bandages” (Hot Hot Heat)
- “I Feel Funny” (Soap Star Joe)
- “Thank You” (John Sharples)
- “Day Is Done” (Johan)
- “Ages of You” (R.E.M.)
Pet Peeve of the Day: Extreme fatigue brought on by attempts to diagnose extreme fatigue.
Poignant Search Term Of The Day That Led To This Blog: “society for creative anachronism nursing home”.
Videogame(s) Played Since Last Blog Update: Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia (DS)
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3 Responses to “Where No One Knows Your Name”
February 25th, 2009 @ 11:08 pm
$52.80? Doesn’t seem that phenomenal for two. Next week we’re going to the 10-year anniversary of Savannah At The Beach http://www.culinaryadventures.com/restaurants/savannah/ which is literally on the beach near the legendary Pacific Coast Highway. The celebration offers filet mignon, or 1/2-lb king crab legs, or pan-seared halibut for $10/person. Plus $2 Corona’s, and live Tahitian dancers. As long as we stay below 8 Corona’s each, we should be well under $52.80, eh?
Really, though, there aren’t nearly as many good restaurants here in “the OC” as in the Denver area, though there’s a heck of a lot more little mom&pop restaurants and so-called fast-food places. Not many Arby’s…
February 26th, 2009 @ 2:33 am
You haven’t lived ’til you’ve dined at the Aspen McDonald’s.
Or the Malibu In-n-Out Burger.
February 27th, 2009 @ 5:29 am
I did a full weekend of Restaurant Week in DC. Reviews forthcoming. And your $52.80 deal is a much better price.