Nick Mystrom is The Master Builder.
The 34-year-old Denver developer and builder – and co-owner of the popular Coral Room restaurants – is about to star in his own TV series.
“The Big Build” will debut on the History Channel at 9 p.m. Nov. 21. The show is a mix of construction and history. Mystrom goes on location and helps build stuff like a Viking ship, a medieval castle, a Lewis & Clark fort, a lighthouse and a Chicago speakeasy. And at the end of each show, he gives the thing he built away to some deserving person who needs, say, a castle.
“It’s not every day you get paid to go build a Viking ship,” Mystrom says.
Mystrom is hosting a viewing party of a tape of the first episode 8 p.m. Nov. 21 at the Coral Room in Highland.
CSI
Are you ready for “CSI: Douglas County”? It’s one of the auction items Thursday night’s Arapahoe/Douglas Mental Health party at the Canterberry Club in Parker. The winner gets to ride along with a cop and visit the Douglas County Crime Lab and Coroner’s Office. Don’t touch anything!
Meanwhile, insurance man Ken Reinig won a walk-on role on the real “CSI: Miami” at the Hospice of Saint John’s recent auction/dinner.
Hart to Hart
Former Sen. Gary Hart gabbed about and read from his new book, “God and Caesar in America,” at a reception at University Club on Thursday night. In the crowd: Ex-Gov. Dick Lamm, Denver Auditor Dennis Gallagher, gubernatorial candidate Bill Ritter, Arnie Grossman, Tom Noel, Robert and Charlotte Baron, George Mitrovich, Councilwoman Sue Casey.
EATS
It’s chef Chris Douglas who’ll be cooking at swank Mexican restaurant Tula in the former Go Fish Grille site, set to open next month … Avenue Grill celebrates 17 years in the biz Nov. 19 with 17 retro menu items (London Broil and Mahi Mahi Tempura), some nice wine deals (bottles at $20.05) and a salute to all the people who hooked up at the bar over the years … Metro Kitchen + Bar set to open soft this week at 12 E. 11th, the former Fat Daddy’s space. Owner John Montzouris (Regas Christou and family are no longer involved) plans to serve lunch, dinner and late night. Look for pancakes, burgers, sandwiches, inexpensive all. “A bar, easy menu, music,” Montzouris says … If you know what it means to miss New Orleans, here’s something you can do about it. Head to Lucile’s at Alameda and Logan, opening Thursday in its first Denver location after years serving up Creole grub in Boulder, Fort Collins, Longmont and Steamboat Springs. Breakfast and lunch only with eggs Pontchartrain, Sardou and Benedict; beignets; red beans and rice; and po-boys.
City spirit
Sightem: Janet Elway at Elway’s on Wednesday night … We hear that a group of LoDo’s well-known women took a class in pole dancing and stage crawling, then one of them went to Zengo and showed off what she learned … The Allied Jewish Federation’s Men’s Event with Sen. Joe Lieberman moves tonight to a bigger venue, Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum … Sez who: “Status quo. Latin for the mess we’re in.” Jeve Moorman
Bill Husted’s column appears Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. Husted also appears on Fox 31 News. You can reach him at 303-820-1486 or at bhusted@denverpost.com.
