Cinema Grill: Cinema Grill won’t win any culinary awards for its run-of-the-mill burgers and potato skins, but the friendly staff (who bring cocktails and nosh during your film) and the $4 admission charge (not including food or drinks) make it one of the area’s most pleasant ways to catch a flick.| 13682 E. Alameda Ave., 303-344-3456, cinemagrill.com|Tucker Shaw
Denver Restaurant Week: From Feb. 24 through March 2, 150 restaurants will offer specials for $52.80 for two, ranging from a lobster corn dog, pecan-caramel salmon and Key lime pie at 240 Union in Lakewood, to Champagne brie soup, prime rib, fried green tomatoes and vanilla bean cheesecake at Prime 121 in Cherry Creek North.|denverrestaurantweek.com |Kristen Browning-Blas
Captain Spongefoot sauces: When Denver Post wing tasters wanted more sauce, they reached for this high-flavor sauce made in Granby. The Original Recipe Buffalo Wing Sauce and the Chipotle Sauce are available at King Soopers, Tony’s Specialty Meats and The Peppercorn in Boulder. Paul DiBello, a.k.a. Captain Spongefoot (and founder of the National Sports Center for the Disabled Competition Program at Winter Park), maintains a strict “flavor first, then heat” policy – his sauces zing the palate with a tang, then a creeping heat that starts in the back of the throat. Add a teaspoon to a Bloody Mary and you’ll have a Winged Mary.|$4.89 per 12-ounce bottle, captainspongefoot.com |Kristen Browning-Blas
