When you walk into the Curtis Street entrance of Elway’s at the Ritz-Carlton, you walk through a giant black-marble No. 7. It’s just one of the touches of the new outpost that tells you you’re in the house of John.
It is different from the Cherry Creek original — which is all straight lines and earth tones. At the Ritz-Carlton, you can’t find many straight lines. And it’s one room, not broken in two like the Cherry Creek Elway’s.
In Cherry Creek, the only salute to John Elway is a cabinet holding football memorabilia. At the Ritz-Carlton, there are commissioned art pieces celebrating No. 7 throughout.
The menus will be similar, but at the Ritz-Carlton, Elway’s will offer Wagyu Kobe-style steaks as well as prime — at a by-the-ounce price that will scare everyone but the very well heeled.
Citizens will get the first look at Elway’s R-C at a cocktail party Wednesday night to benefit partner Tim Schmidt‘s Creative Adoption nonprofit. The joint opens to the public at 11:30 a.m. Friday, serving breakfast, lunch and dinner 2 4/7 from then on. And they’re feeding a big bridal dinner opening night. Nothing like starting off with a drive.
Go, girlfriend.
Nuggets star Kenyon Martin has a girlfriend — at least according to NBA girlfriend sites. They’re loaded with pics of Miami’s “Diamond Queen” rapper Trina hugging Martin at his 30th birthday/New Year’s Eve party in Miami (also attended by Carmelo Anthony and La La). And the bloggers keep asking where’s K-Mart’s wife, Heather?
Denver rules.
Right after we’re named the Drunkest City in America, pronounces Denver the Most Lustful City in America. Forbes came to this conclusion by tracking condom sales — and in Denver we purchased 189 percent more condoms than the average city this size.
Denver Post scripts.
Coming to the Denver Press Club’s Lunch on Deadline series: David Harsanyi with his book “Nanny State” on Wednesday; Terry Frei with ” ’77: Denver, the Broncos, and a Coming of Age” on Jan. 17; Adrian Dater’s “The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly: Heart-Pounding, Jaw-Dropping, and Gut-Wrenching Moments in Denver Broncos History” on Jan. 30; and Michael Booth with “Best Family Films” on Feb. 20.
City spirit.
Former Denver sportscaster Mike Nolan is living in Santa Fe and set to marry Dee Russell. He proposed Christmas Eve, and they plan to wed late summer . . . Sightem: Bill Murray in Crested Butte last week . . . Mary Hayes, who has been writing the “Around Aspen” column for the Aspen Times for 50 years, will be inducted into the Aspen Hall of Fame on Jan. 31 . . . Veterinarian/comedian Kevin Fitzgerald is on “The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson” tonight . . . Sez who: “A fool and his money were lucky to get together in the first place.” Harry Anderson
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