As if the Cherry Creek Grill doesn’t have enough rules — now it’s no hats.
A hostess confirmed to me Sunday what readers had complained about. Following a recent corporate ruling, no hats can be worn by men in the dining room of the Cherry Creek Grill. Not at lunch, not at dinner.
No baseball caps, no trilbys, no fedoras, no beanies, no homburgs, no panamas, no bowlers, no cowboy hats. NO HATS! GOT IT, GOMER?
Women are allowed to wear any type of hat. And men can keep their lid on if it’s for religious or medical reasons.
Annie Gibson at Hillstone Restaurant Group, which operates Cherry Creek Grill as well as Houston’s restaurants around the country, said Monday, “It’s just something we thought was proper etiquette for dining. It’s nothing more than that.”
Party time. ESPN’s Rick Reilly celebrated his 50th birthday Friday night by taking over Lannie’s Clocktower Cabaret for a night of live karaoke. Reilly, tricked out in a porkpie hat, white undershirt and Melrose Boulevard jacket, kicked it off with a rockin’ rendition of “Me and Bobby McGee,” later following it up with “Fly Me to the Moon.” Many others got up to sing, including Sam Adams, with “Mustang Sally,” backed by a pack of Robert Palmer girls fronted by Holly Kylberg. Channel 9’s Drew Soicher brought down the house as a rapper, but John Elway stayed in the background.
People in Las Vegas are still buzzing about Saturday’s all-night, over-the-top party at Mix @ Mandalay Bay for 450, an engagement party for Jennifer Lustig, daughter of Denver’s Jimmy and Debbie Lustig — with entertainment from Boyz II Men, DJ AM and The Spinners. Stay-@-home Denverites are still talking about the eye-popping invitations.
And the place to be Wednesday night is Neiman Marcus, for a fashion show and party for 150 celebrating Charlie Price’s 20 years in the beauty biz (Planet Laboratories, Click Salon). Following that shindig, the stylish gang will head to Euro.
Shine off.
Shine magazine, Denver’s glossy cityzine that debuted with George Clooney on the cover and much hoopla in October, has folded the tent after one issue. That was quick.
“It was the basic Economics 101 situation,” says publisher and CEO Zac Folk. “Shine had been doing great and our ad sales for the second issue were pretty impressive, but we had too much debt and were unable to procure a new investor at a level we felt was sufficient to maintain operations.”
City spirit.
AEG’s Chuck Morris called to confirm that Willie Nelson will be here opening night of the Democratic National Convention, but for a private corporate function. And he’ll play Red Rocks for his fans the following night, Aug. 26. Morris also says he will help bring big acts to town when asked, but he’s not in charge of entertainment for the DNC . . . Sez who: “A word to the wise is infuriating.” Hunter S. Thompson
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