Colt & Gray, Alli and Nelson Perkins’ “farm-to-plate gastropub” at 1553 Platte St., opened last week to a nice crowd that included several of those who’d been to an earlier tasting party that the owners put on as a benefit for Girls, Inc. of Metro Denver.
Alli Perkins belongs to the Girls, Inc. Junior Alliance and when she offered the preview party as a summer fundraiser, the members were eager to support her by selling enough tickets to fill the restaurant with those who enjoy well- prepared and innovative food paired with fine wines.
Nelson Perkins, the executive chef, worked with chef de cuisineBrad Rowell and sous chefBryan Leinonen to prepare a generous assortment of small-plate treats from the lunch and dinner menus, a sampling that included house-cured duck prosciutto, roasted marrow bones, grilled quail and gravlax.
Some guests were so impressed that they made opening night reservations on the spot.
Guests at the preview included Carol Bowar, the president and chief executive officer of Girls, Inc.; Junior Alliance leaders Cissie Megyesy, May Wilson and Katie Dark; KC Lang; Terri Woellner; Annie Brooks; Karen Meyer; Cathy Gilbert; Isabel Keegan; Dee Rambeau; Hilary Adams; and Sean McNicholas.
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Mayor John Hickenlooper and his wife, Helen Thorpe, along with Mexico’s consul general in Colorado, Eduardo Arnal, and his wife, Cecilia Ramos Cortez, are honorary chairmen for tonight’s food and tequila tasting at the historic D&F Tower on the 16th Street Mall. It’s a benefit for Labyrinth Arts Academy, and tickets to the 6 p.m. affair are available through blacktie-colorado.com Hosts include Lu and Dr. Chris Law, Holly Kylberg, Judy Anderson and Ron Henderson, Dr. Gregory Buford and academy founder Jose Mercado … Epicurean Catering and Mile High Station have cooked up an economic stimulus for the nonprofit community by waiving the venue’s rental fee for events booked there on Sept. 11, 18 and 25. It represents a $4,000 savings; for details, send an e-mail to sblackford@epicureancg.com … The family of Melisssa McNichols Rupoli, who succumbed to lymphoma shortly before her 30th birthday, have begun Gifts of Warmth from Melissa, a drive to collect coats, sweaters and blankets for patients in treatment at the Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers. Items can be dropped off at any Heritage Cleaners location through Sept. 18.
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