Best New Chef tickets
Already planning to hit the Food and Wine Classic in Aspen this year? For the first time, the Best New Chefs tickets to the dinner will be on sale to anyone with a festival pass (in the past, this premier event has been open only to VIPs). Among the 10 Best New Chefs cooking at the event: Denver’s own Alex Seidel of Fruition restaurant. Visit for more information.
Burger Night is back
Stop by Marczyks Fine Foods each Friday from 5 to 7:30 p.m. for its weekly neighborhood cookout, featuring some of Denver’s best burgers — $6.99 per. Visit for details.
Happy Birthday, Ann-Margret
No one wore a sweater better than the Swedish-American bombshell who made Elvis twitch in 1963’s “Viva Las Vegas.” Who knew she had real acting chops? The two-time Academy Award nominee turns 69 today. Anyone for a Lady Luck?
Lady Luck Cocktail
Makes 1.
Ingredients
1 ounce calvados
1 ounce pear nectar
Champagne or other sparkling wine
Directions
Swirl together calvados and pear nectar in a flute glass. Top with champagne and serve.
