Cheap thrill
Whether you’ve got tickets for a comedy show or not, Lucy (located upstairs from Comedy Works in Greenwood Village’s Landmark development) is offering a new Thursday night special: beer and a burger for $10. Not bad. Info: 720-274-6800, .
Street food, seated
Mary Nguyen of Parallel 17 offers Mandarin, Cantonese, Thai, Vietnamese, Japanese and Malaysian “street” favorites — and a seat — at the new Street Kitchen Asian Bistro (at Inverness in the Tech Center). Info: 303-799-9800 or .
Happy birthday, Sophie Tucker
Without vaudeville performer- turned-multimedia celebrity Sophie Tucker, a.k.a. “The Last of the Red Hot Mamas,” we’d never have had the timeless ditty “Nobody Loves a Fat Girl, But Oh How a Fat Girl Can Love.” If that’s not worthy of a toast, what is? Raise your Red Hots for Sophie Tucker, who would have turned 114 tomorrow.
Red Hot
Makes 1 drink.
Ingredients
1 ounce whiskey
1/2 ounce amaretto
1/4 ounce sloe gin
Splash triple sec
Splash pineapple juice
Directions
Pour all ingredients over ice in hurricane glass and stir. Garnish with an orange slice.
