No one, and I do mean no one, could complain there wasn’t enough to eat at , the annual food and beverage tasting put on by the .
From the yummy shredded pork with black beans and rice from to scoops of ice cream, there was enough food to feed an army — at least one the size of the crowd that gathered at the for the fifth edition of what is easily Denver’s premiere networking event.
An estimated 3,500 people turned out Aug. 3 for the opportunity to make new friends and renew old acquaintances while enjoying the gardens at their summer best. A bonus was the chance to take in “Kizuna: West Meets East,” an exhibition of bamboo art that will be on display at the gardens through Nov. 4.
Former Denver Mayor Guillermo “Bill” Vidal is the chamber’s chief executive and with his wife, Gabriela, circulated through a crowd that included the chair-elect of the chamber board, Mike Ferrufino, and his father, Zee Ferrufino of KBNO radio; state Sen. Irene Aguilar; attorney David Powell; Morris Price Jr., national program officer for the Gill Foundation; fashion designer Gabriela Martinez; Luis Colon and Toti Cadavid; Veronica Montoya, owner/broker at Denver Lifestyle Real Estate; Ron and Naomi Montoya; Terrie Martinez, a financial adviser with Merrill Lynch; Dusti Gurule; and Ray Rodriguez of Longmont, a member of the Colorado Democratic Party’s state central steering committee.
The 60 refreshment vendors also included Budweiser, Cazadores tequila, Las Fuentes, Ambria, Casa Vinicola Zonin wines, Lola, Mariscos El Pelicano, Mezcal and Wystone’s World Teas.
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