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A trip to Denvers Antique Rowis great way to spend a sunny springday, but you will never make itthrough the many blocks of shopsand showrooms if you dont stop
along the way for appropriate sus-tenance. Thats why I am takingsome time to outline what I call theAntique Row Dining Trifecta, threerestaurants located at the cornerof South Broadwayand Louisiana thatoffer three very dif-ferent but equallypleasing diningexperiences.
For leisurelydining in a greatatmosphere, thebest choice isPasquinis. Thispizzeria deservestop billing becauseof their consistency in both qual-ity and service. They have been aniconic site on South Broadway fordecades, and I have yet to find asingle person who doesnt love theirfood. The breads and pasta are madeonsite, the portions are very gener-ous, and the menu though solidlybased in tradition remains creativeand inspiring. If youre looking fora light salad, a crispy focaccia sand-
wich, or a decadent pizza, this is oneof the best options in town. Its alsogreat if you are eating with a largegroup because the menu can servemany tastes and appetites.
Pasquinis is the best spot on
Antique Row for kids. The build-ing has a new addition and theextra space is more appropriate forlarge groups or families that need tospread out. When my nephews visitthis is a must stop location wherethey can play with raw bread dough
while waiting for their individual kid-sized pizzas.
Adult groups will enjoy Pasquinisoriginal rooms, which have a moreeclectic dcor, a hip juke box, andfairly decent prices on beer and san-gria. This is where we sit when myparents come to town. They say itmakes them feel young.
If youre a foodie then you will
surely enjoy the second member ofthe Trifecta, GB Fish and Chips.This is where you are going to findgood, honest ingredients preparedsimply and perfectly. The fish andchips are the best in town with verylight and crispy batter surroundingthick planks of cod. Every bite offersa crunch that is satisfying to the soul(no pun intended!) With so manyrestaurants looking for unique andcreative ways to treat the same oldingredients, its extremely refreshingto find someplace that takes pride inperfecting tradition.
Dont limit yourself to their hall-
mark item, though,because if you overlook the Bangerand Mash youll regret it. If yougoogle History of Sausage you willfind that the Brits have a distinction
in their traditional pork sausage:they add something called rusk
which is a fine, dried breading. This is not only a binding agent; itabsorbs some of the juices as the
pork cooks, givinga really delicious,moist and smoothtexture. The rec-ipe used at GBs
was purchased bya soldier postedin Britain duringWWII. After using ithimself for decades,he has given it tohis nephew so thatthe tradition con-
tinues here in Denver. The dcor of GBs is extremely
casual; with people eating at woodenpicnic tables with soccer jerseyshanging overhead. You order at thecounter then take a seat until some-one calls your name. There are nofrills. None. Cement floors, Xeroxedsigns on the walls, and squeeze bot-tles of ketchup on the tables. Thatis because people dont come herefor anything OTHER than the food.Yes, it is that good.
The last member of the Trifectais the Spicy Pickle deli. This is achain, yes, but it might be one ofthe best options for people wanting
a very quick, light bite. Like manyof the other sandwich/panini shops,their menu is posted over the coun-ter and features a decent verity ofsandwiches, grinders, salads andpizzettas. Its a very sterile, fast-food environment, but that shouldntmatter if you remember that thereason you choose the Spicy Pickleis for the very fresh, healthy menu
with very generous portions andvery fast service. For the antiqueron the go, this is the best option.It is also the healthiest. The menuis filled with fresh breads and veg-etables and nothing fatty or fried. Ireally enjoyed my chicken and apple
grinder on chibata bread although itwas more about the bread and lessabout the meat. I would have pre-ferred a smaller piece of bread withmore stuffing. The small salads,though, are HUGE and with a bitof meat added these would make agreat light lunch. My tip: go with afriend, share a sandwich and choose
your own small salads.So there you have it, three options
for three different dining attitudes:Pasquinis for the leisurely, GB Fish& Chips for the foodies, and theSpicy Pickle for people on the go.Pick your style and bon apetit! ***
Dining Detective: Antique Row's
dining trifecta - Pasquini's, GB
Fish & Chips and the Spicy Pickle
Pasquini's
1310 S. Broadway
GB Fish & Chips
131 S. Broadway
Spicy Pickle
1298 S. Broadway
Arts for All, local sponsor forNational Dance Week, April 25 May 4, 2008, will present Showcaseof Dance, Friday, May 2, 7 p.m., atDenver South High School, 1700 E.Louisiana, featuring dancers frompublic schools and private studiosthroughout the Denver metro areato commemorate National DanceWeek.
Dancers and dance teachers who wish to participate in theShowcase of Dance opening andclosing dance numbers, should
attend practice sessions on April19 and 26 (Saturdays), 12:30 1:30 p.m., at the Grant AvenueCommunity Center, 216 S. Grant. These practice sessions are freeand open to any dancer begin-ning, intermediate or advanced.Dancers and studios seeking toperform should contact Arts forAll.
For further information aboutNational Dance Week activities,phone 303-722-2624.
National Dance Week atSouth High - May 2nd
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The storefront at Tennyson Street'snewest venture belies quite a history.
Though the modern look and mod-ern wares easily disguise WindowsDressed Up as an upscale Tennysonstartup, there's 50 years of historybehind those windows. And a great
story of a North Denver entrepreneur,who used innovation and technologyto make his fortune, before selling ahighly-successful national franchiseto open a new store.
In 1958, when high school seniorBob Leo took on work as a windowfashion installation sub-contractor,few would have imagined wherethat career would take him. "But Icaught on to where to buy materials,and how to run an operation" Leoexplains. "I decided to it all after HighSchool."
With that in mind, in 1963 Leoopened his first window fashionsstore at 4004 W. 38th Avenue. Withthe enterprise just getting off the
ground, in '66 he was injured in amotorcycle accident and took a two-
year hiatus. With what he'd alreadylearned - and two years to antici-pate another opportunity - in 1968he found his chance, and opened afull-scale retail, sales, and manu-fucturing facility at 3877 TennysonStreet. The business flourished - and
while Leo, a Mt. Carmel grad wentto school, studying at Regis, CU'sDepartment of Fine Arts, and theColorado Institute of Art, he met his
wife, Linnie. The business flourished, and as
the company grew, so did the needfor space. They moved the business
to a 12,000 square foot facility onNorth Speer Boulevard in 1984, andin 1989 moved again to a yet larg-er building at 38th and Mariposa.Meanwhile, however, Leo had been
working on something: a computer-aided system of designing windowfashions that allowed for instantpricing, design, and ordering.
"With the software," Leo explains,"you just put in your numbers, and itcalculated the yardage. With a graph-
ic interface, you could see exactly what you were ordering was goingto look like. We started selling thesoftware at trade shows," he says,and then realized: "this automatedsoftware allowed for franchising."
The Leos developed a franchise
model, providing for sample materi-als, sample software and a coupleof weeks of training. The systemhandled the ordering, and materi-als and orders could be handledcentrally. As a software company,Pictures and Prices grew, finallybecoming V2K Window Decor andMore - an international franchisorthat was approved by the Securitiesand Exchange Commission on July11, 2007, with stock being tradedunder the ticker VTOK. As a testa-ment to the success of this venture,there are currently nine Denver fran-chisees.
But for that success, the Leos wanted to be closer to the design
and customer service aspect of thebusiness. With advanced skills andtraining in design, color theory, andtextiles, they missed working withcustomers and designers - and so,in early 2008, stepped down fromexecutive positions at V2K and beganpreparing a new storefront - onceagain, at Tennyson Street. Offeringmore than 70 operating productson display and some 20,000 fabricsamples, Windows Dressed Up willoffer in-home design consultation,installation, custom manufacturingand more. In addition, offering show-room space, the Leos will work withdesigners, and can coordinate proj-
ects from the back-end piecemeal, ordeal directly with the customer.Windows Dressed Up will host
its Grand Opening on April 14, at3822 Tennyson Street - just halfa block from their original store.
There, they'll be offering up delightsfrom Parisi, and showcasing off theirextensive product lines and high-tech modelling and ordering system.Stop by and have a look.***
A Favorite Son Returns
Windows Dressed Up
In the mountains
mid-April is the startof mud season. Skiingand snowboarding on bright sunnydays as soft snow melts into thein-between extremes wecall Spring. We gather with friends at the baseof Arapahoe Basin, thelongest ski season hold-out, enjoying our own Coloradostyle beach BBQs. Snow shoeingand cross country skiing trails getmuddy transitioning into beautifulhigh-country hiking terrain. Riverssurge with snowmelt beaconingkayakers and rafters to come outto play.
Denverites are fully addicted to
the outdoors lifestyle with city ben-efits. We find ourselves jumpingonto the road bike, hoping thatthe mountain biking trails are dryenough to ride. We are ready totest our stamina and winterizedbodies on the rugged terrain to seehow weve held up. We are kickingthe soccer ball around in the parkor playing ultimate Frisbee; run-ning in neighborhoods and aroundparks after work and on weekends.This while the grass is still bleachedtan from winter and leaves areholding back their bloom, knowinga late freeze could still come.
It is the time of year for Moab
and Fruita road trips to get out of
the city and onto expansive slickrock or single track mountain biketrails. Maybe grab a short flight toMexico for some diving and beach
time. Definitely sit on thepatio at a favorite coffeeshop or restaurant breath-ing in the fresh air. Thereare seasonal flowers to
plant and last years perennials toprune back to make room for newgrowth. The camping gear is airedout and examined, readied for wil-derness treks, hiking fourteenersand canoe trips. Daylight growslonger. The frequency of sight-ing hawks and migrating Canadiangeese increases. Once again we
can smell the scent of earth becausethe ground isnt frozen.
It may be too dry to be calledmud season here in Denver, asour snowmelt isnt like that in themountains, but we have our ownform of transition time preparingour little patch of nature, called a yard, for new life and our bodiesfor that next cycle of joyous ath-letic activity. We worship the greatoutdoors with our commitment toshow up in it for a stroll or a chal-lenging climb. Most of all we areanxious to get outside and play nomatter what time of year it is!***
Mud
Season
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