DENVER — Party-goers won’t go hungry at two of the many events this week.
Tonight's menu at The Friends of New Orleans features some authentic down-home fare. The Friends of New Orleans – who are expected to number more than 2000 — are going to enjoy an authentic taste of the city’s popular cuisine tonight at a celeb-packed party at the Fillmore. The food include s Crawfish Bread (no clue what that might be), mini-muffalettas, barbecue shrimp Po-Boys, red beans and rice, seafood gumbo and Bananas Foster, all washed down with chicory coffee. The 24th All-Star Jam-Balaya is a nonpartisan musical and culinary fundraiser for rebuilding New Orleans. Restaurateur Ralph Brennan will join celebs Randy Newman, James Carville, John Laroquette, and Donna Brazile and comedian Harry Shearer.
Over at the Grand Hyatt, it’s easy being green, regional, and western when picking the menu for a private party. The local menu includes elk quesadillas, rattlesnake dhooters, bison sausage bites, Colorado Mouco Blue Brie Canapes, Rocky Mountain Oysters, Colorado Mouco Blue Brie Canapés, mountain bass fish tacos, Colorado Beef and fruit cobbler.
