Drew Lazor is on vacation, but that doesn't mean we don't have the hotness/hotmess food news.
Because there are things you should know:
Liz Begosh of Betty’s Tasty Buttons is anticipating a mid-September opening for Betty's Speakeasy (2241 Grays Ferry Ave.), a combo shop/farm table/CSA drop-off down the street from Grace Tavern. All Begosh’s confections will be available for retail purchase, but
we’re most excited about her plan to serve nightly local-focus dinners
for groups of six to 12 using ingredients from West Chester’s Highland
Orchards. Get the hell in there before it becomes the hottest
reservation in the universe a la Talula’s Table.
1225 RAW Sushi & Sake Lounge, which rolled out an 80-seat courtyard
in June and a bento box-y lunch café in Boyd’s in early July, is
growing again, with SumoLounge, a new feature slated for 1225 Sansom St.
(215-238-1903). GM Jesse Lee says it'll be an “upscale, bottle service
type of lounge” on the Chestnut Street side of the property. There’ll
be light food and plush adornments. The addition should be open to the
public by the end of 2008.
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It's early morning on the first day of the convention, though the convention-related activities have been happening for a couple of days now. Campaign finance laws prevent corporations from spending money to help elect candidates to federal office, but they don't stop them from throwing parties. The Blue Dog Democrats, those self-described fiscal conservatives, have found a loving partner in AT&T.
Conference attendees generally begin conversations by trading notes on just what kind of convention access they have, if any, and how close (or far) their hotels iare from the Pepsi Center where most of the convention is being held. A city the size of Denver just does not have nearly enough hotel rooms to support an event like this, so many find themselves having to commute in from places such as the Denver International Airport (26 miles) or Boulder (30 miles). I learned my lesson during the 2004 convention in Boston, and made my hotel reservation for this event 13 months ago.
Politics is, as the saying goes, Hollywood for ugly people. The conventions are their Oscars. Every four years members of the media wring their hands about just why they cover these events. The short answer is that they do so because it's fun, and because this is where the important people are. There may not be a lot of "news" going on here, but there are a lot of goings on nonetheless. Who wants to be left out?
I'll be here all week using this space to try to convey some sense of those parts of the convention and convention-related activities which aren't parted of the scripted prime time show. You can also follow along at my usual blog, and because blogs are so 4 years ago, at my twitter feed.
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