Thanksgiving

I spent Thanksgiving at my co-worker Tearah's place with her husband and two of her friends from grad school. I also put up my Christmas decorations - which means decorating the fireplace.

Lala's

Restaurants are always changing in Denver. In 2005, I went to a place called Sparrow for dinner. It was excellent, but I guess not good enough to last. A new restaurant called Lala's has taken its place. I tried it last night and wasn't impressed. The pizza is decently priced so who knows...it might do well as a local neighborhood restaurant.

Madame Butterfly

Megan and I attended the opera and saw Madame Butterfly. It is a tragic opera by Puccini. We had dinner prior to the opera at Osteria Marco in Larimer Square. I had eaten there before. We split a butterscotch bread pudding for dessert that was excellent.

Cooking Class

Mom will be happy that I finally made it to a cooking class. Mythili and I took the Thanksgiving Sides class at Kitchen Table. We made green bean casserole, maple sweet potatoes, wild rice dressing, potato-fennel gratin and orange cranberry sauce. It was evident from this class that my next one should definitely be a knife skills class.

Beatrice and Woodsley

I had drinks at a new restaurant in Denver, Beatrice and Woodsley. It has a very interesting decor. It has Aspen trees from floor to ceiling, lanterns, and chainsaws holding up the bar shelves. I only had the cheese plate, but I'd like to go back and try the other small plates. It is also interesting to go to a restaurant where figuring out where the bathroom door is and how to turn on the water is a challenge.