Pleasant surprises at Beast + Bottle, putting out fires at Sassafras: A second helping of Cafe Society August 5-9

This week, Gretchen Kurtz went from nose to tail at Beast + Bottle, where brother-sister duo Paul and Aileen Reilly are becoming the talk of the town. And Mark Antonation brightened up a blurry Tuesday evening at T-Wa Inn; while exec chef Colin Mallet took a sec from extinguishing fires...

By Patrick Langlois

August 9, 2013

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This week, Gretchen Kurtz went from nose to tail at Beast + Bottle, where brother-sister duo Paul and Aileen Reilly are becoming the talk of the town. And Mark Antonation brightened up a blurry Tuesday evening at T-Wa Inn; while exec chef Colin Mallet took a sec from extinguishing fires at Sassafras to sit down with Lori Midson to talk about his Louisiana roots.

Opening this week*:

Jamba Juice at DIA, 8500 Peña Boulevard Jammin Joe's, 2600 High Street Stapleton Tap House, 8286 Northfield Boulevard

Closing this week*:

Pizza Public, 3109 North Federal

* or earlier, and not included in last week's roundup.

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