Reader: Am I the only one who finds the term "cocktail program" pretentious?

Goose Sorensen's Solera was a destination restaurant on East Colfax long before that strip started improving. "I love this place and it is so underrated in so many departments," says one reader. "Best patio, great food and an awesome chef. Now a killer bar program?" See also: New Solera bar...

By Patricia Calhoun

June 20, 2014

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Goose Sorensen's Solera was a destination restaurant on East Colfax long before that strip started improving. "I love this place and it is so underrated in so many departments," says one reader. "Best patio, great food and an awesome chef. Now a killer bar program?"

In fact, all Solera might need is a new name for that new bar program. Says Denver Dave:

Am I the only one who finds the term "cocktail program" pretentious? Big deal: You have a bar and a bartender. Referring to that as a "cocktail program" is just an excuse to charge more for a drink... IMHO.

When you go to a bar, do you want a drink -- or a cocktail program? Do you want to be servd by a bartender -- or a mixologist? Post your thoughts below, and read Sean Kenyon's piece on the nobility of the term "bartender" here.

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Patricia Calhoun is editor-in-chief of Westword, the alt-weekly she co-founded in September 1977. She’s been inducted into the Colorado Press Association Hall of Fame, the Association of Alternative Newsmedia Hall of Fame and the Colorado Restaurant Association Hall of Fame. She’s also received dozens of local, state and national awards for writing, including first place for feature writing and first place for column writing with the Society of Professional Journalists. Patricia is a weekly commentator on Colorado Inside Out, PBS 12's public affairs roundtable, which has won two Emmys.

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