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The hard sell for French 250

According to the French 250 auction listing reported here yesterday, the space at 250 Steele Street is being stripped down to the wall-bolts -- so, bad news, it looks like we're never going to see the French Underground concept that I once thought might revive the space. But there's good...
By Patricia CalhounDecember 19, 2008
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According to the French 250 auction listing reported here yesterday, the space at 250 Steele Street is being stripped down to the wall-bolts — so, bad news, it looks like we’re never going to see the French Underground concept that I once thought might revive the space.

But there’s good news for chefs and owners looking for some cheap gear. All they need to do is wake up early on January 5 and bring cash to the auction house. Not for nothing, but they’re letting go a double-oven, ten top Vulcan and a two-burner Wolf mini (among other things), and my guess is that they’ll go both fast and cheap.-– Jason Sheehan

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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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