The Westword.com blog shortcut, May 15 edition

Hurry up already. Today in Cafe Society: • May is National Hamburger Month -- and CityGrille's eleventh anniversary. • Make a pig of yourself this weekend. • Will The Bachelorette get a pizza the action? • New York Times' restaurant critic Frank Bruni steps away from the plate. • Steak...
By Michael RobertsMay 15, 2009
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Hurry up already.

Today in Cafe Society:
• May is National Hamburger Month — and CityGrille’s eleventh anniversary.
• Make a pig of yourself this weekend.
• Will The Bachelorette get a pizza the action?
• New York Times‘ restaurant critic Frank Bruni steps away from the plate.
• Steak Bar putting down stakes in Highland.
• Cebiche space turning into Chavin.
• The Flavor Bible is my good book.

Today in Backbeat Online:
• Flier of the Week: Six Months to Live at Meadowlark.
• (Alternate) flier of the week: Yerkish at 3 Kings Tavern.
• Freaky Friday: “Sashimi” — Keyboard Cathy.
• Beyond Playlist: Eminem and more.
• Q&A with The Ideal Fathers.

Today in The Latest Word:
• Baseball, soccer, gay-marriage rally: one Denver nine-year-old’s Saturday schedule.
• Broncos powerless in NFL power rankings.
• Got the swine flu? Prepare to be eliminated!
• Suicide prevention and the John Beech dilemma.
• Shmuck(s) of the Week: Mark Cuban and Kenyon Martin. Who says we’re not objective?

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword‘s news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor’s degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master’s degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

michaelrobertscolo@gmail.com

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