Spotted: Peyton Manning at Panzano, Elway's and Machete

Peyton Manning has good taste in restaurants -- and plenty of cash to cover the tabs, given his $95 million deal with the Denver Broncos. And this past weekend, he was already out hitting a few of the town's hot spots. On Friday night, he was sighted at Panzano, the...

By Patricia Calhoun

March 26, 2012

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Peyton Manning has good taste in restaurants -- and plenty of cash to cover the tabs, given his $95 million deal with the Denver Broncos. And this past weekend, he was already out hitting a few of the town's hot spots.

On Friday night, he was sighted at Panzano, the Italian restaurant at the Hotel Monaco helmed by Elise Wiggins.

On Saturday, he made it to Elway's Cherry Creek , the steakhouse where Tyler Wiard is in charge of the kitchen, for a birthday celebration that included his brother, Eli, and his father. That joint, of course just happens to be co-owned by his new boss, John Elway.

And he wasn't done with Cherry Creek yet. An enterprising operative snapped this photo of Manning enjoying the sunshine -- didn't see much of that in Indianapolis, did you? -- at Machete.

Any other sightings? Post them below.

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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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