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New neighborhood bar on Grand Avenue is elegant and comfortable.

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Once you become an expert on the golden elixir, you’ll never lack for stimulating chitchat at the bar. No matter that it may be just that. The folks at Drambuie aren’t saying.

Cool! Former restaurateur Corky Douglass churns up new business, radio show

He spent more than 30 years stalking the floors of his east Denver restaurant, Tante Louise: talking up longtime customers, greeting newcomers at the door and smiling. Always smiling. Five years ago, though, Corky Douglass, 62, sold the place and moved on. He hasn't been especially public since, but that's about to change.

Recipe: Frappe XO Extreme - Providence Journal

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