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Dining briefs: Foraging at the DNC - Round 2

By Lori Midson, Special to the Rocky

Published August 20, 2008 at 5:29 p.m.

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Through August, restaurants at the Brown Palace Hotel and Spa (321 17th St.) are dishing out favorite foodstuffs from notable Democratic politicians.

For a taste of Barack Obama's potluck turkey chili, a recipe that the presidential hopeful has been toying with since college, or pan-seared Colorado bison medallions with whiskey-tortilla sauce, the dinner served on the final evening of the 1997 G8 Summit in Denver, head to the Ship Tavern. The lively watering hole is also rolling out banana cream pie, allegedly one of former President Bill Clinton's favorite desserts.

At Ellyngton's, patrons can pay tribute to Jimmy Carter and his daily square meal in the White House - a sandwich, a cup of soup and a salad topped with Roquefort dressing.

* If you like polls - and who doesn't? - belly up to a bar stool at Panzano (909 17th St.) to cast your vote in the restaurant's "cocktail poll." Barack Obama supporters should liquefy themselves with the Blue Bama - Hpnotiq, Absolut Vanilia, Sprite and fresh muddled blueberries - served on the "Baracks." If you're a wayward Republican lost in a lagoon of liberals, drown your sorrows in the Right Wing Johnny - Charbay raspberry vodka, cranberry juice, Cointreau and fresh muddled raspberries - poured "uptight." Every Friday until the presidential election (Nov. 4), the bar will post the results based on whichever cocktail sells better that week. I predict a landslide.

* The sailor crew at Jax Fish House (1539 17th St.) will host an "OBAMA- RAMA Acceptance Speech Non-Partisan" television viewing bash in the bar Thursday evening for the gazillions of disgruntled people who tried but failed to snag tickets to Obama's speech at Invesco Field at Mile High. The party, which includes Obama bingo and word games (whenever Obama roars, "Yes we can!" for example, barflies will get a free drink), begins when the speech does. During convention week, Jax will also add a late-night happy hour from 10 p.m. to midnight with $1 oysters, $2.50 Coors Light and $4 wine specials.