Year of the Tiger
Tiger, the daytime bartender at the Tap Room at Hotel Congress (and
an all-around nice guy), celebrated 50 years of working at the downtown
mainstay with a celebration last Thursday. To say Tiger is adored and
respected by his patrons is the understatement of the, well,
half-century, and the hotel is marking his anniversary by taking 50
cents off of any draft beer ordered during his shift through the end of
the year. You’re the man, Tiger. Hotel Congress is located at 311 E.
Congress St.; 622-8848.
Pick Your Price
The Canyon Café at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort (7000 N.
Resort Drive) will remove the prices from a number of lunch-menu items
and offer the selections for whatever diners are willing to pay from
Monday, June 15, through Monday, Sept. 7. Sounds crazy, right? Well,
what’s even nuttier is the fact that the items include beef tenderloin,
oven-seared half-chicken and other items that typically fetch
top-dollar. Lunch hours are 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Saturday. Call 299-2020 for more information.
Eat Yourself Thin
Now that the New Year’s resolutions have melted away, but the pounds
haven’t, how about another try? Join master personal trainer Ron
Holland and chef Dina Delaney for their “kitchen intervention” class
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, June 6. The class—which takes
place at Gold’s Gym at 7315 N. Oracle Road—focuses on shopping
and cooking in ways that limit fat and calories. It costs $85, which
includes a catered lunch. Call 579-6791, or visit www.swatfitness.com/intervention.html for more info.
Gavi at Foothills Mall Closes
Gavi Colaleo, owner of the various Gavi restaurants, has closed the
Foothills Mall location (7401 N. La Cholla Blvd.). Gavi restaurants are
a perennial winner of this paper’s Best of Tucson™ award for
Italian food. The search is on for another northwest location,
according to an e-mail from Colaleo’s wife, Natalie Scott, but there’s
no word on where or when it could open.
Summer Specials
The numerous restaurants that make up Tucson Originals, an alliance
of independent and locally owned restaurants, are offering a variety of
specials for $20.09 through Monday, Sept. 7. You’ll find great deals on
everything from dessert samplers to lobster dinners at eateries all
over town. See the full list at www.tucsonoriginals.com.
This article appears in Jun 4-10, 2009.