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The view’s great from The Corner Office

The view’s great from The Corner Office

Rise and Jive

If breakfast does a body good, brunch must do a body better and Disco Brunch a body best. That’s what’s in store for you pre-noon noshers at The Corner Office. And when you love your Office enough to come in on the weekends, that’s saying something. Take a look at this delectable line-up and consider making a reservation, er, scheduling a meeting on a bright and cheery Saturday morning. You’ll likely see me there.

* “I Will Survive” Bell-Bottomless Marys and Mimosas, FDA-approved hangover treatments with a ‘70s fashion sense

* Dead Head Waffles with Nutella cheesecake frosting, strawberries, and Applejack syrup
, They had me at “Nutella cheesecake”

* Poutine
, Blame Canada, but also kind of love it

* Southern-Style Chicken and Waffles, 
An homage to grandmas that ate Southern-fried-style every morning of their lives and lived until they were 108

* Soul Train Benny with crab cakes and cilantro hollandaise, Hey, if Elvis can put peanut butter on burned bacon, the Office can mix soul and disco

Let’s be honest: everyone wants the corner office. The views, the fake plants, the Mad Men mid-morning whiskey, the comfy chair, the sign on the door engraved with your name. We all want to be Don Draper.

More of us, however, drudge away in cubicleville where the only things tacked on the “wall” are a dog-eared Dilbert cartoon from three years ago, a Christmas card from a dead aunt, and a sticky note reminder to get some more of that shampoo your girlfriend/boyfriend/Mom really likes. If the day is good, we narrowly avoid a condescending rant from the office Lumbergh. If the day is bad, we hear a lot about staplers and Michael Bolton.

Leave it to the genius of Executive Chef Rich Byers and General Manager Jérôme Fosset to create the paradisiacal promised land for us common workers, shackled to our jobs: a corner office for all, complete with masterfully mixed drinks, people-watching, and doting service fit for a Senior VP.

Before we get carried away with seductive martinis — an Office signature — it should be noted that the kitchen also treats guests of the Curtis Hotel to food and beverage service throughout the day — three squares done with Byers’ nod to global street food. For those after-work bar flies, that means you don’t just get some decent tipple, but also food that kicks standard bar fare out the window.

Though I haven’t yet indulged in their take on breakfast or lunch — hearty, happy fare if Web reviews have anything to say about it — I can speak volumes about its evening eats. They’ve upped the ante on both food and drink lately, revising their offerings in homage to international flavors. I have to confess to my drooling approval of Suppli al Telefono, Italian-inspired fritters filled with braised short ribs and risotto. That, I would say, needs an aggressive sipper to pair, which I found in Johnny Boy, a jalapeño-seduced Laphroaig scotch cocktail that was sweet, spicy and bold enough to give the fritters a “meaty” complement.

Other classic cocktails — ones that have stirred the lusty, libation-loving pot of regulars since day one — are still present, and as fabulous as ever. The I Love Juicy (get it?), rooted in citrusy Limoncello, peach bitters, and a bubbly touch of Prosecco, is the ideal summer indulgence. There’s also the age-old Sidecar done up for a new age — I imagine any Mad Man worth his weight in stock would happily relish.

Really, it’s all a glorious meeting in the setting sun of a Wednesday evening. I do recommend a few other vittles, if the appetite is there: Crab Cakes crisp at the edges and fluffy inside; Beef Carpaccio that lays gently over a tender round of polenta; and Shishito peppers because, well, they’re the new edamame.

Now, much like any 40th-floor penthouse suite of a workplace, The Corner Office gives you a few different views: at the buzzing bar, in the cozy back room I like to call The Cave, and in the lounge at the front with views of passers-by and the dramatic chaos of the Denver Center Performing Art Complex. But regardless of where you settle and sip, you still feel like you’re at the center of things. People come to you with questions, ask your opinion, let you make decisions. It’s like you’re the boss for a few hours. And as long as they keep that kind of top-notch service in their culinary arsenal — alongside impressive vision and views — I’m sure The Corner Office will be ours for years to come, no promotion necessary. The only downside: engraved nameplates aren’t provided.

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