With World Series win, local homeless to dine on Denver delicacies

By Globe Staff

This weekend some of Boston’s homeless will be sipping hot tea, snacking on chips and salsa, eating Quiznos sandwiches and Chipotle burritos, and slurping Rocky Road ice cream. It all comes compliments of Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper, who made the mistake of betting against the Red Sox in the World Series.

When the Rockies dropped four straight, Hickenlooper lost his wager with Mayor Thomas M. Menino over homegrown food, which would be given to charity. (Menino bet clam chowder from Legal Seafood, Dunkin’ Donuts Coffee, and Brigham's Ice Cream.)

Nevermind that there is a Quiznos in Boston’s City Hall Plaza, or that Chipotle Mexican Grill has restaurants in Dedham, Medford, and Somerville. All of Hickenlooper’s offerings were created in Colorado, even if Aspen-based Celestial Seasonings tea is for sale at most food stores in Massachusetts. (In Boston, it may indeed be hard to find Mi Ranchito tortilla chips, Epic Valley Salsa, and Liks Rocky Road ice cream.)

The ice cream, tortilla chips, and salsa will be served at the Sojourner House in Roxbury. Guests at the Woods Mullen Shelter on Massachusetts Avenue will enjoy the burritos. And the Quiznos sandwiches and the Celestial Seasonings teas will be enjoyed at St. Francis House in downtown Boston.

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