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Best Vegan Restaurant

Somebody PeoplePeruse the menu at Somebody People (named for a line in a Davie Bowie song) and you’ll notice that many of the dishes are simply named after vegetables: mushrooms, cabbage, potatoes or asparagus, for example. It’s what the kitchen does with those veggies that helps this restaurant stand out — not just as a plant-based […]
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Best Vegetarian Green Chile

SantoThe green chile at chef Hosea Rosenberg’s Southwestern cantina stands out for the true taste of green chiles un-muddied by extraneous ingredients or even pork. Rosenberg, a New Mexico native, makes regular pilgrimages to his home state’s prime growing region to pick up Hatch chiles from his secret sources. The zippy sauce that results can […]
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Best Livestream Production

The Armory DenverThe Armory Denver is a creative production facility in a massive building that dates back to the late 1800s. Back then, it housed weapons for the Colorado State Militia; it later became home of the Olympic Auditorium and Art Neon. But this latest incarnation may be its best. In addition to having recording studios and […]
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Reader: Pete’s Open All Night a Sign of Normal Denver Life!

One of the casualties of the pandemic was the all-night restaurant concept. Under COVID restrictions, all Colorado restaurants were restricted to limited hours, which made it impossible to operate 24/7. And then once those restrictions were limited, metro Denver restaurateurs found it tough to staff their places, and as a...
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Best Jewelry for Geeks

GeekleryThe artisans of Geeklery understand what makes a nerd’s world spin when it comes to personal ornamentation: It’s the theme that counts. Geeks use jewelry to proclaim their love for sci-fi, fantasy, gaming and cosplay, and the results can be as out-of-this-world as they are decorative. If you’re looking to adorn yourself with spider brooches, […]
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Best Italian Winery in Denver

AttimoColorado has its own vineyard and wineries, mostly on the Western Slope, but when Snooze co-founder Jon Schlegel decided to plunge into the world of wine, he looked abroad, and ended up living in Italy to learn the business. As a result, all the wines at his year-old winery in the Ballpark neighborhood start with […]
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Best New Restaurant in a Food Hall

BellotaBryan Dayton and Steve Redzikowski closed Acorn last summer after seven critically acclaimed years at the Source on Brighton Boulevard, citing the difficulty of doing fine dining during the pandemic. But even then, Dayton said there were new things planned for the space. And just a couple of months later, Dayton, Redzikowski and chef Bill […]
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Best Chicken Wings

King of WingsEddie Renshaw and Evan Pierce played it safe when they swapped out their King of Wings food truck for a brick-and-mortar eatery and bar: They built the kitchen on the outside of the restaurant when they opened last year. Not only did the shipping-container kitchen work to their strength — flame-grilled chicken wings — but […]