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Best Hotel Restaurant

The NickelThe Nickel had a hard act to follow: The prior tenant in its Hotel Teatro space was iconic Denver chef Kevin Taylor’s long-running Restaurant Kevin Taylor. But it’s risen admirably to the challenge, especially after Russell Stippich took control of the kitchen in the middle of last year. Stippich’s team pays homage to American classics […]
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Best House Margarita

Adelitas Cocina y CantinaWe’ve long lauded the Adelitas house margarita, proof positive that owner Brian Rossi is tequila- and mezcal-obsessed. But last year Rossi changed his house margarita formula dramatically, extending his high standards for tequila production to all the ingredients behind his bar. As a result, Adelitas ditched the processed sugar and agave syrup, which meant that […]
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Best Shop for Your First Tattoo

Bound By DesignYou’re a tender tattoo newbie, and about to be even more tender — so where to go for that initial ink? Bound By Design feels your pain and endeavors to help you navigate the process in the gentlest way possible. The team of talented longtime artists includes a dozen pros, so you’re likely to find […]
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Best Restaurant on the 16th Street Mall

Zoe Ma MaProprietor Edwin Zoe can thank his mother for Zoe Ma Ma’s success: Zoe persuaded her to run the kitchen at his original Boulder restaurant, where she built a menu with recipes from her native Taiwan and Zoe’s father’s native Shandong. The resulting items include a heady Taiwanese beef noodle soup, one of that country’s most […]
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Best Food Truck/Cart

The Ginger PigNatascha Hess, who runs the Ginger Pig food truck with her husband, Steve, lived in China for a year while in college; her “Chinese mom” taught her the ins and outs of traditional cooking during that time. The result of her immersion is obvious in the food at the Ginger Pig, especially Hess’s Chinese fried […]
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Denver TV Stations’ Desperate Pitches for Stars in DIA Train Voice Contest

After Denver International Airport announced the ten finalists for its new train voice contest on February 12, 104.3 The Fan host Darren "D-Mac" McKee ripped Fox31 anchor Jeremy Hubbard's candidacy, and his own exclusion from the competition, resulting in a hilarious Twitter war between the pair. And now, with the February 25 deadline for online voting fast approaching, the campaigns for the various local TV (and radio) personalities have gotten increasingly desperate.
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Best Thirteener

Pacific PeakSavvy mountaineers know that it’s not just about the Fourteener checklist; many of the Thirteeners in Colorado are harder and far more interesting. Pacific Peak in Arapaho National Forest falls into that category, and has the bonus of Pacific Tarn, the highest lake in the country, which sits at 13,420 feet on the way to […]