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Best Sandwich in a Non-Sandwich Shop

When a sandwich is as perfect as The Italian at Berkeley hot spot Hops & Pie, you pray it will never leave the menu. Given that this particular goodie has been on the roster since the restaurant opened, though, fans are probably safe. The sandwich comes layered with thinly sliced salami, mortadella, prosciutto, provolone, crisp […]
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Best Gallery for Western Art

In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, paintings, drawings, prints and photos depicting the American West made our region world-famous, turning the mountains and high deserts into celebrity locales familiar around the world. This art was produced by homegrown talent as well as a legion of artists who flocked to the area. Denver’s premier […]
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Best Gallery for Abstract Art

After being declared all but dead at the end of the twentieth century, abstraction has unexpectedly come on stronger than ever during the first couple of decades of the 21st. As a result, abstraction is just about everywhere in the art scene, from co-ops to museums. In Denver, you can always find some form of […]
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Best Steakhouse

Citizen Rail isn’t technically a steakhouse, since the menu at this Hotel Born restaurant ranges further afield than just steak, creamed spinach and a classic wedge. But when we want a great piece of beef, this is where we go, drawn by steaks that are hand-cut by an in-house butcher, then dry-aged for a month […]
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Best Distillery Tasting Room

When the Family Jones rolled into LoHi, it gave Denver a unique offering: a high-end bar program built entirely on spirits made in-house. The ambitious endeavor is only possible because of the staffing: Rob Masters, a top talent in Colorado distilling, runs the still, while Nick Touch, who cut his teeth at Williams & Graham, […]
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Best Ice Cream Sandwich With a Name You Can’t Pronounce

High Point Creamery, which got its start in Hilltop, finally opened a second location last year, inside the Denver Central Market in RiNo. Being neighborly, owners Erika Thomas and Chad Stutz decided to collaborate with Izzio Artisan Bakery just across the market hall. The result of the teamwork is the Ice Kouign Sandwich, named for […]
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Bennett Family Murder Case Reaches “Critical Stage,” Media Warned

On Friday, August 10, a news conference has been scheduled to discuss new developments in one of the metro area's most tragic homicide cases: the 1984 hammer murders of parents Bruce and Debra Bennett and seven-year-old daughter Melissa, as well as horrific injuries sustained by the Bennetts' three-year-old, Vanessa, who survived.
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Best Taste of Puerto Rico

Chef Jesse Vega thrilled the LoHi neighborhood with upscale bites at Central Bistro & Bar, but he and the restaurant’s owner, Isiah Salazar, were ready to switch things up last summer. The result is just as hot as its predecessor (there’s still the enormous “HOT” sign over the kitchen), but focuses on Mexican cuisine and […]
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Best Hotel Restaurant

The 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

We’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 […]