BOB: Intro
The Best of Albuquerque, 2010
Best of Burque XVI
Welcome to Best of Burque, the Alibi’s user-generated guide to Albuquerque! If you’re an old hand at this issue, you’ve probably already skipped ahead to Best Pet Store, or Best Art Gallery, or Best Anything We Forgot (which is magnificent this year). But if you’re new to BoB, please allow us to make a formal introduction.
Best of Burque 2010
Eats & Drinks
(Restaurants are not included here. We do a mega-issue for them each Fall.)
Saturdays, June through October
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Best Anything We Forgot
Don't worry, we didn't forget the restaurant categories. The Alibi has a whole issue for that—you can vote for Best of Burque Restaurants in the fall. In the meantime, here are the notes you sent us about the categories we stupidly left out. (These are not official categories, and the entities listed are not official winners or titleholders. No voting determined this list. These are simply reader write-ins ... probably from our moms, because they’re so very proud of us.)
Best Local Podcast: "10 Drink Minimum"
Best Tanning: 2nd To Sun Tanning
Best City Service: 311
Best Skate/Snow Shop: 4d’s Board Shop
Best Metaphysical Shop: Abitha’s Herbary
Best Babysitters: ABQ Sitters
Best First Thing to Do in Albuquerque: ABQ Trolley Co.
Best Bluegrass Band: Adobe Brothers, The Squash Blossom Boys
Best Bed and Breakfast: Adobe Nido, Apache Canyon Ranch, Los Poblanos Bed and Breakfast
Best Student Organization: Agora Crisis Center
BOB: Community Pick
Community Pick
Best Thing About Being Mayor So Far
The chance to work with the city employees—just working with dedicated people who get up every day and try to make the city a better place. They're all over. They're at the Solid Waste Department, the Fire Department, they're in the administration at City Hall. I just run into people over and over again who bring so much energy to their jobs. Plus, you get a chance to sit with people who are creative and have good ideas on how to move the city forward.
Worst Thing About Being Mayor So Far
BOB: Community Pick
Community Pick
Where's your favorite post-play hangout?
BOB: Community Pick
Community Pick
What makes Winning Coffee Co. what it is?
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Staff Picks
Devin D. O'Leary
Best Cure for a Sweet Tooth
Smoked Sea Salt and Honey Caramel Gelato from Van Rixel Bros.
315 Juan Tabo NE, 797-1193
Sweet sugary manna from Heaven! I'm not a dessert kinda guy, but I could eat this stuff for breakfast, lunch and dinner. In addition to the shop on Juan Tabo, you can pick it up at select supermarkets like Sunflower. Get some now. Keep your hands off mine.
