As it ushers in daffodils, gale force winds and that funny feeling that makes you want to tear all your clothes off and run through the greening meadows, Spring also heralds the return of the mighty Best of Burque Reader’s Choice Ballot! This year the rules are a little different. During the nomination phase, March 4 through 25, readers, wannabe readers and those who don’t even know how to read can vote for their favorites in any category up to ONCE each day. During the voting phase, April 1 through 29, our ad hoc electoral commission has commanded that each voter gets but ONE BALLOT to cast. You know, like a democracy! So, to reiterate, nominate early and often, but VOTE once. Let the games begin!

The nominations are in and the top finalists are now ready for the final round of public approbation that is Weekly Alibi’s Best of Burque Restaurants. Voting runs September 4 through September 18, noon to noon. As with the nomination phase, you can vote once per 24 hour period. So vote early, vote often and put your favorites over the top!

The venerable Best of Burque Restaurants returns yet again in 2019 to take the measure of the many and varied bistros, dives, hideaways, nooks, barns, big boxes, small boxes, coffee houses and food trucks. Albuquerque continues to evolve as a restaurant-based life form, a portion of its cells dying back to make room for healthy new growth. Some of last year’s faves have gone the way of the dodo. All of this year’s faves have yet to be made manifest. That’s your job! The nominations phase runs now through Wednesday, August 28, 2019 and you can nominate your favorites once each day. (Think of it as an applause-o-meter and get cracking!)