​We're on a Denver Restaurant Week money streak, having just given away $52.80 to two big tippers, both of whom entered our first Denver Restaurant Week contest, in which we asked industry folks and diners alike for their best advice on how to get the most out of the two-week culinary bonanza, which kicks off on February 25, with more than 300 participating restaurants.

Which brings us to this contest: In the comments section below, we want you to tell us about your favorite dining den taking part in Denver Restaurant Week -- and why it's your favorite. If we choose your submission, you, too, could win $52.80.

There are, however, a few rules.

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The $2 Irish coffees at Cafe Bar are just one of several snow day deals thoughout the city.

​It's not quite the blizzard predicted by those omniscient weather forecasters, but that hasn't stopped the safety police from urging all of us to stay housebound. We have a better idea -- and so do several Denver bars and restaurants. Get your boots on, your earmuffs and your pink parka and get your butt out the door. Go out! Eat, drink and be merry. And to give you incentive, numerous watering holes and restaurants are offering snow day deals. Here's what we've unearthed. If you know of others, post them in the comments section below.

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Rob Christensen

Pizzeria Locale rolls out a daily Aperitivo hour.

​One year ago next week, Pizzeria Locale finally opened its doors, revealing the Napolitano pizzeria that Frasca owners Bobby Stuckey and Lachlan MacKinnon-Patterson had been working on for months, pushing forward even after their custom-made oven was dismantled in customs.

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The home of The Blake, which will soon be named something different.

​When the Blake opened last October, owner Jimmy Calanni planned to unlock his two-story space on the weekends, booking in live music acts, entertaining drinkers on the main level with flat screen TVs and maybe, if he felt the market was right, introducing dueling pianos.

Now, though, the bar is getting a new concept and a new name -- and with the changes, it's offering a chance to score a $1,000 bar tab.

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Amendment XXI

​Yesterday, we wrote about the five neighborhood liquor stores we head to when we're stocking up for a boozey holiday such as, oh, New Year's Eve. One that could have very well also made that list is Amendment XXI, the small shop at the edge of Highland that stocks a great selection of wine and provides plenty of expertise to sort it all out.

And this year, the shop may just be our go-to for the festivities, because it just added a deal we can't resist.

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Ignite! is opening on Larimer Street next Monday.

​As the end of the year approaches, owners are scrambling to finish restaurant projects. Last year, Lou's Food Bar, Bittersweet and Aria all managed to get their doors open right before the start of 2011 -- which meant they could also get tables booked for New Year's Eve.

Dozens of restaurants are in the pipeline right now, but there's only one definite opening scheduled between now and 2012: Ignite! , an "urban gastropub" in a former pawn shop at 2124 Larimer Street.

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​Five years ago, Scottsdale-based Ling & Louie's opened its first restaurant in Northfield at Stapleton, bringing the city an outpost of the small Asian-fusion chain that serves far Eastern twists on everything from meatloaf to mussels in addition to plenty of noodle bowls, potstickers and fried rice.

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​From 6 p.m. six until closing tonight, all locations of Chipotle -- the homegrown big-burrito chain that Steve Ells started in Denver almost twenty years ago -- will be offering a real treat to anyone in a costume inspired by the family farm.

Dress like Old McDonald or a Niman Ranch hog, and for just $2 you can get a boorito, a bowl, a salad or an order of tacos. Up to $1 million in proceeds from sales of these items will be donated to the Chipotle Cultivate Foundation and Farm Aid.

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95a Bistro and Sushi

​After Rob Kukura, former manager of The Mediterranean, took over the old Magnolia and Sushi Mara spots in Lafayette in May, he started slowly slowly making the restaurants his own.

First, he merged the two places into a single identity, and changed the name to 95a Bistro and Sushi in August. Now that 95a is open, he's infusing the menu with his own touches thanks to a new chef, Brian Horton.

And this week, he's celebrating the transformation with a grand opening, complete with freebies and other deals.

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​Frank's Kitchen just celebrated its three-month birthday yesterday, but diners get the present today.

The tiny cafe in the Whittier neighborhood -- seating for ten, sixteen if it's not too hot to sit outside -- offered a fish fry last Friday that was so popular that Frank's was out of fish by 2 p.m. So they're trying again today. " We think it's an ideal meal to take home for dinner," says Dina Berta, a former Rocky Mountain News scribe who owns the place with her husband, Frank. "We have enough for about thirty plates. We hate to sell out and turn people away, but we also don't want to have to toss unsold fish. If people remain interested, we'd like to make this a regular Friday feature."

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