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 Westword has compiled its ballot for the 2010 Best of Denver and to our horror there is no category for Best Money-Saving Website. Still Category #134 (which is the very last one on the list) asks you to write in your own “Best Of” category. So dear MHOTC readers, here’s your chance to tell the world that you think MHOTC deserves some recognition. Go to Westword’s 2010 Best Of Ballot and, since you are an opinionated lot, vote for your favorites in categories such as sports, dining, shopping, TV personalities, headline-grabbers and more. Then when you get to the very, very end (that’s question #134) please consider writing us in as “Best Website for Cheapskates”, “Best Website for Thrifty Denverites,” “Best Website for Denver Discounts,” or whatever title you think best describes us, then be sure to type in MileHighOnTheCheap.com. Play by the rules and don’t stuff the ballot box with fake email addresses. Deadline for voting online is March 22. The 27th annual Best of Denver issue appears April 1, no fooling.
Obviously there is a conspiracy among Denver publications to hold their “best” of voting all at the same time. 5280 magazine’s Top of the Town Ballot is online this month. MHOTC readers are encouraged to voice their opinions about their likes and dislikes for local services, attractions, and food. Oh, did we mention that the People section has a category called Blog/Blogger? So if you think we are deserving and just happen to write-in Mile High On The Cheap (you can include Claire & Laura’s names, too), we wouldn’t mind. To participate you must use a valid email address which you type in and then you’ll be sent a link that takes you to the ballot.
 If you were one of those who watched the Super Bowl for the commercials, you were pleasantly surprised to hear Denny’s announce a FREE Original Grand Slam breakfast offer on Tuesday, February 9. From 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. at participating restaurants, anyone can enjoy a FREE hot breakfast. Rest assured the Grand Slam isn’t skimpy.You get to choose four items from: bacon strips, buttermilk biscuit, chicken sausage patty, two egg whites or regular eggs, English muffin, grits, hash browns, two regular or wheat pancakes, oatmeal, and two sausage links. But Denny’s is going beyond a day of free meals. Register online or in restaurant before February 14 to win one FREE Original Grand Slam every week for a year. And the first 500,000 people who sign up for the new Denny’s Rewards program online receive a FREE burger and fries (available March 1 through March 7). Plus you can go to Denny’s anytime and show proof that it’s your birthday to receive a FREE Original Grand Slam meal.
 Set a pretty table, light the candles, pour the wine and sit down to an intimate, chef-prepared Valetine’s dinner that will warm your heart without breaking the bank. Parisi’s four-course, take-home San Valentino dinner costs just $44 per couple. It includes a primo (first course), crespelle alla Fiorentina(baked spinach filled crepes with fonduta and prunes), secondo (main course), maiale alla montanara (mountain-style spice- rubbed pork spare ribs with polenta rosa); contorno (side dish), cipolle innamorate (wood oven-roasted onions dressed with virgin olive oil, sea salt and 12-year-balsamic vinegar) and dolce (dessert), mele al forno con la crema zabaione al miele (oven baked winter apples with wild buckwheat honey zabaione and toasted pumpkin seeds) and also bread and house-made truffles. Order by 4 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 12, and pick up between 12 noon and 5 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 13. Parisi will also be open on Sunday, Feb. 14, serving a special four-course Valentine’s Day menu for $55 per person, which underscores what a great deal the take-home dinner is. 4401 Tennyson St., Denver; 303-561-0234.
 George’s Food & Drink has a $10.99 Tuesday Night Special: a choice of two housemade lasagnas (vegetarian three-cheese, spinach and mushroom or spicy Italian sausage, goat cheese, ricotta and mushroom), a simple salad of organic greens and a glass of house wine. George’s also has a good happy hour deal every evening from 5-6:30 p.m. Click here for Claire’s report on George’s happy hour. Closed Mondays. 2028 14th St. (next to the Boulder Theater, between Spruce and Pearl), Boulder; 303-998-9350
 Westword Artopia, an energetic evening of entertainment, art, music, fashion and food, has become big enough to spread across five venues (Vinyl , Bar Standard, Mo’s, The Living Room and City Hall) within a block of each other in the Golden Triangle District on Saturday, February 20. It starts at Vinyl at 7 p.m, moves to other venues and wraps up at 2 a.m. Tickets on event day are $30 per person, $25 in advance and $45 for two if ordered by February 11. Buy online and enter the promotion code COUPLE on this page. It isn’t just a great mix-and-march evening but also a fundraiser for a local arts organization (to be announced). The price includes samplings of food, drinks and access to all five venues.
 Among the first of his generation ever to be photographed, Abraham Lincoln was the subject of more photographs than any other person of his day. Lincoln in Focus: Original Photographs of the President and the Civil War is on exhibit through March 31 at the Byers-Evans House Gallery. The show features more than 30 original photos taken between 1858 and 1865 of the president, his family and the Civil War by photographers such as Mathew B. Brady and Alexander Gardner. While The Byers-Evans House Museum charges admission the Gallery is FREE. Hours are Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 1310 Bannock St., Denver; 303-620-4933.
 Changes in Latitude has set its new season of FREE adventure travel shows that all take place Tuesday evenings beginning at 7 p.m. Next up: Feb. 9: “Uganda, Africa… One School at a Time.” More 2010 programs are listed in the online calendar. While you’re in the store, be sure to check the sale rack(s) in the back for good buys on travel wear. 2525 Arapahoe Ave. (Village Shopping Center, Arapahoe side), Boulder; 303-786-8406, 866-786-8406.
 Free body scan? Hmm, sounds like something you receive at Denver International Airport when you forget to take that spare change out of your pocket. But if you don’t mind the shlep to Colorado Springs, Functional Medical Specialists is offering a FREE full body scan analysis (normally $50) on Friday, Feb. 12 between noon and 6 p.m. Functional Medical Specialists is a multi-disciplined weight loss and health center specializing in metabolism, endocrinology and homeopathy. You need to call 1-719-227-7374 to make an appointment. 911 W. Cucharras St., Colorado Springs.
Scores of metro area restaurants are participating in 2010 Denver Restaurant Week, which has become so successful that it now stretches to two weeks, Saturday, Feb. 20 through Friday, March 5. Inflation has not hit DRW. Multi-course dinners remain at $52.80 for two, $26.40 per person. The website lists all restaurants and is also searchable by cuisine or neighborhood. Many restaurants have posted their menus and/or online reservations link. The hotspots fill up fast, so make your reservations ASAP.
All-you-can-eat fans will love this deal. Join the Country Buffet e-club and they’ll give you a coupon good for one FREE buffet with the purchase of one adult meal. As with most restaurant loyalty clubs, once you join you’ll also receive updates and discounts throughout the year. Country Buffet boasts more than 100 items on its menu including carved meats, sides, a salad bar, and endless desserts. There are seven location along the Front Range: 7407 East 36th, Denver; 301 Englewood Pkwy., Engelwood; 5220 Wadsworth Bypass, Arvada; 8685 Sheridan Blvd., Westminster; 1026 S. Sable Blvd., Aurora; 8100 W, Crestline Ave., Littleton; and 7475 Park Meadows Drive, Lone Tree. There’s also one in Longmont at Twin Peaks Mall.
If you and your sweetheart are looking for an inexpensive, yet luxurious, getaway over Valentine’s Day weekend look no further than The Inverness Hotel. Hotel guests will feel the love with rooms starting at $99 per night, February 12, 13 and 14. Besides the low rate, this AAA Four Diamond resort in south suburban Denver is throwing in enough FREE romantic extras to put Cupid out of a job. During the weekend from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m., all guests may enjoy FREE chair massages and a gift from The Spa at Inverness as well as FREE “sparkling wine” champagne and Baca samples in the Fireside Lounge. Plus you can enjoy another FREE glass of “sparkling wine” champagne in Spotted Dog after 9 p.m. A FREE Svedka vodka tasting will be available on Feb. 12 & 13 from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. You can sit in on a FREE demonstration by the hotel’s pastry chef on Feb. 13 from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and all guests receive a gift of appreciation upon check-out. If you need additional help, the hotel’s romance concierge is on-call to lend a hand. To make reservations call 1-800-832-9053 and mention the Valentine’s Day special.
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