🧑‍🍳 Who are Denver’s BEST chefs?

🪷 Buddhist Center To Be Reincarnated

The three-story, 31,000-square-foot gray building that stood at 1450 N. Speer Blvd. since 1962 is currently being demolished. The longtime owner, Soka Gakkai International-USA Denver, plans to build a smaller facility to house its Buddhist Center, with the hope that a more approachable building “will attract people to see what [Buddhism] can offer them.” [BusinessDen 🔒]

🍕 Local Pizza Joint Among America’s Best

The prestigious 50 Top Pizza guide, which Westword reports is “like the Michelin Guide for pizza,” recently ranked Marco’s Coal Fired as the 49th best pizza place in the country. Marco’s has been a staple in Ballpark since 2008, slinging VPN-certified authentic Neapolitan pies. [Westword]

• Hungry for something new? The husband-and-wife team behind Marco’s, Mark and Kristy Dym, opened a new, trendier pizza place on Colorado Boulevard called Dough Counter last year. 5280 Magazine just named it the “top pizza” in Denver. [5280 Magazine]

⛰️ Feds Eyeing Ski Resort Acquisition

Amid consolidation across the ski industry, antitrust investigators with the Department of Justice are now reviewing Alterra Mountain Company’s proposed purchase of Arapahoe Basin. Officials with the Denver-based company announced the acquisition in February. If it goes through, Alterra would own 18 resorts, including Steamboat, and manage Winter Park for the City of Denver. [Denver Post 🔒]

🧑‍🍳 Meet Our Culinary Mt. Rushmore Lineup

Who are Denver’s best chefs? What faces would grace a Denver dining scene Mt. Rushmore? The City Cast Denver podcast crew digs into Denver’s dining history to decide. [City Cast Denver 🎧]

Who Belongs on the Mt. Rushmore of Denver Food?

Who are the movers, shakers, and culinary masters responsible for Denver’s food scene? Westword food editor Molly Martin joins the City Cast Denver podcast crew to craft an iconic list of the historic Denverites who might grace a Mt. Rushmore-like monument celebrating Denver’s foodie history.