2013 Readers Choice

Fairbanks, Alaska

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The best of the best that Fairbanks has to offer Sometimes it can be a tough task looking for a great place to eat or the best place to go for breakfast.

What about auto repair shops? Lots of us don’t have the time to spend on do-it-yourself auto fixes, so knowing where to go is important.

And what about hair? Yes, hair grows back after a bad cut, but why take the chance?

Our 2013 Readers’ Choice guide will help you find the best of the best in

those and many other categories, as determined by reader balloting earlier this year.

We don’t claim the results to be based on the strict rules of polling, however. But we do claim the whole exercise to be a lot of fun.

This is the 12th year of the Daily News-Miner Readers’ Choice awards.

Stop by any number of businesses or places around town and you’ll see the proudly displayed certificates pro-

claiming that spot as No. 1, as voted by you.

As always, we’re all ears when it comes to the Readers’ Choice. Send your category suggestions to us and we’ll consider them for next year’s awards.

— Rod Boyce, managing editor editor@newsminer.com Twitter: @FDNMeditor

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Two Rivers Lodge earns top restaurant ranking

By GARY BLACK gblack@newsminer.com

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When it comes to the best restaurant in Fairbanks, you have to go outside Fairbanks.

Two Rivers Lodge, a restaurant rich in Alaska ambiance and big on food, took first place in this year’s Readers’ Choice contest as best restaurant overall, marking the first time in its existence the lodge ranked in the listings. It also nabbed second place in the fine dining category.

“I’m tickled pink and very excited,” owner Jon Burns said. “It’s great to be recognized.”

Burns and his wife, Kim, have owned the lodge at 16 Mile Chena Hot Springs Road for six years now, though it’s

been in existence for about 18 years. Over the years, it’s gone through several different owners before the Burnses took ownership of it.

Burns runs the kitchen and is lead chef most days, putting his years of culinary experience to good use. “I’ve been cooking in Fairbanks since 1983,” he said. When he’s not in the kitchen, he’s in the restaurant’s lounge greeting diners as they walk in. “I like to treat everyone like family,” Burns said.

The restaurant is a mix of Alaska lodge surroundings complemented with fine dining fare — think big steaks, succulent seafood and chicken dishes. Burns cuts the steaks himself, and the 16-ounce slab of steak you order is a monster on the plate. Coupled

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with a baked potato, and soup or salad, it’s more than enough for your meal as you’ll likely be taking some home.

Two Rivers Lodge boasts a full wine list, well-stocked bar and most of the desserts at the lodge are homemade on the premises. One event Burns has started is hosting wine and beer pairings with dinner. He’s even hosted a whiskey pairing, serving aged libations with the meal.

Burns also has started hosting themed dinning nights, the most recent of which was for Cinco de Mayo. On Mother’s Day, the lodge offered an elegant menu of prime rib and prawns or prime rib and king crab, and a brunch menu consisting of prime rib, stuffed

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Server Melissa West, of Two Rivers, brings out an order at Two Rivers Lodge.

Two Rivers Lodge took first place in this year’s Readers’ Choice contest as best restaurant overall.

Please see TWO RIVERS, Page 6

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FOOD & DRINKS Best restaurant (Overall) 1. Two Rivers Lodge 2. Lavelle’s Bistro 3. Ajimi Japanese Restaurant Asian food 1. Ajimi Japanese Restaurant 2. Pagoda Restaurant 3. Thai House Barbecue/ribs 1. Big Daddy’s 2. Tubby’s 3. Ja Robs Breakfast 1. Sam’s Sourdough Café 2. Ethel’s Cafe 3. The Cookie Jar Restaurant Brunch 1. The Pump House 2. Pike’s 3. The Cookie Jar Restaurant

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TWO RIVERS

Two Rivers Lodge is rich in Alaska decor: high ceilings, wooden walls and a deck that’s well used in the summer that overlooks a small lake.

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pork loin, chicken fettucine, tilapia Olympia, mashed potatoes, eggs Benedict, a French toast casserole and numerous desserts. In about three weeks, he’s hosting a Greek wine dinner.

The lodge itself is rich in Alaska decor: high ceilings, wooden walls and a deck that’s well used in the summer that overlooks a small lake. Its rustic feel gives you a very Last Frontier impression.

The lodge is undergoing a little bit of renovation, with improvements being made to increase the atmosphere while you take in the surroundings.

And while the decor and atmosphere might be changing a little, Burns has no plans to alter the menu.

He’s sticking with what he knows.

“Most of the recipes I use I learned from the old chefs in town,” he said. “A lot of places don’t cook this way anymore.”

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UAA men’s hockey) Local sports team 1. UAF Nanooks hockey team 2. Fairbanks Ice Dogs hockey team 3. UAF rifle team Place for dancing 1. The Blue Loon 2. Kodiak Jack’s 3. Rock ’N’ Rodeo

Place to bring tourists 1. Riverboat Discovery 2. UAF Large Animal Research Station 3. Chena Hot Springs Resort Theater/performance company 1. Fairbanks Light Opera Theatre 2. Fairbanks Drama Association 3. Fairbanks Symphony Theater/performance production 1. “The Nutcracker,” North Star Ballet 2. “The Wizard Of Oz” FLOT 3. Fairbanks Symphony Holiday Concert

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The Nanooks hockey team took top honors as favorite local sports team.

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Fairbanks Light Opera Theatre is still the best

By GARY BLACK gblack@newsminer.com Fairbanks Light Opera Theatre has done it — again.

The production company known for its high-energy, high-quality musical productions has caught the attention of Fairbanks’ theatergoing crowds, being named the No. 1 theater/performance company in Fairbanks in the 2013 Readers’ Choice awards.

And it’s no wonder, with productions like “Jesus Christ Superstar,” “Cowgirls” and “The Wizard of Oz,” all of which played to packed audiences. Readers also voted FLOT’s “Oz” as the second-best production of the year, being bested only by the annual holiday “Nut-

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The principals of Fairbanks Light Opera Theatre’s production of the “Wizard of Oz” are seen in October at Hering Auditorium. The production company was named the No. 1 theater/performance company in Fairbanks in the 2013 Readers’ Choice awards. cracker” production.

FLOT usually puts on

three productions per year and is run by an all-volunteer staff. It’s a nonprofit arts organization that started in Fairbanks in 1970 with the goal to produce and promote musical theater in Interior Alaska.

This past season, “Oz” saw the biggest cast FLOT has ever dealt with — 55 actors, including a live dog on stage — all to bring the classic tale by L. Frank Baum to life. The set even included a tornado and moving house on stage, a feat few, if any, theater companies can pull off in Fairbanks.

FLOT opted for the littleknown yet well-received musical “Cowgirls” as a dinner theater production, a new venture for the company.

In the spring, the company rounded out its performances with the Andrew Lloyd Webber classic “Jesus Christ Superstar,” which played for three weeks to sold-out crowds.

Quality productions aren’t FLOT’s only gig. In the summer, FLOT hosts FLOT Jr., a series of week-long, age specific summer camps that teach the basics of musical theater. Each camp will rehearse for a musical performance to be held at the end of the week, with lessons in acting, singing, dancing, costume making, makeup application, set construction, prop making and backstage jobs.

For more on FLOT, check out its website at www.

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SERVICES 3. Pam Lawhorn, Ivory Jack’s

Auto repair shop 1. Simard Automotive 2. Alaska Auto Care 3. Seekins Ford-Lincoln

Barber shop 1. Esther Barber & Style 2. Hair Em 3. Alaska Barber Shop

Financial institution 1. Denali State Bank 2. Spirit of Alaska Federal Credit Union 3. Wells Fargo

Bartender 1. Marie, VFW Post 2. Corina Martt, Roundup Roadhouse & Saloon 2. Tommy Monaco, The Vallata

University Avenue 3. Anthony, Pagoda

Car Wash 1. Splash & Dash 2. University Car Wash 3. Plaza Car Wash

Dentist 1. Dr. Ryle Radke 2. Dr. Eric Buetow 3. Dr. Dirk Menard

Cashier/retail clerk 1. Miran, Fred Meyer West 2. Cindy, Safeway

Doctor 1. Dr. Marvin Bergeson, Tanana Valley Clinic

2. Dr. Mary MacFarlane 3. Dr. Herbert Day, Tanana Valley Clinic 1st Care Florist 1. College Floral 2. Santina’s Flowers & Gifts 3. Safeway West Gift shop 1. Riverboat Discovery 2. Knotty Shop 3. If Only … A Fine Store

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Thank you, Fairbanks!

We appreciate your support and your vote!

Heating fuel delivery company 1. Sourdough Fuel 2. Alaska Aerofuel 3. Polar Fuel Insurance agency/agent 1. Jim Ozimkoski, Allstate 2. Allstate 3. Ken Murray, Ken Murray Insurance Jewelry store 1. Bishop’s Jewelry Gallery 2. Desert Passage 3. Zales Ladies clothing boutique 1. Fireweed Consignment Boutique 2. If Only … A Fine Store 3. Designer’s Closet Physical therapy 1. Willow Point 2. Adient Orthopedic Physical Therapy 3. Equinox Physical Therapy Nonprofit agency 1. Fairbanks Community Food Bank 2. Love INC 3. United Way of the Tanana Valley Nurse 1. Rose Wegner 2. Jacque Binkley Mitchell, Cancer Treatment Center 3. Adam Ault, Fairbanks Memorial Hospital 3. Mary Vogel, Fairbanks Memorial Hospital Please see SERVICES, Page 11

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SERVICES Continued from Page 10

Nursery/garden center 1. Hawk’s Greenhouse 2. Holm Town Nursery 3. Ann’s Greenhouse

ley High School Optician 2. David Foshee, Joy Ele1. Vista Optical mentary School 2. Dr. Ruth Nichols 3. Daniel Domke, Hutchi3. West Valley Vision Censon High School ter

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2. Somers & Associates, Bert Perkins 3. Robert Fox Realty Llc, Lori Trampush Restaurant service 1. Lavelle’s Bistro 2. Pike’s Landing 3. Ajimi Japanese Restaurant

Sporting goods store 1. Beaver Sports 2. Frontier Outfitters 3. Sportsman’s Warehouse

Hardware store 1. Samson Hardware 2. Sentry Hardware 3. Lowe’s

Schoolteachers 1. Don Kardash, Hunter Elementary School 2. Sherilyn Siegmund, West Valley High School 3. Shonda Schlotfeldt, Badger Elementary School

School 1. Fairhill Christian School 2. West Valley High School 3. Barnette Magnet School

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The big bling of Bishop’s Jewelry Gallery

By GARY BLACK gblack@newsminer.com Walking into Bishop’s

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It’s like walking into a jewelry store and so much more.

Bishops, owned and operated by Bill and Rita Bishop, covers all the jewelry basics — gold, diamonds, jewels

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of all color, shape, make and size. It also covers the “art” aspect of jewelry and jewelry making. It’s that aspect that probably helped Bishop’s Jewelry Gallery be named as the best jewelry store in Fairbanks by voters in the 2013 Readers’ Choice awards.

“That’s why I put ‘gallery’ in the name of the store,” Rita Bishop said. “I wanted to offer that art gallery experience as well.”

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Pieces from Alaska Native artists sit alongside works by jewelry artisans from Mexico and Europe. Some of Rita’s handmade works are displayed in the store.

The gallery is one of the few stores in Fairbanks using the latest technology in jewelry design, a computer program called Countersketch, which is a CAD program that merges technology with design to help customers find a fit and make unique to their tastes.

“I like to think our claim to fame is whatever you can imagine, we can create it,” Bill Bishop said.

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And offer it Bishop’s does.

Bishop’s runs the jewelry world gamut from precious gems and jewelry design for engagements, weddings, birthdays, anniversaries and traditional high-quality bling to the more nontraditional side of jewelry with artfully created pieces made by jewelry artists from across the state, nation and world.

The Bishops have been in the jewelry business for 28 years, starting out in the wholesale manufacturing side, but it’s only been the last six years they have pushed into the retail side of the business.

The range of designs, colors, shapes and sizes of rings, earrings, necklaces, bracelets and art pieces have caught Fairbanks’ attention as the go-to business for jewelry.

“It’s always an honor to have anybody recognize you,” Bill Bishop said, “and it’s motivating to have that boost.”

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Bishop’s Jewelry Gallery covers the jewelry basics: gold, diamonds, jewels of all color, shape, make and size.

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Thank You, Fairbanks!

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