Tag: Chef
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Catching up with Johnny Curiel, Denver’s hottest chef
Across Colorado, no chef is riding a wave quite like Johnny Curiel. In 2024, the world-renowned Michelin Guide awarded a coveted star to Alma Fonda Fina, Curiel’s solo debut restaurant that was not yet a year old. Along with the star, Michelin gave its Young Chef Award to Curiel. Then most recently, in its 2025…
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Denver slaughterhouse advocates oppose ballot measure, citing job losses and rising food costs
Animal rights activists argue slaughterhouses are inhumane, while employees defend operations
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My Neighbor Felix attempts to shut down ex-manager’s restaurant, Alma Fonda Fina
The Mexican restaurant claims that their former manager breached her non-compete agreement when opening Alma Fonda Fina
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Prismajic art collective opens permanent exhibit and bar in Lakewood
The Colorado Mills location has been in the works since 2019
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Denver chef gives out over 15,000 Thanksgiving meals across the metro area
The 5th annual Ms. Betty’s Madsgiving Harvest provided food for families in Denver, Aurora and Lakewood
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7-year-old fashion prodigy rules runway at Denver Fashion Week
Couture show helps bring eight days of fashion to a stunning close
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Provolino, affordable Italian restaurant, opening in South Hampden in coming weeks
With the opening of Provolino, a cost-accessible, neighborhood Italian restaurant in Denver’s Hampden South, less than a month away, co-owner and chef Jeff Schwing took time to reflect on his unorthodox journey to get to this point. Schwing helped open Michelin-starred chef Ludo Lefebvre’s French eatery Chez Maggy as chef de cuisine, after previous cooking…
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Appeals court reinstates lawsuit of UCCS chef who alleges illegal firing
An El Paso County jury will decide whether the University of Colorado fired an employee because he was rude, abusive and unprofessional, or because he filed a whistleblower complaint against his supervisor, the state’s second-highest court ruled on Thursday. A trial judge previously found the evidence showed Russell Allen’s supervisors were concerned about his persistently…
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Denver chef wins one of Food Network’s ‘Chopped’ competitions
Local Denver chef Oscar Padilla reached national attention through his time on Food Network’s popular “Chopped” cooking competition show, which airs Tuesday night with his win. Padilla’s path to success, and becoming a recognized chef, took more than 20 years, he said. Born in Los Angeles, Padilla was first introduced to cooking by his grandmother,…