Allyson Reedy

Food Writer

Allyson Reedy

Allyson Reedy is first and foremost an eater. While her affinity for food was detrimental to her dreams of modeling swimwear, it helps her tremendously when writing about local restaurants for the Denver Post. She's so obsessed with desserts that she wrote the treats-centric cookbook, 50 Things to Bake Before You Die.

This Denver hummus popup has people craving each silky bite

August 16, 2023 at 12:53 p.m.

Like any great magician, this hummus wizard doesn鈥檛 want to reveal his secrets.

Jenny and Allyson getting ready to snorkel in Costa Rica in 2003. (Provided by Allyson Reedy, Special to The Denver Post)

Travel can cement the bonds of friendship and prepare us for what lies ahead

July 11, 2023 at 6:00 a.m.

We snorkeled all day, every day. She, fully enjoying her unencumbered lifestyle one last time, and me, finding a sense of peace and stillness that took me out of the...

Sullivan Scrap Kitchen鈥檚 Colorado Beef dish has asparagus, morels, and miso bordelaise. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Sullivan Scrap Kitchen reduces food waste with delicious, inventive menu

June 27, 2023 at 6:00 a.m.

Editor鈥檚 note: This is part of our series, Hidden Gems, in which we take a look at those restaurants you should know about but may not. They are either tucked...

Some of the unique flavors at Right Cream ice cream shop on May 14, 2023, in Denver. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

This ice cream shop in south Denver is a life-changing experience

May 17, 2023 at 6:00 a.m.

Editor鈥檚 note: This is part of our series, Hidden Gems, in which we take a look at those restaurants you should know about but may not. They are either tucked...

Co-owners of Rosalee's Pizzeria, Amy and James Ross, stand with a fresh out-of-the-oven pizza at the restaurant in Longmont on April 7, 2023. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

Could the most delicious pizza on the Front Range be in Longmont?

April 12, 2023 at 6:00 a.m.

Editor鈥檚 note: This is part of Hidden Gems, a monthly series in which we take a look at those restaurants you should know about but may not. They are either...

WESTMINSTER, CO - MARCH 10: A dish of pierogi at Cracovia in Westminster, Colorado on Friday, March 10, 2023. Cracovia is a polish-american restaurant that opened in 2008. (Photo by Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Denver Post)

Pierogies and pickle soup may not be pretty as a picture, but they’ll have you coming back to Cracovia

March 15, 2023 at 6:00 a.m.

Thank you, Cracovia, for my pickle soup awakening!

A vegetarian combination of falafel, hummus, baba ghanouj, tabouleh, fattoush salad, grape leaves and rice, at Golden Falafel in Denver. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

There is great hummus in Denver if you know where to look

February 15, 2023 at 4:51 p.m.

You will be scraping that pita along the bottom of the plate with a determination that you should probably reserve for other areas of your life.

The green chile at Los Arcos in Westminster. (Hyoung Chang, The Denver Post)

Los Arcos in Westminster is not a run-of-the-mill Mexican eatery

January 18, 2023 at 6:00 a.m.

Los Arcos is, perhaps, what Casa Bonita strived to be: a Mexican restaurant first and foremost that isn鈥檛 eclipsed by its quirk, but rather enhanced by it.

CENTENNIAL, COLORADO - DECEMBER 8: The sesame tofu is a popular dish at Hong Kong Station on December 8, 2022 in Centennial, Colorado. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Hong Kong Station’s mix of Cantonese, spicy Szechuan and Americanized dishes resonate with eaters

December 15, 2022 at 1:18 p.m.

The restaurant tucked up into a strip mall just above Interstate 25 and South Yosemite Street (on the Twin Peaks side, for perhaps my most reluctant-ever description), is the second...

Pastries are displayed at Jeannot's Patisserie & Bistro in Lafayette, Colorado on Thursday, November 3, 2022. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Find self-care and a perfect, flaky croissant at this French bakery in Lafayette

November 9, 2022 at 6:00 a.m.

I didn鈥檛 eat my first croissant until college.

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This Denver hummus popup has people craving each silky bite

Travel can cement the bonds of friendship and prepare us for what lies ahead

Sullivan Scrap Kitchen reduces food waste with delicious, inventive menu

This ice cream shop in south Denver is a life-changing experience

Could the most delicious pizza on the Front Range be in Longmont?

Pierogies and pickle soup may not be pretty as a picture, but they’ll have you coming back to Cracovia

There is great hummus in Denver if you know where to look

Los Arcos in Westminster is not a run-of-the-mill Mexican eatery

Hong Kong Station’s mix of Cantonese, spicy Szechuan and Americanized dishes resonate with eaters

Find self-care and a perfect, flaky croissant at this French bakery in Lafayette