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.
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This ice cream shop in south Denver is a life-changing experience
Editor’s 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...

Could the most delicious pizza on the Front Range be in Longmont?
Editor’s 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...

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

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

Los Arcos in Westminster is not a run-of-the-mill Mexican eatery
Los Arcos is, perhaps, what Casa Bonita strived to be: a Mexican restaurant first and foremost that isn’t eclipsed by its quirk, but rather enhanced by it.

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

Find self-care and a perfect, flaky croissant at this French bakery in Lafayette
I didn’t eat my first croissant until college.

Hospitality and hearty soul food are one and the same at Blazing Chicken Shack 2
At the Shack, they’re gifting us the Southern comfort food they live and breathe: the spicy burn of meaty collard greens and silky cornbread with just the right amount of...

Are delivery meal kits in Denver dead — or more relevant than ever?
Delivery meal kit companies were at the right place at the right time and, similar to Zoom and apps like DoorDash and Postmates, they cashed in on our homeboundness

It’s chile-roasting season: Here’s what to know about this year’s crop of Pueblo peppers
When people say Pueblo chile, they’re thinking of that Mirasol pepper. "It¶¶Ňőap our signature pepper, and by far what we sell the most of."