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.

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.

Owner Leola Gant serves lunch to customers at Blazing Chicken Shack II on Oct. 4, 2022, in Denver. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Hospitality and hearty soul food are one and the same at Blazing Chicken Shack 2

October 12, 2022 at 6:00 a.m.

At the Shack, they鈥檙e 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...

The package of ingredients for Blue Apron's Ditali Pasta with Romesco Beef. (Allyson Reedy, Special to The Denver Post)

Are delivery meal kits in Denver dead — or more relevant than ever?

October 3, 2022 at 12:38 p.m.

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

September 21, 2022 at 6:00 a.m.

When people say Pueblo chile, they鈥檙e thinking of that Mirasol pepper. "It抖阴ap our signature pepper, and by far what we sell the most of."

Il Posto still serves not one, but two varieties of complimentary bread. (Annie Dent for Il Posto)

Remember complimentary bread or chips at Colorado restaurants? It’s becoming a thing of the past

September 14, 2022 at 6:00 a.m.

RIP, free carbs. The days of free chips, bread or nuts are fading into history.

Where can you find the best pasta dishes in Boulder? At this strip mall Italian restaurant

September 1, 2022 at 6:00 a.m.

This food writer's perfect dish can be found at Il Pastaio where you'll find the aurora sauce has all the tang of a tomato sauce but is cut with cream...

DACONO, CO - AUGUST 10: Tacos de Birria include three crispy red tortilla tacos filled with Birria and queso ranchero garnished with onions, cilantro and queso fresco and a consomm茅 dipping sauce at Casa Cortes on August 10, 2022 in Dacono, Colorado. Casa Cortes is a new family style Mexican restaurant in Dacono that offers traditional Mexican cuisine. A crowd pleaser are the restaurant抖阴ap Birria tacos. Birria, a Mexican dish from the state of Jalisco, is a traditional ancestral soup or stew made from a combination of chili pepper-based goat meat adobo, garlic, cumin, bay leaves, and thyme, and cooked at a low heat. Birria is slow-stewed in a pot, and differs from barbacoa, which is cooked underground. Ruben and Edith Urquizo own and run the restaurant. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Birria tacos take their place on Denver’s Mexican restaurant menus

August 24, 2022 at 9:09 a.m.

While birria recipes vary by region in Mexico, a common denominator tends to be goat slow-stewed with red chiles, avocado leaves, cumin and garlic.

Breakfast Banana Split at Sam's No. 3 downtown in Denver, on Aug. 11, 2022. The dish features vanilla yogurt, fresh fruit and granola. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Brunch is back in a big way in Denver, but how did we get here?

August 17, 2022 at 6:00 a.m.

If a.m. meals were a mullet, breakfast would be the business up front and brunch the party in the back.

The team behind Point Easy, from left: Dan Phelps, Andy Bruch, and Denn Phelps. Denn Phelps died on July 22. (Joni Schrantz, provided by Point Easy)

New Whittier restaurant will remain despite owner dying just 3 weeks after opening

July 31, 2022 at 8:42 a.m.

鈥淗e was a huge believer in collaborating with the entire kitchen staff, the whole team. That抖阴ap how he believes in being in the kitchen."

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