Josie Sexton
Josie joined The Denver Post in 2019 and worked as the food reporter, covering the restaurant, bar and beer beats until mid-2022. She continues to freelance for The Post on occasion, offering travel content and other features news.
Prior to joining the Post in 2019, she worked for Eater and The Coloradoan. Outside of Colorado, her work has appeared in outlets from Sunset to The New York Times.
Josie is currently completing a master's degree in literature from Middlebury College. In 2009, she graduated from The Ohio State University with degrees in Spanish linguistics and international relations. She speaks Spanish and can muddle through Catalan when pressed.
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These classic Denver restaurants never get old, even after decades in business
Not quite historic but not new either, these 10- to 35-year-old spots are the ones we keep going back to.

The Hatch and Pueblo chile feud is heating up. Why is Colorado losing?
If you can't stand the heat, stay out of the Southwest chile war.

Where has Denver’s soul food gone? In a historically black neighborhood, the last restaurant of its kind turns 20
Five Points only has one soul food spot still standing. But is a comeback in Denver's future?
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Chef Troy Guard is closing his flagship Denver restaurant
Guard also owns Denver-based Los Chingones, Guard and Grace, Hashtag, Bubu, FnG, Big Wave and Tag Burger Bar.

Find Denver chef Dana Rodriguez’s new mezcal for your Cinco de Mayo celebrations
By early fall, Rodriguez will also open a new bar, Cantina Loca, in Denver's Highland. It will serve as a tasting room for the mezcal, as well as forthcoming tequila,...

Denver’s own rival to Soho House debuts with a swanky new restaurant
While "members club" is right there in the name, anyone can stop in for dinner or drinks at the restaurant Of a Kind, the cafe Oak Market and the Five...

Three lovely neighborhood florists and designers to seek out this spring
Find Mother's Day bouquets, custom arrangements, hand-picked bunches and more at these local florists.

Find Denver chef Dana Rodriguez’s new mezcal for your Cinco de Mayo celebrations
By early fall, Rodriguez will also open a new bar, Cantina Loca, in Denver's Highland. It will serve as a tasting room for the mezcal, as well as forthcoming tequila,...

Denver’s own rival to Soho House debuts with a swanky new restaurant
While "members club" is right there in the name, anyone can stop in for dinner or drinks at the restaurant Of a Kind, the cafe Oak Market and the Five...

Matcha and mochi are on the menu at this colorful — and inclusive — new cafe
Third Culture sources its own blend of matcha direct from Japan. Drinks are whisked by hand and made to order, from creamy lattes to refreshing fruit sparklers, with ingredients like...

Adrian Miller’s new book “Black Smoke” tells the story of African-American barbecue
"I think the through-line is essentially to write the untold history of African-American food culture," Miller said of his work.

One of Denver’s signature restaurants is closing for good — but not because of COVID-19
"We have known that this day has been coming, but we weren't exactly sure when it might land, especially because COVID threw an odd wrench," Paul Reilly said.

Denver gets a gay sports bar, Tight End, in time for spring season
Owner Steven Alix took over the space this month after Streets closed at the end of March.