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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Larimer Square, Glenarm Place first to close for in-street dining
"We're hoping this is a fun Friday night," Cullen said of the rush that's happening to get the street patio open and diners enjoying the open space. "Let's get out."

Alcohol takeout, delivery will continue in Colorado for another year
87% of Colorado restaurants have reported making revenue from alcohol to-go sales, with 20% reporting "significant" revenue made from those sales.

Trail-blazing Denver restaurant Old Major closes amid coronavirus
Chef Justin Brunson’s flagship won’t reopen, but a new restaurant will take its place.

Trail-blazing Denver restaurant Old Major closes amid coronavirus
"The fact that he's been building a wholesale/retail business on those meat products for years certainly seems prescient now."

Black Lives Matter street mural painted in Denver near Capitol protest site
Denver has closed Broadway from 13th to 17th avenues on Friday to allow local artists to paint a Black Lives Matter mural on the street roughly halfway between the City...

8 things we’ll miss about dining out at Colorado bars and restaurants this summer
Things we won't be able to do for the near future at our favorite gathering places and what we can expect instead.

Scratch-made ice cream is harder to find than you’d think. Meet two Denver companies bringing it back.
As small-batch ice cream companies, Pint¶¶Ňőap Peak and Smith + Canon are rare, not only for Denver but around the country as well.

Punch Bowl Social’s massive Stapleton restaurant, arcade shutters for good
CEO Robert Thompson said the closure comes after he failed to reach a new lease agreement with his landlord.

Three downtown Boulder restaurants won’t reopen following coronavirus shutdown
On Monday, the owners of popular Boulder restaurants The Med, Via Perla and Brasserie Ten Ten announced on their websites that all three businesses will not reopen.

Scratch-made ice cream is harder to find than you’d think. Meet two Denver companies bringing it back.
"I think we've kind of forgotten what homemade ice cream tastes like."