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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8 drinks with low alcohol so you can sip on them all summer long
Get your patio drinking on with these low-alcohol drinks.

Neighborhood pie shop Hinman’s Bakery closing this week after two years in Park Hill
Neighborhood pie shop Hinman's Bakery in Park Hill is closing its retail store after two years.

New lunch pop-up restaurant offering Denverites authentic Argentinian empanadas this spring
At Che Tano, Janina Kendall's spring lunch pop-up, empanadas come with meat and vegetarian fillings. Their golden dough took its chef seven years to perfect.

Arepas come to Old South Pearl, Cuban rum cocktails start pouring in LoDo and more news to know
Quiero Arepas opened its brick-and-mortar shop over the weekend on Old South Pearl Street.

RiNo’s Comida taco shop is the latest restaurant to close at The Source Market Hall
Comida is the latest in a string of restaurants closures at the RiNo food hall.

The woman who pioneered farm-to-table restaurants in Denver retires, sells Potager to new owners
Teri Rippeto and her father Tom are stepping down and selling Potager after pioneering the farm-to-table movement in Denver.

Where to eat for Denver’s first Vegan Restaurant Week
So far, 30 restaurants and food trucks have signed up to participate in the city's first Vegan Restaurant Week.

Where to eat for Denver’s first Vegan Restaurant Week
So far, 30 restaurants and food trucks have signed up to participate in the city's first Vegan Restaurant Week.

Owners of Denver’s 85-year-old Bonnie Brae Tavern apply for non-historic status, move would make it easier to demolish
By the end of April, and just shy of its 85th birthday, Denver's Bonnie Brae Tavern could be one step closer to being razed and redeveloped.

At this Denver nonprofit restaurant’s monthly dinner parties, you can do good while dining out
At these Impact Dinners, a single chef or a small group serves multiple courses, pours wine and cocktails and fosters thoughtful table conversation.