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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Nice to meet you, now let’s eat: a note from The Denver Post’s new restaurant reporter
For the past decade or so, I've been talking a lot about food, but I still find it helpful to start with what's to eat before moving on to the...

Holiday gift ideas for food lovers: These Colorado products are Good Food Awards finalists
Give the hot sauce fan on your list a Sriracha made with Pueblo chiles.

Broadway Market adds smoothies and street tacos to the mix
Broadway Market opened on Broadway between 9th and 10th avenues last winter.

These are Colorado’s best restaurants of 2020, according to AAA
AAA just gave out its annual diamond ratings across the U.S., and Colorado restaurants received 77 of them.

James Beard Foundation won’t give out its coveted awards in 2020 — or 2021
"In short, an honor which we know is held in high regard, at the moment, feels minor when compared to the dire situation we are in."

This upcoming art exhibition is dedicated entirely to Casa Bonita
The artists co-op started these homages to Casa Bonita three years ago.

Chook will open a second rotisserie chicken restaurant — and bar — in Denver this fall
The second Chook chicken shop will have a separate takeout area and bar.

Christmas pop-up bars are coming back to Denver this winter — somehow
The Denver area will be blessed with four Miracle Bar locations in 2020. For those counting, that's one more than last year.

“We get tacos!” Love affair between Rockies fans, seven runs and Taco Bell continues in 2019
The way it works: When the Rockies score seven or more runs in a game, their devotees go to a Taco Bell around Denver the next day and order exactly...

Roving produce trucks, curbside farm stands and more alternative grocery options
"I guess my hope is that in a really crappy time, we can get people to smile and enjoy the lemonade that we're making out of all this."