Food Reporter
Lily O'Neill
Lily O’Neill was The Denver Post's food reporter from 2022-2024. She covered all things food in the Mile High City, whether thatap a new restaurant, a roundup of some of the top spots to visit around town or a glimpse at whatap making foodies drool these days in Denver. Before The Post, she reported on the restaurant industry, real estate market and startup world for BusinessDen and previously worked as an intern for 5280. She is a Kansas City native and a University of Missouri Journalism School graduate with a minor in Spanish, and has previously won an award for business reporting at the Kansas City Star.
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Meet the private chef who can turn your home into a five-star sushi restaurant
At Fish On Rice, Dinh provides an experience that includes multiple courses of sashimi, tempura, cooked fish, wagyu, sushi and dessert.

How Denver’s hottest food truck is shining a spotlight on the local AAPI food scene
Penelope Wong was prepared for an angry mob. It was Yuan Wonton's first day of service, and her food truck was parked outside Seedstock Brewery on a hot August afternoon...

The 7 best barbecue joints in Denver, in the opinion of a Kansas City native
As a Kansas City native, I’ve been spoiled with a plethora of good barbecue options growing up.
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Denver restaurant’s over-the-top dessert explodes on your table
By the end, your table looks something like a Jackson Pollock painting.

Take a seat at one of the 200 restaurants participating in Denver Restaurant Week
The pricing structure is divided into four tiers, with multi-course meals costing $25, $35 or $45 -- and now $55.l

Are you ready for 18 courses at a 12-seat chef’s counter?
By the end of an omakase experience at Ukiyo, you'll be shaking hands and clinking glasses with both your neighbors and the man behind the counter.

Pho King Rapidos spinoff appears to have pulled out of collaborative Park Hill restaurant
Thuy by PKR said Monday on Instagram that is is no longer operating at 2878 Fairfax St. in Denver's Park Hill neighborhood.

“Top Chef” alum will be Michelin-starred Brutø’s new executive chef
He previously worked at Michelin-starred restaurants like Café Boulud, Atera and Eleven Madison Park.

Apple Blossom remains open under hotel management, with new chef
Apple Blossom is back like it never left…because, technically, it never did.

Lucina chef and owner opening Uptown eatery inspired by Mexico City cuisine
The upscale Mexican restaurantap menu will be centered around nixtamalization, the process used to make masa, or corn dough.

Colorado chefs, restaurants snag 13 James Beard Award semifinalist spots
Six of the 20 chefs nominated as the best in the Mountain Region — which includes Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Utah and Wyoming — are from the Centennial State.

3 new or soon-to-open dumpling shops in metro Denver
Metro Denver is in the midst of a dumpling boom.

9 Denver food and drink trends to watch in 2024
Denver’s sandwich game is having a bit of a renaissance.