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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AJ’s Pit Bar-B-Q opening a steakhouse in Washington Park
AJ’s Steakhouse will serve four prime cuts of beef, including filets, hanger steak and New York strips.

Sushi Den owners adding omakase restaurant on South Pearl Street this year
Denchu will take the former Gaia Bistro space.

French-inspired cocktail bar/restaurant taking over Beatrice & Woodsley space
Beatrice & Woodsley has been closed since the start of the pandemic, but the several dozen Aspen trees that lined the South Broadway restaurant live on.

This Denver restaurant thinks tacos should never cost more than $5
“There are food trucks that sell smaller tacos than ours for $4, but I want to keep it cheap for the people."

J.W. Lee may be the most influential Colorado restaurateur you haven’t heard of
With 16 concepts under his umbrella, Lee is growing an empire of Korean, Japanese and Vietnamese restaurants.

The 10 most anticipated restaurant openings of 2024
“Top Chef” alum Jamie Lynch is coming to the Mile High City.

Handmade pierogi shop closes up in Aurora
The owners are moving across the country.

Call Your Mother Deli opens third location in Denver
The third location, located next to High Point Creamery and Park Burger, was previously home to The Rotary, which closed in May.

There are no more TGI Fridays in Colorado
It's Monday for Colorado's TGI Fridays.

Blackbelly Market opening first Denver location next month
Il porcellino salumi has left the shop in trusted hands.