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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11 of the best rooftop patios in Denver and Boulder
Here comes the sun, and here comes Denver’s rooftop patio season.

City O’ City, WaterCourse owners buy tofu business, plan to expand
Lauren Roberts doesn’t like to let a good business go to waste.

A beloved Denver cheesesteak spot has closed
Denver Ted’s originally opened in Capitol Hill in 2004 before moving to its larger downtown location in 2018.

Pueblo’s first food hall is open for business
Fuel & Iron is named after the Colorado Fuel & Iron, a steel mill that once employed 15,000 in the southern Colorado city.

Chef Alex Seidel closing Roca’s Pizza & Pasta after just a year
Roca’s last day of service will be Sunday, April 30.

Denver restaurant community hosting fundraiser in support of American Elm victims
After a tragic double homicide at American Elm, Denver restaurants and breweries are coming together to show their support.

Popular cottage bakery and plant shop opening in Wheat Ridge in May
In the first few weeks, he was selling around 80 loaves of bread weekly, making deliveries across town and offering pick-up orders from home.

This Denver restaurant serves the most authentic Italian meal | ap
Chef Leon’s specialty is his modern take on classic pasta dishes, like the French onion ravioli, which tastes just like a warm bowl of French onion soup.

Popular Vietnamese food truck opening two brick-and-mortar spaces
“Running a food truck has definitely been tough.... Itap the hardest thing I’ve done in my life.”

Local Korean-fusion food truck wins new Food Network show
The challenges highlight different cultures around Denver, and the food trucks were tasked to create something based on that and serve it to the public.