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’s best spicy chicken sandwich: Vote in the finals to see if Dave’s Hot Chicken or 300 Suns Brewing will win our March Madness bracket
Our March Madness spicy chicken sandwich bracket all comes down to this: national vs. local.

Denver Biscuit. Co, Fat Sully’s and Atomic Cowboy opening in Golden
Atomic Provisions wanted to be ahead of the game in Golden before the new CoorsTek redevelopment transforms its downtown.

Remembering Don Monette, founder of Flagstaff House and pioneer in Boulder restaurant scene
If there’s one thing to remember about the late Flagstaff House owner Don Monette itap that he would do anything to make sure his customers had a special experience at...

This taqueria in Steamboat Springs makes the perfect breakfast burrito | ap
Taco Cabo is it a great place to stop if you’re craving a handheld breakfast burrito before you hit the slopes.

Domo Japanese restaurant will reopen, despite closure last year
Four months after DOMO Japanese Country Restaurant owner Gaku Homma announced he was permanently closing the business, he’s taking it all back.

Kings of Wings reopens this weekend, more than a year after kitchen fire
Kings of Wings is returning to its throne in Wheat Ridge. The food truck-turned-restaurant owned by longtime friends Eddie Renshaw and Evan Pierce, is finally reopening on March 25, more...

James Beard-nominated Portland chef opening Filipino restaurant in RiNo
"I was hard pressed to find a Filipino restaurant, so I think we’re going to have a pretty unique offering."

Denver’s best spicy chicken sandwich: Vote now in the Final Four of our March Madness food bracket
With every March Madness competition, there are highs and lows. No, we’re not referring to the state of your NCAA bracket after this weekend.

Berkeley Donuts closing to make way for Hops & Pie’s new patio
Hops & Pie is currently renovating what had been a makeshift, pandemic-induced patio in their parking lot into a permanent and expansive outdoor area

Scorpion tamales, larvae tacos and worm tostadas are on the menu at Denver’s La Diabla this week
Growing up in Mexico City, it was common for Jose Avila to snack on the edible bugs at the markets around town with his grandma and mom after school.