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.
Featured Stories

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.
All Stories

Chef Kelly Whitaker opens Hey Kiddo fusion restaurant
The menu is small but mighty and features flavors and techniques from across the globe.

9 food trends to look for in 2023, and where to find them in Denver
Sometimes food trends born in a chef's kitchen before trickling into the mainstream, and other times, they start on social media platforms before finding themselves on restaurant menus.

Molotov Kitschen + Cocktails opens on East Colfax next week
Porytko’s rustic cooking is why Denver diners have always been drawn to his food, first at Rebel Restaurant and then at Misfit Snack Bar.

Denver restaurants scrambling to keep up with nationwide egg shortage
The New Year isn’t all itap cracked up to be for restaurants with menus that rely heavily on eggs.

Colorado BBQ legend and NFL Hall of Famer’s restaurant legacy comes to an end
“We grew up in the restaurant business and started working long before it was legal, busing tables, especially serving food on Thanksgiving with Daddy Bruce on the street."

Right Cream takes over Denver Beer Co.’s ice cream shop on South Downing
Josh Siegel and David Right didn’t realize how long it would take to get their first standalone ice cream shop up and running.

Greenwood Village’s Cherry Crest Seafood Restaurant & Market has closed
After 37 years of fresh fish and seafood, Cherry Crest Seafood Restaurant & Market in Greenwood Village was put on ice last month.

L.A.-based hospitality group takes over American Bonded, opening cocktail bar in Larimer Square
Larimer Square is getting a new cocktail bar, and the same owner has taken over American Bonded, just a mile away in RiNo.

Blue Pan’s crust just got a lot more Golden with new location
Blue Pan pizza’s crust is getting even more Golden.

ND streetBar closes two locations after Kimbal Musk steps away from restaurant concept
Kimbal Musk is no longer the restaurateur next door.