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.
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My Neighbor Felix ends noncompete dispute with Alma Fonda Fina
My Neighbor Felix has raised the white flag.

A weekend guide in Ouray, the country’s No. 1 vacation destination of 2024
My birthday falls on Memorial Day weekend every year, and I like to take advantage of the long weekend by checking a town off of my Colorado bucket list.

Less than two years after taking over Evergreen’s El Rancho restaurant, Frank Bonanno is out
The mandatory tipping fee is also gone.

Michelin-recommended Restaurant Olivia is opening a sister spot in RiNo
Emilia is an ode to Italy, drawing inspiration from the Emilia-Romagna region.

Vietnamese restaurant from the daughters of New Saigon owners now open
An Nguyen mentored under her mother in the kitchen of their family restaurant, New Saigon, for roughly 15 years.

Bakery Four planning to launch rustic Italian dinner concept
Pastries for breakfast and pasta for dinner.

Three Colorado chefs are 2024 James Beard Award finalists
Two of the finalists were nominated in the 2024 Best Chef in the Mountain Region category.

6 of the best bagel shops around Denver
"If you can please a New Yorker, then you’re doing a pretty good job.”

And the best ramen shop in Denver is…
After six weeks of blood, sweat, and miso ramen so spicy it could bring tears to your eyes, we have finally crowned a winner in The Denver Postap annual food...

Chop Shop closing original East Colfax restaurant after 10 years
"Our landlord presented us with double rent, and we had to humbly decline."