Tag: chef
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Catching up with Johnny Curiel, Denver’s hottest chef
Across Colorado, no chef is riding a wave quite like Johnny Curiel. In 2024, the world-renowned Michelin Guide awarded a coveted star to Alma Fonda Fina, Curiel’s solo debut restaurant that was not yet a year old. Along with the star, Michelin gave its Young Chef Award to Curiel. Then most recently, in its 2025…
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Pueblo-based Stoke Pizza wins Governor’s Plate at Colorado State Fair for second straight year
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save PUEBLO • Stoke Pizza successfully defended its title on Tuesday when it was crowned the winner of the Colorado State Fair’s Governor’s Plate competition. The Pueblo-based food truck took on four competitors during the fifth annual competition, with its wood-fired pizza — made with local…
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Tips for a perfect Thanksgiving feast from celebrity chef Brother Luck
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Let’s face it. Making Thanksgiving dinner can be overwhelming. After all, there’s only so much time to prep and meet the showtime deadline. To get a handle on how to tackle the job sanely, we turned to Brother Luck, the nationally award-winning chef and owner…
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Tips for a perfect Thanksgiving feast from celebrity chef Brother Luck
Let’s face it. Making Thanksgiving dinner can be overwhelming. After all, there’s only so much time to prep and meet the showtime deadline. To get a handle on how to tackle the job sanely, we turned to Brother Luck, the nationally award-winning chef and owner of two eateries, Four by Brother Luck and Eleven18 Latin…
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Colorado Springs learns about chef winners of cooking contest | Table Talk
Taste of Tri-Lakes Cares took place at Spruce Mountain Events, Larkspur, on May 15, where a dozen chefs went whisk-to-whisk for bragging rights. The eatery teams were given a selection of food items typically found at the Tri-Lakes Cares food pantry. Their mission: to create tasty dishes to tempt the taste buds of the more…
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Colorado Springs longtime chef to open neighborhood pizza kitchen
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Ben Hoffer, with more than 23 years working as chef at fine dining establishments, is taking the plunge into restaurant ownership. He is opening High Rise Pizza Kitchen, 6660 Delmonico Drive. “The Olivers offered me an opportunity that was too good to pass up,” he…
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Colorado Springs longtime chef to open neighborhood pizza kitchen
Ben Hoffer, with more than 23 years working as chef at fine dining establishments, is taking the plunge into restaurant ownership. He is opening High Rise Pizza Kitchen, 6660 Delmonico Drive. “The Olivers offered me an opportunity that was too good to pass up,” he said of Michael and Betsy Oliver, the lease holders of…
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Colorado Springs chef launches meal delivery option to his catering business
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Over the past year, with COVID restrictions on restaurant dining, I’ve grown to enjoy having high-quality meals from established eateries and meal delivery services in the privacy of my own home. A new startup caught…
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Colorado Springs chef launches meal delivery option to his catering business
Over the past year, with COVID restrictions on restaurant dining, I’ve grown to enjoy having high-quality meals from established eateries and meal delivery services in the privacy of my own home. A new startup caught my eye recently, Cazador Culinary — Catering and Private Chef Services, and I wanted to let you know about this…
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LIFE | The Pie Queen
Martin Howard, a pastry chef otherwise known as Chocolatina Q. Dessert, has gained fame and fans delivering sweet treats across Denver as ‘The Pie Queen”. (Video by Katie Klann)