Food & Drink

“We stayed in touch as colleagues and now here we are, coming full circle,” says Troy Guard.

“I never said I wanted to open a food truck, then she suggested it. I thought, ‘Wait a second, did I talk about this before?'”

“When you immigrate to a new country, you carry your culture with you. Ochag is a tribute to my roots and my heritage.”

The halal restaurant and food market grills up fresh kebabs, shawarma and rotisserie chicken and offers housemade Iraqi bread.

“This isn’t AJ’s 2.0. This is a new concept,” Patrick Klaiber says of Riot BBQ.

The burritos are now available at 120 Safeways, as well as convenience stores and diners.

“Denver is growing fast, and we felt like the style of hand-pulled noodles would spread quickly here.”

It’s the most important meal of the day, so it’s important to do it right.

While national chains keep expanding in Colorado, local concepts are making a move, too.

Though Toshi Kizaki primarily communicates in his native Japanese, he graciously welcomes every evening’s guests.

“I can’t get over the appreciation and admiration from people, like, ‘Oh my god, you make such good food.'”

The Michelin-recommended eatery has been serving since 2022.

“It’s not very often you get to be the first of anything in the world, and an American single malt bar is pretty interesting.”

“It’s especially important…for our immigrant communities, who are often starting up this business and trying to live out their American dream on four wheels.”

While other delivery services and butcher shops have closed, Tonight We Dine is doing just fine.

“We’ve had a few chefs tell us they’ve cried after eating the food because it reminded them of their grandmothers’ cooking.”