Erin Margenau | Sunny Sky Pies
2025 HOSPYS Finalist: Food Truck of the Year Sunny Sky Pies is a Fort Collins pie truck & bakery that specializes in sweet pies & savory treats. Their pies are handmade with locally sourced organic fruit in butter pastry crusts. Sunny Sky Pies was a 2025 Colorado Restaurant Association Hospitality (HOSPY) Award Nominee for Food Truck […]
So All May Eat (SAME) Café
SAME Café is a nonprofit community café in Denver, Colorado, founded by Brad and Libby Birky, who invested their savings to create a place where everyone could eat a healthy meal regardless of ability to pay. The name is an acronym for “So All May Eat”, and its motto is “healthy food access for all.” Learn more.
Rubén Hernández Barrios | La Reyna Del Sur
2025 HOSPYS Finalist: Food Truck of the Year La Reyna Del Sur brings Oaxacan cuisine to Denver using traditional techniques and practices in order to conserve and celebrate their indigenous roots. La Reyna Del Sur was a 2025 Colorado Restaurant Association Hospitality (HOSPY) Award Nominee for Food Truck of the Year.
Garden Heat & Floral Fizz: Inside the Winning Cocktails of the Shake + Brake Showdown
As the Denver Food + Wine Festival grows each year, so does the artistry behind the bar. If these two cocktails are any indication, the city’s cocktail scene is blooming — and digging deeper — than ever before.
Celebrating Colorado’s Culinary Scene: The 2025 Denver Food + Wine Festival
As a pillar of the Colorado community, the Colorado Restaurant Association (CRA) takes pride in supporting initiatives that strengthen our local fabric. One such initiative is the Colorado Restaurant Foundation (CRF), an organization dedicated to enhancing the restaurant industry’s training, education, career development, and overall well-being.
Stefan Spitaleri
Cocktail Kombi
Stefan Spitaleri here, NYC transplant. One half of the legendary hardcore band/cocktail champions CRUSHED ICE. Catch me in the Cocktail Kombi slinging cosmo riffs and Kendall Jackson all summer!
Anna Westby
El Matador
Anna has spent over 13 years in the hospitality and beverage industry, managing high-volume venues, building beverage programs, and training teams in wine, spirits, and mixology. These days, she splits her time consulting on bar programs and growing El Matador in Aurora, Colorado, where she is curating a tequila collection worth talking about and shaking […]
Becky Rose
Park Tavern Estes Park
Becky Rose has been working as a craft cocktail bartender in the Denver area for the last 10 years. Currently she is serving as the Vice President of the Colorado Bartenders Guild and serves on the board of directors. On weekends she is slinging drinks at the newly opened Park Tavern in Estes Park enjoying […]
Evren Bora
Peckish Pizza and Wings
Evren Bora has been bartending in the Denver community for over 12 years. During this time, Evren has assisted in the opening of 15 different concepts. Currently, he is working as the Bar Manager for Peckish Pizza and Wings, assisting with the opening of the Boulder and DTC locations.
Zachary King
Traveling Mercies
Zachary King is an accomplished bartender with over a decade of experience behind the bar, specializing in cocktails and providing hospitality driven service. With a primary interest in taking a scientific approach to drinking, Zachary combines technical expertise, deep dive history, and a guest first approach to provide refined and memorable nights out. He believes in […]
