A Culinary Journey: The 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.
Sheila Lucero
Jax Fish House
Born in Israel, raised in Philadelphia, and a proud New Orleanian, Alon Shaya has always had a deep love and appreciation for food and the singular way restaurants anchor their communities. In 2017, he and his wife, Emily, founded Pomegranate Hospitality, whose restaurants include Saba (New Orleans), Safta (Denver), Miss River and Chandelier Bar at […]
Duncan Holmes
Beckon, Major Tom
Born in Israel, raised in Philadelphia, and a proud New Orleanian, Alon Shaya has always had a deep love and appreciation for food and the singular way restaurants anchor their communities. In 2017, he and his wife, Emily, founded Pomegranate Hospitality, whose restaurants include Saba (New Orleans), Safta (Denver), Miss River and Chandelier Bar at […]
Alon Shaya
Safta
Born in Israel, raised in Philadelphia, and a proud New Orleanian, Alon Shaya has always had a deep love and appreciation for food and the singular way restaurants anchor their communities. In 2017, he and his wife, Emily, founded Pomegranate Hospitality, whose restaurants include Saba (New Orleans), Safta (Denver), Miss River and Chandelier Bar at […]
Elise Wiggins
Cattivella
Chef Elise Wiggins always dreamed of creating a restaurant where she would be sole owner. After many years cultivating her culinary skills with study in Italy and management chops, she finally opened Cattivella. Cattivella — which means mischievous young girl — started out of the gate in 2017 with rave reviews from local food critics […]
Jean-Philippe Failyau
Perdida Kitchen
Jean-Philippe Failyau is the Chief Executive Officer at Gastamo Group, one of Denver’s most celebrated restaurant groups and one of America’s top 25 restaurant groups named by Nation’s Restaurant News. Seeing a need for more casual dining in Denver, Philippe was inspired to open Park Burger in 2009 — which was only the beginning of […]
Jason Ganahl
G-Que Barbeque
Jason Ganahl, founder G-Que Barbeque, is a celebrated figure in the world of barbecue. Jason has built a reputation as one of the most versatile pit masters in the country; there isn’t anything he hasn’t done in barbecue! As a competitor, he is a KCBS-certified barbecue judge and has won a combination of 19 Grand […]
The Block Distilling Co.
The Block Distilling Co. is the brainchild of Kraig, Kameron, and Michelle Weaver. Kraig and Kameron are brothers. Kraig and Michelle are married. During college, the brothers always brought bottles of whiskey to the parties because they were never beer drinkers, and you could say it all started there. Years later, when the opportunity presented […]
Yasu and Toshi Kizaki
Sushi Den
Sushi Den’s Chef’s Table is meant for adult “foodies” who are open to all types of dishes and trying new things. Guests who are “into” sushi tend to appreciate this choice, as the Chef selects the best of the daily catch for these private dinners. Chef’s Table currently takes place seated at the counter in Sushi […]
Chase Devitt
Boychik Stanley Marketplace
Minneapolis-born Chase Devitt hadn’t considered a career as a chef until he attended the University of Colorado Boulder and got a job as a short-order cook at local favorite, the Dark Horse. It was then he had his “a-ha” moment, realizing he’d rather be in the kitchen than behind a desk. After graduating in 2005, […]
