Email Author Jason Sheehan

Awards

• 2010 - James Beard Journalism Awards/The James Beard Foundation, published October 22, 2009

  "Mourning"

• 2010 - James Beard Journalism Awards/The James Beard Foundation, published February 19, 2009

  "Wonderland"

• 2010 - James Beard Journalism Awards/The James Beard Foundation, published May 7, 2009

  "White on White"

• 2008 - James Beard Journalism Awards/The James Beard Foundation, published December 13, 2007

  "After Dark"

• 2008 - James Beard Journalism Awards/The James Beard Foundation, published September 13, 2007

  "Holiday"

• 2008 - James Beard Journalism Awards/The James Beard Foundation, published June 2, 2005

  "Lost and Found"

• 2007 - Bert Greene Award/International Association of Culinary Professionals, published January 5, 2006

  "Mama's House"

• 2007 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published April 6, 2006

  "Sum More, Please"

• 2007 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published June 1, 2006

  "Wedded Bliss"

• 2007 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published January 5, 2006

  "Mama's House"

• 2006 - James Beard Journalism Awards/The James Beard Foundation, published November 24, 2005

  "Kokoro Bebop"

• 2006 - James Beard Journalism Awards/The James Beard Foundation, published November 10, 2005

  "Z Whiz"

• 2006 - James Beard Journalism Awards/The James Beard Foundation, published February 17, 2005

  "Girl Trouble"

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2006 Stories by Jason Sheehan

• The Year That Was

  published December 28, 2006

  This has been a helluva year for restaurants, full of adventures and tragedies, good times and bad. Although the rest of the economy continued to... More >>

• Palace Arms

  published December 21, 2006

  At the Palace Arms, I could easily spend two, maybe three thousand dollars on dinner without feeling cheated. A thousand dollars on... More >>

• Santa Baby...

  published December 21, 2006

  Hey, big guy, I wanted to drop you a line and see how things are going up at the North Pole. How's the wife? Reindeers healthy, I hope? Everything... More >>

• Churchill Bar

  published December 21, 2006

  If you want a taste of the luxe life and can't afford a meal at the Palace Arms, what do you do?... More >>

• Brasserie Ten Ten

  published December 14, 2006

  Like any American chef (current or former), I've had a love/hate relationship with France for a long time. Before I knew enough to know better, I... More >>

• The Hard Truth

  published December 14, 2006

  I've often been accused of having a bias toward certain foods. Barbecue, American diner classics, specific types of very cheap Mexican grub. I've... More >>

• Bistro Vendome

  published December 14, 2006

  Under the command of chef Eric Roeder, Bistro Vendome did some French dishes better than any other place in town: steak frites, sauces of all... More >>

• Cowbobas

  published December 7, 2006

  Only in Denver. Certain things -- Crocs, Mayor John Hickenlooper, Elway's steakhouse -- could only come out of Colorado. Others, like... More >>

• Fuse This

  published December 7, 2006

  Denver is full of seriously screw-loose culinary mash-ups. For a time, fusion cuisine was the only thing this area produced more than microbrews... More >>

• Elway's

  published December 7, 2006

  Different kind of neighborhood, different kind of neighborhood restaurant. While Cowbobas (see review, page 55) is all about feeding the locals... More >>

• A Pizza the Action

  published November 30, 2006

  Chefs and restaurant owners are competitive animals by nature and disposition. Not Iron Chef, cooking-contest competitive -- not just... More >>

• Outta Here

  published November 30, 2006

  It wasn't the fastest closure on record (that would be Gavi, I think, which lasted less than a month in the space at 1110 Lincoln Street... More >>

• The Oven Pizza E Vino

  published November 30, 2006

  With a pizza from the Oven, certain bites will linger in the memory as among the best bites ever. Not every pizza, and not every bite. But once in... More >>

• Los Carboncitos

  published November 23, 2006

  I n a perfect world, everything would come wrapped in bacon. Wrapped in bacon or topped with bacon or with a side of bacon, because... More >>

• Makin' Bacon

  published November 23, 2006

  For two weeks, my mind has turned inexorably toward the best part of the tastiest animal on God's green earth -- and now you can scratch one spot... More >>

• Taqueria Patzcuaro

  published November 23, 2006

  It had been too long since I last dropped by Taqueria Patzcuaro. I go into north Denver a lot these days, chasing after some new Chinese-Brazilian... More >>

• Jewel of India

  published November 16, 2006

  I 've eaten tandoori while driving and samosa in bed. I've made entire meals of naan and puri and yogurt. During a brief stint as an unwilling... More >>

• Bum's Rush

  published November 16, 2006

  Here's some stuff I hate: Celery. People who can't drive and talk on their cell phones at the same time. I've got no problem with those... More >>

• Star of India

  published November 16, 2006

  There are restaurants that win me over quickly -- love at first bite, or damn close to it. There are other restaurants I have to ease into slowly,... More >>

• Fast Times

  published November 9, 2006

  The latest location for Tokyo Joe's is a killer. It's in the new Southlands Mall development, at the back of the so-called plaza that sits... More >>

• Icky Mickey

  published November 9, 2006

  Last week I had lunch at McDonald's. It doesn't matter which McDonald's, because most of them are interchangeable. In fact, they're the... More >>

• Kokoro

  published November 9, 2006

  When Larry Leith says his idea for Tokyo Joe's -- a fast-casual Japanese rice- and noodle-bowl joint-- came out of nowhere (see review, page 50),... More >>

• Baklava for More

  published November 2, 2006

  I've been a fan of Ya Hala since it opened more than a year ago. I liked it when it was still just an ugly, stained cement bunker with the... More >>

• A Noble Bird

  published November 2, 2006

  While writing my review of Ya Hala (see page 47), I actually stopped halfway through and headed back to Colorado Boulevard to pick up a... More >>

• Pete's Kitchen

  published November 2, 2006

  I have seen many things at Pete's Kitchen. I've witnessed fights and the first tentative, groping moments of new (and no doubt highly temporary)... More >>