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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2007 Stories by Jason Sheehan

• Max Gill & Grill

  published March 1, 2007

  People are always trying to bring a taste of somewhere else to whatever place they now call home. Immigrant cuisine, nativist cuisine, fusion... More >>

• Chi Bistro

  published February 22, 2007

  Denver restaurateurs have never been very good at taking the long view, but they're going to get there eventually. And when they do, the mistakes... More >>

• Old Town

  published February 22, 2007

  For as long as there has been a Vietnamese restaurant scene in Denver, the heart of that scene has been on South Federal Boulevard. Federal at... More >>

• Sherpa’s Adventurer’s Restaurant & Bar

  published February 22, 2007

  On any day of the week, Sherpa's is waiting like a familiar, comfortable neighborhood bar -- one that just happens to be staffed by sherpas and... More >>

• US Thai

  published February 15, 2007

  Here's my problem with fusion cuisine: No white cook has ever learned how to properly use galangal. No black cook, either. Or Latino or Spanish or... More >>

• You Are Where You Eat

  published February 15, 2007

  What's your favorite Denver restaurant? Not your favorite restaurant in Denver, but that restaurant (or diner, cafe, bistro, drive-thru)... More >>

• Les Delices

  published February 15, 2007

  Les Delices occupies what could be the most inconvenient location on Leetsdale, but on its best days, this is the best-smelling spot in the entire... More >>

• Limón

  published February 8, 2007

  On its very first day of business, Limón was a hit, a force to be reckoned with on 17th Avenue. Actually, from before its first... More >>

• Room Service

  published February 8, 2007

  Space soon won't be an issue at Limón, because chef/owner Alex Gurevich recently closed a deal on the empty spot next door,... More >>

• Aladdin Cafe and Grill

  published February 1, 2007

  If I'd known what I was watching, I might have felt differently. But because I hadn't the foggiest idea what anyone was saying, why things kept... More >>

• End of an Era

  published February 1, 2007

  Last week, the New York Stock Exchange celebrated its first fully electronic day -- about a decade late. "Working on the trading floor used... More >>

• The British Bulldog

  published January 25, 2007

  Isaac James, owner of the British Bulldog, has a big mouth. How do I know? He told me. "I've got a big mouth," he said when I got him... More >>

• On Call

  published January 25, 2007

  The most shocking news last week was not that Sean Kelly (of Aubergine, the Biscuit, Clair de Lune and Somethin'... More >>

• Royal Hilltop

  published January 25, 2007

  When I reviewed Royal Hilltop in April 2003, it was barely six months old -- a non-smoking, British-themed pub crammed in among the... More >>

• Toast

  published January 18, 2007

  There's almost nothing in the world I love as much as a plate of pancakes. My wife, a good book, that first cigarette in the morning, and driving... More >>

• The Rules

  published January 18, 2007

  Even by the admittedly lax rulebook I use in this job, Toast (see review, page 41) was not in line for a review. It's been open all of six... More >>

• Snooze

  published January 18, 2007

  Before it opened, Snooze seemed like one of the greatest ideas in the world -- a hip, eclectic downtown breakfast bar with fancy pancakes,... More >>

• John Holly’s Asian Bistro

  published January 11, 2007

  I'd been to John Holly's Asian Bistro before. Several times. Since it opened three years ago, I've eaten in the slick, smooth dining room,... More >>

• When in Rome

  published January 11, 2007

  When I parked outside John Holly's Asian Bistro (see review), I counted thirteen... More >>

• Palace Chinese & Vietnamese Cuisine

  published January 11, 2007

  Sitting in a strip mall in southeast Denver, Palace is surrounded by RV dealerships, bars that start serving at 7 a.m., used-car lots and dry... More >>

• Pho Saigon

  published January 4, 2007

  There are some restaurants where the world does not intrude -- rooms where time does not pass, weather does not change, current events go unnoted.... More >>

• Cook's Shelf

  published January 4, 2007

  Okay, so the big man may not have granted all the Christmas wishes I outlined in this space two weeks ago (although I've heard there's some... More >>

• Pho 79

  published January 4, 2007

  I love some restaurants (like Pho Saigon, reviewed on page 39) because of the way time stops just inside the front door. I love other restaurants... More >>