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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2009 Stories by Jason Sheehan

• Sean Kelly finds a home at the LoHi SteakBar

  published September 24, 2009

  I'd been on and off planes for six hours, not always heading west. The first, a little commuter, had let us off on the tarmac. I'd spent time... More >>

• The Irish Hound is an old dog that doesn't need new tricks

  published September 24, 2009

  "So, I don't know what the protocol is here. Am I supposed to pretend like I don't recognize you?" I looked up from my beer at the... More >>

• Jaya Asian Grill is hot — in more ways than one

  published September 10, 2009

  Chile cannot kill you. I have been assured of that. No matter how much your dumb, careless, looking-in-the-other-direction ass might've... More >>

• The man behind that smash hit, Smashburger

  published September 3, 2009

  You can't talk about Colorado cheeseburgers — which I do in my reviews of More >>

• Larkburger has brought a better burger to Boulder

  published September 3, 2009

  For days, I'd eaten nothing but crap and tourist fodder and overpriced lunches and dinners in the mountains while trying to pretend I was... More >>

• How much do I love the Counter? After a year, I'm still counting the ways

  published September 3, 2009

  While talking with Tom Ryan, the man behind More >>

• Only in Denver: Making a case for Federal Boulevard

  published August 27, 2009

  I have lived in quite a few places: Rochester and Buffalo, Tampa, Albuquerque and Denver. I've spent time in even more, on my own American... More >>

• Bowled over by Pho 95

  published August 27, 2009

  We all watched as the little girl with the blue leotard and blonde hair staggered on the mats. We all watched as she stood there, staring... More >>

• Can Tho Pho is no substitute for Ha Noi Pho

  published August 27, 2009

  There was a time when the pho shop at 1036 South Federal Boulevard was one of my favorites. I would go out of my way to have lunch there, skip... More >>

• Does Colorado taste like an overpriced tourist trap?

  published August 20, 2009

  What is the taste of Colorado? I have been asking this question — in various forms, in various places — almost since the... More >>

• It may not be Mexican Mexican, but La Loma serves up authentic Colorado Mexican

  published August 20, 2009

  My first date was in a Tex-Mex restaurant. Actually, I should say that my first real date was in a Tex-Mex restaurant —... More >>

• La Cueva remains a culinary oasis on Colfax

  published August 20, 2009

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• It's not easy going green

  published August 13, 2009

  I have to admit that Organixx came as a... More >>

• Organixx may be green, but that's not what makes it great

  published August 13, 2009

  Sustainable, eco-friendly, reusable, recyclable, fair trade, natural, energy efficient, organic, local, green, low-impact, fresh. These are... More >>

• Avon Bakery makes heavenly pastries

  published August 13, 2009

  Bakers have a great terror of trying to bake at altitude. Books have been written about the complications, volumes of secret lore passed down... More >>

• Hed:Smashburger continues its march for world hamburger domination.

  published August 6, 2009

  It's been a smashing week for Smashburger. The Denver-based chain of fast-casual burger restaurants has suddenly exploded, with plenty... More >>

• Karma tempts fate with its fusion menu but triumphs.

  published August 6, 2009

  I have no use for fusion cuisine, for the deliberate fuckery that comes of trying to jam two or three or five culinary traditions together on... More >>

• Before there was Karma, there was Wokano

  published August 6, 2009

  Restaurants carry a lot of history. Some of it is the centuries-old history of the culinary traditions that inspired that restaurant. And some... More >>

• Will the last business leaving the Beauvallon turn out the lights?

  published July 30, 2009

  Denver lost another restaurant when Nine75 went dark on Sunday, following a weekend full of parties to mark the imminent demise of a... More >>

• Park Burger could turn into the cheeseburger grill of my dreams

  published July 30, 2009

  Sitting in the bar, I knew I needed a burger. A couple of them, maybe. Big, fat burgers, mid-rare and bleeding juice over the sides of the... More >>

• Old School Burgers could give the new guys a lesson in burger-making

  published July 30, 2009

  Park Burger, which I review this week, has almost a Sideways feel — what with its wine list and stocked bar, its air of excess and... More >>

• Mel's owner Chad Clevenger has bigger pescado to fry

  published July 23, 2009

  After my review meals at More >>

• At Mel's, it's the same name and the same team — but a sadly different outcome

  published July 23, 2009

  We'd timed our exit as skillfully as possible, Laura and I. The bill was paid, the plates cleared, and we were sitting at our table at Mel's... More >>

• Sexy Pizza is good, hot and tasty- natch

  published July 23, 2009

  I've been eating a lot of pizza lately. Over the past couple of weeks, I've made two trips to Brooklyn M.C.'s for both pizzas and calzones,... More >>

• Join the crowd at Cuba Cuba

  published July 16, 2009

  Emmett Barr, owner of More >>