Email Author Jason Sheehan

Awards

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

  "White on White"

• 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"

• 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

• Buchi Cafe Cubano offers an authentic taste of Cuba — and a great cup of coffee

  published July 16, 2009

  I was not born in Florida, thank God. I did not grow up there. I actually spent only a short portion of my life in the Sunshine State — a... More >>

• Join the crowd at Cuba Cuba

  published July 16, 2009

  I don't think there's any such thing as a slow night at Cuba Cuba anymore. It used to be that if you showed up early enough on a weekday, you... More >>

• Alto and ESPN Zone leave empty spaces downtown

  published July 9, 2009

  It's been one helluva week for the Denver dining scene, with a rash of surprise closings. The saddest loss was Alto, the restaurant that... More >>

• Mikuni makes sushi for the masses

  published July 9, 2009

  For completely selfish reasons, I have spent years pushing for the fast-food-ification of sushi, firmly of the belief that the way people... More >>

• Hapa Sushi

  published July 9, 2009

  Mikuni was not the first place in... More >>

• Jason Sheehan is ready to face his critics

  published July 2, 2009

  I did my first few turns through More >>

• Sketch has a simple premise that leaves no room for mistakes

  published July 2, 2009

  Almost everyone at Sketch Food and Wine knows me. The above-the-line guys for certain, some of the bartenders. I have acted well and... More >>

• D Bar Desserts is too good to save for dessert

  published July 2, 2009

  On the one hand, you have More >>

• The fried chicken at White Fence Farm really flies

  published June 25, 2009

  Everyone who lives along the Front Range must visit Casa Bonita once. Really, you're not a resident if you haven't seen the cliff divers and... More >>

• Wait! White Fence Farm also makes good fudge

  published June 25, 2009

  Fried chicken isn't the only thing worth eating at More >>

• God bless the USA... and Cracker Barrel

  published June 25, 2009

  After experiencing the tacky shlock and awe that is White Fence Farm, I headed for the one place that could stand toe to toe with its down-home... More >>

• Pho and Yo, together again

  published June 18, 2009

  It's a quiet Wednesday, and I'm hunkered down at the diner where I do the bulk of my work — which means trolling the interweb looking for... More >>

• No matter where you live, Dougherty's could be your neighborhood Irish joint

  published June 18, 2009

  I'd walked past twice before figuring out that this unmarked door on Broadway was, in fact, the place where I was going. By the host stand... More >>

• The Fainting Goat revived a doomed address

  published June 18, 2009

  The Fainting Goat is just nine blocks up Broadway from Dougherty's — and less than a block away from my office. As a result, I've been to... More >>

• Larimer Square is a garden of eatin'

  published June 11, 2009

  This week's review of More >>

• Finally, a perfect plate at Rioja - followed by a second one

  published June 11, 2009

  I'm sitting at Rioja on a Monday night. A full book Monday night — rare for the best restaurants in the best of times,... More >>

• Judging from Tamayo, Richard Sandoval's empire is in decline

  published June 11, 2009

  I gave Rioja four years... More >>

• XO is finally a go at the Jet Hotel

  published June 4, 2009

  There is no such thing as bad barbecue. Even bad cherry pie is better than no cherry pie at all. And I've never met a cheeseburger I didn't... More >>

• Happy Noodle House is trying — sometimes too hard

  published June 4, 2009

  The nouvelle noodle bar is a fad that's been building for years among the trend-humping foodies — a business model built on the... More >>

• More Is Less at Centro Latin Kitchen

  published June 4, 2009

  It was raining when Laura and I ducked into Centro. We'd already eaten twice at Happy Noodle House over the course of the long weekend and had... More >>

• Abandoning Primebar for the Squeaky Bean

  published May 28, 2009

  If you've been reading the Cafe Society blog (and you have been reading the blog, haven't you?), you already know that Primebar... More >>

• Is China Jade the best Chinese restaurant in Denver? Close enough.

  published May 28, 2009

  Shrimp with gralic sauce?" "I love shrimp with gralic sauce. Get some of that." "Sour taste cabbage? Or Triple Delight?... More >>

• Chopsticks China Bistro is still among the best

  published May 28, 2009

  In this week's More >>

• A cornucopia of good food at The Q Worldly Barbeque

  published May 21, 2009

  I've gone back to The Q Worldly Barbeque a few times since my review meals — not for barbecue, but for the incredible corn... More >>

• Barbecue is international -- but at The Q Worldly Barbeque, North Carolina rules

  published May 21, 2009

  Barbecue has a history and a long association with blues music and jazz music and roof-shakin', foot-stompin', Southern-tinted rock-and-roll... More >>