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Ryan Leinonen

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    March 30, 2012

    Trillium begins brunch on Sunday...with free mimosas

    Come Sunday, downtown Denver will benefit from another reason to rise and shine when Ryan Leinonen, exec chef/owner of Trillium, the Scandinavian-inspired restaurant that he unleashed in the Ballpark neighborhood just a few months ago, opens his restaurant at 10 a.m. with what he calls "infinite mim ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2012

    An underground gathering of Denver's best chefs convenes at twelve

    Two years ago, when I did a Chef and Tell interview with Jeff Osaka, the owner/chef of twelve, I asked him what he'd like to see more of in Denver from a culinary standpoint. His answer was poignant, straightforward and inclusive: I want more chefs working to build camaraderie. Sure, we want to b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 17, 2012

    Reader: Ryan Leinonen shows that chefs aren't uneducated kitchen monkeys

    Although they may disagree with his definition of pasties, readers appreciated the Chef and Tell interview with Ryan Leinonen, the chef who opened Trillium, a Scandinavian restaurant, last month. And Leinonen appreciates chefs, particularly Escoffier. "Le Guide Culinaire was the first book I read wh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2012

    Ryan Leinonen, exec chef/owner of Trillium, wants to stage at Le Bernardin

    Ryan Leinonen Trillium 2134 Larimer Street 303-379-9759 www.trilliumdenver.com This is part two of my interview with Ryan Leinonen, exec chef/owner of Trillium. Part one of that interview ran in this space yesterday. Favorite restaurant in America: Gotham Bar and Grill in New York. I really like ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2012

    Ryan Leinonen on "Mr. Wizard," Velveeta, pig's nipples and the raw vegan

    Ryan Leinonen Trillium 2134 Larimer Street 303-379-9759 www.trilliumdenver.com Hey!" hollers Ryan Leinonen to one of his cooks. "How's that cauliflower soup doing? Make sure you keep an eye on it." And for the next two hours, Leinonen, the chef-owner of the month-old Trillium, watches from afar at ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2011

    Announcement: We have a winner of our Trillium New Year's Eve dinner contest

    Lori Midson​It's been open for exactly 25 days -- an infant -- but Trillium, Ryan Leinonen's Scandinavian restaurant in the Ballpark neighborhood, has already found its way onto one coveted roster -- namely our "Ten Best New Restaurants in Denver" listacle. And tomorrow night, on New Year's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2011

    Contest alert: Win dinner for two at Trillium on New Year's Eve

    When Trillium, Ryan Leinonen's highly anticipated Scandinavian restaurant, opened a few weeks ago in the Ballpark neighborhood, the accolades began almost immediately, which was good news for Leinonen. "I want to have one of the top five restaurants in Denver," he told me during a pre-opening interv ... More >>

  • Dining

    December 29, 2011

    It's been a banner year for Denver restaurants... and restaurateurs

    When Trillium, Ryan Leinonen's highly anticipated Scandinavian restaurant, opened a few weeks ago in the Ballpark neighborhood, the accolades began almost immediately, which was good news for Leinonen. "I want to have one of the top five restaurants in Denver," he told me during a pre-opening interv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2011

    Ignite! will open on December 26, with a post-Christmas gift of free lunch

    Ignite! is opening on Larimer Street next Monday.​As the end of the year approaches, owners are scrambling to finish restaurant projects. Last year, Lou's Food Bar, Bittersweet and Aria all managed to get their doors open right before the start of 2011 -- which meant they could also get tables ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2011

    Behind the bar with Kelly Wooldridge at Trillium

    courtesy of Kelly Wooldridge​Kelly Wooldridge, beverage director and sommelier at the recently opened Trillium, was still in high school when he felt the first stirrings of interest in professional bartending. "There was this guy, Willie Grandison, at the American Restaurant in Kansas City," ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2011

    Sneak peek foodography from Ryan Leinonen's Trillium, opening tonight in the Ballpark neighbohood

    Lori Midson​Ryan Leinonen isn't shy about his goals: "I want to have one of the top five restaurants in Denver," he says, while hunched over a plate of steelhead trout, one of the Scandinavian-inspired dishes on his menu at Trilllium, which opens tonight in the Ballpark neighborhood. "There's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2011

    New restaurant to watch: Chef Ryan Leinonen just inked a deal on a Larimer Street space

    ​It's been a good week for Ryan Leinonen, the former chef de cuisine at Colt & Gray -- and a former alum of Root Down and The Kitchen in Boulder. Just two days ago, Leinonen inked a deal on a new space at 2138 Larimer Street, a burgeoning food-centric block that already struts a collection of ... More >>

  • Dining

    December 24, 2009

    Colt & Gray starts out strong but slows down in the main event

    ​It's been a good week for Ryan Leinonen, the former chef de cuisine at Colt & Gray -- and a former alum of Root Down and The Kitchen in Boulder. Just two days ago, Leinonen inked a deal on a new space at 2138 Larimer Street, a burgeoning food-centric block that already struts a collection of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2009

    Whiskey and pig's feet at Colt & Gray

    ​Colt & Gray has been open just four months, but owner and exec Nelson Perkins had been working on the restaurant for years -- in his head, mostly, or on paper. He brought on Brad Rowell, a buddy from C-school, to stand as chef de cuisine and then the two of them rescued Ryan Leinonen, ex of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 12, 2009

    Colt & Gray on the fast track to a Fourth of July opening

    When Colt & Gray, the new gastropub taking shape at 1553 Platte Street, opens next month, owner and executive chef Nelson Perkins says he'll be ready. "This restaurant has honestly been in the works for more than two years, and I think we've achieved what we set out to do, which is to design a c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2009

    Former Root Down chef finds new piece of turf

    As reported here last month, Ryan Leinonen, the starting chef at Root Down, 1600 West 33rd Avenue, was uprooted on April 24, when owner Justin Cucci snipped his stem. But chefs are survivors and Leinonen is no exception. He's landed the sous position at Colt & Gray, the farm-to-plate gastropub g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2009

    Cafe Society: Week in review

    What you might have missed on this week's Cafe Society...The much anticipated Pho on 6th opened, along with Olivea and Otto's Grill.We got to the root of owner Justin Cucci's dismissal of Root Down's executive chef, Ryan Leinonen.Jason Sheehan geeked out with the Geeks Who Drink and fought a pack of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2009

    Getting to the root of the boot at Root Down

    It hasn't exactly been all spring flowers for Justin Cucci, the owner of Root Down. Despite snatching a Best of Denver award for its unassailable contemporary cocktail roster (served by a cadre of the town's coolest bartenders), Jason Sheehan skewered the joint in a review published in early April, ... More >>

  • Dining

    April 2, 2009

    The food at Root Down gets a thumbs-down

    It hasn't exactly been all spring flowers for Justin Cucci, the owner of Root Down. Despite snatching a Best of Denver award for its unassailable contemporary cocktail roster (served by a cadre of the town's coolest bartenders), Jason Sheehan skewered the joint in a review published in early April, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2009

    Soul'd Roots supports justice for all

    www.soul-droots.orgAt 2 p.m. Sunday, March 15, "Soul'd Roots: A Food & Media Justice Institute," hosts a Community Eat-in and Food Politics Talkback with an impressive roster of panelists, including Oakland-based eco-chef, food justice activist and author Bryant Terry, who'll be on hand to sign ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2008

    We're rooting for Root Down

    Root Down, Justin Cucci's spanking-new restaurant, isn't slated to officially open until Friday afternoon -- but we have it on good authority that if you stop by 1600 West 33rd Avenue this evening, Root Down will have its doors open. And what doors they are. We stopped by for a preview last nig ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2008

    Root Down still putting down roots in northwest Denver

        There's been lots of talk about Root Down, the restaurant that Justin Cucci, former co-owner of Ye Waverly Inn in New York City, plans to open in an old service station at 1600 West 33rd Avenue, at the corner of Osage Street. One such conversation -- recorded by Drink of the Week colu ... More >>

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