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Antony Bruno

Antony Bruno is a freelance writer focused on food, wine and adventure. A graduate of the Cook Street School of Culinary Arts, he strives to help others level up their cooking skills and food knowledge with stories that educate, entertain and inspire. He has previously written for such publications as Billboard Magazine, 5280 Magazine and countless of corporate blogs/newsletters.

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Rose & Thorn opening

First Look: RiNo’s Rose & Thorn Is a Tale of Two Bars

By Antony BrunoJuly 15, 2025

“Conceptually, what we’re doing is blending a supper club and cocktail lounge meets pool lounge.”

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Eat Up Havana: Night Markets Tell the Full Story of Aurora

By Antony BrunoJuly 9, 2025

If you want to see the complete picture of Aurora’s diverse community, get yourself to the next Havana Street Night Market.

Tofu Story

Eat Up Havana: Tofu Story Gives a Supporting Character the Starring Role

By Antony BrunoJuly 2, 2025

With an in-house tofu-making program, this restaurant elevates the ingredient to art and shows us what we’ve been missing.

Seoul Hospitality Group food at Coffee Story

Eat Up Havana: Changes Big and Small With Seoul Hospitality Group

By Antony BrunoJune 25, 2025

Seven of the Korean restaurant chain’s sixteen Colorado locations are within a mile of each other on Havana Street.

Hanyang Wang Jokbal

Eat Up Havana: Hanyang Wang Jokbal Puts Its Best (Pig) Foot Forward

By Antony BrunoJune 18, 2025

Will pig feet be the next oxtail or pork belly? Hanyang Wang Jokbal in Aurora might convince you.

Battle of the Bruschetta

Your Handy Voter’s Guide to Postino’s Battle of the Bruschetta

By Antony BrunoJune 16, 2025

The salmon leads, while the cream cheese, seasoning, briny capers, tangy pickled onion and feathery dill all fall in line.

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Taqueria Corona

Eat Up Havana: Taqueria Corona Exceeds Expectations With Terrific Tacos

By Antony BrunoJune 11, 2025

While this spare restaurant on Havana Street may not have much curb appeal, but take a leap of faith and you’ll be rewarded.

Thank Sool Pocha

Eat Up Havana: Thank Goodness for Thank Sool

By Antony BrunoJune 4, 2025

This “K-pub” pays homage to the street market food scene in Korea. Come for the booze. Stay for the food.

Ali Restaurant & Bakery

Eat Up Havana: Playing With Fire at Ali Restaurant & Bakery

By Antony BrunoMay 28, 2025

The halal restaurant and food market grills up fresh kebabs, shawarma and rotisserie chicken and offers housemade Iraqi bread.

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Eat Up Havana: Fruity. Boozy! Healthy? Coco Loco Serves It All

By Antony BrunoMay 21, 2025

“Our focus is to bring a healthy option, our traditions and our culture with a little American twist.”

Sushi Katsu

Eat Up Havana: Sushi Katsu’s All-You-Can-Eat Leverages Convenience, Cost

By Antony BrunoMay 14, 2025

You can eat a lot for a little, but the tradeoff comes in managing expectations.

Eat Up Havana: Tofu House Has the Meats!

Eat Up Havana: Tofu House Has the Meats!

By Antony BrunoMay 7, 2025

Despite its name, this Korean BBQ joint offers a carnivore-heavy experience – and that’s not a bad thing.

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lamb with rice

Eat Up Havana: Come for the Kebabs, Stay for the Rice at Yemen Grill

By Antony BrunoApril 30, 2025

“When people think of Yemen, they think of war or poverty, or that there’s nothing there because it’s a desert. So we wanted to put something up so people could see the beauty of it.”

outside of chinese restaurant.

Eat Up Havana: Something Old and Something New at Nana’s Dim Sum & Dumplings

By Antony BrunoApril 23, 2025

Havana Street is the most recent addition to the fast-growing dim sum empire, with more on the way.

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Eat Up Havana: Soup’s On at Mr. Tang

By Antony BrunoApril 16, 2025

In this Korean food-dense stretch of Havana Street, Mr. Tang lives up to its name.

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Eat Up Havana: Las Fajitas Serves Up the Sizzle

By Antony BrunoApril 2, 2025

This Aurora spot aims to reclaim the glory of the Tex-Mex staple.

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Eat Up Havana: An Afghani Refugee Brings a Taste of Home to Watan Restaurant & Bakery

By Antony BrunoMarch 26, 2025

At his Aurora business, Abdulaziz Azimi serves up specialties like Uzbek non bread, Turkish simit and Qabili Uzbaki, a braised lamb shank.

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Eat Up Havana: Shin Myung Gwan Is a Korean Barbecue Destination

By Antony BrunoMarch 19, 2025

Bring a big appetite and a big group to this standout eatery in Aurora.

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house-made waffle, strawberry ice cream, and whipped cream.

Eat Up Havana: Thai-Style Ice Cream Joint Milkroll Is on a Roll in Aurora

By Antony BrunoMarch 12, 2025

While its Colfax location closed last year, its other outpost is riding a social wave to success.

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Eat Up Havana: El Tequileño Family Mexican Restaurant Stands the Test of Time

By Antony BrunoMarch 5, 2025

The locally owned mini-chain has been around for over twenty years and will soon expand with a fifth location in Westminster.

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Eat Up Havana: Buffet Like a Boss at Chutney Indian Cuisine

By Antony BrunoFebruary 26, 2025

Whether filling up on the familiar or taking risks on new flavors, this Indian buffet stays true to its barrier-breaking past.

sushi roll with lobster tail

Eat Up Havana: Leezakaya Levels Up With Japanese Pub Fare

By Antony BrunoFebruary 19, 2025

The modern, upscale izakaya concept stands out while fitting in on Aurora’s Havana Street.

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