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In our Chef and Tell interview with Chris Starkus, the sustainability-focused Urban Farmer chef revealed that he brings his work home with him. After doing a little beekeeping for his restaurant, he built hives in his back yard, where he also maintains a large kitchen garden and a chicken coop. Now he shares photos of those hobbies as a window into his daily life.
Starkus rides to work a couple of times a week. “It’s a great way to stay healthy,” he says.
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Starkus educated the Colorado No Kid Hungry Impact Council on beekeeping.
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The Starkus family maintains a home garden.
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The Starkus family chicken coop.
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Always in Starkus’s fridge: eggs (from the chickens), hot sauce and honey.
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Another glimpse of the rooftop beehives.
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Starkus plates dishes for a party.
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Starkus teaches technique at the seafood and charcuterie bar. “This lesson is on shucking clams,” he says.
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Starkus moved to Denver from Portland to run the Sage Restaurant Group’s Urban Farmer at 1659 Wazee Street, which just opened in the Oxford Hotel. Hours are 7 to 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday; 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; 5 to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, and 5 p.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday. Find out more at 303-262-6070 or urbanfarmerrestaurant.com.
