23 Genius Culinary Hustles, 2020 Edition

Hot and Savory

Fried Chicken

• Lil Yellow Chick: Cattivella’s new Central Park food truck takes on crunchy-juicy fried chicken and Louisiana-style sides.
• Noble Fry-it: Finger-licking bird and charcuterie boards at natural wine bar Noble Riot

Sandwiches

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• F.Uzzio’s Sangweech: Mark Dym’s Italian-style subs at his Larimer Street pizza spot, Marco’s Coal-Fired
• Jabroni & Sons: Rib-eye cheesesteaks and other Friday-only sandwiches from the kitchen at Bar Dough

Boxed Meals

• Kitsune Denver: Gorgeous, seasonally inspired bento boxes for delivery or dine-in at American Bonded

Grain Bowls

• Flavor Dojo: Nourishing midday meals made with local heirloom grains and greens at Rioja

Cold and Savory

Giardiniera & Pickles

• Minga Provisions: Chef or Death podcast host Eric Chiappetta’s flavor-bomb condiments

CSA With Benefits

• Ollin Farms Pop-Up: Local fruits and veggies for Saturday pickup at Beast & Bottle, paired with recipes from chef Paul C. Reilly

Cheese Plates & Soup

• Turtle Boat: Cheese flights sourced from Rocky Mountain makers, plus free soup for souls in need

Bakery-Plus

• Moxie Bread Co.: Breads and baked goods, sure, but also seeds for planting, books for baking, and face masks for being responsible
• Dry Storage: Pastries, loaves, heirloom flours, whole grains, onigiri, and booze

Kimchi

• KREAM Kimchi: Spicy-tangy perfection in a jar from hospitality vet Virgil Dickerson’s mom’s recipe

Hot and Sweet

Pie

• Il Posto: Classic iterations of deep-dish heaven, in apple, peach, and blueberry
• The Pie Queen: Six-inch beauties made with local fruit from a pastry chef who often delivers in drag

Baked Goods

• Fox Run Café: Rising star bakers making banana bread, cream puffs, and briochelike buns for flawless sandwiches

Cakes

• Lala’s Bakery: Spring Fling Cakes by alums of the dearly departed Market on Larimer Street

Doughnuts

• Pandemic Donuts: Yeast-risen and old-fashioned pastries dunked in colorful glazes
• The Doughnut Club: Highly ’grammable specimens in over-the-top flavors

Cold and Sweet

Gelato Bars

• HipPops: Miami-born food truck peddling create-your-own gelato or sorbet bars

Ice Cream

• MyKings Ice Cream: 12 rotating flavors (a few from Magill’s) and cereal milkshakes
• Pint’s Peak Ice Cream: Pastry chef Caitlin Howington’s from-scratch fantasy flavors (smoky s’mores, whiskey butterscotch)
• Right Cream: Inventive pints (looking at you, vegan coconut pandan with sesame candy and coconut caramel), delivered
• RoseBud Ice Cream: Small-batch, high-butterfat, pure and simple flavors—with or without CBD