Rioja Adds to its List of Accolades

Rioja on Larimer Square can add a few more items to its “trophy case.” The restaurant was recently honored by 5280 magazine and the Denver Post:

•  In a Denver Post special report, food editor Tucker Shaw named Larimer Square’s Rioja as one of Denver’s most important restaurants today. Shaw writes that each restaurant on his top-10 list “ reflects, and enriches, this moment in Denver’s culinary and cultural life.” On Rioja’s chef Jennifer Jasinski (pictured right), Shaw writes “Jasinski is a star, the kind of chef who makes people want to go out to dinner — and not only at her restaurant. She, and Rioja, are good for all of us.” Read the full article here.

• For the first time ever, 5280 magazine ranked the top 25 restaurants in the region, and Rioja landed at No. 12. Food editor Amanda Faison writes, “Jasinski’s dishes often sound complex…., but on the fork they’re easily deciphered and exquisitely flavored.” Read the full article here.