On March 8, women and men across the world have joined to celebrate International Women’s Day. On a day meant to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women, we’re participating by sharing a list of woman-owned or led food businesses in Denver and beyond.
What’d we miss? Let us know in the comments—we’ll be updating the piece all day.
- Kim Jordan, Co-Founder, Executive Chair — New Belgium Brewing
- Linda Appel Lipsius, CEO — Teatulia
- Mona Dickerson, Owner— Welton Street Cafe
- Denise Taylor, Co-Owner — Kevin Taylor Restaurant Group
- Holly Arnold Kinney, Proprietress and Culinary Director — The Fort
- Sarah Pletcher, Genefer Thornton, Co-Owners — Four Friends Kitchen
- Aniedra Nichols, Executive Chef — Fish ‘N Beer
- Elise Wiggins, Chef & Owner — Cattivella
- Katy Vaughn, Owner/Designer — LOW Country Kitchen
- Rayme Rossello, Owner — Comida
- Priscilla Smith, Owner — Corafey’s Cafe
- Alexandra Elman, Owner/Designer — Black Eye
- Elle Taylor, Owner — Amethyst Coffee Shop
- Dana Rodriguez, Co-Owner — Work & Class
- Whitney Ariss, Co-Owner — The Preservery
- Shauna Lott, Owner— Long i Pie
- Lorena Cantarovici, Owner — Maria Empanada
- Laura Bruns, Co-Owner — Factotum Brewhouse
- Jennifer Jasinski, Beth Gruitch, Co-Owners — Crafted Concepts (Rioja, Bistro Vendome, Euclid Hall, Ultreia, Stoic & Genuine)
- Shae Whitney, Owner — DRAM Apothecary
- Karen Hoskin, President, CEO and Co-Owner — Montanya Rum
- Megan Silvertooth, Partner — Bistro Barbes
- Ali Benetka, Brewer — Ratio Beerworks
- Anna Walter, Executive Chef — Stanley Beer Hall
- Caroline Glover, Founder — Annette at Stanley Market
- Peggy Romano, Owner — Via Perla
- Katsumi Yuso Ruiz, Co-Owner — Curio and Green Seed Market at Denver Central Market
- Mary Nguyen, Owner — Olive & Finch
- Nadine Donovan, Pastry Chef — Secret Sauce Food & Beverage (Steuben’s, Ace Eat and Serve, Vesta Dipping Grill)
- Victoria Errio, Beverage Manager — The Nickel
- Maggie Yarbrough, Beverage Manager — Adrift
- Ellen Daehnick, Owner — Post Oak Hall
- Kathleen Kenny Davia, Owner — Gateaux Bakery
- Kate Cavanaugh, Owner— Western Daughters Butcher Shoppe
- Kelissa Hieber, Head Brewer — Goldspot
- Linsey Cornish, Head Brewer— Horse and Dragon Brewing Company
- Jess Anderson, Head Brewer — 3 Freaks Brewery
- Betsy Lay, Kate Power, Jen Cuesta, Co-Founders — Lady Justice brewery
- Charlene Meriwether, Co-Owner — Wild Woman Wine
- Teri Rippeto, Owner — Potager
- Sheila Lucero, Executive Chef — Jax Fish House
- Erika Thomas, Co-Founder — High Point Creamery
- Jessica Dolgan & Tamara Brink, Co-Founders — Humble Pie
- Mary Allison Wright, Owner — RiNo Yacht Club
- Rachel Gass, Co-Owner — White Whale Room
- Katelyn Fox and Damaris Graves, Co-Owners — The Pomm
- Marjorie Silva, Owner — Azucar Bakery
- Natalie Slevian, Owner — Sugar Bake Shop
- Laura Reynolds, Lisa Herman, Sara Bencomo, Co-Owners — Happy Bakeshop
- Sana Hamelian, Owner — Denver Cat Company (Cafe)
- Sarah and Vanessa Harris, Owners — Revelry Kitchen
- Rohini Miranda, Co-Owner — Bombay Clay Oven
- Olivia Maeng Co-Owner — Cherry Hills Sushi
- Nikki Guard, Beverage Director and Co-Owner — TAG Restaurant Group ( TAG, Guard & Grace, Mister Tuna, Los Chingones)
- Arisa Chanchokpong and Bo Bean, Owners — Aloy Modern Thai
- Sarah Howat, Co-Founder — Black Project Spontaneous and Wild Ales
- Carissa Miller Co-Founder — Black Shirt Brewing Co
- Hannah Ulbrich, Owner — Copper Door Coffee Roasters
- Leanne Adamson, Chef and Co-Owner — To the Wind Bistro
- Sara Heinle and Rachel Rabun — Mockery Brewing
- Sarah Haughey, Owner — The Jailhouse Craft Beer Bar
- Carrie Stein, Co-owner — Chowder Room
- Aimee Soete Head Brewer, Jess McElvain, Brewer — Renegade Brewing Company
- Melanie Unruh, Margaret Moore, Leigh Jones, Co-Owners — The Horseshoe Lounge and Crow Bar
- Leigh Jones, Margaret Moore, Co-Owners — Inga’s Alpine Tavern and The Bar Car
- Keturah Fleming, Owner — La Fillette Bakery
- Trinity Hindman, Owner — The Sophisticate’s Tea
- Kathe Page, Co-Owner — Colorado Cider Company
- Sam Alviani, Co-Owner — Bread Bar
- Nicole Sullivan, Owner — bookbar
- Niya Gingerich, Owner — Local 46
- Cindhura Reddy, Owner — Spuntino
- Carissa Sargent, Owner — Brazen and Telegraph
- Leah Watson, Co-Owner — Hops & Pie
- Connie Ruel, Owner — Follow the Ruel
- Paula Sandoval, Co-Owner — Tamales by La Casita
- Nikki Hazamy, Owner — The Corner Beet
- Marilyn Megenity, Owner — Mercury Cafe
- Gerry Kim, Co-Founder/owner – Frozen Matter and Retrograde
- Liz Batkin, Owner — Proof Wine & Spirits
- Michelle Jeannerett, Owner — Quince Essential Coffee House
- Karen Hertz, Owner — Holidaily Brewing Company
- Zewditu (Zodi) Aboye, Owner — The Queen of Sheba Restaurant
- Jane Knauf, Co-Owner — The Wooden Table & Brodo Scratch Kitchen
- Lisa Wong, Owner — Wong Way Veg Food Truck
- Sherri Lind, Co-Owner – The Cow
- Carrie Stein, Co-owner — The Chowder Room
- Lori DeBoer, Co-Owner — The French Twist Food Truck
- Leslie Wing Pommeroy, Co-Owner — East Simpson Coffee Company
- Eleanor Cheetham, Owner — Fort Greene
- Jessica Caouette, Co-Owner — Denver Bicycle Cafe
- Amanda Weakland, Co-Owner of High Hops Brewery
- Katy Foster, Owner – Stir Cooking School
- Lee Goodfriend, Co-Owner — Racines
- Allison Housley, Co-Owner — Sputnik
- Madeleine Zinn, Owner — Sub Rosa Mercantile
- Natascha Hess, Owner — The Ginger Pig Food Truck
- Elena Zasytiene, Baiba Sisco, Co-Owners – La Merise French Cuisine
- Christa Kilpatrick, Co-owner — Fiction Beer Company
- Lisa Ruskaup, Owner and CEO — Carbon Cafe & Bar and Habit Doughnut Dispensary
- Dana D. Derichsweiler, Owner — The Walnut Cafe
- Wendy Mitchell, Co-Owner— Avalanche Meat & Cheese
- Millete Birhanemaskel, Owner — Whittier Cafe
Gypsy Juice-Corner Beet
Mercury Cafe
Fresh Thymes
Shine
Bierstadt Lagerhaus
Myself – Ashleigh Carter Co-Owner/Head Brewer
Missed Kathe Page at Colorado Cider Company!!!!!
Possible addition: Is Tamales by La Casita still owned by Paula Sandoval?
We’ll look into it!
Carissa Miller Co-Founder of Black Shirt Brewing Co
Trinity Hindman, The Sophisticate’s Tea. thesophisticatestea.com
Keturah Fleming owns La Fillette Bakery
Melanie Unruh, Margaret Moore and Leigh Jones at The Horseshoe Lounge and Crow Bar.
Leigh Jones and Margaret Moore at Inga’s Alpine Tavern and The Bar Car.
Cheers!
Jennifer Glenn
Revelry Events-catering/event planning /mobile eatery/kitchen operators
You missed Copper Door Coffee Roasters (only woman owned roasting company), Amethyst Coffee, and To the Wind Bistro
Elle is on there! But of course we’ll add in Copper and To the Wind ASAP!
Thanks Brittany!! Hope all is well!
Leigh Jones and Margaret Moore — The Horseshoe Lounge & Inga’s Alpine Tavern
Connie Fuel at Follow the Ruel
Connie Ruel not fuel sorry autocorrect
NIcole Sullivan -bookbar
Niya G- local 46
Cindhurra reddy- spuntino
Carissa Sargent- brazen and telegraph
Leah -hops and pie
So many women owned businesses!
Thank you so much for the inclusion! Can you please add Green Seed Market to the business I Co-Own. What an amazing list. You guys are the best!
Aimee Soete – Head Brewer at Renegade Brewing Company
Jess McElvain – Brewer at Renegade Brewing Company
Carrie Stein Co-owner of the Chowder Room
The Jailhouse Craft Beer Bar, Sarah Haughey
Bess Doherty – Brewer and Owner – The Grateful Gnome
Hi! Has Grateful Gnome opened?
Here’s some restaurants run by some bad ass ladies!
The Wooden Table & Brodo Scratch Kitchen – JANE KNAUF
Wong Way Veg Food Truck – LISA WONG
The Cow in Morrison – Sherri Lind
Leslie Wing Pommeroy, co-owner, East Simpson Coffee Company, Lafayette
The Queen of Sheba Restaurant – Zewditu (Zodi) Aboye, Owner
The Mercury Cafe – Marilyn Megenity, Owner since 1975!
Holidaily Brewing Company
What a fabulous list! Please add me as co-owner of The French Twist Food Truck. Thanks!
Gerry Kim, Co-Owner of Frozen Matter as well as Retrograde
And my favorite Quince Essential Coffee House, Michelle Jeannerett!
Gerry Kim – co-founder/owner of Frozen Matter (ice cream) &Retrograde (cocktail bar)
Proof Wine & Spirits // Liz Batkin
Christ’s Kilpatrick Co-owner Fiction Beer Company
Elena Zasytiene and Baiba Sisco – La Merise French Cuisine
Thank you for putting together this awesome list! Please add me as co-owner of The Ginger Pig Food Truck.
Thank you! Missing my girl Madeleine Zinn, owner of the glorious Sub Rosa Mercantile in Sunnyside.
Allison Housley- co owner Sputnik
me, Lee Goodfriend, Co-owner of Racines and formerly Goodfriends and Dixons. I dare say I am probably the longest serving female restaurateur (oldest!)in Denver. there were very few when we opened Goodfriends in 1979.
Katy Foster – Stir Cooking School
Lee Goodfriend, Co-owner Racines.
Wendy Mitchell: Avalanche Cheese, Meat & Cheese (Aspen) and Hooch (Aspen)
Liz Leister, Batter Bakeshop, Vail Valley
Dana D. Derichsweiler The Walnut Cafe (all 3 restaurants – The Walnut Cafe, Southside Walnut Cafe and Supermini Walnut Cafe)
Lisa Ruskaup- Owner and CEO, Carbon Cafe & Bar and Habit Doughnut Dispensary
Andrea Knight – The Noshery (Regis/Berkeley) – http://nosherycafe.com/
Andrea is absolutely the greatest, well worth visiting!
Maura Gramzinski, Red Camper, maker of deliciousness jams
Hi! Lisa Wong is the Owner of WongWayVeg, not co-owner. Thanks, Ladies! This is awesome!
Caitlin Brozna-Smith owner of Bella Diva Dance
Hi! Thanks for submitting but we wanted to make sure you knew this list is for food and beverage companies.
Watercourse Foods (probably Watercourse Bakery too) is owned by a mom and daughter team! Lauren and Jennifer, but I do not know their last names.
And it’s not a restaurant, but Nooch Vegan Market is female owned as well.
Linda Mattei
BEEF KING food truck
100% woman owned
here’s to 2018
Laura Worley — Owner/Managing Director — Burns Family Artisan Ales, LLC
Whittier Cafe is owned by Millete Birhanemaskel
Added! Thanks!
Ah, such a great list and I wish I’d not only seen it earlier but been included in this fabulous company. My business has been open for ten years and we are still flourishing. Thank you Denver! Who are we? Victory love + cookies. Owner / baker Kristy Greenwood Bortz.
Deby’s Gluten Free Bakery – Monica Poole
Lisa Bailey – co-owner of D Bar Denver
Cheers to the ladies!
Ironton Distillery and Crafthouse:)
Kallyn Romero – co founder
Laura Walters – head distiller
Hi-great article but you forgot one. Leroys Bagels at 4432 W 29th Ave in Denver. Fresh baked every morning and YES the have GLUTEN FREE
Please include my crew at Victory love + cookies. I am the owner – Kristy Greenwood Bortz and my entire staff of 9 are women. Also, Teri Rippeto has sold Potager and moved to Maine to be a full-time artist. Thanks!
Please include Cafe Zuri
https://www.cafezuri.com/
You missed Happy Cakes Bakery in Denver, CO