Let's debate.
after Jim Pittenger announced that he was parting ways with the business he'd founded."On the Mount Rushmore of Denver’s culinary history, there are many enormous heads, many names that deserve to be remembered," Sheehan wrote."And all I’m hoping is that, someday, somewhere down below that towering monument, I’ll be able to pull up and see Jim Pittenger in the parking lot, giving everyone the finger. And selling hot dogs to all the tourists.
Each of us was tasked with pitching four nominees. Names that were nixed along the way include Chipotle founder Steve Ells, Senator John Hickenlooper and the Karagas brothers, who were the longtime proprietors of My Brother's Bar and the now-closed Wazee Supper Club. In the end, we did land on a list of four people who helped build the foundation of the city's food scene:contributor to recently reflect on the city's culinary roots."If I were to carve a Mount Rushmore of restaurateurs from the history of Denver dining — but in particular the ’80s and early ’90s — the figures might include Cliff Young, Corky Douglass, Thoa Fink, Noel Cunningham or Blair Taylor.
But regardless of your opinion of the green chile at Chubby's today, or which outpost you're loyal to, Cordova's story is impressive. A mother of twelve, she was born in Walsenburg in 1909. She was 59 years old when she saw a"help wanted" sign at the Chubby Burger Drive Inn on 1231 West 38th Avenue, and got the job. Two years later, she bought the place and added green chile to the menu.
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