This conversation you’re about to hear with my friend and executive chef Celeste Pfieffer is the reason I wanted to start this podcast in the first place. It’s super candid and like I said, we could talk for hours! I considered cutting it down, but we talked about so many things from how she got started to starting a restaurant in Rino, cooking 101 tips, and SO much about Denver eats.

If you’re isolated at home during the pandemic and need some talk radio in the background, this Is the show.

I love spending time with Celeste. She teaches me so much and makes me laugh along the way and frankly, those are the types of people I want to be around. You’re going to hear us mention Jenna and Juan and a few other names – I met Celeste through Jenna Jaeger Chacon (my wedding planner/friend who was on the show a few weeks back) and Juan is the man behind the magic that is Señor Bear and Mister Oso where Celeste did her internship instead of going to cooking school.

Celeste’s Instagram

Cooking Through It Blog

Kitchen Must Haves:

• A good chef’s knife
• Digital thermometer
• Cast iron skillet
• Sheet pan
• Big salad bowl

Restaurants mentioned:

• Senor Bear
• Mister Oso
• Bar Dough
• il Posto
• uncle
• Hop Alley
• New Saigon
• Guard and Grace
• Blue Pan Pizza
• Cart Driver
• Tag Burger
• Old Major – closed
• Coperta
• Uchi
• Jovanina’s Broken Italian – currently closed
• Rioja
• Capital Grille
• Tavernetta
• Zoe ma ma
• Aviano Coffee
• Coming soon – new concept Bao to the old Euclid Hall space