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Mark Antonation

Food Editor

Food Editor Mark Antonation moved to Colorado the same year as John Elway (1983, in case your memory doesn’t go back that far) after living in Los Angeles, Malta, Libya, London, and Dallas—all before he was eight years old. Since then it’s been all Centennial State, with nine years in Fort Collins and the rest in metro Denver. Mark worked in restaurants through college before beginning a career in writing. Most recently, he supported communications and restaurant workforce development at the Colorado Restaurant Association & Foundation, and before that he was food editor at Westword. In his spare time, he hangs out with his wife and dog, and is especially fond of creating piles of dishes while taking on home cooking projects.

More From Mark Antonation

Man in blue suit and tie talks to two diners seated at small restsaurnt table with wine shelves in the background.

Bobby Stuckey of Boulder’s Frasca Food and Wine Earns Julia Child Award

The co-founder of one of Colorado’s best restaurants will use the prize money to support first-generation college students.

A white van with a Pinemelon sign is parked on a dirt driveway leading to a farm

Grocery Service Pinemelon Ends Farm-to-Doorstep Deliveries

The demise of the delivery service, which called itself “Denver’s local-first e-grocer,” will make it tougher to track down your favorite homegrown produce and locally raised meat.

Boulder County’s Black Cat Brings the Table to the Farm

How chef Eric Skokan built Colorado’s first permanent, year-round farm dinner experience, where guests dine on the fruits (and vegetables, herbs, and meats) of his harvest in private fieldside cabanas.

Red and yellow jars of vegetables in liquid

Restaurant Olivia Just Got Serious About Sustainability

The five-year-old Washington Park Italian eatery has created a new position to help reduce waste while adding tasty touches to the menu.

Ten small plates of Vietnamese rice cakes with colorful toppings on a whicker platter.

Pho Tacos? Brisket Fries? Bánh Beo? Only at Cơm Nhà Kitchen & Bar

Lucy Nguyen grew up in southwest Denver’s Harvey Park, explored the world of Vietnamese cuisine, then returned to offer her take on drinking food.

A fried chicken breast coated in red chile oil in a bisuit sandwich with coleslaw.

11 of the Best New Restaurants and Bars in Denver, Spring 2025

From a cozy Ethiopian coffeehouse to a 10-seat omakase bar, these restaurants deserve to be added to your rotation for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and special-occasion splurges.

A woman in a brown hat and chef's apron cooks with a wok as flames leap.

Add These 2025 James Beard Award Nominees to Your Culinary Bucket List

The nationally renowned foodie foundation recognized six Colorado restaurants, bars, and bakeries, which makes us all winners in the hunt for great food and drinks.

A lineup of various egg dishes and beverages.

We Tried Union Station’s New Eggs Inc. Eatery. Here’s What We Thought.

Avs legend Peter Forsberg helped bring Swedish fast-casual Eggs Inc. to Union Station with an all-day menu and prices that won’t leave you shell-shocked.

5280 food editor Mark Antonation with a sandwich

Meet 5280’s New Food Editor, Mark Antonation

The fourth person to lead 5280’s dining coverage, Mark Antonation dishes on where his love of food and drink comes from and how he’ll use his previous experiences at Westword and the Colorado Restaurant Association & Foundation to cover Denver’s dynamic restaurant scene.

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