Billy Rieger, Co-Founder of Kenichi, Passes Away

Billy Rieger, co-founder of the popular downtown restaurant Kenichi, has passed away. Rieger was a larger-than-life kind of guy who lived life to the fullest. His Harley was always parked outside the restaurant when he was not in Colorado. And I honestly never heard him speak badly about anyone. He had an élan about him […]

Kenichi Reinvents Itself

I went to a function at the newly renovated Kenichi at 5th and Colorado on Monday night. Kenichi Kenada was there from Kona (he whipped up some razor-thin slices of kobe tartar in a truffle oil emulsion) and did not look a day older than when I had last seen him about 8 years ago. […]