How We Choose Our Chicken
At Locavore Delivery we aim to stay as transparent to our customers as possible, which is why it's time to talk about why we source most of our pasture-raised chicken from a farm in Kansas. The short answer, JHawk Farm was the closest operation that hit all the right...
Chef Adam Branz’s Pollo Piri-Piri
At the sleek Spanish tapas restaurant Ultreia in Downtown Denver's Union Station, chef Adam Branz gives some heat to his chicken with piri-piri sauce. Piri-piri is a Portuguese sauce that highlights the small piri-piri (also spelled peri-peri) chilies. While it's made...
Get To Know Zach Johnston, The Spice Guy
Our meat is good on its own, but let's be honest, adding a dash of spice to the steaks, chicken thighs and pork chops makes a meal sing. A while ago we started offering spice blends from Denver's The Spice Guy, run by Zach Johnston. Zach spends a lot of time sourcing...
Get To Know Different Cuts of Lamb
Cook Colorado lamb from nose-to-tail with this handy guide on the different cuts of meat.
Paul C. Reilly’s Grilled Lamb Chops with Spicy Tomatillo and Mint Glaze
In Denver there's a little restaurant called Beast + Bottle, which is run by chef Paul C. Reilly and his sister Aileen V. Reilly. The pair strives to use as much local food as possible, and pasture-raised lamb is one of the top meats found on the menu. Paul orders his...
It’s Time to Make Your Own Bone Broth, Here’s Why
Let's get to the marrow of the subject right away, making your own bone broth is easy, cheaper and you have complete control over what goes into the liquid. After all, would you rather be pouring a pale substance out of a carton from who-knows-where or, sipping on...
Get To Know Our Bacon
Bacon made with pastured heritage pork by any other name might smell as sweet, but it doesn't taste as good. That's why we source some of the best from Buckner Family Farm in Longmont. However, if you've ever bought bacon from us you may have noticed it comes...
High Point Bison, Where the Buffalo Roam
by Linnea Covington Moving a herd of bison isn't easy, as Jill and Glen Klawonn know. They run High Point Bison, a 5,000-acre ranch on the border in Wyoming that raises all the buffalo meat Locavore Delivery sells. "We really enjoy it," says Jill, who practices...
Meet the Gang at Buckner Family Farm in Longmont
by Linnea Covington The first time I walked onto Buckner Family Farm in Longmont I was greeted by a procession of adorable dogs, each bigger than the one before it. Finally, I settled next to the two-foot-tall Sirtlan, a hound from Turkey that Clint Buckner procured...
Wild Salmon With Fennel and Potatoes by chef Sheila Lucero
2 Servings Wild Salmon Ingredients: 2 salmon filets, 6-ounce each, skin on 1 Tablespoon olive oil 1 teaspoon kosher salt 1 teaspoon fresh cracked black pepper Instructions: Preheat oiled grill to 450 degrees. Season both fillets with salt, pepper and olive oil. Place...