Denver’s first Asian restaurant week wants to provide a light for the Asian American community, following a tragic week of mass shootings in California.
, which works with American Asian and Pacific Islander girls in middle school and high school, teamed up with other AAPI food and community members to get the restaurant week up and running.
Her parents owned a restaurant in Boston growing up, and she had always admired their “labor of love,” she said in a statement. “In many Asian cultures, food is our love language. It symbolizes family, and it is our way of expressing care and protection. We have so many AAPI food and beverage chefs and business owners here in Colorado. Mile High Asian Food Week is our chance to recognize and celebrate this growing culture.
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