Just months after employees at AJ's Pit BBQ walked off the job, concerned about restaurant owner Jared Leonard's financial practices, Leonard has been indicted on federal fraud charges. According to ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The staff of a Denver barbecue joint recommended by the state’s inaugural Michelin guide in 2023 quit at the end of their shifts Friday, accusing their ...

“I know I’m gonna come out on the better end of all this – maybe I’ll open my own place.” That’s what Patrick Klaiber, general manager and pitmaster at AJ’s Pit Bar-B-Q, told Westword after the ...

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Jared Leonard came to Colorado in 2018 with big plans. He initially was just going to open Au Feu, a smoked-meat shop, at the upcoming Zeppelin Station food hall. But then he decided to bring two more ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DENVER (KDVR) — A new barbecue restaurant is ...

DENVER — The former owner of now-shuttered Denver restaurant AJ's Pit Bar-B-Q has been indicted on federal fraud charges, accused of using false information about his businesses to obtain COVID-era ...

A chef and pitmaster who opened a popular Denver barbecue spot in 2025 are already expanding with a different concept in Cherry Creek.

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DENVER — Employees of AJ's Pit Bar-B-Q, a Michelin-recognized restaurant in Denver, have shut down the business while the owner is reportedly out of the country, citing their outrage over what they ...