Super Chef Paul C Reilly joins the Pirate Ship to talk all things Union Station Farmers Market. Owner of beast + bottle & Coperta, chef Paul is an elected member of the Market's board. Let's talk farming, best practices, Community Shared Agriculture, and all the amazing organized events. I'll set the table and let him cook it up!

Paul C. Reilly is the co-owner/executive chef of beast+bottle, a rustic American craft restaurant in Denver centered on local, farm-focused food, which he co-owns with sister Aileen V. Reilly. Since opening in 2013, beast + bottle has earned multiple accolades, inclusions on ‘best restaurant’ lists and nods to its well-rounded beverage program. Drawing from hisupbringing in New York’s lush Hudson Valley, Paul is committed to sourcing only the highest quality ingredients. In 2004, Paul moved back to Denver to help open the acclaimed Mirepoix, followed by a move to Executive Chef and Owner of Encore on Colfax, a longtime Denver favorite. Following Encore’s closure in 2012, In March 2013, Paul and Aileen opened beast + bottle, where Paul puts his unique spin on new American cuisine nightly. Paul’s constantly evolving menus highlight the creative use of whole animals and ingredients from the twenty plus local purveyors with whom the Reillys have partnered.