![]() Edible Beats also now includes Root Down DIA (Denver International Airport), Ophelia’s Electric Soapbox, Vital Root and El Five, all in the Denver metro area. He landed in Denver permanently in 2008 and opened Root Down in a funky reclaimed 1950s gas station in LoHi, the first of six restaurants that Cucci has launched as part of his Edible Beats concept group that expanded in 2011 with the addition of Linger, located only seven blocks from Root Down. In between, Cucci moved to Denver for various kitchen positions and witnessed the importance of connecting a neighborhood to a dining experience. Seeking a major change of pace, he headed south to laidback Key West, Fla., to open two successful restaurants over a period of 10 years. ![]() His family owned and ran the notable Waverly Inn in New York City from 1956 to 1994 where he literally took his first steps in the dining room. The classic rooftop sign still reads Olinger Mortuaries in huge script during the day, but at night it transforms into a neon “linger eatuaries.”Ĭucci has a long history in the restaurant industry. Instead of scrubbing its past, Cucci has tastefully fused past, present and potential and created a new Denver icon. But the building that hosts Cucci’s artisanal kitchen and world-class cocktail bar wasn’t always a restaurant - it was originally a mortuary. Chef Justin Cucci’s renowned restaurant, Linger, overlooks Denver from a picture-perfect location in the Lower Highland (LoHi) neighborhood.
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