GrainFreeNola Founder Mawa McQueen is a James Beard 2022 Semifinalist
Aspen Chef, Entrepreneur and Restaurateur Mawa McQueen is a 2022 James Beard Award Semifinalist The world’s premier culinary awards are back for the first time since the pandemic began in 2020 – and Aspen’s own Mawa McQueen is on the list of semifinalists for Best Chef. The awards ceremony takes place on Monday, June 13, […]
Podcast Interview: Chef Mawa McQueen on Restaurant Business Magazine
Restaurant Business Online Interview with Aspen Chef, Innovator & Restaurateur Mawa McQueen Interview by By Patricia Cobe – February 2022 Chef and restaurateur Mawa McQueen braved many ups and downs on the way to building several successful businesses in the upscale resort town. [themedy_button url=”https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/food/how-mawas-kitchen-making-its-mark-aspens-restaurant-scene” icon=”youtube-play” font_awesome_att=”” label=”Listen to the Interview Podcast at Restaurant Business […]
Travel Noire: Inside Mawa’s Kitchen: Aspen, Colorado’s Only Black-Owned Restaurant
Article by DeAnna Taylor – January 16, 2022 To successfully run Aspen’s only Black-owned restaurant for the last twelve years is a major accomplishment, but Mawa’s Kitchen owner Mawa McQueen has done that and more. Born in the Ivory Coast, she spent most of her years living in France. She always had a passion for […]
Aspen Sojourner: The Roaring Fork Valley’s Dining Scene Gets Some New and Reinvented Players
After a Tough Year and a Half, The Roaring Fork Valley’s Culinary Scene is on the rebound After being forced to close, open under restricted and limited seating, hours and procedures, restaurants and eateries in the Roaring Fork Valley have had a tough year and a half. Sadly, not all of our beloved establishments made […]
Roaring Fork Lifestyle: The Queen’s Granola
You could say the word “chef” officially entered the mix in 2005, when she opened Mawa’s Kitchen in Aspen, followed by Snowmass Village’s The Crepe Shack in 2018, both projects conceptualized from her natural love of sharing flavors of the food she grew up eating. Now, McQueen has embarked on an exciting new culinary venture: grain-free granola.
Her GrainFreeNola line includes five different batches, created with five distinct flavor profiles.
Mawa’s GrainFreeNola – Goop Mother’s Day Gift Guide
From goop.com – April 2021 Made-up holiday or beloved tradition, a calendar day dedicated to showering some of the most deserving among us with love is a cause we can wholeheartedly get behind. The “Gift of Great Taste” 5 Flavor Sampler from Mawa’s GrainFreeNola is featured in The Goop Mother’s Day Gift Guide. The gift […]
