Denver program gives Latinos culinary, entrepreneurship tools [Video]

DENVER — As Hispanic Heritage Month comes to a close, a new organization is hoping to help Latinos carve a new path. 

Sabor Comunitario, an organization created by Sandra Ruiz Parrilla, has created a course to help Latinos elevate their dreams of working in the culinary world. It is based inside the Terra building at the Colorado State University (CSU) Spur campus in Denver, intentionally nestled between the Globeville and Elyria-Swansea neighborhoods.

“Globeville and Elyria-Swansea, these are neighborhoods that have been abandoned, ignored, abused for almost 50 years,” Ruiz Parrilla said. “When they opened the kitchen at CSU Spur, I saw an opportunity for the neighborhood for our people, which we have 73% here are Hispanic, it was a great opportunity to do something to give …