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RAW
ENERGY.
EMOTION.
TALENT.
PASSION.

At TAG | RAW BAR in Denver, you won’t just find proficient preparations of raw ingredients. You’ll find a dedication and a passion for creating astoundingly unique cuisine and cocktails from the freshest in seasonal ingredients.

Within a chic, intimate setting, TAG | RAW BAR has set a new standard in the way Denver dines. With light and healthy plates and elegant cocktails, our talented team of skilled chefs have created the perfect beginning to either a lazy afternoon or a culture-filled night out on the town.

TAG | RAW BAR…a good, healthy start to wherever your day may lead.

See William Porter’s review in the Denver Post from April 4, 2012..
it’ll make you happy and hungry!

About TAG Raw Bar: Chefs

  • Shaun MotodaChef Shaun Motoda

    Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, Chef Shaun Motoda grew up in a household where cooking was a constant staple. He enrolled in the prestigious culinary program at Kapiolani Community College and began to combine his love of art with his love for food. While attending school, Shaun began working at several restaurants in Honolulu until he landed a pastry position at culinary legend Roy Yamaguchi’s’s restaurant on the island. Although not trained in pastry arts, Shaun dedicated himself the craft, yet never stopped trying to land a job behind the line. After two and a half years, he was finally called up to the kitchen to work with Executive Chef Ronnie Nasuti.

    While with Roy’s, he worked under both Jason Peel and Mark Pomaski — the latter teaching Shaun the art of sushi. In 2010, Shawn traveled to Denver, Colorado and met Chef Troy Guard who was mentored by Roy Yamaguchi. In March of 2010, Chef Shaun Motoda was tapped to be part of the opening culinary team of Guard’s new avant-garde restaurant, TAG | RAW BAR.

  • Sam FreundChef Sam Freund

    Chef Samuel Freund’s passion for sourcing local ingredients is a direct result of growing up in the small community of Port Murray, New Jersey where his family bought their produce, eggs, and meat from the neighboring farms. Sam began working in restaurants at the age of 14, mentored by his uncle, the owner of Bryan’s Luncheonette in Succasanna, NJ and pursuing a culinary degree at the New York Art Institute.

    Sam’s New York City culinary career at One Hudson Yards Catering under Chef Kerry Heffernan before taking an Executive Chef position at One If By Land, Two If By Sea. In March of 2010, Sam moved to Colorado and began working as a line cook under Chef Troy Guard. He developed a love and a passion for exciting and rarely seen ingredients and discovered his out-of-the-box approach to the kitchen. Sam was tapped by Chef Guard to open the chef’s newest restaurant, TAG | RAW BAR, a unique concept where Sam has been given the opportunity to develop his cuisine by using fresh, seasonal ingredients from their rawest form.

  • Owner Troy Guard

    The inspiration behind TAG | RAW BAR comes from the owner Chef Troy Guard, who saw a lack of light, flavorful and exciting food in Colorado. “The goal was to make food made in the way we like to eat it,” Guard of the concept. “Simple and delicious meals that won’t weigh you down.”

    Troy set himself the task of turning a small space into a beautiful, fully functional restaurant, influenced by his extensive training and travels throughout the Pacific.

    TAG | RAW BAR is all about raw, fresh, vivid, seasonal ingredients, combined in slivers and slices of imagination, with passion, energy, and even sweet emotion.

About TAG Raw Bar
1423 Larimer Street | Suite 010 | 303.996.2685
Email: getraw@tagrawbar.com
Hours: CLOSED SUN & MON | TUES–THURS: 11:30AM–9PM
FRI: 11:30AM–10PM | SAT: 5PM–10PM | Reservations Accepted!