Hop Alley is a Michelin Bib Gourmand restaurant in Denver, Colorado. Chef Geoff Cox, who has worked in the kitchen at Hop Alley since it opened (and has been the executive chef for the last 8 years) was kind enough to share how to make one of the restaurant's most popular dishes – Chilled Tofu in Bang Bang Sauce.
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