our foundation
who we are
We’re more than a catering company.
Campfire Cuisine is built on three pillars: culinary, creative and community. Through food experiences and basic wilderness education, we aim to make the great outdoors welcoming and accessible for all—no matter your background, experience, or activity level.
Based in Denver, CO, our team takes pride in the wilderness in our backyard and the opportunities for outdoor recreation across the state.
We use food to connect people to nature. And to each other.
what is
campfire cuisine?
We define “Campfire Cuisine” as a style of cooking characterized by fiery, smoky flavors.
While not tied to a specific region, much of our food is influenced by Chef Stark’s roots, incorporating Texas barbecue, Southern comfort classics, and Asian-inspiration.
mission
We work to craft unique culinary-inspired experiences for individuals, brands and companies.
vision
Through memorable experiences and education, we aim to create an outdoors that is welcoming, safe and accessible for all.
values
Authenticity
Connection
Education that empowers
Diverse community
Creative curiosity
Respect for the outdoors
meet our
founders
We’re adventurers, problem solvers, story tellers, food-lovers and creatives. But above all, we’re connectors.
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Steve Starks, a longtime lover of cooking, found himself drawn to the outdoors in 2020 after he picked up a camera in pursuit of a pandemic hobby. He soon found an additional love in nature photography and quickly realized he might as well pick up hiking too, doing his first 14er before the end of the year.
Ignited by the want for a simple steak dinner on the first night hiking Mt. Sneffels, Steve carried a 12 inch cast iron all the way up to basecamp and back. This solidified the merging of his passions, which have since evolved into his outdoor cooking brand and him into “The Mountain Chef.”
Steve has partnered with various outdoor brands and done group cooks for Arc’teryx, Colorado Blackpackers, Weston Snowboards, Rovr coolers, Verde PR and more.
His experience and love for cooking and the outdoors inspired Steve to establish Campfire Cuisine.
Steve Starks
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While she has only recently embraced the wonders of the outdoors, Jenn has spent nearly two decades brainstorming, coordinating, organizing, and managing events and activations.
She has a background in creative and experiential marketing, managing the development, creative and execution of brand activations for both non-profit and corporate clients.
Jenn has a love for food and a passion for bringing people together that inspired Campfire Cuisine’s offerings.
At Campfire Cuisine, Jenn manages logistics for cooking classes, catering and activations.
Jenn Brown
Newer to the outdoors?
community classes + events
Are you a education
or community-focused non-profit?
We want to work with you!
We work with community groups to host outdoor cooking classes as an intro to outdoor recreation. While we prioritize groups that serve Black and Brown populations in and around Denver, all organizations are welcome to reach out for partnership.
Ideally, these community classes are sponsored by the outdoor brands and companies we work with. If you’re a brand that we don’t yet work with, reach out.
Lack of access is a barrier to a more diverse outdoors. Help us welcome all into what Colorado has to offer through education.