On Monday, November 1, Vaca Gordo BBQ opened at Avanti Denver in the upstairs stall that previously held Lea Jane’s Hot Chicken. The new Tex Mex concept is a collaboration between longtime friends and former coworkers Bill Espiricueta — the owner of SMOK Barbecue and Bellota in The Source — and Steve Redzikowski — who opened OAK at Fourteenth in 2011 and most recently debuted New Yorkese at Avanti Boulder.