Stage Stop BBQ press kit.
Everything a journalist, podcaster, or partner needs to write about us — chef bio, fact sheet, brand assets, photo placeholders, brand guidelines. Updated June 2026.
Chef Eve Natasha.
Three lengths — pick the one that fits your word count. Pull text verbatim; credit appreciated but not required.
Chef Eve Natasha is the founder and head chef of Stage Stop BBQ, the chef-driven BBQ chain operating four locations across Colorado Springs since the family ranch opened in 1993.
Chef Eve Natasha is the founder and head chef of Stage Stop BBQ. She grew up on her family ranch at 6620 Old Stage Road — the same address as the flagship restaurant, The Cantina — where she learned to smoke brisket. Stage Stop has been a continuously operated family ranch operation since 1993. Eve writes every recipe at every location.
Chef Eve Natasha is the founder and head chef of Stage Stop BBQ, the chef-driven BBQ chain operating four locations across Colorado Springs. She grew up on her family ranch at 6620 Old Stage Road — the same address as the flagship restaurant, The Cantina — where she learned to smoke brisket. Stage Stop has been a continuously operated family ranch operation since 1993. Eve writes every recipe at every location. Sauces are hers. The pickle brine is hers. Today the chain runs The Cantina flagship on Old Stage Road, a trailer parked at Mash Mechanix Brewing Co. downtown, a standalone trailer in Old Colorado City's historic Westside district, and a permanent food cart at Urban Animal Beer Co.'s Star Ranch taproom on the southside.
The facts, sourced.
Every line below is pulled from our internal data files. If a number changes, this page changes.
- Brand name
- Stage Stop BBQ
- Chef + founder
- Chef Eve Natasha
- Family ranch since
- 1993
- Locations
- 4 (The Cantina · Mash Mechanix · Old Colorado City · Urban Animal · Star Ranch)
- Flagship
- The Cantina, 6620 Old Stage Rd., Colorado Springs CO 80906
- Phone
- (719) 555-0101
- hello@stagestopbbq.com
- Cuisine
- Wood-smoked BBQ (post oak + pecan brisket, pecan ribs, apple-cherry pulled pork)
- Signature dishes
- 14-Hour Brisket · Burnt-End Mac Bowl · Six-Hour Ribs · Pulled Pork · Smoked Turkey Sandwich
- Brewery partners
- Mash Mechanix Brewing Co. (downtown) · Urban Animal Beer Co. Star Ranch (southside)
- Standalone trailer
- Old Colorado City (Westside historic district)
Logo, palette, type.
Inline downloads where ready. Email us for the high-res bundle on anything else.
Vector. Scales clean from favicon to billboard.
Inline palette; PDF coming. Email hello@stagestopbbq.com for the high-res asset bundle.
Both served via Google Fonts. Open licenses, no install required.
Photo requests.
Hi-res versions available on request — email us with the headline and outlet, we'll return shots within one business day, weekdays.
Until real photography lands, the above are designer-style placeholders. Email hello@stagestopbbq.com with the headline and outlet and we’ll return shots within one business day, weekdays.
Follow @stagestopcantina on Instagram.
Brisket on the chopping block. New brewery stops. Mug Club nights. The smoke does the work — we just point a camera at it.
Scan codes, ready to print.
800×800 PNGs, brand-framed. Table tents, takeout bags, menus, posters. Re-generated from src/data on every build.
Codes are committed to git — Cloudflare Workers can’t generate at request time. Run npm run qr:generate after a URL change. See docs/QR_CODES.md.
Six rules, no exceptions.
The minimum a writer or designer needs to represent us correctly.
- 01Voice
Direct, opinionated, no-hype. Sauce on the side. Bark earned the spotlight.
- 02Attribution
"Stage Stop BBQ" (two words plus BBQ — no ampersand, BBQ uppercase). Avoid "Stage Stop BBQ Cantina."
- 03Chef name
"Chef Eve Natasha" on first mention; "Eve" on subsequent.
- 04Founded
1993 (family ranch). The first trailer parked at a brewery was 2017.
- 05Locations count
Always 4. If we add a 5th, this number updates here.
- 06Colors
Never invert ember + smoke. Use parchment on smoke for inverse layouts.
Need something not listed?
Submit a press inquiry through the press-only form — routes straight to Eve, 1-hour response during business hours. Or email hello@stagestopbbq.com directly.
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